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28 Oct

On Choosing To Be Brave.

Naks6 CommentsLife, Living, Mental wellness, Pockets of Wisdom

“I made a resolve then that I would amount to something if I could. And no hours, nor amount of labor, nor amount of money would deter me from giving the best that there was in me. And I have done that ever since, and I win by it. I know.” — Colonel Sanders Ahhh… that quote hit me hard in the chest when I read it. It perfectly summed up something I am trying to work towards and ends with such a strong statement, ‘I know!’ I want a confident life. Not the kind of confidence that leads to…

17 Sep

Small Realisations: Loss.

Naks0 CommentsLife, Mental wellness

I have realized a couple of things: It's so easy to lean into anger and use that to drown out every other emotion, including pain. But what is the point? Few things in life have the ability to open your eyes to the reality of life as grief does. Loss changes things. It changes you. It changes your friendships; people you thought would hang beside you in anything turn dismissive, unable to hold their gaze on your pain. People you thought would have no capacity for stillness turn out to be consistent witnesses. You never know who will come through…

28 Feb

Could Your ‘Ideals’ Be Holding You Back?

Naks0 CommentsLife, Pockets of Wisdom

“It's my choice to be beautiful. It's my choice to be ugly. And it's my choice to decide what those words actually mean.” ― Virginia Petrucci A lot of the ideals we believe in were taught to us at an early age. And we carry them with us all the way into our adult lives. But, in some cases, these ideals could be keeping us in chains. An ideal is a level of perfection that exists only in imagination. It’s the idea that something is perfect or conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence. The standards that most…

26 Mar

Stuck In An Ocean of Confusion…

Naks0 CommentsLiving

In the twenty three years I've been here, I have never seen anything like this. The whole world is in a place of uncertainty. We are outwardly directed and yet inwardly confused. We are scared, we are afraid, we are confused and in the midst of confusion, it’s hard to remain calm and it’s hard to be kind. It’s hard to remain happy when you’re inwardly confused. It's hard to see the good when the world around you is falling into chaos. When things get tough, it’s common for us to only be aware of our flaws. This virus...it does…

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