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Where you come to build a life that's actually yours. Essays and guides on self-concept, energy management, and agency, without the fluff.
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5 Mediterranean Values I want to Pass Down to My Kids (opens the original)
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I first learned about the Mediterranean diet in 2019 when I was studying for my holistic health coaching certification. I remember thinking this was the only diet that actually made sense. At least, it was a way of eating that actually felt like living. But the more I learned, the more I realized the Mediterranean lifestyle was about so much more than what you put on your plate. It was also how you spend your time, what you make room for, and how other people fit into your life.I started adaptin
5 Decisions Everyone Told Me Not to Make (opens the original)
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for a long time I made decisions based on other people’s opinions.around 25 years old I had my heart broken wide open and it made me re-evaluate my entire life. I was dating a man I admired, and in evaluating what went wrong in that relationship I stumbled upon a life-changing lesson. I admired him for the qualities I wished to embody. he was bold. he was living his life to the fullest. he was authentic. at that time, I didn’t feel any of those things really.I was working a good job in a career
“you seem happier”, thanks it’s finally September again. (opens the original)
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sure, there are things I can appreciate about the summer. fresh tomatoes, swimming in the sea, fitting more days worth of outfits into a carry on. i know i should be savoring the final days of summer, but…… my love for oversized sweaters, crisp fresh air, and the way soup hits on a chilly day greatly outweighs any summer perks.summer has this essence of being light and carefree, but I can’t breathe when i take my dogs for a walk and nothing about that feels light or carefree.what I'm looking for
Offline is the New Luxury No. 7 (opens the original)
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this is a story about when I had the luxury of being offline... and how I gave it up intentionally.a few years ago I came to my husband’s hometown in turkiye with him for the summer. this was a welcome change of scenery on the tail end of a big burn out episode. within a few years of leaving my corporate career in the dust, I matched my corporate salary by being a full-time self-employed creative. it was a complete dream. it also required me to be online and promoting myself 24/7.at first I was
some days you will feel useless, there is a name for those days (opens the original)
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there are times where you know exactly who you are and what to do. and then there will be more confusing times, when the next step is unclear, and you will dread the question, what do you do? there’s actually a name for the latter experience. it’s called, identity winter.Subscribe nowmany people will have more than one calling in life. if you are brave enough to answer even one calling, you will recognize when you have fulfilled a mission and a new one is on the horizon. the
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