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The Art of Overthinking
Dear Reader, Art is vast. It is layered, expressive, and deeply human. In one way or another, every person is an artist, whether through words, movement, ideas, or the quiet creativity of problem-solving. I take pride in being artistically inclined. I can write. I can draw. I can colour and paint. I can sing. But the craft I’ve practiced most consistently, the one I’ve truly mastered, is the art of creating problems that don’t exist. In other words: overthinking . I, like nea
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Jan 154 min read


Trusting the process: consistency, patience and staying the course.
Dear Reader, Have you ever flipped through old journals or planners and discovered a scattering of abandoned projects? Some half-done. Some that never made it past the blueprint stage. Others preserved as beautifully detailed ideas we promised ourselves we’d return to, eventually . I know this pattern well. I’ve often written down elaborate concepts, obsessed over them for days, sometimes weeks, only to lose momentum before they could fully take shape. And on the rare occasio
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Jan 144 min read


Just Rest.
Dear reader, Relax. Slow down. Rest . Recharge. Take a long walk. Dance in your kitchen. Laugh loud. Do whatever helps your nervous system unclench and stills your thoughts. This is your reminder that rest is not laziness, it’s recovery. Activity and rest are two vital aspects of life. To find a balance in them is a skill in itself. Wisdom is knowing when to have rest, when to have activity, and how much of each to have. Finding them in each other – activity in rest and res
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Jan 91 min read


People Pleasing Isn’t Kindness, It’s Survival (And It Comes at a Cost)
Dear reader, This week, I decided to start with the most uncomfortable topics, the gruesome, awkward conversations we usually save for later. After all, what better way to build momentum than by facing the very things we’ve been trained to avoid? As I researched and mapped out the topics I wanted to explore, I noticed something interesting. The list of uncomfortable subjects was far longer than I’d anticipated. And it wasn’t because these topics were especially complex or di
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Jan 94 min read


How to Stop Self-Sabotage: Why Your Brain Is Trying to Protect You (and How to Break the Loop)
"When you fight something stronger than you, you don’t just lose possessions or position, you lose clarity. Your thinking becomes distorted, your boundaries blur, and it becomes harder to tell where you end and the conflict begins.” — Robert Greene, The Concise 33 Strategies of War (Strategy 11: The Non-Engagement Strategy) For many of us, that fight isn’t external. It’s internal. Dissonance - A state of disharmony. Self-sabotage is often written off as laziness, lack of di
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Jan 74 min read


10 Powerful Quotes to Help You When Life Feels Hard
Dear Reader, Perhaps it’s just me, but there are certain things we hear from people, sentences so clear, so direct, that they become our voice of reason for years. They resurface in different seasons of life, quietly guiding our decisions when things feel unclear. On nights like this, when I’m incredibly sleepy, simplicity feels right (I can barely keep my eyes open). So, I’m sharing ten of my absolute favourite statements, words I’ve gathered from books, from prominent lead
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Jan 52 min read


Stress isn’t the problem. Your reaction is.
Dear reader, When life gives you lemons… we all know the saying. But what happens when life gives you hundreds of lemons all at once, multiple times a week , until you’re buried in them? What happens when the pressure becomes so overwhelming it’s impossible to ignore? When you’re put on the spot and forced to make a consequential decision immediately? “The goal isn’t to never feel anxious, sad, or uncertain. The goal is to feel those things without letting them control you.”
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Jan 23 min read


How to Build Self-Trust After a Slump: 3 Psychology-Backed Steps
Dear Reader, It's time to come clean. The last few months of my life have been some of the most educational and transformative I’ve experienced. On the surface, everything looked like growth: new opportunities, expanded awareness, and the kind of progress people envy. Yet despite how green the grass appeared, I slipped into a period of quiet, mild depression that led to internal regression, and eventually showed up physically. (Yes, I even gained a couple of pounds) The reaso
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Jan 14 min read


How Time REALLY Works
Dear reader, Lately, I’ve been thinking about time. How slippery it is. How it feels abundant and scarce at the exact same moment. How a single minute can stretch wide enough to hold 10 different productive actions… or shrink into nothing. As a matter of fact, I’m convinced time isn’t even real, it's just an illusion we ALL agreed to believe in. (And before you start calling me delusional, hear me out. I have a feeling I'm not the only one.) In one minute, I can load the la
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Nov 19, 20252 min read


The time traveler's note
Dear Younger Self, If I could reach back through time, I'd give you a hug and tell you a few things that I wish someone had told me then....
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Oct 8, 20252 min read


A letter from the future
“It’s never too late to be what you might have been.” —George Eliot Dear reader, I travelled to the future in my dreams last night and...
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Oct 1, 20252 min read


Personality: What it means and who you are
Dear reader, The journey of self-discovery is long, interesting and significant. I remember when I realized I need to discover myself I...
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Sep 16, 20254 min read


When the mirror forgets your face.
Dear reader, I knew someone once, she wondered into a forest she thought she knew. the trees were familiar - same bark, same bend, same...
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Sep 7, 20252 min read


The gift hidden in ''No''
Dear reader, it's a thorn wrapped gift but it's worth the prick Once upon a time, I sat my little delusional mind down, pulled out...
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Sep 4, 20253 min read


You're evolving
Dear Me, Forgive yourself. Not just for the obvious things—the mistakes, the missteps, the words you wish you could take back. Forgive...
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Aug 31, 20252 min read


Love loudly, lose bravely.
we live in a world of abundance. Dear Me, (a letter to the girl I used to be) You have the heart to love—so love. Wholly. Fully....
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Aug 31, 20251 min read


Is it a Flame or a Flare up?
Dear reader, I’m sure at one point or another in any relationship or all relationships you’ve been through you’ve had a moment where...
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Aug 27, 20255 min read


Love talks in five accents
Love doesn't erase the past. However, it makes the future different Dear reader, I think it would be impractical to sit and pretend that...
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Aug 27, 20256 min read
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