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Beautiful Things To Do Because… The World Needs Beauty Right Now
When the world is struggling we can get swept up in the struggle too. Often our first reaction is to let go of joy and playfulness. Of course! Who could care about sparkles when places and people you love are hurting? And I understand that, I really do. Except I know that diving into the media, the rumours, the updates, the worries, is a recipe for me to feel powerless and disembodied. Which doesn’t benefit anyone. The world needs all of us right now, and doing beautiful things is a way we can add to the joy of the world. CLICK TO TWEET: Let’s take action to tip the scales…
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Trailblazer Interview: Dyana Valentine – SuperConditions
Dyana Valentine, one of my dearest friends, got in touch years ago as I put chronic illness and sparkle in the same sentence. She supported my TEDx talk, my book, my work and dreamed for me. Prior to her current work, she was a microsurgery technician, Olympics organiser, horse trainer and secretary to the General Counsel of a multi-national corporation. She’s a speaker, magic-maker, secret-weapon to superstars, and creator of super conditions. I’ve invited her because she is a total trailblazer, changing peoples’ lives, businesses and our world. She’s changed my life and I want to talk to her more about being human, living with struggle and moving forward, and asking…
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Releasing Perfection in Healing
It was winter when my doctors told me that the pain, exhaustion, cognitive dysfunction and muscle weakness I was experiencing were permanent. They said, “no cure” and left me to my own devices, along with a shiny black wheelchair and a packet of painkillers. I was 19 years old. There was a time I didn’t push to be well. I didn’t want to focus on “getting better”, because what was better, really? When does one know when they have arrived? After being told, definitively, that there was no cure, chasing after “getting better” seemed foolhardy. Too hard. Pointless. It’s so easy to put things off; we say we will buy a…
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