Small lessons from August
August brought a new rhythm to life, along with a few quiet thoughts on time, identity, emotions and companionship.
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Growth
Expression, self-understanding, and the gradual process of becoming who you are.
The jealousy we don’t like to admit
Don’t be afraid of falling behind. Everyone has their own way of living and their own pace.
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Four unexpected rewards of writing more often
As the pages began to accumulate, my life, thinking and voice quietly started to change.
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I no longer chase certain endings
Some journeys matter not because they lead to a predetermined destination, but because of who we become along the way.
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In a meditation on abundance, I met my financially free self
Perhaps abundance begins before the money arrives: with becoming calm, grounded and certain of our own capacity.
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Living exactly as you please is a privilege
Many freedoms that appear effortless are supported by conditions we rarely see.
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What my dog has taught me about being human
Self-worth, courage, affection and presence: dogs hold on what adults gradually lose.
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Girls, stop romanticising the helpless-girl narrative
Stop waiting to be chosen, and rewrite life from passive acceptance into active creation.
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When you stop trying so hard to reach everyone
The gentlest relationships are the ones in which we do not need to please, prove ourselves or keep chasing after someone.
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Stop daydreaming. Start making bad work.
Don’t let your imagined perfect self suffocate the part of you that is ready to begin. Make it happen first; improve it later.
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At 30, I finally understood why I had achieved so little
What held me back was not a lack of ability, but pride, perfectionism and a refusal to begin awkwardly.
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I never know my mum was afraid too
Growing up can mean seeing that the mother who seemed fearless is also living this life for the first time.
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