The Key To Finding Your Inspiration
Reading time: 5 minutes How often do you sit behind your laptop to get your work done? Whether it is for your job or school, somehow, it’s just not happening. The ideas are there… somewhere… you sort of know what you want to do, but not quite. We have…
Change Is Hard, But With It Comes Opportunity
Reading time: 5 minutes Life comes at you fast and apparently without prior notice or any warning. I never expected my life to make a complete U-turn, but it did in the summer of 2014. I lived and breathed politics during my college years. The purpose of one’s life…
What We Forget When Giving Advice
Reading time: 6 minutes We all know someone who is in need of a little advice, and maybe even yourself. The issue that comes with offering advice is that it’s easy to be perceived as a know-it-all and that has led many to be consumed by their own ego….
Growing Through Depression With The Right Mindset
Reading time: 4 minutes Hey, my name’s Peter. I run my own blog and email list, and I feel accomplished doing so! But it wasn’t always like this. It took a lot of determination and perseverance. I went through hardship after hardship, even going as far as a very,…
The Sunshine Blogger Award
Reading time: 5 minutes To my surprise, Glen McKenzie – from the amazing “justabitfurther” weblog about getting outdoor, discovering yourself, and finding inspiration – nominated me for the Sunshine Blogger Award. I’m really honoured and thankful to be nominated for this award by Glen. I shouldn’t be the only…
Turning Adversities Into Victories
Reading time: 7 minutes There are two kinds of people when it comes to change for the worse: those who are ready for it and those who are not. I have always belonged to the latter group. To be exact, I am the kind of person who wants to…
Discover Your Own Writing Process
Reading time: 6 minutes Every writer has his or her own writing process. I have mine and you have yours – no two are the same. Often, the process comes naturally and is not a step-by-step guide to which writers refer. And eventually, after many trials and errors, that…
The Birth Of A Mother
Reading time: 6 minutes I thought my soul was dying a very slow painful death, but my soul will live on long after my body dies. It was my spirit dying, my sense of self, my individuality. I didn’t need to be a person, I just needed to be…
Honestly, What Does Success Mean To You?
Reading time: 5 minutes It is an age-old question, but it’s important enough to be reminded of because “we all want success.” We chase money, fame, education, relationships and countless other things, which is okay. We want to be successful and feel successful. However, we rarely stop to ask…
A Divorce Pushed Me To Where I Am Now
Reading time: 5 minutes My story started out with pursuing this picture-perfect dream of being a wife, mother, buying a huge house, having cars and just breezing through the days with my perfect life. I didn’t grow up in a very family-oriented environment, so I looked to the television…
Be A Beginner Every Single Morning
Reading time: 5 minutes Whether you consider yourself an expert or a beginner, our perceptions of how much we “know” and how much we don’t can have a profound impact on our daily lives. I think we can all agree that the most difficult people to teach can sometimes…
In Sickness And In Health
Reading time: 5 minutes A bride and groom standing before the altar can’t fully grasp what life changes marriage is going to bring. Being exhausted from months preparing for the perfect wedding and wedding dress, the bride is exhausted, yet happy. The groom is scared in taking this final…
