“The flower doesn’t think to compete with the flower next to it. It just blooms.” Zen Shin Over the years, as I have developed self-love and acceptance of myself, I’ve come to realise the importance of surrounding myself with people who have similar values and the same attitude to life. There is little point in […]
I Will Make It Beautiful & That Will Be My Life
“I´m going to make everything around me beautiful and that will be my life” is a quote by Elsie de Wolfe that has greatly inspired me. Indeed, the quote often reminds me of “Don’t Miss the Flower – A Short Zen Story from Thich Nhat Hanh” This story shares how, one day, the Buddha held […]
There Was Once A Girl Named Grace And She Changed My World Forever
In my past life as a litigation lawyer, I was based in London for two and a half years. I was newly qualified at the time, at the stage of my career where I really had to prove myself, which meant long hours, very little free time and plenty of stress. The role of a […]
Bringing Home My Inner Child. It’s A Return To Innocence.
At some point in the last five years, somebody once asked me, “Are you a little naive, Sam?” I have no recollection of the identity of this cheeky chap, but my answer was a definite no with a surprised laugh. Yet I understand why they might have thought so. Here’s why. I went from being […]
You Have A Choice, Wild Woman. Will You Grow Wilder & Bloom?
In 2012, after my move from the UK to Andalucia in Spain, I was based in a small village in the Alpujarras, in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. I lived in a pretty little whitewashed casita by the Rio Chico in what I can only describe as a small Garden of Eden, […]
In A World Where You Can Be Anything. Be Kind.
We live in the best of times and we live in the worst of times, my friends. We, as a collective, have gone beyond the status quo. We live in a world filled with opportunities. Yes, we can have it all! It’s an amazing time to be alive! Or is it? We live in times […]
If All Girls Were Taught They Were Born Wild & Free.
If all girls were taught that they were born wild and free, That their mind, body and soul were in their own keep. That they have just one life and they must make it their own. They need to walk their own path and don’t need to be shown. A cage isn’t for them. They […]