Over the last 7 years I was continuously reminded through posts online, books I read, and conversations with people how important it is to incorporate GRATITUDE into your life if you want to become the best you that you can be.About 2 years ago this month, I took that...

‘The Buddha often likened his teachings to a raft — a means of crossing the river of suffering to reach the far shore of liberation. Once the far shore is reached, there is no need to carry the raft further.’ Everyday Buddhism

Gratitude is something that is so simple and really feels amazing, yet so many of us struggle to grasp this simplicity or to believe we have the ability to be grateful. This can be due to many different things: the way you were raised, the people you surround(ed)...

‘Another integration that deepens through Buddhist practice is the relationship between anicca (impermanence) and patience (kṣānti).’ Everyday Buddhism

I married a man I thought I knew. I believed in him. I believed in us. I believed in the love that had carried us through ten years together before our wedding day. I trusted that he would never hurt me. I trusted that he could hold my past trauma with care, that he...

“Love yourself first and everything else falls into line.” ~Lucille Ball The first time I experienced burnout, I was twenty-six. I was at the height of my career in London, doing it all, and yet I somehow found myself back at my parents’ house, sobbing in my mom’s...

‘Within our mind there is a Buddha, and that Buddha within is the real Buddha. If Buddha is not to be sought within our mind, where shall we find the real Buddha?’ Hui Neng