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A Year of Letting Go

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The Freedom Diaries – Week 20: You Don’t Need Permission

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This week I came to a realisation that you don’t need to ask for permission, yet so many of us seek it. The realisation occurred during a conversation with my lovely friend, Caroline. She’s training to be a hypnotherapist and I’m lucky enough to be one of her volunteers.

We’ve been focusing on reducing my habitual busyness and bringing about more ease in my life. During last weeks session, she asked me what one thing I could do to improve my sense of ease and as I thought about it something came to mind that’s crossed my mind many times before.

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NaNoWriMo 2021

The Freedom Diaries: Week 14 & 15 – NaNoWriMo 2021

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November has arrived which can only mean one thing – it’s time for NaNoWriMo 2021. For those of you not in the know, NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month.

For one month each year, this non-profit organisation encourages people to get in touch with their creativity and write a novel (non-fiction books are fine too). The goal is to write 50,000 words in November – this may be a complete novel for some or just the beginning for others. But the idea is that through November you build up a writing practice, one that may mark the start of a beautiful, creative journey.

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Letting Go of my 30s – Hello Naughty 40s!

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August saw me letting go of my 30s. The keen-eyed among you will notice that we’re now firmly in October, so this blog post is somewhat behind times. However, it’s something I’ve been reflecting on while journalling so I wanted to share more about this transitional decade.

My 30s were a pivotal decade in my life. They reflect a time when I truly began to stand on my own two feet, formulate my own ideas about the world and affirm my own identity.

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The Freedom Diaries Week 1

The Freedom Diaries: Week 1 – When the universe has other plans

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So now I’ve quit my job, I thought I’d document my journey as I take the steps to create my new life. And what better title to give this series of blog-logs than The Freedom Diaries.

My plan is to publish a new diary each week with the discoveries I’ve made, steps I’ve taken and my current thoughts. It will be a way to track my progress while I explore this new way of being in the world.

When I left work last week, my plan was to have a restful week and allow myself some space and time to reflect. It seems the universe had other plans…

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Why I Decided To Quit My Job

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It’s time to share some news that I’ve been keeping to myself – I’ve decided to quit my job. This week will be my final week in school before I stretch my wings and venture out into the world of self-employment.

It wasn’t a decision I made quickly, in fact I’ve been planning it for almost 18 months. But I reached a point where I knew it was time to leave. So a few months ago, I bit the bullet and handed in my notice.

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