Intentional Living . Travel
How I Quit My Job, Travelled the World & Moved Overseas…Almost- A Series of Fortunate Events
On November 15, 2018 by adminIn late 2017, my partner Zacahrya and I decided that we wanted to quit our jobs, travel the world and experience living in Canada. After living in Tokyo, I had always wanted to travel long term again. Zacahrya rides BMX and is in the peak of his riding career to date, so after getting approached
Intentional Living . Self Awareness
Sailing Your Path From Wasted Time
On February 11, 2018 by adminEver looked back and wondered if you should have taken a different direction? Looked back wished that you hadn’t wasted time on a particular period of your life?
I have been wanting to write this piece for quite a while now but it wasn’t until I truly explored and accepted something within myself that I was able to. And that is this…
Self Awareness
Letter To My Present Self: My Guide to Early Twenties.
On October 3, 2017 by White Scarf PerspectiveThis week I approach my 22nd birthday, another year older and most definitely wiser. You know those years that are filled with consistent highs and pure happiness? Yeah well this year has definitely not been that for me at all! Quite the contrary. But with struggle comes ample growth so I am appreciative.
So here is a letter to my present self, advice about the things to focus on in such a significant part of my life.
Dear Kaitlyn, or at this stage Kaity/Darling…
Right now you are in arguably one of the most lost stages of life, so remember that you are able to deal with circumstances far worse than you ever believe you can. Know that your lowest of lows result in an even higher high. Remember not to compare pain because pain is not relative to circumstance, pain is relative to experience. Your ability to cope with situations is relative to the experiences that have equipped you to deal with them. Forgiveness is strength not weakness and is a lesson that you’re going to learn in order to free yourself.
Intentional Living . Self Awareness
5 THINGS TO REMEMBER WHEN STUCK IN A RUT
On August 30, 2017 by adminLet’s face it, in life we are constantly stuck in situations. Stuck in a dead-end job not knowing what other path to take. Stuck studying a subject you don’t even like. Stuck living at home with your parents wanting to move out. Stuck single wanting a relationship. Stuck in a relationship with no growth or not knowing whether you’re in the right relationship. Sound familiar to anyone? I’m absolutely not an expert in all these topics, but these are the things I make myself remember to become okay with feeling stuck. Because I do feel like an expert in that field!
1. You are working towards doing something whether you know it or not. Give yourself some credit because despite how it may look the rest of us are feeling the same in one way or another! This is not an excuse if you know you could be doing more to get to where you want to be. It is reassurance that despite what you think, you are progressing. Even if you believe you feel stuck the mere life experience doing what you’re doing, the conversations, the memories, the time and especially the mistakes are going to contribute to finding your way. Helping gain clarity deciding what you want and just as importantly what you don’t want.
Intentional Living . Social Change
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU ‘GROW UP’?
On August 22, 2017 by adminREMEMBER how excited you’d get as a child when you were asked this? The language we used as if it was undoubtedly going to happen. More often than not we would say multiple things of completely different fields and it didn’t even matter the plausibility of them all actually happening. I don’t know about you but at one stage I was going to become a crime scene investigator, ballerina, and professional singer whilst owning a dog rescue shelter.
The older we got the more our answers would change. Month to month, year to year. And this to us was fine! Because we were so young and we had so much time to figure it out when we reached that place that everyone referred to as ‘older’. We had no shame that it was constantly changing or unknown. Back then when asked the words that resonated with us were ‘want’ and ‘be’. So at what point in our lives does the excitement of not knowing turn to fear and the emphasis changes to the word ‘older’. Why is it that when we’re asked at the mere age of sixteen when doing senior subject selection does our excitement change to angst of not knowing?
Intentional Living . Self Awareness . Social Change
REDEFINING SUCCESS
On August 15, 2017 by adminPEOPLE tend to give us advice based not only from their mistakes and experiences but from their definition of what it means to be successful. Often due to the limited opportunities they had themselves (particularly those from a different generation) they have weighted a secure job with financial gain the sole element in becoming successful.
