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The here and now, and the impermanence of things

“[…] Another key to cultivating resilience is knowing in which time to live. Both Buddhism and Stoicism remind us that the present is all that exists, and it is the only thing we can control. Instead of worrying about the past or the future, we should appreciate things just as they are in the moment,…

reblog: 5 things my newborn taught me, which 10 years running a business didn’t

So often, we lose sight of what is truly important to us – spending time with friends, and/or family, travelling, exploring, just being (to name a few of mine). I was looking back through some of my sisters older blog posts, and came across thie one: 5 things my newborn taught me, which 10 years…

quote: Charlotte Bronte

Happiness quite unshared can scarcely be called happiness; it has no taste.

LOVE – you painful, gorgeous emotion…

When you’ve been in pain, you unknowingly forced your heart to close, steel bars sprang up – I wonder when this heart will be free again. The irony, that you’re so free with your love, that you love and adore all, or at least try to, yet you don’t allow yourself to be loved in…

Lebanon calling!

After moving to Luxembourg at the start of 2010, I had finally managed to save enough money to go on one of my first holidays in over a decade. For a multitude of reasons, I didn’t see much outside of the UK during this long period in between; mainly, university cost money, and trying to…

family, life, and everything after

Love is a funny thing; It lightens your soul and brings you firmly back to ground. It lifts your spirits, And makes you want more… It fills your heart, your essence, your being And in the next instant it can turn so ugly, So poor… An afterthought, as communication breaks down And once accepted contentment…

Home…?!

Home. Funny word that. Home is where my parents are. Or the hotel in whichever country I am travelling around. Or my bedroom in my flat share. Or my sisters’ flats, when they cook me good food. Or my friends’ homes, when I stay overnight. I have always felt like I am still searching for…

Sunday is funday with the fam…

I love spending time with my surrogate family, especially on a lazy September Sunday, on the grass, in the sun, with apple tart and cream teas… #lovemylife #lovelife #loveluxembourg Jojo xx

When girls make all the difference… for other girls

When girls make all the difference… for other girls When my younger sister, Lilly, first told me that she was going to Palestine, I thought she was nuts… all those images of dead or damaged people, with limbs blown off, and bandages all over the faces, as well as images of children and women screaming,…