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Processing emotions & pandemic edition journal prompts

Processing emotions & pandemic edition journal prompts

by ChristinePowell | Jun 18, 2020

I have written things down for as long as I can remember. I would never call what I wrote journaling back then, it was more like incessant list making. But, I was never without a notebook. Fast forward a few years and I have become devoted to my journal practice as a...

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Positive Parenting

by ChristinePowell | Sep 23, 2019

This is an excerpt from the book 'Money and the Law of Attraction' by Esther and Jerry Hicks. Not normally the book I would go to for parenting advice, but I tend to find tidbits of wisdom to support my parenting journey in all media I consume, as it is a passion of...

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So the big scary out of my comfort zone thing I’

So the big scary out of my comfort zone thing I’m doing for the last 90 days of 2020? A daily swim in the sea and selfie after 😬. When I set this daily goal I didn’t think of the fact that the very first day, today, falls on a Thursday, my busiest day of the week. Both kids go to @animalia_learning_center and it’s a 2+ hour round trip, plus the day I have to work from a coffee shop and run all my errands. To make matters worse we had an afternoon downpour. Needless to say, this little quest was nearly over before it begun 🤦‍♀️ But I did it! The kids thought a swim in the 4pm high tide during a rain storm was fabulous! 😂🌧 #thelast90days2020

Should I be embarrassed? 😂 I’m loving it, I’ll be honest.
I recently read that watching the same series over and over (friends, Gilmore girls...), and I would imagine reading the same book series over and over, can be due to stress and current anxiety in your life. Revisiting predictable themes over and over as a way to switch off from reality can be soothing. So yeah, this book is soothing 🥰.
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Speaking of soothing. Does anyone else find cleaning soothing? I am not talking about daily required cleaning like dishes & laundry, gah 😩 but I love to spring clean 🧼 Tonight at about 7pm I will be live here on Insta to chat about cleaning my washing machine 😂 I know some of you understand and will want to know how to get it to sparkle and smell fresh again ✨.
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PS: if you’re in Durban, we have 2 in person intro to essential oils classes on in October, PM me for more info. It would be awesome if you joined us.

Living a magical life is easy. It simply requires

Living a magical life is easy. It simply requires you to CHOOSE to live a magical life ✨🧚🏼‍♀️ Every damn day.

Last Friday I drove past a house on fire, a roaring blaze, right next to the highway. It was a scene out of a movie and felt totally surreal and yet oddly unsurprising. I mean it’s 2020, right?

What a ride this year has been. But I am determined to end it on a high note. October 1st marks the last 90 days of the year and I am choosing to spend each of those days in love with life & in love with myself;
✨ Prioritizing happy
✨ Prioritizing self love 💕.
✨ Feeling so much gratitude for all I have
✨ Feeling excited for my future
✨ Feeling so in love with my work and what I get to do in the world
To help anchor these in-love feelings 🥰 I will be doing 3 things:
1️⃣ A #mymindful90days challenge which will comprise of journaling & meditation everyday. Doing the daily belief work to clear negative thoughts & beliefs and then getting really aligned to the energy of my vision 🌟 Join me if you like, use the hashtag so I can cheer you on ❤️.
2️⃣ I’m joining @niques.yumdrops in living intentionally for #thelast90days2020. Dominique is doing a free Zoom class tomorrow night, if you’re keen to join too. PM me or comment below for the link.
3️⃣ And the third thing is so out of my comfort zone and so scary that I’m just going to do it, you can find out about it on 1 October 😬😱🤩⭐️

And if you’re wondering why 90 days, apparently it takes 21 days to make a habit and 90 days to make it a permanent lifestyle change.

PS: If you’re in KZN, @papoutsistheoni who is an aromatherapist, craniosacral therapist, doula, massage therapist (and more!) is coming down from Jhb in October and will be joining us for two Intro to Essential oils classes 💕 Venue to be confirmed but I can tell you they’ll be on Thursday 15th October and Saturday 17th October and will be in the Hillcrest / Kloof area. JOIN US! The class will be for a morning, it’s free, kid friendly and you’ll get to hang out with a bunch of like-minded natural health type peeps and learn about how amazing these oils are and how we’ve used them to improve our quality of life 🥰. Get in touch for more info

Spring. When the fresh air is thrown at you and th

Spring. When the fresh air is thrown at you and the skies are moody and dark. Still my favourite time of year though 🥰 Life is renewing itself 🌱 a fresh start ✨

I took a mini break from social media. 4 straight

I took a mini break from social media. 4 straight days. You probably didn’t notice but I did, it was wonderful. I had started feeling very overwhelmed this month. I’ve taken on 2 large web design projects that are a bit out of my comfort zone recently, and my safety net of crippling procrastination reared it’s head, manifesting itself in mindless scrolling. I’d also forgotten that life isn’t lived in these little squares - they’re the highlight reel. The break allowed me to ground myself again, and come back to reality. Focus a bit more on my children and my work. I would continue on my social media fast a bit longer if it weren’t for the fact that most of my work comes from this platform - a conundrum, can you relate?

Tomorrow night at 7pm SA time, @papoutsistheoni and I are chatting overwhelm live on here Instagram. Theoni calls herself a birth keeper 🥰 she is also an NLP practitioner and wonderful mentor & teacher among other things. Join us as we chat on personal experiences with overwhelm, stress & anxiety & how we use essential oils in support 💙

Main beach at 4pm on a Friday is the place to be a

Main beach at 4pm on a Friday is the place to be apparently 🏄🌈.
J went up to some slightly older boys playing soccer and asked if he could join them and they said no 💔. He brushed it off, just saying that he hates it when that happens because he feels embarrassed. And then he found a little girl who was clearly visiting the beach for the first time and he joined her in her pure delight of jumping over the waves ☺️.
But you know I think those other kids felt embarrassed too. They were school kids, and probably aren’t used to playing with children out of their age group, they probably aren’t used to kids walking up to them and asking them if they could join either, with such determined confidence. And then taking no for the answer, replying ok and walking away. Or maybe they didn’t, I suppose I have no idea.
This is one of the reasons I love our home/unschooler meet ups though. Kids of all ages play together, with amazing ease. Have you found that? That school free children are more easily able to play with children of a variety of ages, and, more importantly, actually want to?
Here’s an excerpt from an article on the topic by Peter Gray;
“The segregation of children by age is an artifact of modern times. During most of human history, prior to the establishment of our age-graded system of schooling, children nearly always played in age-mixed groups. A typical group playing together might consist of half a dozen children ranging in age from 4 to 12, or 8 to 15.”
Peter Gray wrote one of my favourite books called Free to Learn - highly recommend.

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