Love? Life? Joy!
What is love? …baby don’t hurt me, don’t hurt me no more…. Haddaway was on to something when he sang the mega dance floor filler ‘What Is Love?’ back in the 90s. But I still find myself asking this question now. As I chew on my pen. And stare at this computer screen. Blank. There are a million ways you... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Love & Relationships Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement Yazmin Joy
When I booked tickets to head home for the long Easter weekend, I was looking forward to taking a ‘breather’ – I hadn’t left the big city in over 3 months and missed the countryside. So besides baking, drinking ridiculous amounts of tea and hanging out with my family, I took a long bike ride, went for two woodland walks... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: From the Heart Love & Relationships Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement
So last week I talked a bit about how to get your shit together when you have no idea what you’re doing with your life. But how about when you know EXACTLY what you want to do!?! You’d think that would be easier hey! But turns out finding the strength, motivation and courage to make your dreams a reality can be a... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Careers Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement Wise up! Yazmin Joy
While having coffee with a girlfriend the other day she confided that she was struggling to find focus in her life. And it was causing her real misery. Now she was the 5th person to mention this problem to me in the past month. And her story is one that has been cropping up a lot on aliljoy recently. One... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Careers Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement Wise up! Yazmin Joy
I’m not someone who has ever had a set plan; I have dreams and aspirations but I’ve learnt that there is so much you cannot plan for and, as you change and develop as a person, the things you want from life also change. This month, I want to share something with you all. I hope you find encouragement from... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Emily Macdonald From the Heart Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement
There are times in our lives when Murphy’s Law seems to be in full effect, and everything that can go wrong really does go wrong. Perhaps money gets tight or you encounter constant failure. Or maybe a loved one is lost. Or a medical report comes back with terrible news. Either way, these experiences can have you questioning a lot,... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Erin Johnson From the Heart Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement
About a year ago I was smoosing on Facebook, most likely procrastinating in exam time, when I came across a photo. The photo was of one of my friends. Flowers were aligned in a crescent shape on her head, her hair trailing behind her as she appeared to be cycling in the wind, her eyes were bright and her fair... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: a little piece of joy Beth Teverson Fire me up baby! Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement Rant Wise up!
When I was a baby my parents had nothing. All their belongings were in a couple of bin liners and we lived in a run-down house with no carpet in a dodgy neighborhood. My dad worked around the clock to support my mum who was taking care of me at home. They were very young and I had been an unexpected bundle of Joy!
Categories: From the Heart Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement Wise up!
Do you ever feel unsure of which career path you should follow? Do you ever worry about where you’re supposed to be heading? How you’re going to get there? A close friend of mine introduced The Fog to me a few weeks ago. I had gone through a significant amount of job stress and she was patiently attempting to raise... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: a little piece of joy Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement
Someone told me the other day that there was a shortage of red paint in hardware stores in the city because girls were painting the soles of their heels red to make them look like Christian Louboutins. People can fake a lot of things in life. Orgasims, a tan, designer clothes…
Categories: From the Heart Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement Yazmin Joy