Tag Archive: dreams
January 11, 2016 - Written by: Shiraz Engineer
Happy New Year, Treasures! Another day, another year, another empty Happy Jar and another set of resolutions. (Image via) I never really write New Year’s resolutions. I usually have some basic plans but don’t tie myself down. For years now, I’ve never really had any specific goals that have held my own attention long enough to stick to them. And... Read the rest of this post...
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December 21, 2015 - Written by: Yazmin Joy
This time of year always has me thinking about dreams and goal-setting for the New Year. But what people don’t talk about so much is the importance of picking yourself up after a dream has shattered, and, when that happens, having the courage to dream again. If the loss of a dream has crushed you in the past, this is... Read the rest of this post...
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October 23, 2015 - Written by: Shiraz Engineer
I had a shit day this week. One of those days where everything piles on top of you. First, my mother called me at 7am from Karachi. She had to go last-minute because my sweet, mischievous, intelligent and beautiful granny passed away a few days ago, something I am still dealing with. Although it was lovely hearing my mum’s voice,... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: From the Heart Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement
October 21, 2015 - Written by: Patricia Obaro Odje
Do you have food, shelter and good people around you? Do you have a job and some money in your pocket, not rich but definitely enough to get by and go to Shoreditch once a month, eat out and have some fun? People around you praise your achievements and tell you how ‘lucky’ you are? That you should not really... Read the rest of this post...
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August 11, 2015 - Written by: Katie Fanthorpe
There’s something slightly cringe-inducing about the phase ‘my dreams’. It’s one that will instinctively produce a dismissive shrug from me. A more common phrase, one with less associations with Disney is, ‘Well, what do you really want to do?’ Although less sickening, they boil down to the same thing. They are a chance to really push the boat out, to... Read the rest of this post...
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April 10, 2015 - Written by: Becky Solomon
At the pub the other day with two friends, one of the said, ‘What would our eight year old selves say if they saw us now?’ We all burst into laughter. It was the kind of laughter where it could have quite easily been tears, but instead we laughed to ease the pains of being adult and watching unfulfilled dreams... Read the rest of this post...
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February 27, 2015 - Written by: Becky Solomon
The other day I was reminded of a small thing that brought me straight back to my childhood. It was an interest of mine. I wondered why that interest had ever disappeared. I was quite self-assured when I was younger. I was aware that people used to make fun of me for the way I looked or for my unusual... Read the rest of this post...
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February 11, 2015 - Written by: Sana Sarwar
Most people think dreams about being successful are childlike and silly, because as adults we should be practical and sensible and not give ourselves false hope. Well, in my opinion, Ba Humbag! I should be thinking positively and having hope: believing that with a positive mind comes great things.
Categories: a little piece of joy Adventureland Careers Empowerment: Man! I feel Like a Woman! Fire me up baby! From the Heart Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement Sana Sarwar Wise up!
February 4, 2015 - Written by: Guest Blogger
We all speak to ourselves. Whether it’s subconsciously, consciously in our heads, or – like me – you embrace your inner-insanity and you have a tendency to speak to yourself out loud. We tend not to think about how we talk to ourselves, after all maintaining a train of thought in our heads is one of the most natural things... Read the rest of this post...
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December 16, 2014 - Written by: Lauren Williams
I recently made a move to Scotland to chase my dreams of climbing mountains as much as possible. Instead, I found myself working all day every day and couldn’t even muster the energy to get up and go outside when I wasn’t working. This was not me. I am productive and outdoorsy and happy. I am not the type of... Read the rest of this post...
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