Knowing, accepting and approving of yourself are like 3 legs of stool. You need all three to be in good order and equal length to create a strong foundation. But so often people struggle to accept and approve of themselves because they’ve become disconnected from who they really are.

Making what you want to do a priority can be easier said than done. Because there’s so many other things to do and commitments to follow through on. But what you want is important, after all, if you’re not taking care of yourself who will be?

On your behalf, your body is working hard to maintain a state of balance. And when something is out of kilter, it let’s you know. But are you listening?

What drink do you order when you go to a cafe? Whatever it is, I imagine you’re probably quite specific. You know what sort of coffee or tea you like and how you like it. And that’s what you ask for, right. What about in life - what are you ordering?

It would have been easy to just some fresh paint on the weatherboards around my porch. But the result would have been terrible! It’s like that in life, sometimes we’d rather gloss over what isn’t working well and pretend everything’s fine. Time to take a closer look at what’s going on?

We can either accept that life is what life is, or we can consciously choose how we life. But it’s so easy to get caught up in the busyness of life - to feel like life is happening to you rather than with or for you. And it’s as if that second option doesn’t exist for us! If you know it’s time for change, check out the distinction between making and taking a photo.