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Through personal struggle, I discovered balance and purpose in my life by incorporating meditation,

31/10/2021

Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.
Viktor E. Frankl

27/10/2021

Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you're climbing it.
- Andy Rooney

25/10/2021

𝐆𝐑𝐎𝐖𝐓𝐇 🌱

Reflection is important. Although we can easily get stuck in the past or future, checking in every now and again can be beneficial.

Reflection is important. Althought we can easily get stuck in the past or future, checking in every now and again can be beneficial.

Celebrating the small wins is great as we can be so self-critical and tough on ourselves. When you look back, you will be surprised at how far you've come.

I find journaling to be a great exercise to monitor your growth. If you don't already journal, it's never too late to begin.

If you'd like some writing inspiration, you can view the journal prompts I posted on my story today.

24/10/2021

Back in June, I moved to Bali. A lot of the other travelers here have strong opinions that are sometimes very different to my own. This hugely tested my patience. I would get so frustrated at some of the statements I would hear others say, but I realised that everyone is entitled to their own opinion. As long as someone isn't causing me or others harm, it really doesn't matter. Now, I'm able to befriend others with opposing beliefs. How? Boundaries.

Setting boundaries is imperative if you want to avoid conflict in today's overly opinionated society. Be it with your new friends, your old ones, your family or gym buddies - set boundaries. If there's a topic being discussed which you don't feel like entertaining, simply walk away. Don't feel like you have to change your beliefs to impress others. You're entitled to feel how you do. If you can discuss a topic with another calm individual with an opposing belief, that too can be great. You can both learn from each other. But if you hear someone saying the words "should" "can't" or cursing, it's better to avoid the topic.

Learning how to be calm before responding to situations has changed my life for the better. Next time someone irks you, do not feel the need to respond right away. We live in a society where we think we have to respond to emails, messages or calls as soon as possible but you don't. Take some space, breathe, reflect, and when you are calm, then respond. When you're calm, you may see the other person's side differently.

You are free to focus on the beauties around you.

Keep growing & loving ✨

23/10/2021

“Do not learn how to react. Learn how to respond.”
Buddha

22/10/2021

𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐌
Learning to be calm in a situation can give you so much power. This has been something that i've been trying to perfect over the last year. You are going to come across people you disagree with, sometimes said people will try and push your buttons. But if you can learn to control your reaction and remain calm in a heated situation, you will have conquered one of the best skills.

I used to be quite reactive. I come from a family of 7 so I had to learn to speak up if I ever wanted to be heard at the dinner table. If someone annoyed me or did what I thought was an injustice, I would react in the moment. Be it - messaging back right away or responding before fully thinking out my response. I always thought I had to have a fast response to win an argument.

Boy, has my perspective on this changed. Do you ever notice the people who say less are usually correct? They are the calm, collected person at the table who doesn't say a lot but when they do, it's usually golden nuggets of wisdom. When you learn to not take everything as a personal attack but instead as an opportunity to learn or be challenged, it can change how you interact with others every day.

Next time something triggers you, try and take 5 deep breaths and respond when you're calm. You'll be less likely to say something you'll regret.

Keep growing & loving ✨

17/10/2021

We all have our own special ways of healing. Everyone's journey is unique to themselves. I have spent half of my life criticizing and disliking the reflection staring back at me in the mirror. I was so great at hiding this distorted vision by exuding confidence that no one would question it.

I think these distorted views we have of ourselves stem from our inner world. What you see on the outside is rarely a show of how the person on the inside is feeling.

When you heal on the inside, your outside world changes. Does it really actually matter what you look like? No. But if it's affecting your inner world then it does. And vice versa.

I was always so lenient to post a bikini photo terrified at how much I'd regret it after putting it out there, constantly picking myself apart. After Alex took this photo, I wouldn't look at it for over a month!

Now, I can look back at this imperfectly perfect moment. Laughing with my eyes closed in Lembongan, having an absolute skit from the awkwardness of it all.

I choose to remember the memory instead of chastising my body. I celebrate how strong I am both on the inside and out. I definitely have a lot more healing to go but to say I'm happy with how far I've come is an understatement.

Take a moment today and celebrate all those small wins. How far you've come. What you've conquered. No matter how small.

Your life is filled with miracles, especially yourself.

Keep growing and loving ✨

13/10/2021

𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆

“As my sufferings mounted I soon realized that there were two ways in which I could respond to my situation — either to react with bitterness or seek to transform the suffering into a creative force. I decided to follow the latter course.”

― Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

11/10/2021

𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆 ✨

Throughout our lives, we all have run-ins with traumatic events. These events can shape us. For the better or worse. Whether it's a death, heartbreak, accident, or a bout of bad luck, I've found it grounding to look at every event in life as a blessing or a lesson.

Humans are incredible. We spend our lives learning, setting ourselves up with how to face encounters the next time we experience an event. Sometimes we have events in our life that make us question absolutely everything. Who we are as a person. What life means to us. Who is there for us in life. We can either take this experience and learn and grow from it. Or we can hold a grudge and feel bitterness and resentment towards the world.

We get to choose!

Life knocks everyone down at some point. But it's not about how many times we get knocked down - it's how many times we get up and keep going that matters.

Keep growing and loving ✨

03/10/2021

Aham brahmasmi– “I am wholeness.”

You are whole—just as you are. Nothing needs to be added. Nothing needs to be taken away. Build your self-love by meditating with this mantra for a few minutes today.

As you repeat the aham brahmasmi mantra, allow each repetition to guide you into an expanded state of awareness. With time, you’ll understand just how whole and complete you truly are.

Keep growing and loving ✨

02/10/2021

"Be gentle with yourself, learn to love yourself, to forgive yourself, for only as we have the right attitude toward ourselves can we have the right attitude toward others."
Wilfred Peterson

01/10/2021

𝐒𝐄𝐋𝐅-𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄 💝

I sometimes think I was reborn. I know how completely strange that sounds but after I cheated death, things were different. When I think back to how I used to treat myself versus how the "reborn" Danielle treats herself, it's like looking at two different people. I think this second chance at life changed a lot of my perspective.

I used to be an adrenaline ju**ie, always pushing the limits. I've realized that I acted the way I did was because I didn't value my life highly. I value and respect myself a lot more than I used to. And I can say that for a lot of the behaviors I engaged in, be it drinking ungodly amounts of alcohol, jumping off cliffs, surfing out back during stormy conditions or being with people who treated me without respect.

One of my friends recently told me they don't like to meditate because it brings up thoughts of their ex-boyfriend. I do think this is a big reason people are lenient to meditate. Not because they'll think of their ex but it can bring up unwanted thoughts that we'd rather shove to the side and distract ourselves so we don't deal with them. Sitting with yourself in quiet isn't always an easy thing to do. Meditation put a spotlight on that inner voice. We've been through quite a lot together and I've been able to befriend her.

Now, when I'm going through something, instead of running from myself, I can go inward and seek the help or answer I need within. Repairing my relationship with myself has been one of the most rewarding, grounding, yet brilliant experiences I've ever gone through.

How did I do it? Instead of running from myself, I searched for the quietness, I sat with myself, I went to therapy, I journaled.

You hear of all these things consistently online because they work.

Self love isn't taking a bath so you can post it on your instagram feed, it isn't treating yourself to that new designer handbag, it's sitting and getting close to your inner being. It's doing the work that you deserve to do on yourself.

Self love is learning about your physical, emotional and mental health on another level so you can work in line with them instead of against them.

Keep growing and loving ✨

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