Sometimes sunrise things happen that are truly unfair at sunset

• This little light of mine…
  We have just finished another social media bootcamp and my heart is full and my fire is ignited.
  I don’t think the students realise when they come on this retreat just how much they give back to us working here. Hearing about their dreams, their stories, their struggles; Seeing them blossom, connect and explore; It really hits home. It makes me reflect on my own journey and what I wanted to achieve through my social media platform and also see that I have strayed from my why, my purpose.
  I forget sometimes that the process of going from where I was to where I am now and where I am going can be inspiring and helpful to some. That this sensitive, sometimes broken but strong heart of mine has a story to tell and that in telling it I can give others courage and hope.

• I'm currently without my phone and I'm using my friends old phone but the situation has made me frustrated and anxious which has actually put in perspective just how attached I am to an electronic device!
  I feel so lost and useless without it and that seems so silly but it's true! I actually cried over it!
  Do I need to reassess my priorities or is this a common thing? And if it's common, what does that say about the world we live in?
  Current mood: reflective and perplexed and missing my phone

So I promise that I will try to stick the cause moving forward, that I will share more from my heart, more of my story, and that I will let my light shine out even when it’s dim, especially when it’s dim.
Thank you to all the students and the mentors who have truly, deeply, eternally had an effect on me. I will be watching and celebrating your journeys so always remember to “do it anyway!”

• Could not have captured a better moment to sum up my experience this past week surfing with
  I’m a habitual over-thinker, my brain is rarely quiet. I’m always thinking about what has happened or what could happen, struggling to be fully present, to find the elusive ‘flow’ state that I hear people speak about...and then I went su.
  Out in the water I was 100% in that moment, my brain was quiet with only thoughts about the next wave. I’ve looked through 4 days worth of surf pics and in nearly every single photo I have the goofiest smile spread from ear to ear because I was frothing life.
  I’ve heard other people speak about this experience from surfing, others get it from music, others from art, but I’d never experienced it for myself until this week. Turns out you CAN teach an old dog new tricks and I certainly plan to get out and surf more often. Huge thankyou to_surfschoolbali for the lessons and to from _espphotography for all the epic pics! Also to for making this possible