The reasons I’m not a size 6, despite my squeaky clean diet
For many years, I struggled with my weight. If I wasn’t starving and depriving myself on one of the many strict diets I forced upon myself so I could be a size 8; then I was overindulging, eating everything in sight and battling to squeeze into my size 14 jeans. I yoyo’d for years, I [...]
5 ways you can go from crappy to happy
I am usually quite a happy person and it’s something I’m asked often… how it is that I am so happy and smiley so often. To be honest with you, I am not happy and smiley ALL of the time. I am human after all… and I, much like everyone else have ‘those days’ every [...]
Why I can’t slow down or switch off
By Candice Aiken. Its 1am as I write this… my head is spinning and I am wide awake, could be that I’m high on olive leaf extract, vitamin C and garlic, or it could simply be that I am still in my old way of being and unable to switch off or slow down. I [...]
Can’t you see that it is all perfect?
By Curtis Aiken It’s the beginning of a new era; after more than 12 hours of airports, planes and driving, the dogs and I walked through the front door of our new home in Far North Queensland on Friday just gone. Candice is back in Perth for another week yet as she is finishing the [...]
How to Turn Fear into Excitement, Instantly
By Curtis Aiken. Right now as you may know, Candice and I are selling our house and most of our possessions and leaving Perth, Australia, to find a more creative space to live, somewhere in Far North Queensland – in particular a small town called Kuranda. Because we lived with Candice’s parents for 2 years [...]
Feeling overwhelmed? Find energy and inspiration right now!
By Candice Aiken. Throughout 2012 I took on so much in my life while still working full time and writing for our website. Then after returning from our much needed month-long sabbatical in the USA, I realised just how much I was trying to fit in and how freaking overwhelming it all was. I listened [...]
Change your perception and you change your life
By Candice Aiken. 1 story, 2 perceptions. Change your perception and you change your life… It’s 5am and my alarm goes off… 2 whole hours before I actually need to leave for work. Uggggh, that beeping is so irritating. It’s pitch black! What the hell am I doing up so damn early?! I’m pissed off [...]
Thoughtful Thursdays: How to Find Fulfilment in the Challenges You Are Faced With
By Curtis Aiken. Daniel was feeling frustrated with life as he sat there with his best mate, Alex, who he had been friends with since they were both in high school together. Alex seemed to have his sh!t together, as usual, however Daniel was feeling agitated and a little disgruntled with life once again. “I [...]
10 Books that will change your life
By Candice Aiken. I have been on an amazing journey over the past few years and there are a gazillion books I can accredit to the life-changing and sometimes “radical” decisions I’ve made. I decided to create a top 10 list of the most influential books in my life so far and here they are [...]
Thoughtful Thursdays: Life begins at the end of your comfort zone
By Candice Aiken. A few months ago, the beautiful Elena Brower posted a ‘mindful smack’ vlog on where comfort ends, life begins. This has been playing on my mind ever since as I have been moving in and out of my comfort zone. Thankfully, the universe has my back so it has been ever so kind to whack me across the [...]
