"When you recover or discover something that nourishes your soul and brings joy, care enough about yourself to make room for it in your life." ~Jean Shinoda Bolen In Malaysia and Singapore, where I spend most of my time, there's one question that we ask each other a lot, and it's this: "Have you …
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Finding Calm In The Coronavirus Chaos
I'm on day ten of lock-down as I'm writing this post. Like you, I'm still reeling from the chaos that the coronavirus has unleashed on all of us and doing my best to make sense of everything that's happening around me and the people I love. I hope you're reading this while safely tucked away at …
8 Signs You’re Doing Well In Life
It's not easy to feel 'successful' these days. We're expected to do more, be more and have more than ever, and this obsession with 'more' can often seem to have no limits. In Singapore (which I live next door to and visit pretty often), success has, for decades meant achieving the 5 Cs — the …
7 Things You Need To Stop Feeling Guilty About (Seriously)
You're feeling guilty about something right now, aren't you? It's because you said "no" to that wedding invite from Sally in marketing. It's that uncomfortable 7-second hesitation that came up when your friend unexpectedly asked if you liked her new boyfriend (no, you really don't and can't …
10 Ways To Simplify Your Life Without Getting Rid Of Everything You Own
So you want to simplify your life. You've even considered becoming a minimalist, whatever that means. But what does it actual entail, where do you start and how? Here's the truth about living a simple, minimalist life: You don't need to live like a monk to do it, and it's not about getting …
Find Magic In The Mundane
Wake up. Grind. Repeat. When my to-do list gets out of control, this is what life feels like. Every single day. From the moment I get out of bed, I jump head-first into the daily routine of doing everything I can to stay afloat or get ahead. It's a vicious, all-consuming cycle — I get so …
These 6 Money Habits Will Help You Sleep Peacefully At Night
My first ever paycheck was a humble RM1,300 (about US$325) a month. It wasn't much, but it was the expected starting pay for a rookie journalist at the time in Malaysia, where I live. And although it was on the low end of the average pay scale, it still made me feel rich. I was able to feel …