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by Thoughts From Jas
Posted on March 24, 2019March 24, 2019

“I FEARED FOR MY LIFE” – Aussie Lawyer Lara Hall’s Escape from Pakistan (Reasons To Live Podcast Ep.7)

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Thank you so much to Erin Peters and @lifeline Bookfest for inviting me to share today about my journey to wellness, and ‘Reasons to Live.’ I’m always humbled when people find the courage to come and share with me after the event; to be so vulnerable with their own past trauma or suicide attempts. Thank you for being brave with me, Brisbane friends.💙🌟

I’ve been having a lot of nightmares lately 😔 I’m not sure why, but the combination of insomnia or sleep peppered with constant nightmare-wakings hasn’t been very fun 🙄 Yesterday I could tell that my body was beginning to enter burn out/hyperstress mode... I felt off, sickly, and had one of those persistent ‘almost gone, but not quite’ headaches 😑 I could see my body throwing up red flags, and knew that I needed time out, stat 🏖 being a full time stay at home Mum and running my own business, that’s not really a possibility... (I also find it hard to disconnect myself from my goals and passions, so I am ALWAYS working on something) 📝 But this morning my husband suggested we get up early, go for breakfast at redcliffe, and take a walk with little R 👶🏼 as soon as we arrived, I couldn’t WAIT to get my feet in the water... to walk through the freezing seashell-littered ocean, and just give my body some time away from technology 💙 All the time we spend online has a huge impact on our health (emotional and physical) and it’s so important to disconnect regularly 📱❌ It’s something I don’t always do well, but I want to get better at it ... 🌿🍃🌸☀️ This morning also reminded me of how important the ocean is for my mental health... For some people, self care is meditation and yoga, but for me, my ‘healer’ has always been the ocean 🌊 nothing helps me breathe more deeply or feel more at ease, than when I’m swimming or walking through crystal clear ripples 🌊 What’s your favourite way to give back to your body? . . PS. I love this picture even more for the simple fact that I had no idea my husband was even there taking a photo... ❤️

Let’s cut the bullshit... If you’re waiting for the right ‘environment’ or the latest trending laptop to get started on your book, it’s never going to happen ❌ If you don’t have your priorities straight, or the right mindset, it won’t matter if you're in a beautiful villa overlooking the ocean... that book ain’t going to happen ❌ I’ll be the first to admit - I really couldn’t care less about having the latest trending phone or the most slimline laptop... I mean, until recently my ‘work desk’ was an ironing board 😂 Also, I’ve been using the same laptop since 2011... it’s a little bulky, the touch pad is broken (not to mention other parts!) and atm I’m using a cheap mouse from Big W 😐 ... and to be honest, it hasn’t bothered me (or hindered my writing) ✍️ In fact, I love this crappy, failing laptop... why? Because it’s seen me go from my early days of blogging (when I had no idea what I wanted to write about), to writing my first manuscript, becoming a published author, and now a writing coach 📝 This is where all the magic of my career has happened...🌟 And sure, I’ll eventually splurge on a new laptop, but the point is, you don’t need to buy into the bullshit culture that is ‘keeping up with the kardashians’ (or keeping up with the Joneses, as us oldies say 😂) to be successful 🌟 Honestly, if you want to write a book, the only things you need to get started, are a pen and a notebook 📓 (and seriously, if you borrowed a pen from a local cafe and ‘forgot’ to give it back, they’d probs get over it 😜😂) The point is, you don’t have to have the ‘best’ of everything all at once, to make a start on your dreams You just need a dream, persistence, and an unwavering commitment to keep working toward your writing goals - one page at a time 🌟

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