Category: meaning

The Background on my Blog Name…

happiness, lifestyle, mindset, positivity, quotes, selflove

Charlotte's avatarWatch with Glittering Eyes

Before I write any more posts, I wanted to explain where the name of my blog came from and give a little bit of background:


Like most people, there have been many times in my life where I’ve struggled to think positively, and there will be more – whether it’s lacking confidence or feeling like I’m not good enough or intelligent enough to accomplish things, the list goes on… *although I try my best to have a positive outlook in general*. (Interesting fact: A lecturer at uni once told me that that feeling worried, fearful or always thinking of the worst case situation when we have no need to is something to do with us still having part of our “monkey brains” which haven’t fully evolved, and that having that mindset kept our ancestors safe from harm when living in dangerous circumstances). Which leads on to the title of…

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The meaningfulness of our actions

actions , content writing , freelance writer , ghost writing , life , life coaching , meaning

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I’ve always wanted to be a writer, I’ve always wanted to write something significant and meaningful.  But every time I started to write, I am thinking, “This is not significant enough, this is not meaningful enough.  Whose life will change by reading this?”  And then I procrastinate.  I have procrastinated for approximately 5 years now.  Today I’ve decided that this is enough.  Maybe the significance lies in doing something that has been put off for so long.  Maybe the meaningfulness is exactly that I am doing it, regardless of what it will mean or how significant it will be.

Getting back to the topic.  This all made me think – who determines what is meaningful?  To assign meaning or purpose or significance to anything in life is an extremely personal decision.  A smile to a stranger might just be a meaningless smile to you, but it might be the life…

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