Note to Self #7 – Don’t Be Afraid To Embrace Yourself

Dear T,

There are 7.3 billion people in this world and none of them is you. We are all different identities with different thought and behavioural patterns. Can you imagine how unique we are from the roots of our hair to the tips of our toes! If no two fingerprints are the same, then why should we strive to be like anyone else? Why be a wannabe when you can simply be you?

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Note to Self #5 – Take A Little Break

Dear T,

Today hasn’t been a great day. But it’s okay. Things happen. Just let the angry feelings pass by like a passing grey cloud. I know you’re not in the mood for a big pep talk kind of note so here’s a little impromptu poetry which I know I am not very good at but it might just cheer you up. It will remind you that taking a step back is more important than expressing anger at a situation that is out of your control at the time.

Note to Self #3 – This Is Not The End of the Journey

Dear T,

You’ve only had one calling ever since you remember – to write your way into this world. Living in an imaginative bubble, your best friends growing up were books, paper, a pencil and your sister’s old typewriter. You were always good at languages and the written word in school but did not have a strong affinity toward other subjects. The one dream you had as a young’un was to become a writer/reporter.

Note to Self #2 – Protect Your Little Nest Egg

Dear T,

You’ve never been a financial planner but there are many things that you have picked up from your father who is a very wise man and especially when it comes to wealth management. Take a moment to reflect upon his teachings:

Writing 101 – Day 17 – Mine from your own material

In February of this year, I tweeted, “I want to be able to look back at my tweets one day and see how much I’ve grown as a person since I started tweeting. #SensibleTweeting“ on my personal Twitter account.

Writing 101 – Day 15 – Take a Cue From Your Readers

“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
— Marcus Tullius Cicero

As a book lover, I cannot imagine a room, a house, a journey or even a phone/tablet without books. It’s the first thing I look forward to packing in my handbag and/or storing on my phone when I am going on a journey. It’s the only thing that gives me solace and a homely feeling when I am in a new place. Even if it’s just a magazine, a borrowed book or an old re-read, I need to have something to read.

Writing 101 – Day 14 – Recreate A Single Day

Continuation of the story Lost written for Writing 101 Day 4 : A Story in a Single Image

24th September 2015
Thursday, 10pm

Dear Diary,

Writing 101 – Day 12 – Play with word count

“Abby! HELP!”, Tina screamed.

Writing 101 – Day 11 – Writing and not writing

Does writing make me happy? Yes, it does! Do I want to keep doing it all my life? Yes, I do! Do I write or think about writing ALL the time? Errr…no I don’t.

Writing 101 – Day 9 – Reinvent the Letter Format

An Open Letter to Plastic

Dear Plastic,

Listen, I don’t know how else to say this without being totally brutal but here’s the truth – I am just not that into you anymore.