As my understanding of my Human Design body graph evolved past the light level descriptions on who I am energetically and what I am here to do, I began to truly understand how I need to work to unlock my potential and most radiant self. I realised then, with great catharsis, why I was always burnt out and why I always seemed to have difficulty coming back to my seemingly full-proof productivity systems.

Lessons from culture: Japanese culture encourages people to find happiness not in their big responsibilities but in their tiny, insignificant joys. In their frog toy collections, their love for hellokitty, , the stillness of nature, paper folding, the colour yellow, perhaps

Our modern society hinges on a cycle of shame and guilt much more than we realise. I took a sociology class a few years ago that told us, as much as we act like capitalism is the only ‘successful’ model of society, it has only succeeded in a handful of countries it has been set up in. And, when investigated, the common cultural denominator between those successful countries was their deep rooted belief that rest was inherently shameful.

I asked you on IG/Twt if you believed we had purpose…

What we need today are more global citizens.

Reflecting on the unique, raw perspective presented by Murakami in Norwegian Wood. “Norwegian Wood Review, No Spoilers”