Hello friends and family,

A big warm hello from Brazil. So it finally happened! I skipped a week 😃 

Between wrapping up life in Kuala Lumpur, flying 21 hours back in time to Brazil, landing into a full weekend of F1, and then jetlag, I was on 2% last night. I tried my best to find some good words but it did not happen and at 10 pm I decided that it was okay to skip this week. I did more than the standard week of life!

How do I feel about it? Surprisingly okay! This is part of life, it’s a hobby, it’s my little baby and I am 100% sure everyone will be okay if I skipped it. Because hey…we are human.

The theme of this week is “freedom”

This Monday is the first full day of working for myself. WHHHHAATTT! Can you believe this? I am not fully convinced that it actually happened. But it did and wow. I started at 8:30 had my first call at 9 am and took a break for lunch. I wrap up after this newsletter is sent and then have a call before midnight (Asia timezone). But this is it now…. my own work schedule, my clients, and my own prioritization, also all my own problems haha.

To be completely honest I have been mentally working towards this for years. This is probably the hardest decision to make and going from the security of a visa plus a secure job as an expat to freelancer and tourist visas while traveling was something I bounced around in my head for a while.

Then it hit me …life is short and if I want to make it happen now is the best time. I still believe I am young (39…anything under 50 feels like 20, everything over 50 will be my 30s…why live by this set age thing! haha).

Anyway, if you know me from my 20s or 18s…or even early 30s you know this is a long way from where I was. If you just arrived into my life and know me for this chapter I am not entirely sure it will be as impactful to see this moment. You need to zoom out and start from back when I was protesting at home to be a DJ and spin vinyls or when I was hosting fashion shows in friends’ clubs in my city to make money to buy a plane ticket to the States…or even me on a Saturday morning in a grocery store handing out samples for people to try. These mini-steps and moments, random jobs, and big leaps have all led to this day.

Life is a collection of moments and like chess it’s the moves forward that will allow progress in the game. Even if you lose a piece or two along the way….

I hope that today inspires you in a way that you know whatever you want to do is possible.

Your task this week:

• Dream big!

Remember each week, we are just moving one tiny step forward to creating a life you love. 

A tiny bit of creative inspiration for you this week. These two musical geniuses sit down for some laughs and conversation on creating. I love that this is also a marketing ad for whiskey, it’s a very creative way to find new customers!

Artists Who Inspire

Anushree Dutta

I found this recently and I fell in love with the patterns and details. An Indian folk artist sharing her love for stories and design with the world. Btw after all these weeks of me sharing art…have you found your favourite artist yet?

If you have a favourite artist please hit reply and send them my way, with a short note on how you found them and what they mean to you. I would love to start sharing stories from the community.

Song of the week

Magic! This one is perfect for a lazy day, a morning break, summer afternoons, or just a moment to relax.

Turn it up, lie back, and enjoy 🙂 

And if you loved this…listen to this GEM.

Final thoughts:

I have no idea if what I am doing is the right thing. But for this moment it feels right and this is all that matters.

Life is a game and we all need to align to that inner wisdom and create the path for ourselves. This is your life and you should be living it in your way.

Wishing you the best on your adventure of life! ❤️

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