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Hello friends and family!

Welcome to your weekly dose of inspiration 💖. My little baby is 68 issues in and that is 68 weeks of consistency for me. It's funny to think one idea can last this long.

(In case you need a reminder... if I can do this, you can too!) 

A warm and happy, 

hello and welcome

to the new subscribers. Thank you for joining us on this weekly adventure for a

Dose of Inspiration

and tips to 

Create A Life You Love and Go Live It

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The theme of this week is surrender. 

I am a planner, it's how I get things done. Especially if I have time constraints. I create a solid game plan, map it out in my calendar and move at lightning speed to get things done. However most times things don't always go as planned. 

Take this trip back to South Africa. I had a bucket list of things to do then came a funeral, an unexpected detour to Durban, a flood, and a few more small additional factors, and then I threw the whole list away. 

You really only have 2 choices at this stage, one... stick to the plan and be stressed, or two, surrender and go with the flow. 

Surrendering to the flow of life is a learned behavior.

You can choose this path. This is a conscious decision and with this decision comes reduced stress. Life will happen regardless of how well laid out the plan is and usually, the magic happens outside of the plan. 

The magic was seeing my entire one side of the family at the funeral together. One day, not the best circumstances but a beautiful moment in the end. 

  Your task over the next week: 

• Look for moments where the world requires you to surrender and then just flow with it. 

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

6 ways to heal trauma without medication | Bessel van der Kolk | Big Think

If you haven't stumbled on the Big Think yet, go follow this Youtube Channel. It's one of my all-time favourites. 

Artists Who Inspire 

 Artist: fgfefeart 

Meet Fefe, this week's artist from Italy. An illustrator with a unique style. I see so many illustrators online and after 68 weeks of searching for art, it mostly starts to look the same. 

So I need to search for the magic. I look for a special something to make it stand out from the rest. Here it's the line work and patterns. Small details but when you put her work against the rest it stands out. 

Her art like you is unique. You have that special something that no one else has. Remember this when you feel like you are not enough in the world. 

Click on the links below to check out their work.

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Song of the week 

Bringing back the beauty this week. Enjoy this piece of magic. I have a solid request this week. Take this song outside into nature. Grab some headphones and go sit outside. Listen to the entire piece while observing the world around you. 

We often forget that music is an entire experience and it can be paired with others to fully bring out it's beauty. 

Before I forget - a big thank you to @0melapics for the Tribal design that inspired this branding.