Evolve: Turning Survival Into Growth
Evolve is the final step in the PAUSE Framework. It is where you turn the whole experience into fuel for …
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Strengthen: Building Your Resilience Muscle
Life will always throw challenges our way whether we want them or not. The best way to deal with them …
Understand: Finding the ‘Why’ Beneath the Reaction
When emotions run high, it is tempting to deal only with the surface, what was said, what was done. But …
The Lighthouse Keeper’s Choice: Shine When No One’s Watching
On a rocky island far from shore stood an ancient lighthouse, its beam cutting through the darkness each night. For …
Everyday Use Cases for PAUSE (And How to Handle Them Well)
I created the PAUSE framework, which includes Pause, Accept, Understand, Strengthen, Evolve, to help me get through a time at …
Why a Binder Beats a Notebook for Personal Growth
When you start a new journal or notebook, the first pages often feel fresh with possibility. But what happens six …
Improving Inspirational Guidance
🎉 21 Years of Support. The Inspirational Guidance 'Glow Up' On 27th November 2004, I registered a domain called inspirationalguidance.com. …
The Four Values I Won’t Live Without (and How They Brought Me Back to Inspirational Guidance)
I didn’t plan to rebuild Inspirational Guidance this year. Not officially, anyway. But in the middle of juggling projects and letting …
101 Six-Word Stories: Tiny Truths That Spark Big Feelings
I truly enjoyed putting together these 101 positively inspiring six-word stories, which are also spiritual affirmations. Short reminders of life. …
How to Design Days That Reflect Your Values (and Actually Stick to Them)
A purposeful life isn’t built all at once, it is assembled, choice by choice, hour by hour, in the way …
Why Joy Often Fades in Midlife And 3 Small Steps That Bring It Back
Joy is one of those experiences we assume will always be there. In childhood, joy feels effortless like a burst …
The Village of Wandering Lights: Finding Your Way Back to Belonging
In a quiet valley surrounded by misty hills, there was a village where each person was born holding a small …