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“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” Ralph Waldo Emerson

“I've learned that making a 'living' is not the same thing as 'making a life'.” Maya Angelou ✨⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Photo: Andriyko Podilnyk via Unsplash⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#mayaangelou #livemindfully #mondaymorningquotes

"You will find as you look back upon your life that the moments when you have truly lived are the moments when you have done things in the spirit of love." Henry Drummond ✨⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Stunning pic of Tallow Beach in Byron Bay by @saxonkent.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#mindfulness #meditation #gratitude #equanimity #selfcare #wellbeing #mentalhealth #inspiration #peace #happiness #mindset #healing #spirituality #createcalm #gratitude #consciousness #quote #lifecoachmelbourne #mindful #selfawareness #awareness #spiritual #mantra #selfcompassion #mindfullife #mindfulnesscoach #changeyourlife

What gives your life a sense of meaning and purpose? For me, it's layered and not just a single factor.

At work, it's about sharing how mindfulness, meditation, self-compassion and knowing your values can change your life. It's also about really getting to know my clients so they feel seen, valued and heard.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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At home, it's about finding beauty in the small things – growing a beautiful garden, cooking delicious meals and creating a home that feels peaceful and nurturing. It's also about being the best mother, partner and friend I can be.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I explored this topic in more depth in a recent interview with Kylie from @thefrae_ . I shared how having a sense of purpose helped me to do things that were out of my comfort zone. How it gave me the courage to begin teaching meditation almost twenty years ago, when speaking in front of groups really scared me.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Below is how Kylie described our conversation in her Instagram post yesterday. I've included a link to the podcast in my bio if you'd like to have a listen. I love the questions she asked. ✨
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Today’s conversation is all about purpose and living a meaningful life with Life and Career Coach, Kate James. (You’re going to LOVE Kate).⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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We speak about: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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💙The idea of purpose and why it shouldn’t be romanticised
💙How to acknowledge your own strengths ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
💙Authentic purpose ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
💙How it feels to not recognise purpose
💙Mindfulness ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
💙 Acceptance, Resistance and Surrender ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
💙Creativity ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
💙Inner Peace ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
💙Self Compassion⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
💙 Inner Critic and Inner Mentor ⠀⠀⠀
💙How To Do “The Work”⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Photo by @Emma_louise_murray at the launch of my second book, Be Mindful & Simplify Your Life at @lululemonaus a few years back.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#lifepurpose #mindfulness #selfcompassion

I felt that sense of amazement this weekend while working in the garden. With all of the attention during lockdown, it has literally burst into life this spring. Nature’s beauty never ceases to amaze me (I’ve shared some photos in Stories).⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I’ve felt it too at being able to catch up with friends again and spending time with our beautiful grandchildren.
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I feel it often at the kindness of strangers, at the art, the books, the music, the food and clean water we have such ready access to. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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All of the small but beautiful things. They’re so simple but really, amazing.
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I hope your week is full of them. ✨

"This moment is all there is." Rumi⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I’ve been promising my lovely @insighttimer Live friends a new Inner Peace Meditation for several weeks now and it is finally up on the app.

It took me longer than I’d hoped because as I wrote the track, I wanted to take my time and really think about how we connect with the often elusive state of internal peace. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Eventually I included a few different elements but maybe the most important is the one expressed here by Rumi.

When we can bring our awareness fully into the present moment, without any resistance, we can find our way to an inner stillness that makes everything much more manageable.

If you’d like to listen to the new meditation, I’ve included a link in my bio. 🙏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Photo credit: Richard Lee via Unsplash

“Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.” Nelson Mandela 🙌

“Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean.” Ryunosuke Satoro⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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How lovely to know that we’ll be able to spend time with one another again so soon. 🙌

“Always remember you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” A. A. Milne ✨⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Last week I wrote an article about developing confidence when you’re an introvert and added a new meditation Connecting with Confidence meditation on @insighttimer. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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These might help if you need a boost to your self-belief. I’ve included links to each in my bio. 🙏

© Kate James 2021

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