Eyes Wide Open
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For people who want to live fully - not one day, but today. Â
A bit of soul, a bit of sass, and a load of permission to be yourself.
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The Raw Material of Creation
Often, in the hustle of daily life around us, it's easy to just drift along. Doing the do.
These letters are an invitation to pause for a while, reconnect with whatâs inside, and live a little more unapologetically you.
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How fitting that spring is just around the corner!
I feel like Iâm bursting...
by Di Russell â
Aug 21, 2026
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One Good Thing About Rock Bottom
Often, in the noise of daily life, it's easy to drift away from our true selves.
These letters are an invitation to pause for a while, reconnect with what you know to be true, and live a little more unapologetically you.
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Things werenât going as I wanted them to.
I was aware of the rumble inside...
by Di Russell â
Aug 08, 2026
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Never Apologise For The Invisible Seasons
Often, in the noise of daily life, it's easy to drift away from our true selves.
These letters are an invitation to pause for a while, reconnect with what you know to be true, and live a little more unapologetically you.
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As I sit writing this weekâs letter, Iâm noticing the tree just outside my...
by Di Russell â
Jul 25, 2026
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That 'Thing' You Don't Realise You're Practicing
Often, in the busyness of life, it's easy to drift away from ourselves.
I write these letters as a gentle invitation to pause for a while, reconnect with what you know to be true, and live a little more unapologetically you.
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A conversation I had this week sounded so familiar.
Two people, a scen...
by Di Russell â
Jul 12, 2026
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What If Your Desire Is the Evidence?
Have you ever had an idea that just wouldnât let you go?
In 2015 I caught myself thinking âŚ
âI want to help people be the best they can be.â
And then I immediately shut it down.
âHow would I EVER do that? â
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Whatâs your idea?...that one that just keeps hanging around.
â⌠to travel overseas for a...
by Di Russell â
Jun 27, 2026
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Returning to Yourself
Just today I came across a piece of writing one of my daughters sent me a few years ago.
Sheâd written an account of her thoughts and observations leading into an interaction weâd had a year after I began a new chapter in my life.
Reading it again stirred my emotion, and my gratitude, for what sh...
by Di Russell â
Jun 14, 2026
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Why Does This Keep Happening?
Have you ever noticed how easy it is to become consumed by something you don't want?
It could be a problem youâre experiencing now, A situation youâre dreading,A person you donât enjoying working with,A âwhat ifâ scenarioâŚ.
It crowds out your thinking.
You discuss it over and over in your own hea...
by Di Russell â
May 30, 2026
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Will you allow it?
Can you remember being so excited as a child that you could barely sit still?
That feeling of anticipation â it coloured everything around you, and you felt the lift inside you.
As adults, it happens too⌠though perhaps, like me, you experience it a little differently now.
This week, I had a rest...
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May 15, 2026
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When life says no
Life really does happen to reveal us to ourselves.
Today I had plans of driving down the coast to see a friend, and then sitting amongst nature and writing an inspired letter to you all.
Itâs perfect weatherâŚcool, overcast, rainâŚweâre in the last month of Autumn. I love driving the hills route wi...
by Di Russell â
May 02, 2026
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Be You. To the Full
Have you ever experienced the raw joy expressed by a child âthe kind that simply steals your heart?
I find myself so drawn to it. Captivated by it.
I experienced it again this week with one of my grandchildren.
They had an idea⌠and shared it with such enthusiasm.
"Do you like to drive a red car...
by Di Russell â
Apr 17, 2026
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If not now... when?
Today feels like a bold letter from me to you.
In recent weeks, Iâve had a few friends pass away.And along with the sadness⌠thereâs always a stark reminder:
Am I really giving life all I have?
There is no rehearsal â this is it.And we donât know when our curtain will fall.
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I see it so oftenâŚcl...
by Di Russell â
Apr 03, 2026
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There's Power in Creating Space
When was the last time you really stopped ⌠and created space for yourself?
I donât mean a pause for a cuppaâŚor just taking a day off (to catch up on chores).
When - if ever - have you truly stepped back from everything -Â the noise, the doing, the constant holding of it all?
To just pause, reflec...
by Di Russell â
Mar 21, 2026
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