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Reflecting on the 18 Laws of Human Nature according to Robert Greene
The 18 Laws of Human Nature and What They’ve Taught Me Reading Robert Greene’s The Laws of Human Nature helped me understand people, situations, and even myself with […]
23 Oct 2025 – Grateful for a Heart of Gold
Today, I want to express my deepest gratitude for our helper, whose kindness and care have been such a blessing to my family. She looks after my mum, […]
22 Oct 2025 – Grateful for the Lessons Behind Rejection
Today, I want to write about something that is not easy to feel grateful for – rejection. Recently, I faced a painful experience where, after months of preparation […]
21 Oct 2025 – Grateful for a Safe Journey Home
As our holiday comes to an end, I am filled with gratitude for a beautiful trip and a safe journey home. Travelling through China has been such a […]
20 Oct 2025 – Grateful for a Rainy Afternoon in Chongqing
Today, I am grateful for a quiet, rainy afternoon in Chongqing spent at a small, cozy café. The rain outside fell softly against the windows, wrapping the city […]
19 Oct 2025 – Grateful for a Day of Discovery in Chongqing
Today, I am grateful for the chance to explore more of Chongqing’s cultural side, visiting the Chongqing Art Museum and Sibati Ancient Town. The Chongqing Art Museum was […]
18 Oct 2025 – Grateful for a Day of Discovery in Chongqing
Today, I am filled with gratitude for the chance to explore Chongqing, a city of mountains, rivers, and endless energy. It was a day of discovery, learning, and […]
17 Oct 2025 – Grateful for the Journey Between Journeys
Today, I am grateful for the quiet comfort of China’s high-speed train. After two full days of trekking through mountains and valleys, my body was tired and ready […]
16 Oct 2025 – Grateful for the Wonder of Jiuzhaigou
Today, I am filled with gratitude for the chance to visit Jiuzhaigou Valley, one of the most stunning places I have ever seen. The water glowed in shades […]
15 Oct 2025 – Grateful for the Magic of Huanglong
Today, I am grateful to visit Huanglong, a place that feels like it was painted by nature itself. The air was crisp and pure, and everywhere I looked […]
14 Oct 2025 – Grateful for Chengdu’s Inspiring Architecture
Today, I am grateful to witness the breathtaking architecture of Chengdu, a city where tradition meets the future in the most harmonious way. I visited the Tianfu Art […]
13 Oct 2025 – Grateful for Meeting the Pandas
Feeling so grateful to visit the Chengdu Panda Research Base today Watching these gentle, playful pandas melted my heart. They are unbelievably cute, rolling, munching, and just […]
12 Oct 2025 – Grateful for a Day of Discovery in Chengdu
Today, I am thankful to be able to travel to Chengdu, China. The weather was beautiful, around 20 degrees, cool and comfortable, perfect for exploring. I spent the […]
11 Oct 2025 – Grateful for My Little Mum
Today, I want to express my gratitude to my little mum, my mother-in-law, for helping to look after Bobby while I am travelling. Although she is quite frail […]
Where art heals, yoga grounds, and the heart finally learns to let go…1 year on!
It has been one year since I took the leap to live fully as an artist, and this journey has changed me in more ways than I ever […]
10 October 2025 – Grateful for My Loving Partner
Today, I want to give thanks to my husband, who quietly did the laundry while I was out enjoying my yoga class. It may seem like a small […]
9 October 2025 – Grateful for Guidance and Breakthroughs
Today, I want to express my gratitude to my yoga classmates for helping me with my wheel pose. For the longest time, I could not push up fully […]
8 October 2025 – Grateful for Healing Through Yoga
I attended a two-hour yoga class today and enjoyed every moment of it. My body felt strong, my mind awake, and my breath steady. We focused on movements […]
7 October 2025 – The Comfort of Rain
After several days of heat, the rain finally arrived this morning. It started softly, like a sigh, then grew steadier, forming a silver veil outside my window. The […]
One Earth, Many Hearts: Why I Paint to Celebrate Life
There was a time when my days were filled with busyness. Meetings, deadlines, endless to-do lists. I was always chasing something, approval, progress, success, but deep down, I […]
6 October 2025 – Grateful for Slow Mondays
This morning, I woke up at 10am simply because I wanted to. No alarms, no rush, no guilt. Just the comfort of knowing that I could sleep in […]
5 October 2025 – Time for Painting
Today, I feel deeply grateful for the simple yet precious gift of time, time to paint, to create, to grow. As I looked back on this year, I […]
4 October 2025 – Love Bobby
Today I want to pause and give thanks for Bobby, my beloved cat. He is more than a companion, he is a gentle presence that softens the weight […]
Gratitudes
Why I Am Starting a Daily Gratitude Blog Gratitude has been a quiet thread running through my life and my art. Over the years, I’ve learned that it […]