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Finding purpose: How loss led to meaning

By KatieAugust 24, 2018October 2, 2018

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Have you ever been really, really happy but in the back of your mind you’re thinking - when is the bad thing coming? I think it’s ruining our experience of the happiness 🤔⁣ ⁣ I’ve been in this happy little bubble recently and I realised that I’ve been waiting for the bad bit. Looking for it even. And by looking for the bad bit I realised that I was sabotaging my own happiness. ⁣ ⁣ So, my little lesson is to just enjoy the moment completely and not ruin it by anticipating something bad happening. Because sometimes cool things happen *without* anything bad. And that’s worth smiling about 🤗 ⁣ ⁣ 📸: sipping tea on the Aquapackers in Abel Tasman National Park ⁣ ⁣ #happiness ⁣

A little throw back to me being a tourist in my own country. This spot is near Golden Bay in Nelson region and it’s called the Labyrinth Rocks. The rock formations are just beautiful 😍⁣ ⁣ Where’s your favourite local spot to visit? ⁣ ⁣ #nelson #travel #nz #goldenbay #nzmustdo

I’ve been an aspirational vegan for a while but recently switched to fully plant-based food 🌱⁣ ⁣ I’m doing it for a few reasons: ⁣ ✅ for the planet 🌏 ⁣ ✅ for the things that live on it 🐖🐓🦈🐄 ⁣ ✅and for my health 🍃💚🏃🏽‍♀️⁣ ⁣ I’m actually loving all of the options and I’m feeling really, really healthy now lol ⁣ Swipe for some of the yum meals we’ve had recently ➡️⁣ ⁣ Any other plant-based eaters out there? Tag me on your fave recipes or food accounts - I need some inspo 😍⁣ ⁣ #vegan #veganfood #vegansofig

I wore the pounamu you gave me today, Dad, like I do every day I need your guidance. I wore it on the late nights working on this project, telling you all the tricky things I was navigating. I wore it in the meetings, holding it in my hand as I answered the questions. I’d hold it tight and say “I need all your powers today, Dad”. And I felt its power as it leaned gently against my skin like a secret weapon. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Today, when they called and told me that our project had been approved, I couldn’t contain my joy. I desperately wanted to call you. I scrolled through my contacts for someone who would understand the gravity of it. You would’ve read articles on it, watched the videos. You would’ve schooled yourself up on it so that you could advise me when I asked. You would’ve really got it. ⁣⁣ ⁣ But then I remembered that you had been there at every step when I called on your knowledge. I didn’t need to tell you. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Because you already knew ✨⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ “I see further than I ever have because I am standing on the shoulders of giants” ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ [P.S. because these posts sometimes worry kind-hearted people: I feel good and feel very loved and supported. I share my grief and joy here for others who experience loss to know that the range of emotions are so very normal. And that there’s a community of beautifully supportive people out there who are working their way through their own losses to lean on too ❤️] ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ #goodgrief

You know those people that just feel like sunshine? They make you smile from ear to ear and they bring out the best in you. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ My pal here is one of those types. She’s stopped drinking alcohol a while back like me so when she said she was coming to my favourite festival, @jimbeamhomegrown, I was stoked to have another sober sister💃🏽💃🏽We had a ball on the waters⚡️⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ We treated ourselves to some fancy mocktails at HotSauce and tbh they tasted just as good as the boozy ones 💥⚡️🥂⁣⁣first festival alcohol free ✅✅✅ ⁣⁣ Did you go to Homegrown too? Here’s to the sunshine/s!☀️⁣⁣ ⁣ ⁣ #homegrown #sunshine⁣ #nz #Wellington #friends #love #happiness😍 #happinessproject

@coralporter and I enjoyed this special moment with this butterfly yesterday and it reminded me of this: ⁣ ⁣ Happiness is like a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you -Nathanial Hawthorne 🌸⁣ ⁣ #happiness

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