If you’re on a quest to live your best life, you’ve come to the right place. When you believe in yourself, set goals smartly, and stay healthy and strong, you’re capable of achieving anything! You can do it, and Live the Wonderful is here to support you along the way.
The Power of Positive Thinking. The half-full-or-half-empty concept. This topic may seem overdone, but I'm telling you, it's just too important to ignore! You seriously can choose how you want to see the world. Think about it for a moment...
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On Monday, Italy celebrated Ferragosto, a public holiday celebrated on 15 August, coinciding with the major Catholic feast of the Assumption of Mary. It's also the summer vacation period around mid-August, which may be a long weekend or most of August. So, it's a time of celebration. Why this week is very important to me? Well, about 4-5 weeks ago, I decided to finally launch my live the wonderful life blog. This lifestyle blog is inspired by...
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Spend more time doing what you love. I love the beach. That's where I wanted to end this post, as I thought it said enough :) Go on, write down the 10 things you love doing, outside of work and the everyday necessities. If you need a bit of encouragement, get out a pen and paper and let's do it together. Off the top of my head, I'll write down the first 10 things...
Read moreOver the last few weeks, we'd relaxed a bit. We'd realised that we'd become a little stressed, and so we had actively taken the time out to do more fun stuff, outside of the must dos. After a few weeks of this, I needed to refocus. As much as you should have a balance of fun-and-work-time, you do still need to prioritise. I'd become like a kid in a candy store, addicted to...
Read moreWe've been busy little bees, navigating this new city. From the bigger things like finding a home and work, to the myriad of other smaller things. Pushing ourselves to the max, we've been all go go go! Sure, there's still lots to do, but as I've said before, a balanced life is a productive life. Before we burn out completely, we need some funtime! How hard have you been working lately? If you look at your...
Read moreI've seen this time and time again my life. Where I've faced a big challenge, and through never giving up, I've eventually succeeded. It may take a lot of hard work, it may require you to dig deep, it may even ask you to think differently and try many different ways of facing the challenge before finding the solution. The biggest lesson, Never Give Up. If you've decided that you need something in...
Read moreAfter our road trip, we were both glad to be back in Rome. It was a good sign, a sign that we'd made a good choice for our new home. Back in Rome, we both found ourselves eager to settle. We'd been on the road for 10 days, and even before that we'd been on the move, so to speak. We felt like we'd gone off track a bit, galavanting around, trying...
Read more~~ Ciao ~~ Road tripping is one of the best things to do. Whether it's for two days or ten, it's so good to get up, get out, and go exploring. It doesn't matter if your destination is simply a couple hours away, it pulls you out of your normal life, and ignites your carefree spirit, where the journey to your destination is that much more part of the trip. When last...
Read more~~ Ciao ~ This is post number three, as I share my journey moving from South Africa to Rome. If you didn't get a chance to read the first two, check them out here: Be Brave and Embrace Change. As always, glad to have you join me on this journey, enjoy! ~~ Keep Exploring ~~ April 2016 My eyes and heart had opened up to this new experience. After being in Rome for the last week,...
Read more~~ Ciao ~ This is post number two, as I share my journey moving from South Africa to Rome. If you didn't get a chance to read the first post, click here. As always, glad to have you join me on this journey, enjoy! ~~ Embrace Change ~~ March 2016 Houston, the plane has landed. We are in Italy. I've been here for almost a week now, and it still feels surreal. I'm not sure how I...
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