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10 tips to reveal life’s little gems!

10 tips to reveal life’s little gems!

Life is jam-packed with shiny, sparkling gems! Their brilliance is amazing and can light up our worlds. They come in many amazing and life changing forms:  profound epiphanies, moments of bliss, special connections with self or others, flashes of clarity, precision with our decisions, problem solving with lucidity or just being in the flow and… Continue Reading

Barefoot in 2018

Barefoot in 2018

Happy New Year! Welcome to A fabulous Life in the Pink at the start of 2018! “I inspire others when I am happy” For me, in Australia its hot and humid and the christmas holidays brings with it lots of fun, sun, beach, waves, water and family. Every year since I was a child the tradition of… Continue Reading

Floating into 2018

Floating into 2018

Welcome 2018 This week whilst funning and sunning at the river nursing disappointment as my torn hamstring prevented my from skiing, I pondered my entrance into 2018 versus the same time last year. Reading over my post this time last year Read here , I was surrounded by negativity on Facebook and had to peek through the… Continue Reading

Self care is the best care!

Self care is the best care!

In this busy, exhilarating, non stop world we sometimes only dream, wish, hope and pray about taking time out for self care, rather than actually seeing it come to fruition. We set New Year’s intentions, we talk to friends about our goals, we read another book on changing our lives, we pray to do better… Continue Reading

Fifty Fabulous tips for turning fifty!

Fifty Fabulous tips for turning fifty!

We all only turn 50 once. It’s half a century, a big number and a big deal. Turning 50, you have a choice! You can choose to mope and be sad and sorry for yourself as you get older OR you can feel the love, appreciate your life and be grateful for your world and… Continue Reading

Delicious diamonds on turning 50!

Delicious diamonds on turning 50!

“Happy Birthday” “I’m not getting older, I’m getting better” Unknown A shout out to all the Virgo September babies out there! “Happy Birthday to you” Oohhh and to ME!” Virgos are the absolute best, some of their fabulous traits include: Intelligent, Analytical, Precise, Introvert, Intense, Sensible, Serious, Practical, Realistic,  Loyal, Responsible, Down to earth, Cautious, Patient, Self disciplined, Dependable, Flexible, Adaptable, Balanced, Curious. We also have our down sides but let’s not talk about them,… Continue Reading

15 tips on writing an inspirational book!

15 tips on writing an inspirational book!

Heartbreak, Healing and Happiness – Author: Lara Casanova I still have to pinch myself, my dream came true, I actually wrote and published a book, I am an author. When people know I have written a book, I see raised eyebrows and sometimes a look of astonishment as if it is a huge accomplishment. Maybe… Continue Reading

A trip to remember!

A trip to remember!

Italy (Rome, Sorrento, Amalfi, Rome, Venice) – England – Australia I’m home, sitting at my beautiful desk, in my favourite office in the middle of winter with the sun pouring in through the windows and three doggies at my feet. Home is bliss. After a fabulous, unforgettable three week round trip to Italy and England, I… Continue Reading

Just PINK it.

Just PINK it.

Just PINK it! Comparable to the famous NIKE tag line “Just do it” I am of a related philosophy, sometimes you need to stop the excruciating thinking and the soul defeating agonising, still the mind, listen to the heart, feel your way and “Just PINK it”. Life is seriously too short to residue in constant… Continue Reading

I choose…..

I choose…..

Here are two simplistic, yet very powerful words that if used more regularly with authenticity have the ability to alter your life. In our fast paced, busy world packed full of activities, lists, commitments  and dramas it’s no wonder our stress levels have hit the ceiling and the number of people on anti-depressant medication, simply… Continue Reading

Big Bold Decisions

Big Bold Decisions

To get a new puppy or not to get a puppy, that was my dilemma. Overwhelmed by choice and options I was turning in a stressed out wreck for the period of a few weeks before I stopped seeking outwardly for the answers and started to look a little closer to home, my heart. The… Continue Reading

Decisions from the heart

Decisions from the heart

Following our heart straight to the right decision fills us with a warm fuzziness of knowingness, a deep inner knowing that makes us feel safe, comforted and at home in ourselves.. A decision make with the heart finds that peace and contentedness we elusively seek and sees it glimmering in our heart allowing our decision… Continue Reading

Heeding your heart’s voice

Heeding your heart’s voice

Following your heart makes life rich, full, enjoyable and fulfilling. This joyous feeling then spills out to the loved ones around us and compliments our behaviours and our relationships. However, despite knowing this in theory, applying this in our real world becomes a difficulty for many. Trudging to our office jobs waiting for our long… Continue Reading

Flying high on your why?

Flying high on your why?

One of the biggest joys in life is to be living with purpose, passion and fulfillment, creating a life full of richness and abundance. When you have discovered your WHY, a light turns on internally and radiates positive, warm and loving vibrations from the inside out to your loved ones and all those who surround… Continue Reading

Strutting into 2017 with epiphanies galore

Strutting into 2017 with epiphanies galore

As Katy Perry and Lady Gaga were bellowing out from the sound system last night, and between the hullabaloo, noise and dancing girls, I found space to reflect internally on my year of 2016. My initial thoughts were telling me this was the worst year ever, my Dad had passed away. I kind of felt… Continue Reading

See the magic this Xmas.

See the magic this Xmas.

Xmas is nearly here. Only 7 sleeps to go! Wow, once again it’s Xmas time in the city. The jolly season and the jolly fellow are just around the corner and the lead up is one of the most pleasurable parts. When you look around you see jam-packed shopping centre carparks, Santa Claus effortlessly bouncing… Continue Reading

A simple life.

A simple life.

Imagine leading a simple yet deeply fulfilling life. You would be free of the stressors you encounter daily that send you into chaos and clutter and filled to the brim full with deep and rich experiences that send you to the land of joy, bliss and contentment. You would walk slowly down the street, smell… Continue Reading

Feel and Heal – Take our quiz

Feel and Heal – Take our quiz

Feeling your feelings is by far one of the quickest ways to move through your pain and suffering and walk straight into healing. Actually feeling those feelings is probably one of the most difficult traits for us as humans to master. The positive emotions bring us happiness, love, hope, joy and contentment and are easy… Continue Reading

Coping in a harsh world

Coping in a harsh world

Whilst appreciating and revelling in the love and beauty in our world I still often find myself contemplating how to live with the chaos and destruction that prevails. I flounder between love and despair. I read and research then try to find any small strategy or epiphany that will prevent me falling into hopeless tears… Continue Reading

Burnout or Balanced

Burnout or Balanced

Have you found that elusive life balance in your life? The space where you feel calm and composed, happy and content? The place where life is still full of childlike amazing wonders and experiences at your fingertips whilst concurrently you still keep up with your to do lists and responsibilities. Or are you hovering on… Continue Reading

A Choice. Leave it. Change it or Accept it.

A Choice. Leave it. Change it or Accept it.

Choices, choices, choices. Every day we are faced with on average 35,000 choices and decisions to make in our lives. The choices we make can either lead us to a road of fulfilment, passion and pleasure or pain, annoyance and frustration. It is imperative then that we make the right choice, at the right time… Continue Reading

3 big questions to move from pain to passion

3 big questions to move from pain to passion

Do you want to move from inner pain to passion? To find that inner freedom accompanied with enthusiasm, excitement and zest for your life? Yes, I hear, yes all over the place. Then I hear, but how? What do I do next? I don’t know what I want to do? These negative connotations only lead… Continue Reading

Three secrets to an extraordinary life.

Three secrets to an extraordinary life.

Are you living an extraordinary life, a life where there is peace, calm and inner contentment? A life where every morning you wake up to greet another day with zest and enthusiasm? A life where you have gently honoured your heartbreaks and grief and moved past the pain to expose the joy on the other… Continue Reading

Living alone!

Living alone!

Living alone is it really as scary as we all make it out to be, or is it worth embracing rather than avoiding? Maybe life has given you an opportunity to live alone, be it good or bad from your perspective. It is what it is, and if this is your situation it’s worth finding… Continue Reading

Finding your life purpose.

Finding your life purpose.

Finding your life purpose, is it really that difficult? Yes, for some it is extremely challenging and becomes an arduous drudge that sends people to living their life in victim land and spiralling further downward each day into a state of uncomfortable comfortableness or a light state of depression, it all gets to hard, they… Continue Reading

Are you living your life purpose?

Are you living your life purpose?

What is your life purpose? Is it clear as mud and painted in hot pink on the forefront of your mind with a plan, roadmap and goals to follow, to take you to that warm and happy place? Probably not. If not, are you hoping and on your knees praying your life purpose will just… Continue Reading

One big lesson from The Sound of Music

One big lesson from The Sound of Music

Roll out the red carpet for The Sound of Music and the one big lesson on authenticity it gave me. A long-time favourite of many, an original Broadway production that opened in 1959 and it’s still winning hearts and accolades all over the world in 2016. Arrival Yesterday after months of waiting I arrived at… Continue Reading

How self loving am I?

How self loving am I?

Self love is vital to living a fully integrated life. I speak of integration in relation to the mind, body and spirit, operating harmoniously in unison for the benefits of the whole person. “You must love yourself before you love another. By accepting yourself and fully being what you are, your simple presence can make… Continue Reading

The 10 step recipe to cure overwhelm.

The 10 step recipe to cure overwhelm.

Cure overwhelm and create a world of peace and balance, where all your moments are joyful and stress free. The year 2016 and we live in the nation of overwhelm. Every time we turn around there is new software, something to back up, documents to download another chore to be done, a bill to pay, exercise… Continue Reading

10 Tips to living your best life

10 Tips to living your best life

It’s the year 2016 and we live in a fast paced, impulse driven world and most of us have a craving for instant gratification, often helping to curb the emotions we are trying to numb. We seem to forget the simple things in life like riding our bike around the block or playing charades in… Continue Reading

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