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Dealing with Sudden Loss
Article EP Tribune 7 November 2024 Dealing with sudden loss When it comes to sudden loss, particularly tragic loss, we grieve...

Karie | The Phoenix Writes | Ashes to Ink
Nov 8, 20244 min read


Let's Talk About Emotions
Let’s talk about emotions. Back in the day, I had a mentor who would say, “You can only go as high as you are willing to go deep.”...

Karie | The Phoenix Writes | Ashes to Ink
Nov 4, 20242 min read


Evolution - The Journey of Personal Growth
Let’s face it – Evolution and Transformation are hard. Sometimes there is no other way than to retreat into the cocoon and hide away...

Karie | The Phoenix Writes | Ashes to Ink
Dec 12, 20233 min read


Resurrection from the Realm of the Walking Dead
Entropy = The gradual loss of energy or life force leading to destruction or transformation. I recently came across the term Entropy – in...

Karie | The Phoenix Writes | Ashes to Ink
Oct 15, 20237 min read


Shedding the things weighing you down
"If you want to fly, you have to give up the things the weigh you down". Toni Morrison Over the past few weeks I have been observing all...

Karie | The Phoenix Writes | Ashes to Ink
Feb 28, 20233 min read


The Power to Choose
Over the past week the repercussions of our choices have been foremost in my mind, and more importantly the reason we make the choices...

Karie | The Phoenix Writes | Ashes to Ink
Jan 31, 20234 min read


Standing at the Cross Roads
Wouldn’t it be lovely if life had a road map, where we knew where the twists, turns, and intersections were? Wouldn’t it be nice to be...

Karie | The Phoenix Writes | Ashes to Ink
Dec 9, 20223 min read


Perception or Reality
It is no secret that in today’s world we are surrounded by opposing views, opinions, and attitudes towards a great many things – from...

Karie | The Phoenix Writes | Ashes to Ink
Oct 31, 20224 min read


What is the meaning of success?
What is the meaning of success? A friend of mine recently stated that success just means living a happy life – not necessarily...

Karie | The Phoenix Writes | Ashes to Ink
Jun 30, 20223 min read


When life has you in a spin
Picture this - 16 year old Karen learning to handle a skid on the mud flats of Banrock Station in a beat up classic Jaguar. These are...

Karie | The Phoenix Writes | Ashes to Ink
Oct 24, 20213 min read


Consider the Diamond
Consider the diamond…. A raw uncut diamond to the casual eye just looks like a normal average flawed rock. Nothing exciting or valuable...

Karie | The Phoenix Writes | Ashes to Ink
Feb 7, 20192 min read


Living by Someone Else's Rules for your life?
Ready to make your dreams come true but living by someone else's rules? Living the life others have planned for you, but feeling lost,...

Karie | The Phoenix Writes | Ashes to Ink
Jan 26, 20193 min read


Empowered Living
I am faced today with the prospect of returning to work tomorrow after 2 weeks leave - a time of reflection and introspection. The energy...

Karie | The Phoenix Writes | Ashes to Ink
May 26, 20184 min read


Energetic Boundaries
I would like to take a moment to talk about energetic boundaries. For those of us who are empathic, we can often find ourselves picking...

Karie | The Phoenix Writes | Ashes to Ink
Feb 8, 20183 min read


Unconditional Love
Love is so often thought of as something one must ‘have’. Implying that it is something that we must ‘hold onto’. We say we ‘give’ love,...

Karie | The Phoenix Writes | Ashes to Ink
Jan 31, 20172 min read
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