by thepurposedinitiave | Jan 24, 2017 | 30 for 30
Change. Some people love it, some people hate it, and the mere sound of the word can send many people into a spin. It’s a concept which has inspired a library of books, a plethora of motivational speakers with miracle solutions and countless theories and principles...
by thepurposedinitiave | Jan 17, 2017 | 30 for 30
Over the past few years it feels like we have seen a huge increase in the amount of awareness and coverage of family violence in our society. It seems everywhere you look there is another article about the subject. And when you look at the numbers around the...
by thepurposedinitiave | Jan 3, 2017 | Intentional Living
Last year we wrote about the growing conviction we felt about being more committed to developing our character, rather than getting caught up in goal attainment. For our first post of 2017 whilst everyone is busy with New Year’s Resolutions, we have decided to return...
by thepurposedinitiave | Dec 20, 2016 | Christmas, Uncategorized
How many of you remember growing up watching Sesame Street and seeing their “One of these things does not belong here” song? You know the one, they’d have three pictures of blue bikes and one of a red truck and you’d have to pick that the red truck was the odd one...
by thepurposedinitiave | Dec 6, 2016 | Christmas
Love it or hate it, Christmas is coming. The streets and stores are decked with lights and decorations, carols are playing everywhere you go, and people keep referring to a fat, bearded man in a red suit. Over the next few weeks we’re going to look past Santa and...
by thepurposedinitiave | Nov 29, 2016 | Lessons from Thirty
I love everything about Christmas; the decorations, the food, the songs, the traditions and rituals. I love walking into shops and hearing Christmas carols playing. I love seeing the Christmas lights at night. I love watching families making time for each other. I...
by thepurposedinitiave | Nov 16, 2016 | Lessons from Thirty
This week I was planning on writing about justice. I had it all planned out in my head. A handful of lines that would eloquently sum up the extent of injustice in the world, but also provide hope and encouragement. It was exactly what a sheltered, privileged, middle...
by thepurposedinitiave | Nov 7, 2016 | Lessons from Thirty
A couple of months ago I turned 29, and so in between my busy schedule of eating avocado on toast and whinging about the housing market, I took some time out to reflect upon the past decade. Here is the twitterised account of life in my twenties: did not go as...
by thepurposedinitiave | Nov 1, 2016 | Intentional Relationships
I’ll be honest and say that this is a blog I never thought I’d write. Every person is so different and every relationship is so different, I felt like trying to summarise things into a blog would be almost impossible. Add to that the number of quizzes, apps,...
by thepurposedinitiave | Oct 18, 2016 | Show Love
Have you ever noticed the little tag-lines some people will put at the bottom of their emails? Some people will put funny quotes, others use them to promote their business or something they have going on at the time. One of the ladies I work with has a quote that...
by thepurposedinitiave | Oct 4, 2016 | Intentional Relationships
Who doesn’t love that feeling of new found love? The butterflies, the nerves, the excitement, the new discoveries, the endorphins running rampant. People dream about it, reminisce about it and the media make an absolute mint out of it. But what happens when the...
by thepurposedinitiave | Sep 27, 2016 | Intentional Relationships
9 times out of 10 what is the hardest thing about relationships? People. Being in relationships can be really tricky, whether they are intimate relationships or just friends and family. People can be unpredictable no matter how well we think we know them, and there...
by thepurposedinitiave | Sep 20, 2016 | Intentional Relationships, The Purposed Initiative
Imagine scrolling through an online dating site (or swiping through an app if that’s more your style) and finding a profile that reads something like this: Hi, I’m Sam, I’m 25 and just out of a long term relationship which didn’t work out because they said I was too...
by thepurposedinitiave | Sep 13, 2016 | Intentional Relationships, The Purposed Initiative
One of the terms I dislike the most when it comes to relationships is “falling in love”. This may sound like an odd thing to say given it is so widely used in our society, but the term itself implies that love is something that happens accidentally and...
by thepurposedinitiave | Aug 30, 2016 | The Purposed Initiative
What would you think if I told you I had an amazing workout plan that was going to get you super-fit in no time at all? What if I told you that it worked for celebrities around the world and anyone could do it? What if I told you that you would never need another...
by thepurposedinitiave | Aug 23, 2016 | The Purposed Initiative
For those of you who aren’t friends with me on Facebook, you should probably know I’m one of those annoying people who check in every time I’m at the gym. Admittedly I do it because I get free Wi-Fi while I’m there if I do, and free Wi-Fi is always a good thing, but...
by thepurposedinitiave | Aug 17, 2016 | The Purposed Initiative
As someone who grew up with food allergies, and then developed more as an adult, food has always been a central issue in my life. Since my childhood I have been allergic to eggs and nuts. This was annoying at times, especially as a kid when I had to miss out on...
by thepurposedinitiave | Aug 9, 2016 | The Purposed Initiative
If you had seen me 5-6 years ago, you may or may not recognise me now. Aside from the fact I actually had hair on my head back then (it was receding, but it was still there), my health and lifestyle choices were very different, and as a result I presented as a very...
