Maybe I was wrong

I really can't say whether it is just age, but over the years, I seem to have taken back many of those 'I would never' statements that I have made. It rattles me in a way, and sometimes it makes me feel super fickle, but on other days it just shows that I am adaptable and flexible and open to changing my beliefs on things and I kind of like that.

The funny thing is that the things that I was most passionately opposed to, are what I have really back-tracked and ultimately changed my mind on and really taught me the most valuable lessons. 

I would never...

I was opposed to living by myself, travelling alone, going to Bali and India, backpacking and hostelling, eating meat, trying online dating, living with a random flatmate and living with a friend. Gosh, talk about a whole load of self-imposed restrictions...and all of the above I now done and so grateful that I did too!

                                                       At an Ayurvedic Centre in Kerala, Southern India

I still have a few 'I would never' statements that I have begun to see that maybe I am still limiting life's options...like I always said I would never date a younger guy, but so many couples I know are living and breathing proof that I need to change that one up.

My job

My career has seen me start off in corporate, I became a bit jaded by the whole thing and moved into the Government and not-for-profit sector and said I would never move back into corporate. My aim was to do my bit for the world and work around people who shared a similar value system to me. I've come to realise that just because you work in a certain sector, doesn't make you a good or a bad person. 

Whether you work for profit or on the other side, if you follow your passions and you are making the world a better place - whether it be through bringing innovative products to make our lives easier, designing cool artwork for small businesses or being a human rights advocate, whatever it is, then that is awesome.

I've changed my mind (again)

And yes, I just landed a job back in corporate, I have to laugh, I was really sure I would never jump back over. But you know, I am living and breathing my passions of health and wellness during my 9 - 5, the very thing that lights me up and that makes me happy.

Never say never, as you just don't know.