5 Ways to get MOTIVATION and INSPIRATION // Philosophers, writers, youtubers, designers & more
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- čas přidán 2. 06. 2024
- Today we're talking MINDSET CHANGE, how we define success, being brave enough to stand out, enjoying the journey, and loving others. I'm a flawed human who struggles with these things as much as anyone else, but these are 5 sources of inspiration (my favorite books, podcasts, thinkers and youtuber) who motivate me everyday. I've never been more excited to share a video - these are the things that are most important to me. I hope there's something in here to lift you up today.
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Caroline
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My Top (Madewell)
go.magik.ly/ml/1jxuz/
EVERYTHING I MENTIONED IN THE VIDEO
@adammgrant
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IG -- @adamgrant
PODCAST -- rb.gy/g5pibo
BOOKS - rb.gy/g5pibo
TEDTalks - rb.gy/bhahop
@howibuiltthispodcasts7450
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PODCAST - rb.gy/vnf1xj
BOOK - rb.gy/vnf1xj
@wasselpa
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CZcams - rb.gy/jlppcl
IG - @wasselpa
PORTFOLIO - paigewassel.com/
TIKTOK - @paigewassel
When You Greet Me I Bow
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BOOK - amzn.to/3yGAFBv
Peaking Podcast
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PODCAST - rb.gy/k5rfwq
WEBSITE - www.peakingpodcast.com/
IG - @peakingpodcast
JESS (host) - @jzdebakey
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[contact: business inquiries only]
carolinewinkler@thesociablesociety.com
(I'm so sorry I'm not able to take on any new interior design projects at the moment! However, I will share when my schedule opens up!)
[about me]
name: caroline (angelica)
instagram: @thegoodsitter
location: washington dc
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Contents of this Video
00:00 - Intro
00:56 - #1 (A great thinker)
05:04 - #2 (My favorite podcast)
09:57 - #3 (An inspiring CZcamsr)
13:29 - #4 (A favorite book)
18:34 - #5 (Another great podcast)
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#booktube #motivation #inspiration #currentfavourites
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Please note that I am not a professional, in fact I am the literal opposite. I am just a plebeian out here loose on the streets. Things that I am NOT: a builder, trainer, craftsman, therapist, nutritionist, physical therapist, medical professional or anything else. All projects seen on my channel must be completed at your own risk and responsibility. Please see your own professional or counselor for professional support. Do your research and be safe! - Jak na to + styl
The other day I heard someone say "we are here to experience, not achieve" and I'm LIVING by that now
Girl you're a youtuber? Wow, You must be really smart.
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I really enjoy that every week I don't know what type of video you will give us. It's a bit like a wrapped present, always a bit of surprise. I really enjoyed this one, but I enjoy them all.
That makes me so happy to hear❤️❤️I’m so glad you’re here for it all
Well said!
same here! it makes for a multidimensional channel and includes us in the process of the lense of our girl!
I loved this video, it’s so underrated
@@Caroline_Winkler I'm a new subscriber - it's so easy to binge watch your videos you've uploaded, without getting bored with one particular topic. I totally agree with this comment! I think you're great at covering things that both your subscribers would enjoy, and you catch CZcams trends pretty early it seems, to bring new subs over. Glad I was recommended your channel.
Grandmother here. Just have to say that knowing ourselves, figuring out who we are is a long journey. And that’s ok. Life is full of twists and turns. Just be true to you. Be kind to everyone. You eventually get to a place of peace. Comfort in your own skin. Enjoy the process. And if we are lucky we have friends like Caroline to enjoy the ride. 💜😊
Grandmother Lauren - i love this. thank you for sharing it. Enjoying the process seems so key, and so tough some times! thanks for sharing this sweet wisdom and reflection
Wisdom right here.
Thank you Grandma💓
Thank you, Grandma! Hugs! 💖
Your first point about our jobs and identity and how you feel about it really resonated with me. My fancy job was nothing more than a signal to others that I had made it in some way. They didn't know that I cried every day, I wasn't very good at it, and that my boss treated me horribly. It just mattered that I got to say I was off to the World Bank or setting up a meeting with so and so ambassador. When I left to go back to teaching I didn't want to tell anyone. I felt like I wasted my fancy NYU degree and that I was giving up. BUT, as these stories go, it was the best decision ever. You're such a shining light Caroline. You could do any job and it still wouldn't be the most impressive thing about you. Let your heart and mind believe that! Thanks for another great video.
Ahh man that resonates 😑❤️ and wow so glad that it ended up being the best decision you ever made🥲 (I mean of course it was! But still, just love to hear that.
Ps. Jinx on getting a fancy pointless NYU degree. Girl I majored in “drama”. LOL
@@Caroline_Winkler I grew up in the "those who can't, teach" era so it was really hard to wrap my brain around identifying as a teacher even though I loved it and it made me happy. I think what I've learned is that the joyful people don't care what their life looks like from the outside, they just carry on with what brings them joy. That's what I want!
And I legit don't know where my degree is! I'm thankful for it but I also think I lost it :)
I worked years to finally get an executive position in the nonprofit world. Loved the mission, hated the job. Enjoyed the accolades my friends and family gave me for achieving my goal but not enough to stay. I left for another job but got laid off during pandemic. Returned to prior org where I was formerly COO and now I’m a consultant writing their grants, working remotely, and living life for me! Success is never a straight road and often ends up being something you never imagined. 🤗
Wow “success often ends up being something you never imagined” - I love that and completely agree. I don’t think we’re good at guessing what will really make us happy and fulfilled!
@@JD4evr I think leaving a mission based job is extra hard. Like, I still care about the work my non profit did, I just couldn't work there anymore. I feel like there's a stigma though once you leave. I'm so glad you're living your best best life and truly finding success on your terms. And bless you for writing those grants, I hated that :)
I love that you are genuinely annoyed by things on your videos. Most youtubers are so over happy and over positive when they film themselves it makes the viewer think that something is wrong with him. I love that you are real, you do not smile all the time, you are pissed off by things of the day to day life, you are just a real person with positive and negative emotions and this is reassuring to watch. Have a good day!
Giirl...please continue to make videos like this. I'm always on the hunt for ways to feel better about myself 😂. I've taken notes and plan to check all of these out.
❤️❤️❤️bah I’m so glad! You’re the best
You and Paige Wassel are my absolute faves on CZcams. Both of you have amazing aesthetics, but more than anything I love how genuine you both are. Definitely a breathe of fresh air, thanks for all you do and for letting us into your journey (: I learn so much from all your videos, super inspiring
❤️❤️ thank u! I love being associated with her at all. She is too fun and too great
I'll second this comment. 👌 the Disney Channel vs. Indie film comment was such a light bulb moment. I think to be in indie film in the land of Disney and succeed is too inspiring for words. To be able to hold someone's attention without flashy editing and bright colors and goofy voices...it makes me think it's possible. ❤️
I agree!
Funny, I have to mention this…you mentioned Paige Wassel, and it was through watching her videos how I learned about you. She recommended following you and how you are talented and that’s how I discovered you and never stopped watching you. You both are extremely talented and I enjoy watching you guys. I had no idea you followed her too. That’s so sweet you both admire each other
ahh i love that! i really think she's one of the most inventive people on the internet. great to watch even for those who aren't into interior design, IMO
One of my absolute favorite youtubers to watch is Damon Dominique, he mostly makes travel related content but he dives into culture and stereotypes in such a real way, and also is just so entertaining as well. He speaks a lot about philosophy too, and all around makes beautifully filmed videos! A big big recommendation for everyone to check out
Oo that sounds right up my alley, I’m looking him up! Thanks for the recommendation ❤️❤️
love damon. he is making tv shows for youtube essentially and is pioneering that change. The amount he puts into an episode. um. how.
Thanks for the Rec!
“Peace is prosperity”-Tony gaskins.
I went from dental assistant to bus driver, I can relate to the lesser value identity. Funny enough, as a bus driver I make about $8 more per hour and have a pension, I can go to doctor appointments now and I’m not overworked and have a 3 hour lunch break. I never thought I’d have a job that offered me peace! While I love dental assisting and miss it so very much, it was really overburdened, emotionally and physically and financially draining even after almost 20 years experience. I don’t feel proud when I say I’m a school bus driver but peace is prosperity and I’m stickin to it.
I never get excited about an influencer or CZcamsr putting out a video but I can honestly say if you had 100s of videos I’d happily watch them all. I really felt for you when you mentioned the bit about getting respect for being a coder and not an artist. As a society we put too much pressure on job titles, for what? That’s not what makes us dignified and valuable, it’s our actions, and morality that do, in my opinion at least 🤷🏽♀️
I’m not a reader at all and have always felt bad about it. I love the way you reframed it! Thank you!
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I’m here to back her re-framing point for you! As someone who reads a lot but it’s usually just fluff, I need to spend more time learning. The act of reading itself isn’t the important thing at all
I absolutely love to read, fiction, non fiction, mysteries, romance, history, all of it. But there are plenty of times when I’m reading and thinking, “this would be more pleasant, easier to understand, or simply better if it were a skit, comic strip, 3 minute video, anything other than words formatted in a book format 😂.
Mr. Grant is right. Basic food, clothing and shelter are all we really NEED. That is success. The rest is just wants. We can measure our own level of success by the quality of the needs and wants we acquire. If you're unhappy with the quality, or the means to acquire, change is in order.
Status - The judgemental opinion of others, based on whether you have more or less than they. No win scenario. Pay no dues to that club.
I can watch all your videos, even when they totally don't apply to my life, just because I love your personality!
You really do add such an enormous amount of value to the world through this channel. Big props to you girl.
Love to see it.
You’re doing it. 🎉
This girl is on the right track in her life and that always makes me happy to see in another young person. This topic especially lights her up. Such a beautiful thing to share with us, passion + positive content. Thank you.
Yes! I left a prestigious sounding job in streaming media to work for a nonprofit that helps kids with autism and mental health. I took a pay cut, but got a huge boost to my self worth! 🖤
I find you to be a rather stand-up comedic presenter in a very realistic authentic way and I love your uncensored way of communicating I'm a big fan of yours and a new fan love your style I love that you shoot in a bathroom in your car in the rain jogging you have a lot of variety in your videos which is a sign of really good editing as well so I wanted to tell you that too
I just discovered you through your viral video and watched the vlog where you mentioned how this other video has performed really poorly... I had to come look at it.
Girl, you did a great job. I could feel the passion you have for the content pieces you recommended and convinced me to go check them out. Funny enough one of my least watched videos is exactly the same topic as this one and I also didn't understand what I did wrong.
No matter how much work and passion we put into our videos, sometimes they just don't perform well. Loved your reasoning around it in that vlog. I also recently made a video that got me to my first million views on a video and it's definitely not one of the best I have on the channel 🤷♀ Your home organization video instead is a masterwork! You'll improve so many daily lives with it, mine included. Sending some love from Udine, Italy.
Ditto and I too think you did an awesome job and would love to see more of these please.
I love your style and the editing that goes into your videos.
There is a lot of work here as I’m learning as I go at doing this myself, thanks for setting the bar higher for me.
I too love the dried roses and I keep them in beautiful handmade ceramic platters and bowls after they are fully dried, not pulled apart like potpourri but full without the stem.
I look forward to checking out some of your suggestions here and wonder do you get much time to watch Netflix etc as would love to here some shows your enjoying.
Keep up the great work.
P.S @What a shame Mary Jane I will also go and check your channel out too. 🌻
That moment when you zoned out for a solid 30 seconds... I really liked it. It shows that you are a real person, and was very relatable. Keep up the good work. I really enjoy all of your videos.
"My intelligence didn't change from being an actor to a computer coder"...absolute genius...love your mind Caroline. Also, I am curious, like to read, and explore the world around me; but, my dream was to be a Robin Williams-esque "Good Morning Vietnam" type radio personality. There's still hope. :)
My favorite book relating to Buddhism is titled Living Beautifully with Uncertainty and Change by Pema Chödrön. I've struggled during times of change (even the most seemingly minor changes) all of my life. This book has really helped me to KEEP my shit together or at least GET my shit back together during those times of change. I'm still not a fan of change but I'm better able to handle it.
How many times can I use the word "change"...🥴
Working in tech garnering you more addictive compliments than a creative job like interior designer is BLOWING. MY. MIND. If I met someone at a party who was a coder I would probably politely pretend to be interested. But if you said you're an interior designer?!! Immediately impressed, a little jealous, insanely interested in your and your life. Would want to spend the rest of the evening talking to you.
I guess it tracks back to a reflection of our own values... I am creative and value creativity more highly than anything else job-wise, not least because success in the arts is more difficult than many other fields. By success, I mean even holding down a steady income. So I suppose I go out into the world expecting others to be impressed by the same things I am. That said, I also want people to know I'm smart. My main frustration is that many people don't consider the arts to require intelligence, when in fact artists can be some of the cleverest people out there, and the most emotionally intelligent too.
I had to give up my nursing career when my father died and I took over part of his business. My self esteem took a double hit. Nursing fulfilled my values (that’s good). Nursing was also external validation about how smart and caring and compassionate I was. I was a specialist so was all the more cool. With all that gone I have been lost. I’m financially better off beyond my dreams, but I still don’t really know who I am.
Haven’t even watched the entire video yet but just wanted to say thank you for being real. I’m having a rough week and this channel / video came right on time. 😌
I hate to hear that it’s been a tough week Eva ❤️😔hope you get to do something nice for yourself today. And hang in there friend ❤️
@@Caroline_Winkler thank you. I hope your knee is feeling better as well
All excellent info! The reading books comment though, I needed to hear. My brother reads several books a month, good for him, whatever. You know when someone has a mirror and they’re bouncing the light’s reflection into your eyes? That’s what being ADD and trying to read is for me, read a couple sentences…distraction, read the same couple sentences again…distraction, repeat…
Thank you Caroline. Your content is fresh and unique! Love it!
Saturday morning, coffee in hand and tuning into Caroline... Good stuff today! 🙌🏼
Just what I needed, thanks to the universe I found your channel. Thank you Caroline ❤️
Added the two podcasts and I’m ready to learn❣️ thanks for the inspo, queen ☀️
i hope you have a great day too! finding your channel has been such a treat! Everything is just A+
I'm so grateful for discovering you. I relate deeply to you. Thank you for your work, it's much appreciated! ❤
Yes to all the suggestions, found them very helpful. Always laugh when I listen to your videos, so glad I found your channel 😄
I just made a salad and I'm very proud of it and I want to share how to make it. Also wanted to comment on this vid cus u said u were sad about the engagement on it in a vlog ✨
Makes 2 servings:
Cut up 2 apples, one small carrot, half a cup of jarred lupini beans (they should be in a salty brine like pickles), quarter cup of sliced almonds. Let them rest in a bit of balsamic, herbs de provence, black pepper, pinch of salt (I used msg bc I love myself) for up to an hour.
Split mixture into 2 servings bowls, add a couple handfuls of whatever salad mix you like (mine had spinach, arugula, lettuce, baby chard and baby kale), one handful of whatever microgreens you like.
Top with shaved parmesan, croutons, crunchy fried onion and a drizzle of garlic infused olive oil. Serve with hot French press coffee or delicate tea.
I've really been enjoying your channel, it makes me feel like a person. If anyone feels inspired by this to make a good salad respond I'd love to hear.
Girl!!! 200% agreed on Reading is not a virtue it’s a medium! Best way to pit it out. I struggle with reading but I’m excited to learn.
The wilted flowers resonated with me more than anything else.
Love this and all your content! :) needed this recommendations!
im so glad you were recommended to me and now i can binge watch absolutely all of your videos
I'm so grateful I found your channel. For me you are definitely up there in inspiration and I for sure get the same vibes as you with Jess. It's like talking to a best friend with you, so thank you.
I love this video. I really needed something like this. Thank you!
Amor, I am hooked on you!!! Your material is refreshing, informative, fun… etc.
I am so grateful for you!!💐💐💐🙌🏼
Loved this video ... Girl - doesn't really matter what you are doing or talking about, we ARE here for it 😍 !
OMG blew my mind! So in sync with everything I needed to hear. Will check all of these out. Thank you so much. You are very original and so resonate with all of your videos. Love it.
Your transparency, and realistic understanding of…all the things is incredibly refreshing and it’s everything I want to listen to. Thank you for being real ❤️
I loved this video. Thank you!
Oh, forgot to say I love this kind of video where you share what you are watching and i get to see new things
You are inspirational.... currently binge watching your videos. You go girl.💖
Retired person here. Here's the secret...most of it means nothing. Just live your life and enjoy every minute. Even the hard times have value.
Aaaand we´re back! Love your humor and authenticity.
Three videos into what I anticipate will be a long binge watch and I gotta say what a beautifully chaotic channel - 1000% here for it, much love
I love your videos, it gives me... a moment of peace in a day. You seem like a wonderful person and I want to truly thank you for your content!
Absolutely in love with your content. Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us. That’s my favorite part.
I love the way you edited this video and I’m just enjoying all your content in general! I’m also a fan of Paige, I find you both have that elusive ‘tasteful grandma’ vibe, which is so refreshing
I found your channel when Paige mentioned you in one of her vids ! Y’all are the only people I watch on CZcams now🙂 thank you for the wonderful videos !
Just found your channel today and this has been my favorite video so far (still binging your videos tho so I'm sure I will be finding new favs with every video I watch)!! I have been trying to find podcasts like the ones you recommended, so thank you! But also, I LOVE how fun and well-spoken and real you are. It feels like I am just chatting with a friend. You are so engaging and inspiring to me because I am trying to embrace myself how I am (like as a software developer I 1000% related with what you said about how people perceive you now vs before)! So glad your channel exists because you have a personality that I know people love seeing and hearing and I also love your editing style!
Thank you. I enjoyed this and plan to look into these people who inspire you.
Very happy to have found your channel. I love your content👏👏👏👏 Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for the book recommendation especially the relationships that hit me. I need to check that book out!!!
I love videos like this ❤🥳❤. Thank you for sharing and looking forward to more 🌻
I am so happy that I just discovered your channel! Loved everything you discussed! We are all just walking each other home on this human adventure! To share love and inspiration is such a wonderful gift! Namaste'!
I really enjoyed this video ❤️ I could listen to you read me proverbs all day
This video was beautiful, Caroline! You seem like such a genuine person. Much love from Belgium!
The different ways your brain activates when you learn from reading vs hearing or seeing does have value. Working those muscles is important. But yes if you need to absorb most info a certain way, that's the best way for you. But still working on your weaknesses is important vs dismissing reading as a "never" for you.
It helps if you make notes, too (if your learning is academic, rather than something just for you). The different actions, together, help fix the new information into your working memory.
Something similar can be done whilst listening to information, otherwise students would never learn anything in a lecture!
Yesss make more of this! I came from one of your other CZcams videos where you mentioned this one and you felt sad that no one really liked it lol but it was waaay better than the recognition that you didn’t get but truly deserve! Anywho, thank you for providing such great words of wisdom through your favorite motivational go-to’s.
thanks for your “reading tangent”! i feel the same.
I just started binge watching your videos yesterday and have seen the gamut of your content and omg I love it all! Your channel/personality is exactly the kind of uplifting, humanizing, joy-inducing content I need! Thanks for existing on this here CZcams!!!
Random remarks you make really crack me up and I need to pause so I don’t miss something else.
Yes please more of these. Actually more of whatever you want to share. Hope you’re feeling a lot better 🌼
Your bangs give me so much confidence to just do the things I want to do even if I'm not qualified 😂
Hahaha that’s the best possible outcome from them. Bless u ❤️
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I like how you keep it real with the dead flowers in the background.😀 Love love your channel!
Recently have been on a binge of all your videos! I just love the diversity and the chitchat, it just feels like having a chat with a friend. Looking forward to watching more and just chilling :)
Thank you for sharing and bringing some joy to my life! Love videos like this
I loved this video...thank you! I love that, at 52 years young, my mind and heart continue to expand through books and now, podcasts! And CZcams!
My parents and I binge How I Built This on every road trip! So fun and inspiring to listen to.
you are AMAZING. I havent seen such a great personality in a while.
Very informative thank you...off to good rabbit holes. Great inspiration and bring one up in these hard times.
Dude you are my favorite person. Love your videos so much…all of em!
I really like you. You're sense of humor is off the chart. You make me chuckle everytime I watch you and you are so relatable. Love your content. Thank you.
(Recently subscribed. I originally found you because I heard the term cottagecore, had no idea what that was so searched CZcams for various videos about it to learn more about the esthetic). Found you. Decided your personality is my new best friend and spirit animal . Went thru your entire library and saved about 15 videos on my watch list which I've only gotten half thru so far. 😁 That being said, I've seen you mention about you career changes and the difficulties in going from actor to coder, ect and what is says or doesn't say about you... and I just totally related. At 50, I've had multiple jobs, and career changes. Including in my late 40s. And what I've learned is that creative types are often Renaissance Souls. I heard that term from a book about people like us that explore various interests and often will leap from one skill, craft, trade, career, ect to another. And can actually be quite good at several of them. And whether you realize it or not, those various skills you learn along the way inform or aide the next phase. Your acting and coding seem completely unrelated.... yet you merge aspects of each of those careers along with other jobs to perform the CZcams career. It's fascinating the way it works. There are several terms for people like us. Renaissance Souls, Multipassionates, ect. Reading about it helps me see the benefits of being willing to pivot and follow new directions and add new skills to our lifetime toolbox.
As far as telling people you are a coder.... you are not "a coder". You are an Actor, Coder, Designer, Content Creator.... all at once. It doesn't matter if you've chosen to not CURRENTLY act. You, due to the skills and networking you've previously established, are still an Actor, as well as a Coder, Designer, ect. Those skills and talents didn't go away. And you always have the right and option to return to it some day. Embrace that. We are more than the title of our current paychecks. We are all the combined skills and talents we've developed thru the years.
Thank you for sharing. I appreciate you 🥰
Where have you been all our lives! you are amazing and just right for the world. Just you being transparent about perception of smarts, coding, learning, ideas etc did it for me. Thank you xoxo .
loved this !! great reccos, similarly and answering ur last Q, five things to consume (or do or whatever) when going through a tough/dark time or break up 🙃 you’re just gunna be all of our therapists ty ty
Thank you for this!!!
Ohmagosh I am loving this data!
Yay! Paige! I am so happy you brought her up in this video, you and her are my ultimate 'comfort youtubers' and you are both so truly original :)
I have been feeling depressed lately and lacking in motivation, thank you so much for making a unique and personal inspiration and motivation video 😊
I have never subscribed to videos before and wasn't even sure as to what THAT involved, but.....I am subscribing to your video channel now. (Your "kitchen renovation episode" caught my attention in this last week---great job---and I've started watching other installments from there).
I am 73, live by myself in a small apartment, and use my living space to also continue creative efforts as a lifelong painter.
As it happens, I don't know anyone in your generation, so following your videos is especially and truly interesting to me. "Keep on keepin' on" with all your life activities and explorations.
I like good design, and am intentional about the way I set up my apartment, although in my case interior design is tempered with workspace needs in my small space. However, you might like to know that you have recently motivated me to tweak my main room, and style my bookcase: books plus objects, vertical books plus stacks of horizontal books, etc.
Anyway, more power to you, Caroline, in all your endeavors! I'm looking forward to watching more of your videos.
Only discovered your channel recently but I am having the best time catching up on all your content! Your popping up on my algorithm was a completely unexpected but wonderful New Year’s Gift from CZcams. Girl, you are so creative, funny, intelligent, and above all honest. You speak things that are in my head that I never hear from anyone else. So glad I discovered your channel.
This video was awesome!!! ❤️
Love your videos 💗. Will be ordering the Zen master book ❤️. Hello from Australia 🙋🏼♀️.
And you are inspiration. Thanks very much.
I'd love too see another video like this!
I love this video! So much value. Thank you❤ I think you are such a funny person, I enjoy watching your videos!!
I really needed this today. Thanks ❤
I love that you are trusting your Inner Compass
I love this video soooo much. Watching someone talk about things that inspire them >>>>
🥲❤️thanks taneesha. Glad to have you here
Enjoying discovering some of your previous content.
I legit love this channel so much. Love that it’s such a mix of so many things and how you are so willing to be open and honest. It’s needed :) all while making me laugh wow go girl
You made my morning with this comment 🥲thanks for seeing me!
I really enjoyed the quotes from the book you're reading. Thank you!