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This is going to be the best year ever! (Or is it…?)

2023 is going to be the best year ever! 2022 was the worst year ever!!! In my attempts to achieve … More

all or nothing, dichotomous, dichotomy, good enough, perfectionism, perfectionist, psychology

Five ways to pray with meaning

How often do you pray? And how? Is prayer a struggle for you? There are many ways we can approach … More

Seven savvy ways I switch off when I’ve been in People Land too long

An INFJ on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, I consider myself a ‘social introvert’. I enjoy people a lot – and … More

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How to truly do good

What does it mean to do good to all people? What does it mean in our everyday life? I might … More

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A prayer for those days Flesh and Spirit are in a full-on war

I wish I could say with unbridled confidence the only eyes that mattered were yours.

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Quote of the Day: Do you crave beauty?

“I want to see beauty. In the ugly, in the sink, in the suffering, in the daily, in all the days before I die, the moments before I sleep.”

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Quote of the day: Avoiding deep surrender

We give Him what we perceive to be our obedience yet internally resist a deeper surrender.

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Just breathe. It’s OK not to have a super-duper action plan but to trust God instead.

Even though many of us take a break from work over the new year, it can feel anything but relaxing. … More

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10 things to celebrate as 2021 winds up

As the year winds to a close, it’s tempting to give ourselves a hard time about the things that have … More

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The Father’s arms are open

Sometimes we’re tempted to think we have to somehow have it all together before we can approach God. That we … More

authentic, best dressed, come as you are, Father, real

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Ali lives in Sydney, Australia.
She loves nothing more than pondering the meaning of life over an unusual tea or a glass of wine. She's a true 'creative type' and loves speaking, writing and acting in her spare time.

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