I Was Living It

Hello,

This September, I went away with my family.

We spent precious days travelling, laughing, revisiting places that mattered to us and making new memories together.

One morning, I woke after another beautiful sleep feeling completely full of gratitude. And I realised something.

I wasn't waiting for my life to feel meaningful.

I was living it.

I felt rested, loved and deeply aware of how much I already had around me. And somewhere during those days, the ideas for On My Terms began to flow.

Everything that matters most to me was there that week. The people I love, all around me. Feeling well and properly rested. Love in all its forms. The freedom to spend my days in a way that felt right. And, as the ideas kept coming, a real sense of purpose.

Family & Friends, Health, Love, Freedom and Purpose. I didn't have to go looking for my values on that trip — I was living every one of them.

Being there with my family also reminded me of something that sits at the heart of On My Terms. Living on your own terms does not mean living only for yourself. It can mean honouring the people you love while making sure you do not disappear from your own life.

That trip made me realise something I want to share with you.

A new chapter doesn't always begin because everything is wrong. It can begin because you finally become still enough to notice what matters, what feels good and what you want to carry forward.

I wonder if you recognise this. It is so easy to be busy looking after life — the people, the work, the home, everything that needs doing — that we stop noticing what already gives it meaning. The people who make us laugh. The places that feel like ours. The small moments we would miss if they were gone.

Your next chapter might not need a dramatic change. It might begin with noticing. And then with something small — a conversation, a walk, a journal page, a little time set aside just for you.

So this month, I would love you to sit with one question:

What is already present in your life that you want to carry with you into your next chapter — and what would you like to make more room for?