The Opinionated Woman
Where I lay my inner thoughts out into the world. These posts are inspired by my personal journal entries; the thoughts and ideas I want to share with you and get your views on.
I’ve been living my life between two states. One where I’m the nice girl. The one who bites her tongue as not to offend or upset someone. Stays quiet, stays small.I allow others to impart their thoughts and feelings in whichever way they want to, that tell me how to live my life, how to …
I have this image set as the lock screen on my phone… It’s an Aristotle quote (or so the internet tells me) It’s been there since 2019, and it serves as a reminder that if I want to do the things I want, and achieve the things I dream of, which all ultimately equal freedom …
I’ve been talking with a friend… I should have a Facebook group. Firstly… “should” … I don’t like “should” … “should” makes me shudder. “Should” makes me cringe.“Should” makes me wanna poke my eyes out with a spoon. So I instantly go into bullshit excuses mode. I can’t think of a name.I have a short …
In my first three years in business, I made a loss.Each of my tax returns took me further and further into the red, and I felt it. I was stressed, weighed down, wondering how I make it work, why it’s so effortless for others.Why it was so hard for me?What was I missing?What was I …
There’s a thing that’s been holding me back… I wrote about it in this post last year: How to be more successful than most people will ever be The thing is, people expect you to only be successful when they see proof.In the case of the last post, it was because I had nothing to …
I write gratitude lists, not regularly, and not enough, but I write them, and I aim to do them daily as part of my morning ritual (it’s so much more than just brushing your teeth!) Here’s what I notice…. The things I’m grateful for change all the time.The list gets easier to write the more …
It’s who I am.Who I’ve always been. I’m the person who people come to when they want an opinion, advice, an outside perspective on something. I’m the one who has something to say. I’m the one who has been hiding, holding back and keeping my mouth shut. I’m sorry. I’m sorry to me, I’m sorry …
It’s loud and clear, right? We’re told “good things come to those who wait,” but let’s be honest, that’s not true. Not in the strictest sense of the meaning. Those who wait stand still.Nothing happens, they do nothing.What are they waiting for?To be ready?To be allowed?For a result? None of those things happen while you …
There’s a realisation that so many people will probably never have. Boredom and depression can feel much the same when you read into depression and how it feels, and if you allow yourself to be bored long enough, you’ll probably start to believe that you’re depressed too. Like it’s something you can’t fix, can’t handle, …
Back in High School, there was a sign that sat on my desk.My science teacher, Mr Hannaford, toward the end of the lesson would ask me if I was going to entertain the extra questions in the textbooks. He told me they were optional but reinforced what we’d learned. The conversation always went a similar …