Just like you choose your clothes every day, you can choose the words and thoughts you put on. We turned to the queen of sparking joy, Marie Kondo whose infamous catch phrase is: “Does it spark joy?”, to learn more about her practice of seeking joy in our daily lives.

Each day is an opportunity to be bombarded with new worries, doubts and fears. And each day is an opportunity to choose joy. 

Four months into 2021 and I’m reflecting on the goals I set for myself earlier this year, particularly the ones I haven’t been able to keep up with: Doodle every single day Create a one-of-a-kind (OAK) piece every week I’m a bit of an overachiever and when I’m not able to keep up with the things I set out to do, a big part of me just wants to give up. And to be honest, I did for a bit. I stopped doodling and I stopped painting. What led to this abrupt stop was simply life. I moved to a...

I write to you to remind you to not be pressured by the Gen-Z trend dictators. May we listen to these wise words from Gianni Versace, the founder of the famously known namesake brand Versace. He tells it as it is, “Don’t be into trends. Don’t make fashion own you, but you decide what you are, what you want to express by the way you dress and the way you live.”