Growth Monkeys

If this is something that resonates with you right now, just know that you are not alone in feeling this way!!

In order to cope with loneliness, we first need to understand why we are feeling lonely in the first place…

Is it a lack of meaningful connections in your life?
Or is there something holding you back from truly letting go, to make these deep and meaningful connections?
Or maybe you feel disconnected from yourself?

Once you have worked out the core of where this feeling comes from... Try and put some focus into enjoying your own company 🧡

Take baby steps, sweet soul… Here are some things they may help you too 🥰

💛 Ask the deeper questions to really get to know the people in your life
💛 Snuggle a pet
💛 Do something you enjoy
💛 Move your body in nature
💛 Share how you feel with someone that you trust

Try to embrace and enjoy all that you are, you are so utterly wonderful! Just because some people don’t validate your feelings, it doesn’t mean that they are not valid. And incase you don’t truly feel seen in all of your light and for all that you are, it doesn’t mean you aren’t all of those things, because you are! ✨🧡🧡🧡

Hope that this letter has helped you to realize that your feelings are valid, and that how you feel right now, will pass.
Big love 💌

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How are you at saying no? 🤔💭

This has been something I’ve struggled with for most of my life! I love new opportunities, adventure and grabbing life by the horns! But the thing is, we just cant simply say yes to everything and everyone without paying for it in other ways ourselves. 🙈

The older and wiser I become, the easier its come for me to say no… Sadly I didn’t learn this the easy way! But the more I lean into my body and whats truly aligned and feels good for me, the easier it is to say no.

Its also realizing that when you say no, you are choosing you and your own heart! You are making a conscious choice to live in alignment. This doesn’t mean its always easy mentally to say no, but looking at it in this way really helps me… Maybe it will help you too 🥰🫶❤️

Anyway, I hope you are having a lovely Monday!!
Would love to hear your highlight of the day, or if you are open for it… Your experience with saying no in the comments✨

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I’m sure we all guilty of over giving; our energy, our love, our kindness and thoughtfulness to others and forgetting to pour some of that goodness back into ourselves too… And as a result feeling completely drained 🙈 am I right? Or is it just me? I feel like I have to constantly remind myself to fill my own cup up too… But something I’ve learnt to apply more is this:

If we take the time to first pour some of that love, care and energy into ourselves, then we can better show up for ourselves, the people in our lives and the things that really matter… All from a place of fullness! 🌞💛

Anyway this is your reminder to do something super wholesome and nice for yourself today that puts a smile on your face and has you pouring into your own cup. You deserve the kind of love, kindness and warmth that you give to others… You wonderful and beautiful soul!

Today I filled my cup by going for a walk in nature, it’s been raining lots here in Portugal… So it turned into a bit of walking through puddles too, which makes my inner child so happppyyyy! It really is the little things! What’s something you have done or are going to do today to fill your cup up? Let us know in the comments # # #

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To our beautiful Growth Monkeys fam! 💛

So yeah, it’s been a minute… Thought it was about time we showed our faces over here again! 🤪🙈🥰
We’re a bit shy, incase you didn’t notice 😂

Incase we haven’t already met/connected, Hey!! We’re Anna and Jens, Jens is from the Netherlands 🇳🇱 and I’m from New Zealand 🇳🇿and we’re currently living in Portugal 🇵🇹🌞

Sooo anyway enough about us, how’s it going? 🥰
How’s life been treating you?

We’d love to catch up and get to know you more in the comments or jump into our DM’s… Don’t be shyyy… You know you want too 🤪😂🤩

P.s. we don’t really know anyone here or have friends in the area, (besides all the local stray cats) so you’d pretty much be doing us a huge favor here 😂 All jokes aside, we’d love to connect with youuuuuu 🩷🌸

The last few years we took a beat, to be present in our lives and just focus on building it quietly in the background, but we’ve been thinking of you and this space a lottttt and can’t wait to bring some magic and cool things back to this corner of the internet 🩷🌸

Sending you lots of love and warmth from us here in Portugal xoxox

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