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This blog is part of my journey. It represents a shift for me toward expressing myself publicly and engaging with the world. I want others to know that they are not alone and to open up opportunities for connection.

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I'm Charmaine Grace, writer, designer, creator. I'm exploring human existence in a search for meaning and purpose.

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One Word that will change your life
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words | circles | life
Taking my time, finding my way, showing up
Deconstructing my life through books

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I have to say that this is a really smart marketing move by Coca Cola - personalising a mass produced product. Joey reckons he is going to keep this Coca Cola bottle with his name forever. #business #life #marketing #inspiration #connection

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Circles of Life. This impromptu photo took place on my birthday in Sydney when my sister-in-law had the last minute thought to photograph the rings present. In fact there were more rings present than this and I only got one photo .. but this photo brings me joy. Every ring here has a different word. I love these rings .. even though in a way they have kept me poor since they haven’t really worked as a business (yet) .. but they certainly took me on a hero’s journey toward finding my true path. And since I love them I’m not letting go of this concept. Who knows where they will take me. For now, I love seeing them on people and knowing that they are doing their job of inspiring and guiding people. #life #connection #inspiration #circlesofliferings #guides #clarity #focus #joy #presence #whatsyourword #beguided #journey #grateful

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Aikido training weekend in Bellingen. On the last October long weekend, four aikidoka traveled up from Elands to join us, including Sensei Eino Laidsaar. It was a great weekend with great energy and connection. Many of us camped out at a property on Darkwood Road where we had a refreshing swim in the Bellinger River and communal dinner after the first day’s training. The weekend culminated in five successful gradings, including two Bellingen students who are now just one step away from their black belts. #life #circles #spirit #connection #bellingen #aikido #aikidoaikikai #harmony #nature #trainingweekend #thorahall #fun #play #success #joy

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e v o l v e . I love that when I look at this ring I tend to see the word ‘love’. And I also love the word, and concept ‘evolve’. I like to look at life as a process of learning, growth and evolution. #love #evolve #life #circlesofliferings #wordscircleslife #journey #message

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#100daysofwordscircleslife Part 1. This is the first minute of a 5:23 long video which I intend to edit down and repost. Maybe it’s time for another challenge .. or perhaps I’ll wait until the new year? I believe this 100 day project was a bit of a transformational ‘hero’s journey’ particularly given that right at the end of it I officially changed my name. Onwards and upwards. Orly xx ❤️🌈

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Today is Day 100 of #the100dayproject #100daysofwordscircleslife which i started on April 2 - exactly 32 weeks ago. This is a welcome ending and an exciting new beginning. The song is ‘Come Away’ by Matilda O’Brien. I love this song and I love Matilda who I know personally. She’s an angel in nature as well as in voice. Thanks and love, Orly ❤️🌈

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Orly. This is a Hebrew name meaning ‘light’. I have chosen this new name as the closing of a circle .. a new beginning. I’m inspired by’light’ and this name feels simple, joyful and meaningful. Orly May Grace ❤️🌈
#name #change #light #transformation #clarity #purpose # meaning #simplicity #joy #the100dayproject #100daysofwordscircleslife #day99

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Death. Death is an essential part of life. As a 5 on the Enneagram I am perhaps more naturally fascinated by the notion of death. But in some ways it is something I’ve struggled with. In particular I’ve had difficulty in general in making decisions (killing off possibilities), saying goodbyes and finishing things. Death is a process of completion, of finality. Right now I am creating a big point of closure in my life as I let go of my old name, Charmaine, and along with it aspects of my old self that no longer serve me. It is exciting and also a little scary. It is a death of egoic parts of myself in order to allow my true being to shine through. #life #death #completion #samsara #release #clarity #meaning #the100dayproject #100daysofwordscircleslife #day98

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“Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself”. I saw this quote at a coffee shop with my mum four weeks ago and it expresses what I’ve learnt after a lifetime of confusion and trying to understand or ‘find’ myself. The quote is by George Bernard Shaw. Life is about creating yourself. We have so much more power than we realise. #life #creation #transformation #quote #inspiration #the100dayproject #100daysofwordscircleslife #day97

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I love wildlife. It might have something to do with a rejection of domestication and socialisation. Wild animals represent connection to nature for me. #thingsilove #wildlife #nature #connection #transformation #life #wild #action #the100dayproject #100daysofwordscircleslife #day96

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Rings for sale at Retro Bello. Finally I have the rings available in a shop. Retro Bello is now stocking Circles of Life rings for $35 each. #retrobello #bellingen #circlesofliferings #beguided #inspiration #clarity #meaning #purpose #life #whatsyourword #100daysofwordscircleslife #the100dayproject #day95

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Blissfully evolving.
Fifteen days ago I began a five day course called Ecstatic Breathwork on the platform Commune as part of a free trial. The course exceeded all my expectation and turned out to be both an enjoyable and also transformational practice.
I decided, after five days, to keep going for twenty one days, as suggested in the course, and now, at day 15, I don’t see why I should stop at 21.
This practice, which involves a pattern of breathing, while focusing of relaxing the body, interspersed with laughter to further release tension, also helps to release old emotions stuck in the body. At the end of the breathing pattern, the body is tingling and there is a sense of floating and profound relaxation. The mind feels spacious and sensations in the body can be observed and released.
I am so excited to have discovered this practice and for the transformation in myself that I am seeing .. of breaking free of old patterns and attachments and experiencing more integration and presence. ‘May my evolutionary practices today and every day benefit all beings, as well as the Earth. May we all be happy. May we all be well. May we all feel loved.’ #life #breathwork #practice #consciousness #presence #release #evolve #inspired #transformation #ecstaticbreathwork #the100dayproject #100daysofwordscircleslife #day94

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Dissolving shell. Nature is so beautiful. I tend to pick up shells like this with the idea that I will use it as an object for drawing, but mostly it just adds to my collection. It’s about time for me to start drawing again as a daily (or at least regular) practice. Now I’ve written this i guess I’ll start tomorrow. #nature #beauty #life #creation #simplicity #joy #the100dayproject #100daysofwordscircleslife #day93

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Sprite (aka Angel) is a climbing sculpture inspired by growth, connection and play. I created it in 2010 as an outdoor play sculpture and I always thought of this as a prototype. It does invite interaction and play so I’d say it is a success. It now lives at the entry to my house. #playsculpture #creation #sprite #angel #ferrocement #experiment #artistryinplay #play #sculpture #100daysofwordscircleslife #the100dayproject #day92

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The seeds are planted and now it’s time for nurture. #bellingerriverorganics #ginger #plantingtime #nature #earth #connection #grateful #100daysofwordscircleslife #the100dayproject #day91

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Magic on the farm. It’s planting time for the ginger and we have been picking lots of ginger which we have then cut into smaller pieces which become the ‘mother’. These mothers will produce a lot more of this amazing organic ginger. The mothers are soaked in a mix of seaweed and protective agents. And the fields are ready and awaiting the new ginger in a fresh new plot of land. Magic is happening. #life #nature #connection #ginger #planting #organic #magic #thora #creation #bellingerriverorganics #the100dayproject #100daysofwordscircleslife #day90

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Ring display work in progress. I’m almost finished setting up a new ring display which will be going in the local Bellingen shop Retro Bello sometime in the next week. It’s an exciting new transition and I was planning to wait and put the finished piece on here .. but the journey is a fun part of the process for me and I can feel myself holding back a bit on letting it go. And I think sharing work in progress is a good way for me to let go of some of my perfectionistic tendencies. #life #circlesofliferings #messagerings #inspiration #evolution #connection #joy #100daysofwordscircleslife #the100dayproject #day89

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Circles of Life rings are a simple tool for joyful connection and evolution.

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One Word that will change your life
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Deconstructing my life through books

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