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Explore Life is a platform dedicated to mentoring, developing understanding and sharing wisdom.

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The expressions of ‘Explore Life’ are built upon the idea of ‘you define’ - a principle that underpins everything we experience in life and acts as a reminder of our power, autonomy and ability.

Authenticity

By J. B. Cowling... An authentic person is one who is true to the nature of themselves. Authenticity is simply a state in which something...

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Dec 7, 20185 min read

The Essence of Life

By J. B. Cowling... Your uniqueness. What makes you, you? Most of us generally feel as though we have a sense of who we are, yet struggle...

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Nov 28, 20184 min read

Being

By J. B. Cowling... A state in which you are completely engaged with the moment. ‘Being’. We’ve all heard this phrase thrown around, as...

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Nov 15, 20183 min read

Life Lesson #3

*Pseudo name used. Kakuma in Kenya, a barren plain of dust, makeshift homes and fragile glimpses of hope. It was 2007 when Wilhelm first...

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Nov 5, 20184 min read

Completeness

By J. B. Cowling... A state of completeness is one of satisfaction, acceptance and gratitude. To understand the idea of completeness, we...

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Sep 26, 20183 min read

Intention, Attention and Action

By J. B. Cowling... We often go about our lives feeling powerless, as prisoners of our environment. But this doesn't have to be the case,...

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Sep 9, 20187 min read

Lens

By J. B. Cowling... Our actions are influenced by the way in which we view the world. As you are reading this, you are not merely...

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Sep 4, 20183 min read

Life Lesson #2

*Pseudo name used. On a dreary Friday in the middle of winter, Paul appeared eager to show me his new home. A modest townhouse equipped...

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Aug 8, 20184 min read

Pausing

By J. B. Cowling... Falling into the trap of distraction and overwhelm is a normal part of life and when we are aware of this, we can...

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Jul 30, 20183 min read