Tessa Mania

Architect and furniture designer Eileen Gray on thinking for yourself:

"To create, one must first question everything. Never adopt someone else's conclusion without putting it to the test of your own reasoning and imagination."

Source: Eileen Gray: Her Work and Her World

What do I need to let go of this year to create space for what I really want?

"You are as old as the risks you take. In many ways, aging is not the process of growing old, but rather the slow death of becoming overly protective, scared, and worried about losing what you have. Youth is found in the energy of going for it, taking the risk, and trusting that you'll figure it out along the way."

Singer and songwriter Kim Gordon on the power of going for it:

"People pay to see others believe in themselves."

Source: The Guardian

Which activities are the best expression of you? Can you spend five minutes doing one of them today?

What is in the way of what I want?

Can I come up with at least three different paths around it?