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Week One: Starting off in Portugal
So I am wrapping up my first week of this month long adventure I find myself in. I flew out on birthday to Portugal with my former...

Maria Vandenburg
Mar 6, 20192 min read


When Life Gives you Lemons
know we have all heard to make lemonade. And while lemonade is incredibly delicious - I have been finding if you aren't dealing with the...

Maria Vandenburg
Mar 6, 20192 min read


Closing One Particular Chapter
My final days at my first full-time job in London are officially coming to a close. It is going to be very weird to wake up tomorrow...

Maria Vandenburg
Mar 6, 20192 min read


A Taste of Italy
As this blog (three websites ago in it's first format), started as a travel blog. I decided to bring this entry back to the original...

Maria Vandenburg
Mar 6, 20192 min read


Ringing in the New Year with Release
I'm currently writing to you on the first day of 2019. I thought it would be important to pause and take a look at everything that 2018...

Maria Vandenburg
Mar 6, 20192 min read


A Magical Evening with Charles Handy
Have you ever had a moment that felt like magic? As in you were incredibly inspired but you didn't know why? This "masterclass" for me...

Maria Vandenburg
Mar 2, 20193 min read


Making Peace with Uncertainty
I am a planner by nature, always have been. My current profession is a Project Manager, but my life in its present moment isn't really...

Maria Vandenburg
Mar 2, 20194 min read


5 things I've learned from moving to London
I have one more reflection paper to write and an International Trip to Naples, then my first year of my MBA program comes to a close. It...

Maria Vandenburg
Mar 2, 20192 min read


Welcome to Eurostar
I got chills the moment that the CEO popped into the Eurostar Boardroom to greet all of us and say those exact words. Chills. I have just...

Maria Vandenburg
May 27, 20181 min read


Awake, Aware, At Choice
So I have been taking this class from this community back at home called Center for Spiritual Living. What we have been studying recently...

Maria Vandenburg
May 22, 20183 min read


10 things that I Appreciate about my Mum
Items I've learned today: Mum/Mummy = mom (although I already knew that as I have been calling my mother "mummy" my entire life... I was...

Maria Vandenburg
May 12, 20182 min read


One Giant Leap for Maria
Lots of change in the present moment. I have recently moved, I have decided to take an extended holiday this summer (exact location TBD...

Maria Vandenburg
May 7, 20182 min read


Advice to my Younger Self
I have been a doing a sh*t ton of reflection recently. I think I would be a bit remiss if I didnt take a second to pause and share some...

Maria Vandenburg
Apr 30, 20183 min read


Creating the Life I want to Live
Ever made a vision board before? I hadn't before last weekend. But I met with Jessica Rockson from Rocksteady Coaching and I'm a convert....

Maria Vandenburg
Apr 21, 20182 min read


It's a Wonderful World (of Books)
Working at a publishing agency does has its perks. I had forgotten all about the London Book Fair when I went into work this morning. Not...

Maria Vandenburg
Apr 11, 20182 min read


On to the Next One...
So my Consultancy piece for my MBA is coming to a close. While I loved my team for this particular assignment, there were a number of...

Maria Vandenburg
Apr 9, 20182 min read


Trusting that Voice Within
Remember that paper I was freaking out about months ago? Probably not. Well.... I was (freaking out that is). I had to turn in an "Action...

Maria Vandenburg
Mar 31, 20182 min read


There's a Place for Us
It feels like there is so much change going on at the moment. I am planning on traveling for a bit this summer, but my plan had been to...

Maria Vandenburg
Mar 15, 20182 min read


Maria Vandenburg = Research Storyteller
I may or may not have taken that from Dr. Brene Brown (the whole research storyteller thing). I literally have spent the last month...

Maria Vandenburg
Mar 5, 20182 min read


Diving off the Deep End
My life has been a lot of deep diving recently. Why do I feel the way that I do? What does it mean? What do I ultimately want? Image...

Maria Vandenburg
Feb 26, 20182 min read
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