Welcome to Emma’s Diary

I have been journaling for most of my life, so a diary isn’t a difficult thing for me to maintain, but this felt a little different, for obvious reasons; mainly that other people will read it.

I recently made a pact with one of my best friends that if either of us dies, we are to destroy the others’ diary without ever reading it. We even sent pictures to each other of what the outside of the diary looks like for easy-identification. As much as I’d love an artefact of my deepest thoughts, I don’t think that everything written needs to be read. 

There’s a beauty in pure honesty with zero risk of judgement, truly being free with my thoughts, getting them out of my mind and body and on to physical paper has been so healing for me throughout many stages of my life. One thing it has helpfully highlighted is  how judgemental I can be of myself; I notice this the most when I struggle to journal something. Why would I struggle to write it if no one will read it? There comes the self-judgement. It is so freeing to write it anyway - notice how it makes me feel, be curious about that, accept the feeling, and move forward.

I say all that to say, firstly; if you don’t journal - do it! And secondly, this diary will be honest - but most of all I want it to be helpful. I want to share the things I’m learning that may help you too, the deep questions I’m pondering, and the way my life has continued moving forward despite some astronomical and unexpected hurdles along the way. 

The reason I am studying to become a life coach is because I realised I have developed an outrageous level of hope and expectation for my own life, and the lives of everyone I interact with. I see potential and capability where some may only see limitations, and it is the joy of my life to see individuals wake-up to what is truly possible for them. 

So, I guess this is both a welcome to my diary, and a welcome to Kobey House; the home I have always wanted to create for others to step in to and be filled with hopeful expectation, get clear on what they want from life, and go for it.
Thankyou for being here. I would love for you to join me at our first ever monthly online gathering on 27th May, 8pm-9pm.