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Rachel Collins
@passionpurpose.bsky.social
Mindful Productivity Enthusiast. Artist! Creator! Writer! Check out my website at passionpurpose.today Author of Insights & Inspirations: 300 Journal Prompts for Cultivating Joy, Mindfulness and Gratitude. Founder of the Focus Flow Formula.
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How to Outsmart Your Brain and Actually Get Things Done — Without Burning Yourself Out

Here are three simple principles that make a powerful difference:

🧠 1. Calm Before Clarity

🎯 2. Direction Before Discipline

🌱 3. Small Steps Create Confidence

#mindfulness #productivity #timemanagement #focus
How to Outsmart Your Brain and Actually Get Things Done — Without Burning Yourself Out
Why procrastination isn’t a motivation problem — and what finally helps you move forward.
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Belonging

Today, reflect on where you feel most at ease. Where your breath softens. Where your heart opens.

Affirmation

I belong within myself.
I am worthy of connection just as I am.
I welcome belonging through authenticity, presence, and care.

#belonging #mindfulness #mandala #heart #art
Belonging
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February 1, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Mandala Card of the Day: Build

Trust that your steady effort is shaping something meaningful, even when the results are not yet visible.

Affirmation

I build with patience and intention.
My steady effort creates strength over time.
What I am creating grows through consistency and care.

#growth
Build
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January 31, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Mandala Card of the Day: Aspire

Aspiring toward your highest potential is not about comparison or pressure. It is about alignment. It is about listening to what feels true for you and allowing that truth to guide your choices.

#mandala #success #achievement #affirmation #mindfulness #personaldev
Aspire
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January 30, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Mandala Care of the Day: Buoyancy

Today’s affirmation:

I rise again with steadiness and hope.

I allow lightness to return in its own time.

My resilience carries me forward with grace and trust.

#mindfulness #gratitude #mandala #art #affirmation #grace #personaldevelopment #wellbeing #hope
Buoyancy
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January 29, 2026 at 2:59 PM
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How to Outsmart Your Brain and Actually Get Things Done — Without Burning Yourself Out

Here are three simple principles that make a powerful difference:

🧠 1. Calm Before Clarity

🎯 2. Direction Before Discipline

🌱 3. Small Steps Create Confidence

#mindfulness #productivity #timemanagement #focus
How to Outsmart Your Brain and Actually Get Things Done — Without Burning Yourself Out
Why procrastination isn’t a motivation problem — and what finally helps you move forward.
open.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Mandala Card of the Day: Haven

Creating an inner haven does not mean escaping life.

It means giving yourself permission to pause and reset so you can meet life with greater clarity and calm.

When you cultivate this inner space, you carry a sense of peace with you wherever you go.

#mindfulness
Haven
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January 28, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Mandala Card of the Day: Appreciation

Today's affirmation:

I notice and honour what is good and true.
I allow appreciation to deepen my sense of presence and peace.
What I acknowledge with gratitude grows in meaning and strength.

#appreciation #gratitude #mandala #art #affirmation #mindfulness
Appreciation
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January 27, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Creating Space for Small Moments & Big Transformations

Over the last three months—through 12 articles, weekly practices, and dozens of journal prompts—we’ve been practicing something that can’t be measured by productivity trackers or to-do lists: Creating space to grow & learn.

#change #growth
Creating Space for Small Moments & Big Transformations
A reflection on three months of Mindfulness, Growth Mindset & Journaling
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January 26, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Mandala Card of the Day: Unscripted

Today's affirmation:

I trust the path as it unfolds before me.
I move forward with openness and courage.
The unknown holds possibility, and I meet it with trust.

For the full reflection, see my Substack post.

#affirmation #mindfulness #mandala #art #trust
Unscripted
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January 26, 2026 at 2:31 PM
How to Outsmart Your Brain and Actually Get Things Done — Without Burning Yourself Out

Here are three simple principles that make a powerful difference:

🧠 1. Calm Before Clarity

🎯 2. Direction Before Discipline

🌱 3. Small Steps Create Confidence

#mindfulness #productivity #timemanagement #focus
How to Outsmart Your Brain and Actually Get Things Done — Without Burning Yourself Out
Why procrastination isn’t a motivation problem — and what finally helps you move forward.
open.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Mandala Card of the Day: Orbit

Today, consider where your circles are ready to widen.

Today’s affirmation:

I welcome expansion with openness and trust.

I allow my circles to grow in supportive and meaningful ways.

As my orbit expands, so does my sense of possibility.

#mindfulness #mandala
Orbit
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January 25, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Mandala Card of the Day: Curiosity

Today's affirmation:

I meet life with openness and wonder.
I allow curiosity to guide my learning and growth.
Each question I explore expands my understanding and possibility.

#mandala #affirmation #curiosity #growthmindset #personaldevelopment #wellbeing #art
Curiosity
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January 24, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Vital is the reminder to return to what truly sustains you. It is the act of stripping away excess and reconnecting with what is necessary for your well-being. It is restored not by adding more, but by remembering what is essential.

#mandala #vitality #wellbeing #affirmation #substackpost #art
Vital
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January 23, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Mandala Card of the Day: Oneness

Today's affirmation:

I am connected to all life around me.
I belong to nature, the universe, and the greater whole.
Oneness reminds me that I am supported and never alone.

#mandala #mindfulness #meditation #oneness #universe #awe #art #mandalaart #affirmation
Oneness
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January 22, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Mandala Card of the Day: Harvest

Today's affirmation:

I honour the results of my effort and care.
I receive the gifts created through my growth.
I allow myself to pause, appreciate, and take in what has bloomed.

#affirmation #growth #growthmindset #mandala #personaldevelopment #harvest #mindset
Harvest
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January 21, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Mandala Card of the Day: Frequency

Alignment is not something you chase. It is something you return to, again and again.

Today’s Affirmation:

I align my energy with what supports my well-being.
I notice and honour the frequency I am creating.
I return to balance, clarity, and inner harmony.
Frequency
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January 20, 2026 at 2:34 PM
🌱 Embracing Learning & Growth

In today’s post, I share my experience along with journal prompts on learning & growth. Includes an evening activity to boost your growth mindset through journaling.

#growthmindset #journaling #mindfulness #personaldevelopment #substackarticle #writersofbluesky
🌱 Embracing Learning & Growth
Creating space for the small moments that lead to big transformations.
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January 19, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Mandala Card of the Day: Communication

Heart-centered communication invites curiosity. It asks you to pause before reacting and to consider not only what you want to say, but how it may be received. Listen beyond the surface, to hear emotion as well as information.

#mindfulness #communication
Communication
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January 19, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Hallowed is the recognition that some moments, spaces, and intentions deserve to be treated with care and respect.

It is the awareness that not everything in life is ordinary or interchangeable.

See Mandala Card of the Day for today’s affirmation.

#mandala #sacred #mindfulness #art #affirmation
Hallowed
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January 18, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Mandala Card of the Day: Footing

When life feels uncertain or shifting beneath you, finding your footing becomes an act of self-care. It reminds you that steadiness does not come from having all the answers, but from staying connected to what supports you right now.

#mandala #grounded #mindfulness
Footing
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January 17, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Mandala Card of the Day: Bloom

Today, give yourself permission to bloom at your own pace.

Today’s affirmation:

I allow my growth to unfold in its own time.

I trust the rhythm of my becoming.

I bloom when I am ready, in ways that feel true to me.

#affirmation #mandala #mindfulness #growth
Bloom
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January 16, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Embracing originality means releasing comparison and trusting that your expression has value because it is yours.

When you show up authentically, you give others permission to do the same.

Today’s affirmation:

I trust that who I am is enough.
My originality adds meaning and colour to the world.
Originality
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January 15, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Today, acknowledge the resilience you have already built. Notice how much you have navigated, adjusted to, and learned from. You are not defined by what tried to break you. You are defined by your ability to keep going with clarity, compassion, and resolve.

#mandala #mindfulness #mindset #growth
Unbreakable
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January 14, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Reposted by Rachel Collins
Feeling busy but not really moving forward?
Productivity doesn’t have to feel like pressure.
It can be intentional, values-aligned, and sustainable.
This is what mindful productivity looks like. 🌿

#mindfulproductivity #timemanagement #bookstoread #writersofbluesky #blueskywriter #focus #time #books
January 9, 2026 at 11:31 PM
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The way we think about what we’re experiencing shapes what we feel, how we show up, and what becomes possible from here.

Mindful thoughts are not about forcing ourselves to “think positive.”

They’re about awareness.
Compassion.
Choice.

#mindfulness #growthmindset #substackpost #article #mindset
🧠 Mindful Thoughts: Small Moments, Big Transformations
Creating space for the small moments that lead to big transformations.
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January 12, 2026 at 9:17 PM