Have you ever had one of those moments when you suddenly realise that you've been moving through your life on autopilot?

You're getting up, going to work, looking after the people you love, answering emails, doing the shopping, making plans, ticking things off your list… and before you know it, another week has passed.

Another month.

Another year.

And then, every now and then, something makes you stop and think…

Is this really how I want to be living?

Not because anything is necessarily wrong. Your life might actually be pretty good. You might have a lot to be grateful for. But perhaps there's a quiet sense that you've become a little disconnected from your own life.

Maybe you've stopped asking yourself what you want.

Maybe you've become so accustomed to doing what needs to be done that you've forgotten to notice what makes you feel alive.

Or perhaps there's a part of you that's been quietly saying, There's more I want to experience. More I want to create. More I want to explore.

And I think this is where our word for September comes in.

Awaken.

September feels like such a natural time to explore this word because we're moving into a new season, and there are only four months left of 2026.

Four months.

And I don't know about you, but when I realise we're approaching the final stretch of the year, I always find myself asking a few questions.

How has this year actually been?

What have I achieved?

What have I learned?

What have I loved?

And perhaps most importantly…

What else is possible before the year is over?

Because four months is still a significant amount of time.

There are still things we can begin.

Things we can finish.

Conversations we can have.

Places we can go.

Ideas we can explore.

Habits we can change.

And perhaps even parts of ourselves we can rediscover.

So, as we begin our month of Awaken, I want to explore what it really means to wake up to our own lives.

If the content of today’s episode has piqued your interest, I have something very special for you. I have created 30 Journal Prompts, similar to the ones mentioned throughout this episode on awakening – that’s one life-changing prompt for you to work on every day over the next month!

Just imagine how much growth you can unlock over the next 30 days if you keep the momentum going and commit to answering one prompt a day.

All you need to do to get these thought-provoking prompts is leave a positive rating and review for this podcast, take a screenshot of your review and email it to: courtney@alittlepinkbook.com and I’ll email you the prompts!

Check out my courses: Magical Mornings and Joyful Journaling Journey, as well as my book, A Year of Love: Finding peace one day at a time.

Grab your FREE How to Ask Someone if They're Ok Conversation Starters and FREE Journaling Guide with 100+ prompts here.

Read more on my blog, or connect with me on Facebook.

Have you ever stopped and asked yourself a question that sounds simple, but is actually surprisingly difficult to answer?

What do I really want?

Not what do I need to do.

Not what should I want.

Not what would make everyone else happy.

But what do I actually want?

For many of us, that question becomes harder to answer as life gets busier. We become very good at knowing what other people need from us. We know what needs to happen at work, what our family needs, what needs to be organised, paid for, remembered and managed.

We become responsible. Reliable. Capable.

And somewhere along the way, our own desires can become a little quieter.

Not because they've disappeared.

But because we've stopped making space to hear them.

This month, our word is Awaken, and in this episode, we're going to turn inward and explore what it means to awaken to yourself.

To your desires.

To your identity.

And to the possibilities that may still be waiting for you.

Because sometimes we don't need to find ourselves.

Sometimes, we simply need to give ourselves permission to listen again.

If the content of today’s episode has piqued your interest, I have something very special for you. I have created 30 Journal Prompts, similar to the ones mentioned throughout this episode on awakening – that’s one life-changing prompt for you to work on every day over the next month!

Just imagine how much growth you can unlock over the next 30 days if you keep the momentum going and commit to answering one prompt a day.

All you need to do to get these thought-provoking prompts is leave a positive rating and review for this podcast, take a screenshot of your review and email it to: courtney@alittlepinkbook.com and I’ll email you the prompts!

Check out my courses: Magical Mornings and Joyful Journaling Journey, as well as my book, A Year of Love: Finding peace one day at a time.

Grab your FREE How to Ask Someone if They're Ok Conversation Starters and FREE Journaling Guide with 100+ prompts here.

Read more on my blog, or connect with me on Facebook.

Have you ever arrived somewhere and realised you can barely remember the journey?

Perhaps you’ve driven to work, followed the same route you’ve taken hundreds of times, and suddenly found yourself in the car park thinking, How did I get here already?

Or maybe you’ve sat down for dinner with your family, but your mind has been somewhere else entirely — thinking about tomorrow’s schedule, replying to a message, worrying about something that happened earlier, or mentally working through everything still left on your to-do list.

We’re physically present, but our minds are somewhere else.

And I think this happens to all of us.

We can become so good at keeping life moving that we forget to actually experience it.

Last week, we explored awakening to ourselves — reconnecting with our desires, our identity and the possibilities we might want to explore. But once we begin to wake up to ourselves, something else happens.

We begin to notice the life we are already living.

We start asking:

Am I actually present for this?

Am I enjoying the life I’ve worked so hard to create?

Am I really listening to the people I love?

Where is my attention going?

Because awakening isn't only about discovering what we want next.

Sometimes, it's about becoming more awake to right now.

And that's what I want to explore in this episode — awakening to your life through presence, connection and experience.

If the content of today’s episode has piqued your interest, I have something very special for you. I have created 30 Journal Prompts, similar to the ones mentioned throughout this episode on awakening – that’s one life-changing prompt for you to work on every day over the next month!

Just imagine how much growth you can unlock over the next 30 days if you keep the momentum going and commit to answering one prompt a day.

All you need to do to get these thought-provoking prompts is leave a positive rating and review for this podcast, take a screenshot of your review and email it to: courtney@alittlepinkbook.com and I’ll email you the prompts!

Check out my courses: Magical Mornings and Joyful Journaling Journey, as well as my book, A Year of Love: Finding peace one day at a time.

Grab your FREE How to Ask Someone if They're Ok Conversation Starters and FREE Journaling Guide with 100+ prompts here.

Read more on my blog, or connect with me on Facebook.