NIKKI VAN EKEREN
Writer. Artist.

“embody your inner wealth” let’s become acquainted with our inner resources…. what if we talked about what we had instead of what we...

“live more and judge less” perhaps, we start judging when we stop participating… let go, have fun, laugh, participate, get up and do...

Do not aim for perfection, just write. There’s no right way to write, it’s all about finding your voice. Whether you are writing a blog...

“with new eyes” when you revisit old activities with new eyes, you get to experience life with an elevated sense of self. there are new...

"writing is the result of living" living bold, loving big, getting hurt and getting right back up again. no one knows anything other than...

“rest into this moment” each moment is complete unto itself. so, why waste this moment worrying or plotting or planning your next moment?...

As a writer, I work for myself and report to myself. Basically my work team consists of one person, me. I am learning to honor this role....

We are the stories that we tell ourselves. We are the trust that we have in ourselves. We are the value that we have assigned to our...

I self published my first book in the 4th grade. (My elementary school offered a publishing center run by parents and school staff. I...

It’s about that shift from seeking a hack to get quicker results to seeking the joy of the work and letting that be the reward. “You have...

how can we learn to rely on intuition as a constant source of guidance? how can we fine tune this muscle and lean into our access to the...

when you finally see yourself, you can reset your mindset to that of thriving versus surviving. you trust life and are not afraid of making

“why not” why not reach down deep and gather the courage to speak for yourself for the first time? why not share those words from the hear

the moment that i’m in now is life, is my best life. i have nothing to fear.

We all have challenging pasts. Life is about what we do with this past. Will we continue learning and growing from it? I say, YES!

To create that inner glow, one needs to genuinely feel good about themselves. I think part of feeling good within is feeling good for others

I can continue to live my life knowing that pain is our ultimate sculptor and we are its masterpiece.

People matter most. Just recently I asked myself what makes me the happiest in life? My immediate answer was my relationships with others.

the next time that you feel woeful that you are feeling jealous or angry or resentful, do not run from these emotions. Sit with them.

If you have a low level, yet daily, helping of anxiety, you probably endure in spite of it. So many of us do. We pursue through the pain.