In this episode of Tea with Self, I share a quiet lesson from the Water Lantern Festival, a day that began with restlessness and ended in peace.

What started as a simple outing turned into an invitation to stop chasing calm and let it find me instead. As the lanterns drifted across the water, I released the weight of striving, proving, and performing, and made space to invite in ease, trust, and stillness.

For the first time in a long while, I didn’t feel the need to capture the moment. I simply lived it. This is a story about surrender, about learning that stillness isn’t empty, it’s full. Full of peace, presence, and the quiet truth of who we are when we finally stop running.

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This morning, with my Empress Grey tea and a warm hot water bottle, I felt a shift, a calm that felt like coming home to myself. Listening to Your Inner Awakening by Byron Katie reminded me that most of our suffering comes from leaving the present moment. When we return to now, we realise we already have what we need. We are safe. We are okay.

In this episode, I reflect on the seasons that once felt impossible, and the truth that it was never the circumstances that saved me, but my courage, my choices, my resilience. You don’t have to wait for “someday” to feel enough. You can begin now.

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In this episode of Tea with Self, I share the beginning of my 90 Days of Becoming, three months of aligning, simplifying, and showing up for myself with presence instead of pressure.

October is about Gathering what nourishes me (and letting go of what doesn’t), November will be Deepening, and December, Arrival.

This isn’t about chasing perfection or waiting for January 1st, it’s about creating your own rhythm, your own timeline, your own Becoming. If you’ve been feeling behind, stuck, or stretched too thin, consider this your reminder: you’re not late; you’re right on time.

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In this episode of Tea with Self, I share a quiet turning point, the moment I stopped bending myself to fit and started listening to the whispers within. It’s about trading performance for presence, honouring my own rhythm, and choosing freedom over approval. This is a story of alignment, of meeting myself at the root, and remembering that my power was never borrowed; it was always mine.

If this speaks to you, visit Kiransinghuk.com for Lifestyle Design guidance and explore the free resources in my Digital Library. And for more personal thoughts and musings, join me on Substack at Midlife by Design: Curating Your Next Chapter.