Sari Vanska - Human Change Specialist

26/04/2025

𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗻𝗲𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆..... 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗹 𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗲!
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Some people carry a heavy cloud of negativity wherever they go — storing up old anger, staying stuck in victimhood, or trapped in compulsive behaviours.
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Their energy can have a strong pull on us, especially if we’re working hard to stay positive and balanced.
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It might feel like we should follow them into the darkness out of sympathy or loyalty.
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𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝘀, 𝘄𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼.
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Without judgment, we can decide it’s okay to walk away to protect our own peace.
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We cannot change others — and we certainly don’t lead anyone into the light by losing ourselves in their darkness.
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𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴:
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🤮 When you start your day, do you find yourself moaning about something to someone, or pointing out what’s wrong in your life?
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🥰 Or do you take a moment to express gratitude for what you have — and excitement for what the day might bring?
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❌ 𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘯𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘰𝘥 — 𝘪𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘦’𝘴 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰𝘰.
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✅ 𝘖𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥, 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦 𝘢 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘶𝘭, 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘪𝘧𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘶𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘦'𝘴 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘦.
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𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗹𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿:
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✅ It’s okay to set boundaries.
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✅ It’s okay to protect our energy.
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✅ It’s more than okay to take care of ourselves.
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❌ But it is not okay to spoil someone else’s day with pointless moaning.
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❓ 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄 — 𝗯𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻, 𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴?
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06/04/2025

𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝘂𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂?
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For many years, I was like a colour-blind person standing in the middle of a breath-taking garden, completely unaware of the beauty surrounding me.

My life was full of good things, beauty, and opportunities, but because I was in a mess mentally and spiritually, I couldn’t see or appreciate any of it.

Heaven was all around me, but I was shut out—not because it wasn’t there, but because I lacked the perception to recognise it.

My mind was clouded, my heart was restless, and I was too consumed by inner struggles to notice the simple joys that were right in front of me.

I lived with those blinkers on for many years.

But something shifted over 18 years ago.

That’s when I began to change.

Looking back, I see that 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 isn’t in grand achievements, big houses or distant dreams — 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀.

❤️ A warm cup of coffee on a quiet morning.

❤️ A smile and encouraging words from a friend.

❤️ The way the sun feels on your skin.

❤️ A quiet moment of connection with an animal.

These small, ordinary moments are glimpses of heaven that we so often overlook.

𝗢𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗜 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗹𝘆 "𝘀𝗲𝗲," 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗱. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘄, 𝗜 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲. 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗱𝗮𝘆.

𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆—𝗶𝗳 𝗜 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝘀𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻—𝗜 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝘆𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽, 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲.

06/03/2025

𝗣𝗘𝗔𝗖𝗘𝗙𝗨𝗟 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗖𝗘 𝗜𝗦𝗡'𝗧 𝗔 𝗟𝗨𝗫𝗨𝗥𝗬
- 𝗜𝗧 𝗜𝗦 𝗔 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗗𝗨𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗧𝗢𝗢𝗟 🌿

Anxiety, fear, and stress block our ability to solve problems.

When we are overwhelmed, our brain shifts into survival mode, narrowing our focus to threats rather than possibilities.

True intelligence - our ability to think rationally, creatively, and strategically - only functions optimally when we are calm and at ease.

𝗔 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿.

Yet, too many workplaces run on pressure, uncertainty, and unrealistic demands, believing that stress drives performance. IT DOES NOT!

𝗕𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱. 𝗕𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁.

I once worked on a project where someone had brought in a blood pressure monitor.

People started using it to check their stress levels - sometimes turning it into a competition to see whose blood pressure was the highest!

At times, it felt like a badge of honour to push themselves to the limit.

I didn’t take part - because there’s nothing glorious about working yourself to the point of breaking - and losing your intelligence!

If we want to harness the full potential of our teams, we must create work environments where people feel psychologically safe, supported, and valued.

When people feel at ease, they collaborate better, make smarter decisions, and drive innovation.

🌿 𝗣𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗮 𝗹𝘂𝘅𝘂𝗿𝘆—𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹 🌿

Let’s build workplaces that bring out the best in human intelligence, not shut it down.

28/02/2025

A thought for today - 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲

Yes, you do.

The love you’ve received - or lacked - doesn’t define your worth. If some people couldn’t show up for you, if relationships didn’t work out, if love felt distant or difficult, that doesn’t mean you’re unlovable.

Life brings lessons, and some of them hurt. But they don’t diminish your value.

Release the pain.
Recognise your worth.
You are and always have been enough.

𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝘆 - 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘁.

21/02/2025

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘄𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲.

We may set goals and dream of the future, but the only time we can live and act is now. And that is enough.

We can choose to let go of yesterday’s burdens and release our worries about tomorrow.

By grounding ourselves in the present, we open the door to clarity and peace.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝗱𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘄.

Learn to tell yourself: Do not be afraid. Let go of regrets. Free yourself from resentment. Hand over your pain.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 — 𝗯𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹, 𝗯𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲, 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝘁.

𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄.
𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵.

Today, I choose to believe that all is well around me when I find peace within.

07/02/2025

Are your expectations stealing your joy?

Too-high expectations — of yourself or others — can be a fast track to frustration.

They say expectations are premeditated resentments, and I’ve found that to be true.

When I stopped expecting unrealistic things from myself, I naturally stopped expecting them from others.

Lowering my expectations and embracing reality didn’t mean giving up — it meant finding peace.

Life became lighter. Easier. More joyful.

How have expectations shaped your experiences? Let’s talk. 👇

29/01/2025

I know how hard it can be to see the purpose of a challenge or obstacle when we're right in the middle of it.
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It often feels like there’s no possible reason for what’s happening, nor any way out of it.
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We might keep asking ourselves, "Why me? Why am I being punished? What have I done to deserve this?"
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I’ve been in that place many times. But without fail, when I look back, I can always see the bigger picture.
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Every challenge, every setback has ultimately given me something valuable—insight, strength, or a new direction I never would have considered otherwise.
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Have you ever faced a situation that felt completely unfair at the time, only to later realise it was exactly what you needed? Something you eventually felt grateful for?
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28/01/2025

How often do you pause and truly ask yourself, Am I happy?

How’s life going for you right now?

❓ Do you feel safe—physically, emotionally, financially?
❓ Do you have control over the things that matter most to you?
❓ Do you feel valued, appreciated, & respected by those around you?

These are the three fundamental needs we all have—safety, control, and respect. When they’re not met in a healthy way, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed or unhappy.

🎉 But here’s the good news: by understanding how to better meet these needs with the incredible tools our minds offer us, we can take a huge step toward lasting happiness and mental well-being—no matter what life throws our way.

Take a moment to reflect on this.

Sari Vanska - Human Change Specialist - Muutos

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