Lucy Hawthorne, Author at On Your Journey

Star Tattoo Meaning. 20+ Designs and Inspiration.

January 11, 2023October 5, 2022 by Lucy Hawthorne

When it comes to choosing our tattoos, we tend to focus on the designs themselves—but as with most things, there’s more to it than meets the eye. Let’s take a look at the meanings behind the star tattoo, and the symbolism of this common tattoo choice. What is the Star Tattoo Meaning?

If you are thinking about getting a star tattoo on your body, then read this article to get a deeper understanding of the meaning and ideas behind this tattoo.

star tattoo meanings, designs and inspiration

Meaning of the Star Tattoo

Do you know the meaning behind star tattoos? If not, you may be missing out on some amazing insights that may really resonate and leave you loving these gorgeous tattoo designs even more.

Self-Love Isn’t Selfish.

October 4, 2022 by Lucy Hawthorne

Self love isn’t selfish. What does that mean? I never really understood the concept of self-love growing up. I guess it was just not something that was trending in the 90’s.

Jokes apart, I grew up in a family that valued giving more than receiving, even if that meant giving away everything you have, even your own sanity and wellbeing.

It took me years to learn that self-love and putting my own wellbeing first is not selfish, it’s actually an act of love.

In this post we will discuss a little bit of this beautiful topic with you.

Easy Bath Scrub Recipe: DIY Honey Almond Sugar Scrub

April 13, 2023September 30, 2022 by Lucy Hawthorne

It’s important to take care of your skin, especially in these Winter months when dry skin can be a problem. Take some time out to put together this simple bath scrub recipe which uses just five inexpensive ingredients to create a delicious, moisturizing body scrub that will leave your skin feeling soft and smooth.

homemade bath scrub recipe diy honey almond sugar scrub

Supplies For Your Homemade Bath Scrub Recipe

Homemade Bar Soap Recipe -Cinnamon Apple Soap Bars

September 27, 2022 by Lucy Hawthorne

It’s not as difficult as you might think to make your own natural soap at home. This gorgeous apple cinnamon bar soap is pretty simple to make even for soap making beginners, and would make a thoughtful gift when beautifully wrapped. Try this easy homemade bar soap recipe, to create these beautiful Autumnal soap bars that you are going to love!

Cinnamon and apple are delicious scents for the Autumn and Fall season, so this bar soap recipe is perfect for this time of year.

home made bar soap recipe apple and cinnamon

This easy bar soap recipe makes 6 bars of this lovely soap if you are using the same silicone mold for your soap as shown in our soap pictures.

The prep time for this handmade soap is only 10 minutes with an additional time of 2 hours for your soap to set in the mold.

Rose Quartz for Self Love – Meaning and Uses

September 20, 2022 by Lucy Hawthorne

Each crystal has a unique meaning, and the meaning of Rose Quartz is related to universal love. It is the stone of unconditional love, and not only romantic love.

The Rose Quartz stone is ideal for connecting with your feelings of self love, which is one of the most important things you can do to build positive energy in your life, build up your self confidence, and lead a more joyful life.

Rose quartz crystal with pink flowers and sage

46 Beautiful Maya Angelou Quotes to Inspire Self Love

September 12, 2022September 12, 2022 by Lucy Hawthorne

We have gathered together some of the best Maya Angelou quotes. These beautiful words of wisdom from Civil rights activist, Dr. Maya Angelou have a deeper meaning to contemplate and ponder in our lives.

Maya Angelou is a huge inspiration to so many of us. Her words have stayed with me since I first read her books at around 14 or 15 years old, and her wisdom stays relevant from generation to generation.

Here are some of our favorite Maya Angelou quotes, split into themes to make it easy to find the words you need.

Ultimately all of these themes come back to self love in different forms, from overcoming hardships and giving yourself credit for the things you learned along the way, to maintaining boundaries and excepting and accepting the best from others.

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Maya Angelou on Self Love

Cheetah Print Tattoo Meaning Symbolism and Inspiration

December 8, 2022September 9, 2022 by Lucy Hawthorne

Let’s run through the meaning and symbolism behind the leopard print tattoo, or cheetah print design. Every tattoo has it’s own special meaning and significance, so what’s the deal with getting a cheetah-print tattoo inked?

Plan your design and consult with your tattoo artist to create a unique piece that will be the perfect choice for your body art.

Meaning of Cheetah Print Tattoo Designs

Huge Summer Prize Giveaway

August 2, 2022 by Lucy Hawthorne

Summer is here and to help you have the best summer ever, we’ve put together a bundle of brilliant summer prizes for the whole family. Summer is my favorite season of the year, so I am so excited to share this fantastic bundle of prizes.

One lucky winner will be able to snag a new hot tub, a bundle of outdoor toys and games for the kids in your life, a citronella and lemongrass spray set to keep the bugs away and some new in ear headphones to listen to your favorite summer play list.

I know I love my hot tub! So I’m sure the lucky winner is going to love their brand new hot tub just as much.

Check out details of all these amazing prizes below and enter via the Rafflecopter widget at the end of this blog post, running until August 14th

Good luck!

Summer Prize Giveaway

Over 50 top UK bloggers have come together to offer one lucky winner an amazing prize package to ensure your summer will be spectacular! We have an MSpa Hot Tub with £100 towards running cost as well as some other lovely prizes for one lucky winner…read on to find out more!

The Prizes

An MSpa Aurora Hot Tub with £100 to go towards running costs

Speaking Things into Existence with the Law of Attraction (3 Simple Exercises)

July 28, 2022July 28, 2022 by Lucy Hawthorne

These 3 Law of Attraction exercises will help you achieve whatever it is you really want.

What is the Law of Attraction?

The law of attraction is based on the principal of “Like attracts like” so positive thoughts will bring positive experiences and negative thoughts will bring negative experiences.

The energy you send out, affects the energy you attract.

By surrounding yourself with certain thoughts, certain energy, and operating on a certain level – the universe will reciprocate that and match your energy.

26 Beautiful Flowers with Meanings of Self Love

March 27, 2024July 23, 2022 by Lucy Hawthorne

Whether you want to celebrate yourself, or just to remind yourself that you’re beautiful no matter what, these flowers will help you feel good about your self.

Connect with these surprising flower meanings to tell yourself how much you love yourself, in the language of flowers.

Articles by Lucy Hawthorne