The story goes back to when I was in class five, I remember one of my friends going on a family trip to Switzerland. At that point, I had never been abroad so I was envious of her. (You see not because she was on a holiday but because she was living MY dream).
Anyway, I started crying in front of my family saying âI also want to visit new places, why donât we ever travel?â. I didnât get the answer but that day I decided that I would create the life of my dreams and it would be full of so much fun, adventure, travel, and stories because life is meant to be lived right?
This is how spending time with myself changed my life.
This is the story of a girl who loves to live her life on her own terms.
Hi, I am Sanchi, the founder of You are a sunflower.
I am someone who LOVES to experience new things in life like travelling, meeting new people, and experiencing everything that life has to offer.
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June 2011
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Fast forward a few years, 17-year-old Sanchi thought that the fastest way to gain the freedom of making my dreams come true is to be financially independent as soon as possible so I decided to move to Australia for my Bachelor's degree.
Jan 2017
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I was a teenager, living in a new country with a different culture and I was experiencing the things I have always wanted to experience. My heart and soul were so happy when I took my first solo trip at the age of 19. OMG, what a trip (btw, highly recommend travelling solo at least once in your life ). Anyway, it all came crashing down very very soon when the pandemic happened and I was stuck, back in my home country, for straight 2 years.
July 2018
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2020 was such a hard year for me as I completely lost myself, I was literally crying every day and could not leave my bed but by the end of that year, I was sooo tired of feeling this way that I decided to do something about it and YOU WONâT BELIEVE IT, MY LIFE CHANGED.
March 2020
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I used to wake up at 6 am every morning, make myself a chai, go to the rooftop (my holy place hehe), sit there in silence whilst watching the sunrise and drinking my chai (the best time of my day), write my thoughts down, do a bit of yoga and then read for 15 minutes. It was a whole 1.5-2 hour thing where I used to spend time with myself. Just myself. No one else, no phones, no nothing. Just me with my thoughts and feelings. This routine completely changed me and I would like to thank the pandemic for it. At that time it struck me - everything happens for a reason.
Jan 2021
The result of that morning routine
- I realised that my thoughts were DOPE. Itâs crazy how much you learn about your mind when you write your thoughts and read them later. I was amazed by the amount of ideas that popped into my mind that were my original ideas.
- I started to find joy in little things. You know how in my story I told you that I have always wanted a fun, adventurous, full of new things, kind of life? I realised I was sad because I thought only those things = happiness. Whilst theyâre still very very important for me, I learnt that I could choose to be happy by finding joy in little things.
- I slowly built such a deep and amazing relationship with myself that my favourite time of the day used to be that morning routine, which is why I used to JUMP out of my bed at 6 am because I knew I was going to spend time with my favourite person in this whole world, ME.
- Finally, I was able to learn about my purpose in life, which is to inspire & empower others to live the life of their dreams.
Purpose of
You are a sunflower
To fulfil my purpose I have decided to launch YOU are a sunflower.
YOU are a sunflower is the idea that you are beautiful just the way you are and can achieve whatever you set your mind to - all you have to do is believe in yourself.
This self-love & growth journal aims to help you build a deep sense of connection and develop a healthy relationship with yourself.
Through some prompts and exercises, itâs designed to make you believe in yourself so that you can start taking action to create the life of your dreams.
Learn about 7 areas of self love