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Life After Crashing My Personal Brand

  Hi there beautiful people if you don't already know me I'm Hayley and for the past decade of my life I have been blogging on Daisy Change under the name Hayley Esther.  Recently though, my local government decided bloggers need to use real names online to help keep children safe. I'm all for that but I spent so long building the Hayley Esther brand and name not just on Daisy Change but across my projects, I couldn't help but feel a little deflated after making the change from Esther to Young and watching my numbers on all the things plummet.  Then quietly in the mist of it all, the Holy Spirit gently reminded me this has never been a numbers game for me.  I write for the love of it and the love of people such as yourself lovely reader.  I'm still a blogger with multiple blogs but Daisy Change is my legacy piece.  I write what's on my heart each month here and this June I feel that I'm supposed to write about business.  I know that millions of you are...
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Why I haven't posted in a few months

Why I Haven’t Posted In A Few Months (And What I’ve Been Building Behind The Scenes) Sometimes growth does not look like momentum. Sometimes growth looks like quiet. Like notebooks filling up behind closed doors. Coffee getting cold while ideas take shape. Long days building things nobody can see yet and trusting that one day it will all make sense. Over the last few months Daisy Change has been quieter than usual. If you have noticed that — thank you. Thank you for staying. Thank you for checking back. Thank you for allowing this little corner of the internet to breathe. The truth is simple. I have been building. Daisy Change has always been bigger than a blog for me. Since starting in 2011, long before challenge blogging and personal growth spaces became what they are today, this has been a place for reflection, faith, creativity, rebuilding and becoming. But lately life has called me to stretch. Behind the scenes I have been pouring into multiple projects that each carry a different...

A Living Message of Hope: Rediscovering Faith Beyond Tradition

  A Living Message of Hope: Rediscovering Faith Beyond Tradition For many people, faith begins within tradition—structured teachings, familiar scriptures, and inherited beliefs. These foundations can be meaningful and grounding. But for some, there comes a moment when faith begins to feel less like something received… and more like something experienced. What if the divine has never stopped speaking? What if spirituality is not confined to the past, but is something alive—something that continues to unfold within human hearts? There is a growing sense among many spiritually minded people that God is not distant, silent, or limited to a single moment in history. Instead, the divine presence is ongoing—guiding, teaching, and calling humanity forward. Not through institutions or rigid systems, but through conscience, intuition, and inner awakening. At the center of this perspective is a simple but powerful idea: The purpose of faith is transformation. Not just belief. Not just ritual....

Standing With Israel Without Identifying as a Zionist

  Standing With Israel Without Identifying as a Zionist In discussions about the Middle East, labels are often used quickly and sometimes without nuance. One of the most common assumptions is that if someone expresses support for Israel, they must automatically identify as a Zionist. In reality, many people hold more complex views. It is possible to stand with Israel and support its people while not personally identifying with the political ideology of Zionism. For some individuals, standing with Israel means recognizing the country’s right to exist and the right of its citizens to live in safety. Israel is home to millions of people—Jews, Muslims, Christians, and others—who simply want to raise families, build careers, and live peaceful lives. Supporting Israel in this sense is often about acknowledging the humanity of those who live there and rejecting violence directed at civilians. At the same time, not everyone who supports Israel embraces Zionism as a political ideology. Zion...

The Right to Protect Ones Family : A Universal Principle

  The Right to Protect One’s Family: A Universal Principle Across cultures, religions, and histories, one value has remained constant: the duty to care for and protect one’s family. For millions of people around the world—including Iranians—this responsibility is not merely a social expectation; it is a moral calling deeply rooted in faith, tradition, and human dignity. In many religious traditions, the family is regarded as the foundation of society. Parents are entrusted with safeguarding the well-being, security, and future of their children. This responsibility is often described as a God-given duty: to nurture, provide, and create conditions where families can live with stability and hope. When people speak about rights granted by God or inherent to human nature, they often mean precisely this—the freedom to ensure the safety and flourishing of those closest to them. For Iranians, family bonds have long been central to cultural identity. Persian history and literature are fill...

Real Talk.

 Okay guys you may have noticed a serious lack of journal prompts this month. That's because I started out with momentum March but half way through March some things happened that changed the game.  Firstly we got a new website for Daisy Change we are now at www.daisychange.org  you are very welcome to check out the image consulting happening over there.  I will still write this blog but needed a more professional home for my business. So what can you expect here?  Change management.  The world is changing and at a rapid speed.  Let's talk about it. 

Momentum March - Starting Small to Move Mountains

Momentum March : Starting Small to Move Mountains Hey beautiful, hope your day’s already off to a fantastic start! 🌸 Welcome to Momentum March on Daisy Change — a month where we pick up speed, focus on what moves us forward, and turn small daily steps into real progress. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve loved the slower pace we’ve taken before, but now it’s time to shift gears. It’s time to embrace momentum — not as a race, but as a gentle, deliberate push toward the change we want to see. Why Momentum Matters Here’s the thing: change doesn’t come from huge, dramatic leaps. It comes from motion consistently applied. Even the smallest action, repeated day after day, creates movement. That movement compounds. And that, my friends, is where momentum lives. Too often, people wait for the “perfect day” or the right conditions. But here’s a truth I’ve learned through Daisy Change:  perfection is the enemy of progress . You don’t need clarity, courage, or complete certainty to start. You only n...