About This Site

I promise myself to be so strong that nothing can disturb my peace of mind. I will look at the sunny side of everything and make my optimism come true. I will think only of the best, work only for the best and expect only the best. I will forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future. I will give so much time to the improvement of myself that I have no time to criticize others. I will live in the faith that the whole world is on my side, so long as I am true to the best that is in me.

Adapted from a quote by Christian D. Larson.

My name is Justine, I get called “Jus” for short and this is a blog about my journey.  Jus’ Growing might mean “Jus is Growing” somedays, it might mean “Just Growing” other days.  Either way, I consider my life a journey of personal growth.  I seek it out in whatever ways I can.  I relish the challenges life throws at me as an opportunity to learn something about myself, others and my situation.

I will seek to grow in my faith – Buddhism – and reach new heights of enlightenment each day, each month, each year.

I will seek to grow in my outlook, to abolish deficit-based thinking from my view and always view myself, others and my situations with an asset-based mindset.

I will seek to grow through experiences, always challenging myself to try new things, to meet new people and to be mindful in what I can discover about myself by taking ‘risks’ and getting out of my comfort zone.

I will seek to grow myself in all my ‘roles’ in life, as a wife, a mother, a daughter, a sister, a friend and a co-worker.  I want to always put the best version of myself forward in each of these relationships, and recognise that sometimes that is harder than it sounds!

I will seek to grow my career, to set myself goals and work tirelessly and mindfully towards the achievement of these and more.

I look forward to sharing my journey with you and others, and learning from you as well!

Here is a little more about me.