#MUCHNESS!
My favourite book as a child was “Alice in Wonderland” by Lewis Carroll. I was enchanted and read it many, many times. The story starts where Alice is lying in a field; bored, lethargic and tired. She has a powerful dream…. A white rabbit appears, and she follows him on a magical adventure down a […]
THE SPICE OF? HOPE…
“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the colour of their skin, but by the content of their character” In 1963 Marin L. King Jr made this speech in a call for economic and civil rights and the end […]
DANGER! INGOZI! GEVAAR!
Trapped. Shackled. Snared. ANXIETY! The disease of our time. Many of my clients are victims. I was one for many, many years. Are you perhaps? I would like to share with you how I learnt to conquer the monster of ANXIETY. There is HOPE! In “Principles of Psychology,” William James wrote “The hell to be […]
Are You?
A STERLING parent? Are you? In all honesty, I certainly wasn’t. Many, many mistakes when raising my own children. I had limited knowledge. About myself, marriage and parenting practices. Unfortunately. My mental landscape was still rather shoddy. I was young and inexperienced… I destroyed at times and loaded my children with negative emotional baggage which […]
#BeCurious
NO! Curiosity did NOT kill the cat as the old proverb goes… My parents thought so. SADLY. I grew up at a time, in a home, in a culture, a society where curiosity was not encouraged. Following a tried, tested and middle-of-the road approach was the way. To my detriment. I was discouraged to challenge […]
The Ultimate Search
Spirituality. A topic I have always wanted to explore in my writing. The impetus to write about this is a story about my brother. The Buddha said, “Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life.” So, before I tell my story, let’s explore the meaning of the word […]
Two Buddies?
“It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up.” – Vince Lombardi Indeed! Two buddies walk side by side on our life journey. They are inseparable. Two 7-letter words. They say so much… SUCCESS and FAILURE It is impossible to always be successful. Humans are fallible. Failure is inevitable. The path to […]
To be or not?
“Try to be a rainbow in in someone’s cloud.” Maya Angelo Were you today? A rainbow in someone’s cloud? Or weren’t you? The rainbow? A magic word. KIND. A measurement that I check myself on every day. Of course, I have my days where I am less successful but then I aim to try a […]
Struggle, struggle, fly!
“If I have the stuff to make cocoons inside me, I must have the stuff to make butterflies too!” – Trina Paulus A miracle! Many years ago, I was privy to a butterfly hatching on my windowsill. It was one of the most profound experiences in my life. Captivated and still, I watched how the […]