Learning to Surrender

Learning to Surrender

It’s been a while since I penned anything because “life” happened. I got acute bronchitis about 6 weeks ago and I went to see my doctor because I needed to shake it off quickly and get back on the grind.I got better for a week and a half and got back to working on the...
Making the best out of a dire situation

Making the best out of a dire situation

So, this past week running into last weekend I had this really terrible bout of flu. I normally just take whatever home remedies there are; sleep it off for a day and voilà! Not this time; hey!!!! This thing was here to stay….my chest was tight and painful (acute...
Staying Productive in Winter

Staying Productive in Winter

We have now hit the cold winter months and I feel this particular winter is exceptionally cold. As a summer baby, I feel like hibernating and scaling down my activities until it is much warmer. I don’t know how many of you don’t like the cold, sometimes wet and...
What will it take?

What will it take?

I am a very nervous traveller and oftentimes I can barely sleep on a plane. Coming back from Europe recently was not any different; as we experienced turbulence a lot midair. This blog was written at 36 000 feet above sea level in one of those moments when the plane...
A Walking Holiday

A Walking Holiday

Holidays are meant to be relaxing and enjoyable yeah!!!!  Well, my last one to Italy was enjoyable and less relaxing.  Don’t get me wrong I really enjoyed myself thoroughly however I had to walk a lot. The walking part revealed how unfit I was and how much extra...
R&R Time – Are you game?

R&R Time – Are you game?

Last week I took a well-deserved long weekend break. I went to Hoogland Health Hydro for some good R&R. I used to do this when I worked in a demanding job as a senior government official. I would once a quarter; drive to Hoogland on a Friday afternoon and I will...
Time to pull over

Time to pull over

We have just celebrated the Easter weekend or Passover and the key message from government is “Arrive alive”. We all know what that means as travellers and holidaymakers, but do we know what that means for our lives; careers etc? I was reading one of Mel Robbins books...
Are your daily habits leading to your success?

Are your daily habits leading to your success?

Success is self-defined, and no one can tell you what that is.  It is what feels right for you as well as what lights up your soul.  Another way to look at success is that point of equilibrium where your wildest dreams and ambitions meet, and you feel enough and...
Keep Shining

Keep Shining

I attended church last week and as part of the children’s ministry they let them sing the song…”This little light of mine; I’m gonna let it shine”. It was heartwarming to see the little ones singing their lungs out and making some cute little moves as well. I then...
Time to SHINE!

Time to SHINE!

For many people, 2022 was a difficult year. This was a result of a number of factors….recovering from COVID and its devastating impact on people’s well-being and livelihood; increasing social and economic challenges etc. Notwithstanding; we made it into 2023. It’s now...