The First Step

Hey friends, A whole year has passed since I last wrote (sorry!), and with it came a lot of changes, ups and downs, love and loss. There have been so many things I have been wanting to sit down and write about but the energy to actually get it done has been evading me. So, here I am, in bed at 00:44 am getting my thoughts out.  For most of my adult years, I've always been of the mindset that if I wanted to have a child, I would, with or without having a husband. It wasn't until a few months ago that I realised the vital role a father truly plays in a child's life. Our fathers give us our identities, our sense of self-worth, and our sense of security. This realisation came to me after facing my own discomfort in a relationship and talking with my closest friends and family members. I was extremely triggered by the way things were panning out. Mainly because I wasn't receiving the love I deserved in the way that I needed it, even after having several conversations surroun

Hey friends, It's been a while since I've written to you. How have you been? I still can't believe we're in 2022! I've been feeling a bit weary lately. There've been moments of panic and anxiety flaring up every so often, most my own fault, of course, but some are so out of my control that they've left me feeling helpless. Do you ever feel like some days you're running around like a squirrel on cocaine and there's still just not enough hours in the day to get everything done? It's in these moments that I somehow get saved by some sudden clarity. It's a story that brings me so much grounding and brings me back to basics. During one very mundane workday, I had a little visitor fly through my bedroom window and climb up the curtain and into my room. I'm not a huge fan of insects let alone flying insects but I wasn't scared of this bee because I've come to realise that they're so much more afraid of us than we are of them and only

 Hi friends, I'm not entirely sure when we should stop using the phrase "Compliments of the season" but since this is my first blog for 2021, compliments of the season to you and yours! Well, it's definitely been an unpredictable few months for us all. South Africa has had it's second wave of Covid-19 infections which made things a lot more difficult for small businesses and our economies that were just starting to see a glimmer of hope for them. It's unfortunate but we're still pushing and praying for that breakthrough. How are the goals for your new year coming along? Have you bothered to set any yet? I know we haven't had even a month of certainty but I think it's still a good way of outlining your plans for the year. I'll be honest with you, I haven't started with mine yet. I usually start to write them down based on the short-term steps I need to take and then go into long-term goals. Let me tell ya, last year put a bit of a damper on

 Hey friends, As we go through the final weeks and get ready to bid a final farewell to another year gone by, I hope that each and everyone of you has been able to keep your compassion intact and your hope at the forefront of what has been a nightmare of a year. We have been through so much in the past few months but one thing is for sure, the love that this year has brought out will not go unnoticed. The year 2020 will go down in history as the year we remembered who we were and what we were put on this earth to do. As we gently place our loss and grief of this year in a glass box with the shattered pieces of our hearts sprinkled over it, as we look forward with hope of a better year ahead I pray that the lessons we were taught this year are remembered and that we never lose sight of what is truly important. We don't need much. We've never needed much. This was such an inspirational year for me. You have all inspired me in some way, shape or form. The resilience and determinat