Someone tell me it gets easier. Someone please tell me that one day, I will actually be able to achieve a 'work-life' balance. Why is it that the more we try to 'balance' things, the more things seem to go out of control. Will there ever be a day where things are magically balanced? I... Continue Reading →
As the saying goes, if you want to go fast go alone, and if you want to go far go together. I believe a lot of time we forget the importance of strategic partnerships, and people get intoxicated with the idea of being 'self made' but; the truth of the matter is, there is no... Continue Reading →
In a busy world, it can sometimes seem counter intuitive to prioritise rest and take breaks and this particularly resonates with me because at the beginning of the year I'd gotten into the biggest flow of working in my job, exercising and building my businesses so much so that I was afraid to take a... Continue Reading →
Sho! Friends, if I tell you the past month has been crazy, you will not believe me. If you'd told me at the beginning of this year that this is the year that I'll be doing a 3-day dry fast - I would have told you, nah fam! That's not in my plans. But ladies... Continue Reading →
Can you believe it? We are on the last day of our positivity challenge. Honestly, it's gone by much quicker than I expected and when I was contemplating a day or two ago, I was shocked to realise that I was quickly coming to the end of the challenge. All in all, the outcome of... Continue Reading →
Firstly, can I just thank God. God knows where I was when I started the process of applying for a sabbatical last year but He has been faithful. It hasn't been easy and especially as savings dwindled as I went along but, all I can say is, God knew I needed it and has led... Continue Reading →
Last week, I spoke about disappointment and resilience and how I've learnt that my strength was small (Proverbs 24:10) and that I needed to build resilience. As I think more on this, and reflect on the effect of therapy on my life, I'm realising that the more I submit myself to healing and working through... Continue Reading →
This week I learnt something new about myself ... Ope does not do well with disappointment. I realised that I struggle with handling disappointment and that I'm perhaps not as resilient as I would like to think I am... I'd previously thought that, because of what I've seen/lived through in the past, I was a... Continue Reading →
We've all, for the most part, heard of Moses and the great things God did through him to enable him to act as a deliver for the Israelites and bring them out of Egypt. When I read the story of Moses (as I'm currently doing in my devotional), I cannot but be reminded about how... Continue Reading →
Take 2.... cry for me guys. I'd previously drafted this post and was just going to spend this time revising but, lo and behold, I didn't save my draft so I've got to start all over again! 😭 But, no fear! On the positive side, I did just have a really good dinner (lool!) so,... Continue Reading →
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