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 →
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 →
Guys, I'm back to work and back on to a project so I'm struggling now to type these, lool. Plus, that and my poor planning has meant that last week's update is coming a bit late this week (apologies!). Week 3 has been a roller coaster ride (why is it that when you set your... Continue Reading →
Hi all, and welcome to the week 2 round-up of our #30Daysof Positivity challenge. In all honesty, this week has been a mixture and a half. I travelled for a holiday and honestly, that made things interesting and put a few spanners in the works but, regardless, I always tried to end the day by... Continue Reading →
I think I should rename the challenge from 30 Days of Positivity to 30 Days of Gratitude because tbh, that's how the challenge has been going. I started the month looking for the positives and as I found the positives, it transpired that finding the positives led to me finding things to be grateful for... 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 →
In the earlier post, we learnt that fear (the emotion) is the worst part of it all and that the reality of the thing we 'fear' is very rarely that bad. We don't need to be afraid because what we're afraid of is already under our feet - no matter what it is. Why? Because... Continue Reading →
Friends, I want you to know... there is power in truth. The Bible lets us know that we will know the truth and the truth will set us free. There are many truths out there in the world: The truth of the Gospel, the truth of Jesus, the truths of life and relationship amongst many... 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 →
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