journeying from caterpillar to butterfly
Happy Birthday to me! I’ve skipped joyfully from sensational 30s to a sparklingly fantabulous 4 series. It’s a week today and feels fantastic. I started this column, Welcoming Wednesdays to share messages with my younger self, enabling her to step into her highest self. Each post has been such a rewarding journey, tapping into earlier […]
Read MoreYOU are the headline act. It’s your show; your life. So, rock your concert. Knocks and dents are inevitable. It’s part of your growth and learning. Bury your head only to learn and acknowledge the wisdom of the great teachers. Learning the tools are essential, but that’s only part of the process. Understanding and interpreting […]
Read MoreA new month blooms tomorrow and it is not like any other month. It is OCTOBER! My month! Hello October! The month that welcomed me; this curious little caterpillar turned butterfly into the world. Ammah (my darling mother often says) that back in the day, yes, October 1980, the gynaecologist had given her a few […]
Read MoreKEEP showing up even when the odds are stacked against you. It shows commitment and strength. Beyond that, it expresses love, for what you are doing and connection to a greater purpose. I understand it is tough. Trust me, I’ve been there many times. You got to motivate yourself and march on. Always remember that […]
Read MoreThis is the fifteenth post on Welcoming Wednesdays. My birthdate is the fifteenth and today’s message is about fulfilling your soul purpose, something which I completed yesterday, the fifteenth!!!!!! Welcome to soul connection. Within you, there is a well of wisdom. I don’t know who, when or how the stuff got there. All I know […]
Read MoreMost times, practice and perfection are used in the same sentence. I do not like that. It gives the impression of an exam or a contest where only the first place is celebrated. Perfection imposes a weight and the best way to dodge it is to avoid it. I did this with my piano lessons. […]
Read MoreI enjoy the spotlight and attention. In particular, I love being recognised and appreciated for the things I do. It is a pat on the back and I practice this regularly as part of a self-care routine to love and validate myself. The exercise pushes me to stretch my capabilities and become a better version […]
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CONNECTIONS are one of the most sacred relationships and associations we can experience for ourselves, on a personal and interpersonal level. Unfortunately, a lot of the links that we build are based on falsity, pretences and concealed in too much make up. Take a moment and sift through the following statements: ‘let’s connect, keep in […]
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WHEN quizzed about patience, my immediate answer was WIP; work in progress. I admitted this to all, near and far. I admired teachers; convinced to my bone I could not do it. To nurture different student personality profiles and explain, without shattering the child’s confidence was a work of magic. I was easily irritated when […]
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