As the African Continental Free Trade Area agreement has been signed, the Ancient Wisdom of Yoga can be found in the most unlikely of places. So how did I make this quantum thought leap from an African Trade Agreement to Yoga? Yoga literally means Union, to come into union - and the realisation of... Continue Reading →
Our Unique Self-Expression, instead of Mirror Mirror…
We live in a world that is very much 'Mirror Mirror on the Wall - Who is the Fairest of Us All'? - and we still wonder why we are not happy. In comparing ourselves to others - through magazines, Instagram, YouTube, TV - whatever medium or platform we use - we are eroding our... Continue Reading →
‘A Diva a Day Keeps the Boredom at Bay’
Title credit: Marc Almond, 'St Judy' (Angels, Divas and Blacklisted Heroes / Jeremy Reed) What's your Diva? We all need something extraordinary to engage in when boredom hits us - and it hits even the best of us. Those times when the usual extraordinary has become your ordinary, and you know it is time to... Continue Reading →
Our Shadows are not Weightless
Our shadows are heavy burdens to carry if we don't integrate them. We cannot escape our shadow - we cannot drift for too long away from who we truly are. Because our shadow is an integral part of us. We are multi-faceted, multi-dimensional beings. To the ego, the shadow represents the 'uglies'. The parts we... Continue Reading →
You know when you’re Wearing a Social Mask
Wearing social masks is part of our coping mechanism. The real question is: Why do we need them? If we cut straight to the chase here - it is because there is a feeling of inadequacy living in our psyches. And guess what! Who cares? Because everyone feels it, has it, experiences it at some... Continue Reading →
The Violence of Depression
Depression is a debilitating experience. Depression is a thief. And depression is violent. There really is no quick fix or an easy solution. But there is one thing that is constant. That is - that there is you. And there is this thief. No matter who says what - whether it is labeled as... Continue Reading →
They Built a Cathedral from a Picture in a Book.
All this stuff about living and creating your dream, was really getting to me. And the reason being - it was so exhausting. I had no energy left to actually recognise whether I may indeed, be living and creating my dream. So busy was I with using tools and methods that will bring me the... Continue Reading →