Last week my son started reading. Actual words. I had one of those mom moments when I thought ‘how can we be here already?!’ as I listened to them learning the words with their teacher on the online Zoom class. We then had to practice...
Have you gone through something you’ve gone through before, but it’s different somehow? Like when you order your favourite pizza toppings in a different restaurant and although the ingredients are exactly the same, it’s just not the same? Or when you arrive at your regular...
As I’ve done for the past few years, I’ve spent the past few weeks praying and thinking about my word of the year for 2021. Having a word for the year provides a central ‘theme’, an intention to go back to over and over again...
The last few days of 2020. We finally made it! What a year it has been. Many of us probably started the year with goals and intentions, plans and dreams which may not all have turned out how we had in mind. Holiday plans were...
Every time I spend time in the bush, I’m reminded of the same thing - there is so much that is unseen. We drive slowly along unpaved roads for hours, off the unbeaten track, to catch a glimpse of one of the big five, a shy...
Fear. Noun. An unpleasant feeling triggered by the perception of danger, real or imagined. Fear. Verb. To be afraid of someone or something as likely to be dangerous, painful or harmful. I’m a worrier and get anxious about things when I cannot control them, so I plan...
The mom of three on the other side of the pool, who speaks once and her kids listen. The girl on the other side of the boardroom table who presents her opinion with confidence. The lady at the front of the Barre class who looks...
If you’ve been around here for a while, you’ll know how much I believe in setting goals and having something to work towards. I believe so much in this process because we’re then able to focus on specific things that help us grow and move...
When you’re high-fiving yourself for being pretty healthy and germ-free all year and then a ridiculous virus hits you right out of the stadium, sending you into a morphine-induced haze for a few days, you are forced to stop. Your body is forced to stop. ...
Are you becoming a better version of yourself? Do you want to be a better version of yourself? Do you have goals? I really believe that each one of us should continuously be learning and growing, working towards something that takes us out of our...