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I'm so thrilled to have been a part of this inspiring series of posts initiated by Canready Consultants Inc. on what tomorrow could and more importantly should look like. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/canready-consultants_post-covid-world-activity-6676901361378050048-eb0q

Coping in bizarre times It's a wave…that rises high and crashes lowDay after day…every single dayThe high of gratitude, becauseEveryone I love is healthy,For the roof over my head,For the food that's on my table.But day after day, everyday, comes the inevitable lowWhat are we doing here?What are we hiding from?Statistics?!Our bodies, minds and soul… Continue reading The Wave

Coping in bizarre times From making the wheel to making babies, the human mind has clearly been designed to create. We feel most productive when we ideate and invent. People work in order to conceptualise...to manufacture...and to generate an income. However, at an unprecedented and difficult time like this, when the life as we knew… Continue reading Making

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Warning: not recommended reading for conservative adults who cringe and embarrass easy Dear Kids who are lied to, We are very aware that some of the responses we parents give to your many questions, are confusing and disappointing to say the least. ‘You’re still too small, you won’t understand’ ‘I’ll tell you when you grow… Continue reading When mum and dad lie

Of all my favourite features on the iPhone, one of my favourites is called ‘shortcut’.  Where I can programme in short cuts to things I usually have to type quite often but find too tedious and cumbersome to do every time, such as my address. So whenever I type the word ‘address’, on any app… Continue reading Shortcuts to a positive me

To, My babies, When you were younger, it was my job to predict any danger that you could possibly find yourself in...the edge of the table...a step too high...an oncoming cold...and then take the necessary steps to prevent it and keep you safe. As you grew older, your responsibilities increased, and I could no longer… Continue reading Things I want my children to know -6: Dealing with anxiety and worry

Compari-SIN           Comparison is the thief of joy!                               -Theodore Roosevelt  Mother’s orders : repeat this to yourself everyday...several times a day...for as long as you live! Prognosis: will cure envy, insecurity, lack of confidence, complexes Side effects: sheer joy, undiluted happiness, lifelong contentment If you think about it...out of all the experiences that we ever have,… Continue reading Compari-Sin. Things I want my children to know -5:

When I was young and would return home after a night out with my friends, my father would always ask me questions based on the logistics and statistics of my night... How many people were there? Was the place full? What did everyone eat? What did everyone drink? How did you split the bill? ...the… Continue reading Things I want my children to know – 4: Parental Interrogation decoded

About failure: Failure is such a cold, empty, heartless word that brings with it a feeling of disheartening gloom and indicates there was absolutely no progress. But how can that be true? How can you really have completely ‘failed’ at something if you were just a few steps away? It implies that all your work,… Continue reading About Failure. Things I want my children to know – 3

When things go wrong: There is a period of mourning for everything that goes wrong in your life, whether they’re big or small, life altering or simply mildly disappointing. And you are entitled to experience a gamut of emotions from anger to self-pity and everything in between. You have every right to question life and… Continue reading Mourning

Imagine a world where CCTV cameras were used for capturing random acts of kindness instead of crime. Where satellites sent us images of people being good to one another. Helping an older neighbour by offering to carry her heavy bags to her car, a motorist slowing down to allow a pedestrian to cross the street.… Continue reading Sugar and spice and all things nice…that’s what the world should be made of

It takes a village to raise a child! Clichè but true as all mum's have realised. Even though, as any mother will tell you, I too have given the job of bringing up my children, my all. But it is only when you have little children do you realise that along with theirs, your own… Continue reading To The Village That’s Raising My Child

Dearly beloved, We are gathered here today to mourn the sad demise of humanity. It lived long and served us well, until it met its untimely end. Its death has come as a rude shock to all of us who loved it, for it's truly hard to imagine our lives without it in our midst. … Continue reading R.I.P Humanity