SELF-RELIANCE The concept is not about doing everything yourself or being financially independent. It certainly is not about shouldering...

CHERRY BLOSSOMS With the Road Rage incident still reverberating in my mind, I choose to shift my focus this week on an annual event of...

On Friday morning, driving back from town on the R39, just past the prison, I overtook a truck safely, quickly and efficiently. As we...

ACCEPTANCE SURRENDER HARMONY Harmony As we work through the steps of Acceptance and Surrender the outcome we want to achieve is...

AEEPTANCE SURRENDER HARMONY Surrender (Part 2) The ‘work’ of surrendering is the process of allowing all the parts of my pain, like...

ACCEPTANCE SURRENDER HARMONY Surrender (Part 1) Continuing from the process of Acceptance…. the next step is understanding what...

Acceptance (Part 3) ACCEPTANCE SURRENDER HARMONY In this last segment of the process of ACCEPTANCE I would like to touch...

Acceptance (Part 2) ACCEPTANCE SURRENDER HARMONY Talking to a professional is confidential and there is no judgment....

Dear Reader Apologies for my long absence. Life….. and of course, may I join in blaming load shedding - Eischcom! Personal reveal – I...

My saving Grace in 2011 came with the opportunity to write a weekly column for a local newspaper. In the beginning, I agonized over each...

Further to my ‘rant’ last week, I came across this piece published some years ago. Author unknown. · I walk down the street. ...

“We nearly died!” was what we kept repeating this day. Pouring rain – yet the level of irresponsible individuals still drive the same...

Anxiety and depression is directly linked to the level of control we believe we have in our lives. Many struggle with this aspect, as do...

This morning I woke up to bird song. Savouring the lull of truck traffic for a few minutes, all I hear is the chatter and twitter of a...

Every week I meet new clients and have the privilege to work with a wide spectrum of mental health struggles. Yes there are extreme...

Ten years ago, in the month of Blind Awareness October, my nephew (then 13) was diagnosed with Stargardt disease. What is Stargardt...

In the NOW Getting it all together, one part and then another, to finally get to the long awaited, much anticipated matric dance, brought...

Many put in a lot of effort to dress up on Saturday and it warmed my heart. Heritage day, we are supposed to celebrate our individual...

(Happy 86th birthday Ma) This time of year, most of us get the ‘green fingers’ inspiration. To nurture seeds or seedlings, see them grow...

What and how we feed our minds is our choice and our responsibility from the time when we are allowed to make our own choices within the...