Dear Naya, As details emerge of your final moments, it seems that you faced every mother’s worst fear – having to leave your child without knowing whether or not he would be safe.They say that you mustered up just enough strength to heave him back onto the boat, before the current pulled you under. They

I know it’s hard,to let people see the real you.Like showing your whole hand of cards at the start of a game,you won’t win.But life isn’t a card game. And this world needs your authentic self. There are too many copies out there, keeping things inside.Going through the motions.And at least one of those people

Dear Parents, You don’t ‘catch up ‘ after a global pandemic.You don’t need to worry about your children learning all the things they may have missed, had none of this happened.Because it did happen.And it’s ‘unprecedented’. A word we are all perhaps a little tired of hearing but an important word indeed.There is no manual

It’s not about what’s on you Be that your skin,Your hair,Your body parts.All of that stuff is merely on YOU. You, are your soul.You, are what you feel, what you have learned and most importantly, who you have loved.And that beautiful body you live in (we all have one just as wondrous), is your vehicle,

We are living in abnormal times.Times of great change.Times of great loss.Times of chaos, unrest and struggle.I think we will look back on this year as a turning point for humanity.And we are caught right up amongst it, living, breathing, feeling every thing.Watching the story unfold, waiting with anxious hearts, for the next chapter.Trying to

I AM WHITE And I consider myself to be someone who understands and accepts everyone, regardless. On saying this, I’m not even going to begin to insult black people by claiming that I understand what it’s like to have ‘white privilege’…I don’t think you can ever truly understand that from the other side.We can WANT

I can’t stop thinking about him. I cant stop imagining the trauma he felt waking up in a new home and the trauma he will continue to feel, when he watches all the footage from the three years he lived with you. You already had 2 kids, you had a family you-tube channel, it was

You may not even know how changed you already are.You’re metamorphosing.We all are. You’ve come from a place of safety, of convenience, of privilege…You didn’t even know that, until now. You’re starting to realise, that everything you took for granted is a blessing. Your life was so sweet. We were all so very blessed.Blessed as

Dear Friend, When this comes to an end (and it will). You and I are on a mission… A mission to start ticking those things off our bucket lists. No more excuses, no more procrastination, Life is SHORT. We know this now right? No more worrying about fitting in, or standing out. No more ‘when

Don’t look too far up.Don’t look back.Just keep looking ahead.Climb that mountain one tiny little chunk at a time, my friend.And when you want to take a break and rest, sit yourself down and look around at the view.Because here’s the thing…The best view is not just at the top.If you look, you will see

If you’re struggling to find the will to carry on right now, stop with me for a moment and let’s look at how at how far you have come…You have adapted.You have given up pretty much everything you considered normal and constructed a whole new way of being. You have done some of this, if

1. Our old normal was not okay, we were quite simply, living too fast and too furiously. Stress and limited time had become badges of honour. 2. The earth desperately needed a break from our incessant over-consumption, we should never ever allow that to happen again. 3. During lock-down it has become clear, that what

My grandmother once gave me a tip:In difficult times, you move forward in small steps.Do what you have to do, but little by little.Don’t think about the future, or what may happen tomorrow.Wash the dishes.Remove the dust.Write a letter.Make a soup.You see?You are advancing step by step.Take a step and stop.Rest a little.Praise yourself.Take another

Dear Captain Tom, Thank you. Thank you, for not only raising an astronomical sum of money for our health care but thank you also for being a tonic, a joy and an inspiration. You were told to stay home and do nothing, like the rest of us. But rather than become restless, bored and perhaps

If You’re Missing Normal… Ask yourself which part of your old ‘normal’ was really that wonderful. We were living too fast, my friends. I can see that now. Stress and exhaustion became badges of honour. Every day, we failed to connect with those around us because there was just ‘never enough time.’ The planet was