Category: Spirituality

I don’t know what lies ahead and I don’t know what will happen but I just hope that we will have the strength and the courage to face whatever that is meant to be. This particular poem was inspired by anyone that is in a long distance relationship, faced with uncertainty around what will happen.…

Surround yourself with beautiful things. When there is too much going on in the world and there is limited control over our lives, it’s important to find little ways to be joyful. Surround yourself with pictures of loved ones, with flowers, with good books and wholesome TV shows, with great company, with the nice mug…

Growing up around a lot of uncertainty, change, family health issues and a society where certain freedoms were limited, I’ve learned some coping mechanisms that cultivate anxiety. As a child and a teen, this anxiety kept me safe and helped me cope with my environment. As an adult, this anxiety can be crippling and robs…

With a new year ahead I am hoping to shift my energy and focus onto experiences and things that will enable further healing and openness on my journey. Reflecting back on all the obstacles from last year, I am relieved to have gotten through them but I now have the wisdom to realise that in…

This pandemic has brought about so many experiences that ignite feelings of pain, grief, fear, loss, despair, anxiety, stress, worry, sorrow and whatever else that may have been on our journey. But it also has allowed for moments of hope, optimism, joy, gratitude, blessings, growth, kindness, compassion, resilience and whatever else may have come up.…

I mostly live in my chaotic mind, where there are hundreds of tabs open and sometimes they have the flavour of anxiety and depression and sometimes they are clear and light. The past two years have been hard on so many levels, a lot of which was unrelated to the pandemic. The pandemic was the…

I recently read that humans are not built to be happy, they’re built to be safe. At first I agreed with this statement, because it was relatable. But then I wondered why is this relatable and I realised it’s because of my own personal experience and habits. It’s because of the journey I’ve had and…

I made the mistake of going on my phone first thing in the morning. It’s the first thing that I do when I wake up because my phone is my alarm and because I’m in a long distance relationship. But as a result of this, I inevitably start reading the news and sometimes going on…

Some lessons are harder to learn in life, you have to go through them over and over again in order to truly absorb and understand what it is that they’re trying to teach you. Over the last couple of weeks so much has changed, so many unexpected events took place and I feel that a…

I can’t stand my new manager. I find myself so irritated and annoyed every time I speak to her. This relationship dynamic has enabled me to open my eyes to a few things about myself. Firstly, that my ego is irritated because she doesn’t give me the space, autonomy and recognition that I am used…