source “For me, being a mother made me a better professional, because coming home every night to my girls reminded me what I was working for. And being a professional made me a better mother, because by pursuing my dreams, I was modeling for my girls how to pursue their dreams.” ~ Michelle Obama Although…
Category: Wholeness
My Postpartum Wellness and Weightloss-then-Gain-then-Loss again Journey
“Don’t let your mind bully your body.” ~ seen somewhere on the Internet Did you know that when you have a baby you also get a bonus gift? An entirely new body. It sounds a bit like a joke and sometimes I actually find the degree of truth in this hilarious but I am serious….
No Matter Where You Are From, Your Dreams Are Valid. Just Ask Steve Harvey.
“No matter where you’re from, your dreams are valid.” ~ Lupita Nyong’o. Steve Harvey loves to tell the story of how, when he was much younger and still in school, a teacher asked each child in his class to write down what his/her dreams were (That is what they wanted to be when they grew up)….
Are You the Flea in the Lidded Jar? Am I?
“You have to aspire to something so great that you have to have God’s help.” ~ Steve Harvey I am planning for 2019 and in so doing, I have heeded to oft-repeated call to set goals so big that they frighten me. The trouble is this… they frighten me. I am genuinely afraid. Afraid of…
Tis’ the Season for Reflection and Gratitude
“Learn to be thankful for what you already have while you pursue all that you want.” ~ Jim Rohn The holiday season is upon us and as the businesses around us prepare to take a break for this annual period of rest, it makes sense that the weekly women@work feature takes a little Christmas break…
Women@Work Wednesday: You can have it all… Just not at the same time
“The obligation for working mothers is a very precise one: the feeling that one ought to work as if one did not children while raising one’s children as if one did not have a job.” ~ Annabel Crabb The “all” in “having it all” is different for each one of us. In an ideal world,…
A Love Letter To My Body
Within my body are all the sacred places of the world, and the most profound pilgrimage I can ever make is within my own body. To My Darling Body, I looked at you in the mirror this morning and I realised that tomorrow will be too late for me to tell you how I feel…
10 Life Lessons to Excel in your 30s By Mark Manson (Advice From Those That Have Gone Before)
This is an article I came across and saved in the year I turned 30. I am 33 and so far it has been spot on in its advice. I felt at that time that I had to sort of preserve it for myself to refer back to over the 30s decade I am glad…
Solitude: It’s not in the Loo Anymore
“Loneliness expresses the pain of being alone. Solitude expresses the glory of being alone.” ~ Paul Tillich One of the first things to suffer or threaten to disappear postpartum is time alone. I have always valued time alone because it has always been a vital component of my how-I-stay-sane routine. The weekend before…
