I have been quiet because I have been working hard on growing my skill set as it relates to my passions. One of those skill sets has come to maturity. I have a driving need to share the ideas that move me from the books I read. I also read a lot of books. To…
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The Battle for Softness
Everyone experiences life in their own way. Everyone responds in their own way. I was born tender and soft-spoken. I was born considerate and loving. I was raised eager to please with a belief in fairness. Life is beautiful but she is neither easy nor fair. She battered me left and right. She demanded that…
My theme for 2023: Rooting my Touch Tree
One of the defining reads of 2022 was Glennon Doyle’s Untamed. It was so defining that I read it 3 times at different times in the year. This book is the perfect illustration of a meme-like poster that does the rounds on Instagram stating that I should read books that had a profound effect on…
2022. My Year of Yes
Those who have stayed with me on my nomadic move from blog to blog over the last 10 or 12 years know that every December I take stock. I work out my theme for the new year and I reflect on the year gone by. 2022 was not perfect but Good God in heaven, it…
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“my heart woke me crying last night how can i help i begged my heart said write the book” Rupi Kaur Lately, my urge to write has returned with the force of a waterfall. A waterfall of words rushing over each other in my brain. Rushing to arrange themselves. Demanding to be written. Demanding to…
5 Life Lessons From Weaning (Plus First Ever Giveaway Loading…)
“While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about.” It’s so easy to fall into the trap of believing that the lessons in a parent- child relationship flow in only one direction: from you to the baby. Nothing could be further from the truth. My…
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…
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…
Women@Work Wednesday: Your Personal Brand
“The question is no longer IF you have a personal brand, but if you choose to guide and cultivate the brand or to let it be defined on your behalf.” ~ this is quoted on so many websites that I can’t even tell who said it first. The premise of a personal brand is simple…
Women@Work: “Careers are a jungle gym, not a ladder”
“Careers are a jungle gym not a ladder” ~ Sheryl Sandberg I love reading and I am currently re-reading “Lean In” by Sheryl Sandberg. I rushed through it last year or so and there is only so much justice you can do to a book when you are pregnant and tired. One of the things…
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