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ATM = Always Trust Magic
ATM = Always Trust Magic. Pay attention to those magnificent moments where purpose and random happenstance seem to intersect. ~ Amy Krouse Rosenthal. Magic happened today. A few days ago, a parent of one of the kids I am a … Continue reading
Little sprouts of faith
We ended the Sec 3 retreat for the kids in my church on Sunday. 4 days of a stay-in retreat with 100+ highly energetic 15 year olds. Somehow, “retreat” and “energetic teenagers” seem like an oxymoron. So that was what I did … Continue reading
With 6605 days left, why am I celebrating Lent?
6605 days isn’t a small number, that is at least 18 years with a few weeks left over. That this is a finite number ticking down 1 day at a time can be sobering though. And interestingly, 6605 days seems a lot less … Continue reading
I’ve finally done it, not once but twice over. I got tattooed.
I’d been thinking about it now for a few years, but somehow never even got close enough to a tattoo palour to smell a whiff of the ink in the air or to hear the buzz of the tattoo pen. … Continue reading
6607 days left: My bucket list
Yesterday in my blog post, I talked about how I estimated that I would have 6608 days left to live, assuming I live to the age of 60 and how I planned to make more and deeper footprints. Continuing on … Continue reading
6608 days till the day i die…so what am i going to do about it?
Yesterday, Amy Krouse Rosenthal passed away and the world lost a lover. She wrote beautiful children books and gave the world a generous heaping of food for thought in her films, social experiments and TED talks. And she wrote the most beautiful … Continue reading
Moments like these make it all worthwhile.
I sometimes get angry or tired or angry and tired at my girls. They can be such a drainer on energy and patience at times. But then, once every so often, I get blessed (maybe blasted!)with a simple moment of pure … Continue reading
A tribute to the village of women who supported me and lifted me up
It had been a roller coaster ride of 4 years leaving my ex-husband and pulling through an epic divorce. And on this International Women’s Day, I wish to acknowledge all the wonderful, strong and beautiful women who were there to be my … Continue reading
“I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes” ~ Neil Gaiman
I came across author Neil Gaiman’s blog recently and reading through it, was struck by a beautiful post from the author made on New Year’s eve. It reads: “I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because … Continue reading
The discipline and reward of giving space
I spent the past day and a half being an observer in a new leadership workshop we are starting to deliver around the world. Meaning I have to keep my thoughts to myself and listen furiously and observe intently with a view to … Continue reading
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