Have you noticed how much easier it is to connect with someone who is genuine? These people have a knack of making us feel valued in their company. They don’t put on a façade or pretend to be someone they’re not. They are comfortable in their own skin and grateful for the various aspects of their life, both smooth and challenging. Whether they realize it or not, these people have embraced vulnerability …
Read MoreAs June draws to a close, I believe it is safe to say that the first six months of 2020 have not been as any of us imagined. Thinking about this recently, it occurred to me that a wisdom we can all salvage from this time is to release expectations.
Read MoreSelf-care has never been more important than now because what we do individually impacts us all collectively. Let’s be kind to each other and ourselves; be grateful for all small mercies and grace. Allow ourselves to feel somber without falling victim to anxiety’s stranglehold.
Read MoreI have recently been forced to surrender three days of my life to illness. What a waste of time! Or is it? Certainly, during the actually event of being violently sick and feeling too wasted to fight the inevitable inertia, it feels like a complete waste of time. However, in the aftermath of recuperation, I find myself experiencing a sense of renewal and relief. The deepest sensation though is gratitude.
Read MoreI woke up tired this morning. It happens sometimes. What I dislike about this, more than the lethargy, is how vulnerable it makes me feel. Tiredness has the tendency to throw me off-balance and leave me open to an attack of nostalgia.
Read MoreIn her book How To Age, Ann Karpf points out that during the 1940s and 50s, younger people wanted to look older. Vogue magazine even represented the older generation with a model named Mrs Exeter, a woman ‘unashamedly old’.
Read MoreWe begin ageing the moment we leave our mother’s womb and take our first breath. As children we looked to our older siblings and peers, longing to be an age that allowed us to be more ‘grown up’.
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