On the Road Again…

After six long months of recovering from a double bunionectomy, I was finally given the go-ahead to run again! I returned to my running club, Run Walk for Life in Milnerton, bursting with excitement to see all my fellow runners, walkers and friends. Hugging and chatting was the order of the day and I was delighted with the warm welcome I received. Heading out on the road had me feeling a tad nervous for it would be the first time I would attempt to run after a long lay-off. Countless thoughts ... Read the Post

That’s when I felt it – the familiar rush of belonging, returning to a lover I missed far too much, a singing in my soul, my breath taken away but not completely stolen, endorphins rushing to my brain and a runner’s high of note!

Book Review

What I know for Sure - Oprah Winfrey In this world there are either people who love Oprah or can't stand her. I happen to be one of those a-ha people who absolutely adore her, so much so, she’s been crowned my role-model. So when Oprah talks, she speaks to my soul, when she writes, her words bring tears to my eyes and when she passes on her wisdom, I want to be the sponge to take it all in. During a live interview in 1998 to promote her movie “Beloved”, Oprah was asked the question by the late ... Read the Post

She has become more successful than she ever thought possible and yet this isn’t what she imagined for herself - all she wanted was to be a good communicator and help others reach their true potential and yet the rewards of her steely determination and hard work has paid off exponentially.

Farewell my Beloved Dad

The nineteenth of March 2015 was the day God decided to take my Dad from us. My Dad was ill for twenty days, he was in ICU for all this time and every day he was in hospital, I could slowly feel him being robbed from us. I have never known helplessness like I felt when my Dad was in hospital. It felt like the rug had been pulled out from under my feet and I was slipping, trying to hold on with all my might, but losing grip and falling aimlessly. The more I tried to be there for him, to comfort ... Read the Post

Dad, I will never stop missing you, wishing you had more time with all of us, especially with Mummy. But I take comfort that you remain in the fluttering of my heart, in the whisper of the wind, in the warmth of the sun, in the colours of a rainbow, in the twinkling of the stars, in the depths of my soul. Farewell my beloved Dad, until we meet again.