What value is a fridge if it’s full of food that’s unhealthy, without nourishment? Nothing! Our fridges can represent our emotional states. Are we filled with unhealthy, toxic, damaging relationships? Are our connections giving us nourishment and sustaining us, or are they really just delicious looking on the outside but filled with mould, decay and … Continue reading What’s a fridge if it’s full of unhealthy food?

You know you are furious because you know he's violated you. You are aware of his manipulation and control yet you were completely helpless to overcome them. You succumbed and gave in, like a meek lamb, led to the slaughter. And there he took from you, he stole from you, as you watched from the … Continue reading He Stole From Me!!

What do you do when someone you love goes to prison? Those enormous feelings of helplessness, desperation, overwhelm are all consuming, ravenous in their appetite to devour the very breath out of your soul. I got a call the other night, completely out of the blue. The caller greeted me kindly, gently and caringly asking … Continue reading What if bad dreams become reality?

"There's no I in team!" What does that really mean? It's become such an easily tossed around phrase in today's business world and instead of inspiring any of the originally intended motivation, it gets relegated to cheesy ear fluff. Frankly, if there's no "I" in team, it has to be pointed out that there's also … Continue reading No I in Team?

Have you ever written a very serious, very important business email and sent it to the wrong customer? As an Operations Service Management Director, I regularly received urgent emails, notifying me of a customer's dissatisfaction. To be mailed directly, it meant all earlier lines of complaint had failed for the customer so, with their frustration … Continue reading Dear Customer … oops!

One evening in the quaint, gorgeous village of Skala Eresou, we descended upon the Budda Bar for an evening of Greek music and traditional entertainment. The guitar and bouzouki were finely tuned, the ice-cold Prosecco filled our glasses and the crowd of locals and visitors gathered, expectant faces anticipating an evening of merriment and laughter. … Continue reading THERE WAS AN OLD LADY … FISHING?

Our senses revolve around our eyes, our ears, our noses, but have you ever wondered how much less life, emotion, expression we'd enjoy if we didn't have our lips? A strange question I know, but let me ask you another. How old were you when you had your first kiss? I'll hazard a guess that … Continue reading Shut up and kiss me!

Ever had a moment in time when your intrinsic value as a person has depreciated faster than the Rand? I have just gone through one such moment and without a deep-seated, grounded foundation of security within myself, it would have shaken me to the core. Actually, let me be honest, even with a deep-seated, grounded … Continue reading Junk status downgrade…?

I want to write a piece of poetry It must be deep and meaningful without losing potency No cheesy schmaltz that lacks continuity Only wisdom and insight with expanding poignancy I want the words to hum in perfect symmetry Fearless and brave in their verbal geometry This is my chance, my awesome opportunity Will I … Continue reading A Piece of Poetry