by Joyce Friend As people dream about a White Christmas, I was dreaming about a green cactus garden. My thoughts were the seeds… Because… I have known despair. I value hope. During the drought in Cape Town, I started to re-arrange my garden with different colour stones, pots and cacti. About three weeks back the […]
For the last 25 years I have had my own Architectural Practice. My creative nature has helped realise people’s dreams for their homes and my ability to listen and connect with people has helped me to understand their needs. When I left school, financially I was unable to study so I worked as an Accounts […]
By Royce Young The other night, before I left for New Orleans, I was watching my beautiful wife sleep peacefully on the couch. I looked at her laying there, her belly big with our daughter kicking away, a daughter that won’t live more than a few days, and it just overwhelmed me of how incredible […]
Who says you have to have children or grandchildren to reflectively learn? By Hanna Eppel I’ve learnt to search for change, respond to it, and exploit it as an opportunity. I’ve learnt to make friendships, in the places I find most uncomfortable. I’ve learnt to listen to those who have experienced hardships, to lessen […]
I can sit here and cry, I can question why. I can Stand up and break free, Or I can be the person everyone else expects me to be. My soul is mine to mould and shape, Who are you to tell me my path is a mistake? My mind is unique in every way, […]
Join 1st for Women Insurance and Jacaranda FM for the largest peaceful protest of its kind – Sisters with Blisters 2016. South Africa has one of the highest rates of violence against women in the world and the Department of Justice estimates that 1 out of every 4 South African women are survivors of domestic […]
Just for today the world can wait, Life can stop and time can dissipate. Just for today I’m taking a break, Thinking about me and what’s good for my sake. Let the washing pile up, let the dishes stack high, If someone has the guts let them ask why! Today is my day just to […]
by Janet Legemaate I am often asked “how do you cope?” I realised when thinking about this question that there are so many reasons for how we do cope with the situation we find ourselves in. I am also so aware that no matter how hard a situation is for our family that there is […]
In recent years I have really come to acknowledge that in order to enjoy life you need to do things that you love, with people you love and you need to set challenges for yourself that you never thought were possible.
An Entrepreneurial Journey! by Nicolette Henderson “Why are you studying beauty? I mean you got 5A’s in Matric!” “You? Studying beauty??” I remember all the confused faces looking at me when I told them what I had decided to study. I could feel their thoughts of “what a waste of a good brain”. And it […]
