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Sometime in June, I did one of the toughest things I had ever done. My local church held a pilgrimage to the monastery as part of events to celebrate the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The pilgrimage included a walk, adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and Holy Mass. I am not one to go on long…

How are you? A lot of the time, when we are asked, “How are you?” the response we give is “, I am fine”. The truth is we don’t want to bother the other person (s) with the challenges we are experiencing, or we are afraid to share, or we don’t want to be vulnerable…

It takes me about an hour to get to the office. It might seem like a long time, yes, it is quite some time, but honestly, I like to use that time to de-stress and mentally prepare myself for the day, and so most of the time, I am sitting on the bus, with my…

Hi everyone! It does feels good to be back to the space I can call my own. There’s this really special feeling that I own a space, where I can write, critique myself and just be ME. Here’s cheers to being back to writing, exploring and sharing what makes me ME without apologies to anyone.…

A goal without a plan is just a wish-Antoine Saint-Exupery. To successfully deliver on your plans this year, you need to be able to write down your SMART goals and develop a strategy on how you plan to achieve your goals. The Smart Life Planner will help you do just that and lots more. This…

It is expected that the New Year ushers a special kind of ‘feeling’. The feelings could vary depending on how the individual connects with the environment and life. Sometimes it is anxiety, uneasiness about what the New Year will bring and the strong desire to do something different. It could also be a feeling of…

Does it feel like Christmas? The holiday season is upon us, and who are we to disobey! Getting out of bed these days seems like a chore. No-fuss. I just want to shop, give gifts, hugs, kisses, eat, laugh, and just be merry! There’s no better time to be less stressed over things you could…

The cool, dry, rusty air that comes with the Harmattan, the smell of Christmas and the feeling of a new opportunity to live life to the fullest. Bonjour and a beautiful new month to my neighbours! It is November and there’s no feeling better than the ‘ember’ feeling. Lots of gratitude to have made it…

Such a beautiful week! It was more than just a pleasant month of September. I met all my personal and financial goals for that quarter. How about you? What did you achieve? Was September a well spent month for you? What do you plan to do differently in October? The challenges for September were very…