Our Journey Through Grief

Our Journey Through Grief

There we are, travelling along our road of life, when suddenly we come upon a roadblock – an enormous, immovable rock that makes us slam on our brakes and screech to a stop!We raise our eyes to take in the full magnitude of the rock; its size, its hardness, its...
Our Key to Happiness

Our Key to Happiness

Many of us are searching for the key to happiness, and of course we all have the absolute right to be happy. We attend self-help seminars, watch self-empowerment programs, mumble affirmations, master meditations, and yet there are times when we are still not happy...
Our Grief During the Spring

Our Grief During the Spring

Perhaps for some of us, as we experience our grief, this past Winter was a comfort. Like our clothing, just little chunks of us peeked out to face the world. Perhaps we were comfortable because we didn’t have to grow, expand, or reach for the sun. The frozen weather...
The Author’s Childhood Obstacles Unveiled

The Author’s Childhood Obstacles Unveiled

I was a caesarean baby, born in Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa. Mummy often used to say, ‘It took seven years to make you after having your brother, John, so little Lesley, you are a miracle child.’ Daddy was an engineer and inventor, and Mummy was the top...