Invisibility is not a cloak to be worn — I am a woman in my late 50s. I left my marriage in my early 50s. I moved my children and myself to a new city in my late 50s. I have relaunched a new business, learnt new skills and taken up exercise. I have started a brighter, better life…

Mantra: ROAR “Do not fear. God provides for lions so he will provide for you as well.” Who am I? A businesswoman, a writer, a poet, a mother and middle-aged! My life has had many ups and downs. …

I Breathe you in Deep —

Is Not My Current Dream — Embracing the reality of life is not my current dream. All I wish to do is hide beneath the wings of hope and a bed of dreams. Where happiness and contentment are themes of every day, where starvation and hunger are not words in our dictionary and neither are pain, hurt or destitution. Where love beats wildly in the hearts of all…

After the Parade — Flyers and posts flutter in the wind, discarded on the streets where once thousands walked wanting to be seen and heard. Voices loud and soft, screaming and shouting, terse or gentle. All with one message. All with one purpose. Speaking as one voice, demanding, wanting, commanding, urgency resonating from their core. All wanting to make a change in that single moment of time. But…

When You Have a Beating Heart —

Believing in yourself is only four steps away There are some people born with it. Some people acquire it along the journey of life. And there are some who think they’ll never acquire it. How wrong they are. I have learnt in my 58 years that nothing is impossible, and…

remember this of me when I die — Dear children, remember this of me when I die - that I have loved you with my heart and soul. You were the reason I stayed alive, I watched you grow and flourish to become the people you are now and are yet to become. I did my very best for you, protected you the…

And speak the language of God — Let’s all untie the knots from our tongues and speak the language of God, where nothing is hidden or untoward and is as transparent as the air we breathe, as clear as the water we drink. …