The endless puzzle

On Wednesday I was riding the 7 am train to school. Unintentionally I got into the church carriage. I knew this was a bad idea but I had no other choice but to stay as it would have been hard passing through the crowd to the next carriage. I didn’t want to pay attention but…

Reblog:Food For Thought

I sought out a financial advisor who told me to invest all my money. Now, the financial advisor was a novice & had no idea how markets worked. Well, at that point, she thought she did. Needless to say, I lost everything. 😔 Read more

How I confront my demon of Fear in just 10 steps

You want to do this task, to finally write this long anticipated blog post or the day of your first job interview has arrived and your prepared answers don’t seem enough. Your palms are sweating, your heartbeat racing. Torn between your opposing two thoughts, one says ‘Yes, Now is your chance!’. The other says ‘There’s…

Reblog:Sins of Sally

Brother always warned “don’t be carried away by the world” But these men they made Sally’s head swirl Sometimes she fell Other times, brother said “don’t dwell” She concurred Then these men, insults they hurled She “wisened” up to know she was the prey Down on her knees she got to pray “lord keep these…

Crown

Open the doors from your black hole Invite a stranger and let out a friend Let loose the cuffs and chains entangling your mind Dig deep and see what you find A sparkling dynamite Waiting to burst in the enemy’s face Redeem your strength Claim your worth Don’t expect and don’t be let down Be…

How NOT to blow up your bonus this festive season

It is not just summer this time of the year in South Africa but it is that time of the year when we get to finally have a holiday from work for about a whole month. Time to spend with family and to just have carefree fun but most of all it is that time…