by Diana | Sep 29, 2015 | Blog, people, personal growth
It takes us a lifetime to get over ourselves. All my life I have been the ’emotional’ one. The person that wears their heart on their sleeve. The first one to extend the olive branch. The first one to say ‘I love you’. I am often dismissed and...
by Diana | Sep 15, 2015 | Blog, writing
She glowed in the evening light. Her petals shimmered as the sun’s rays reluctantly left her. She would stand alone tonight. Defenceless against the cutting blade. The sun raced around the globe. Concerned. Anxious. Cursing at the constraints nature imposed. He sent...
by Diana | Aug 27, 2015 | Blog, people, personal growth
The cutting off of a limb seems extreme even in the worst situations. If you leave it too long the gangrene spreads like bitterness and anger throughout your entire body. The poison spreads and you end up hating the world and the people in it. The pain is excruciating...
by Diana | Jul 17, 2015 | people
We miss out so much in this digital fast paced life of ours. We are all so busy connecting on the virtual plane that we miss out on the messy but real stuff of life. We seldom have those real conversations that expose you for the human being you are. No, we are all...
by Diana | Jun 15, 2015 | Blog, time management
I am often asked how I get so much done considering the time constraints I have as a single mother, working a full time job, running my own business and doing all my housework. It took me a long time to get it right but I worked out a formula a few years back that...
by Diana | Apr 27, 2015 | Blog, people, personal growth
Yesterday I posted a comment in response to someone’s post on Facebook. A few other people posted comments after me. This morning I check Facebook and I see that everyone else’s post had been liked by the original poster, but not mine. And this is someone who is...
by Diana | Mar 2, 2015 | Blog, personal growth
Last night my office roof collapsed and my office and bedroom were flooded. This was just another event in a long, long string of events. Just a week ago it was my car that broke down. Before that it was the accident that I had while being towed, and then the car...
by Diana | Feb 16, 2015 | Blog, people, personal growth
I know you have a good heart and you want to help the people you care about. It’s what makes you unique and special and I admire that about you. But how much ‘giving’ do you do, before people start taking advantage of you. That’s when people start treating...
by Diana | Feb 9, 2015 | Blog, poetry
The nights were ablaze Heat twisting and turning Transforming from within Then the rivers of life Tore at the fragile fire And I’m left yearning For soul scorching flames Is there enough fuel To re-ignite a smouldering burning ...
by Diana | Dec 29, 2014 | Blog, people
Each year I cannot wait to put up my scraggly old Christmas tree. I then drape it with bits and pieces that I have collected over the years. Ornaments made by my children when they were little, a red tartan ball made by my mother, an African beaded star, a wooden...
by Diana | Dec 9, 2014 | Blog, business, learning
We live in a frenetic world. We are constantly bombarded by information, opinions and ‘stuff’. To clear your head, you occasionally have to step away from all the noise and spend some quiet time with yourself. I did that a week ago. As we come to the end...
by Diana | Nov 22, 2014 | Blog, personal growth
My business has improved over the last year in leaps and bounds compared to 2013. I made some significant changes during 2014 and they have paid off. I still have challenges to overcome though and my income is not at a level where it can sustain me consistently on a...
