by Diana | Jun 22, 2013 | Blog, people
The pace of my life during the week is hectic, but on Saturdays and Sundays I spoil myself with a steaming hot bubble bath. The hotter, the better. That heat permeates my body and I can feel the week’s stress just sliding out of my body. I will keep on topping up that...
by Diana | Jun 15, 2013 | Blog, learning, personal growth
Last week I wrote a blog post that detailed a very painful part of my life (R.I.P. Doormat Diana). My decision to write it was to help me be authentic to myself and hopefully help just one other person who was going through a similar situation. In the post I used very...
by Diana | Jun 8, 2013 | Blog, personal growth
Have you ever noticed that when your life gets flushed down the toilet in one area, all the other areas of your life tend to follow eagerly into the sewer system? I have been through some really tough times throughout my life but the experience where I had my heart...
by Diana | Jun 1, 2013 | Blog, people
I spent the morning at the Bryanston Organic Market in Johannesburg today. Apart from the hundreds of photographs that I took of all the stores, what I found fascinating were all the people there. I tried to take as many photographs as possible without looking...
by Diana | May 14, 2013 | Blog, business
I have been receiving Peter’s Carruthers’ weekly newsletter for over five years. He originally started a forum called Business Warriors which helps local South Africans with their marketing and selling. This morning’s newsletter was so inspiring...
by Diana | May 13, 2013 | Blog, personal growth
We have all heard the expression “It is more blessed to give than receive”. The reasoning behind this is the person doing the giving receives something of far greater value back. It could be a feeling of being needed and wanted that so many of us desire. It could be...
by Diana | Apr 4, 2013 | Blog, personal growth
Yesterday morning I met a client at Clearwater Mall in Johannesburg. Once our meeting was done, I walked off trying to find the entrance where I had parked my car. Not being familiar with this particular mall, I ended up getting a little lost. As I was trying to...
by Diana | Jan 18, 2013 | Blog, personal growth
I was enthralled and overwhelmed at the same time at the sheer magnitude of information available on the forum. I spent hours and hours that first day just reading every single thread in the main forum. Then I went wandering around the other sub-forums and got a feel...
by Diana | Dec 25, 2012 | Blog, personal growth
I was reading a blog post this evening by someone who told a story about a young woman who was desperately unhappy with her life, her career and her relationship. The author mentioned that although she was not happy with her life, she would not make the decisions...
