On my birthday this Monday, I was so grateful to get the only gift I wanted. I received the COVID-19 booster vaccine for immuno-compromised individuals. I don’t share a lot about my auto immune condition and[…]
Tag: COVID 19
Connecting… with New Material
How do we connect? More often than not, it’s the comfort of familiarity that helps us connect. We connect with family because they know us like no one else does and they accept us, with[…]
The school run
I did the school run more than four times in the past week. Brave, right? It must be the 5G that made me do it! Yes, I’m finally fully vaxxed and feeling slightly less apprehensive.[…]
Serendipity
Noun – “An unsought, unintended, and/or unexpected, but fortunate, discovery and/or learning experience that happens by accident” as defined by yourdictionary.com Life is a series of serendipitous moments… moments that spring up amid the mundane; moments that[…]
Trauma, Truth and Tears
Tell the truth and shame the devil. Nothing is more important than the truth. The truth will set you free. These are sayings we know and use in daily conversations. As a journalist, the[…]
Comfort
A search of the word “comfort” will tell you that it comes from the Latin word comfortare, which means “strengthen greatly.” A dictionary definition will tell you it means to ease the mood of or restore[…]
Steadfast
I shared this picture on my WhatsApp status recently. It is a depiction of Goddess Durga who is revered in Hinduism for her powers of protection, her strength and her determination to overcome evil. “She[…]
Levels
Levels. What levels? For whom? It’s 11pm as I type this and there’s drag racing in my neighbourhood in Durban. I hear engines revving and tyres screeching. Curfew? They don’t care. In fact, I have[…]
A reminder in the rain
Day 19 and for the first time since the lockdown, I was forced to leave my house. It was not under the best of circumstances. I had to drive myself to the doctor as my[…]
Caring in the time of coronavirus and beyond…
Pro-caffeinating. That’s what I have been doing. It’s not a bad thing, right? I have been maintaining my social distance, except to go to work amid coronavirus regulations. During such times, a pick-me-up is much-needed,[…]