Tag: writing

  • What are you protecting your heart from?

    What are you protecting your heart from?

    Sitting at a local café on a breezy but sunny morning, drinking a cup of caramel-infused coffee, my intention was to keep this visit short to jot down my gratitude and to-dos for the day. But there’s a feeling lingering in the background of my psyche that’s causing my heart to partially close and my…

  • On becoming 44…

    On becoming 44…

    Today is my 44th birthday 🥳 It’s a bit surreal looking at this number, honestly; I don’t relate to it at all! I feel much younger (and look much younger thanks to God and good genes 😉). What a year! What a year, indeed! It has been quite intense, with intense interactions, deep lessons and…

  • What if your life is a game you forgot you were playing?

    What if your life is a game you forgot you were playing?

    Nothing you see around you is real; it’s all an illusion. This was the “secret” a podcaster wanted to let us in on. The concept she presented is built on the understanding that we create our own reality; our mindset designs and manifests a world whose sole purpose is to get us to transcend higher…

  • Chapter 4: A Fragile Sense of Pride

    Chapter 4: A Fragile Sense of Pride

    Chapter 1: The Weight of ArrivalChapter 2: Roots of ResilienceChapter 3: Her Success Backfires Chapter 4: A Fragile Sense of Pride The company’s stark white logo on the great revolving glass door she walked through every morning was a glaring reminder of how far she had come. Although the door led to the essentially empty reception hall, her…

  • Chapter 3: Her Success Backfires

    Chapter 3: Her Success Backfires

    Welcome to chapter three of my corporate adventures series. Here are links to chapters 1 and 2. Chapter 1: The Weight of ArrivalChapter 2: Roots of Resilience Chapter 3: Her Success Backfires The project she was assigned in Germany suited her perfectly. Her role, together with another colleague, was to relaunch the English news section of the…