I won’t lie, prior to losing my son on 6th October, 2020, I never conceived the idea that I would ever experience stillbirth. I had heard of distant stories of women losing their infants through miscarriages and stillbirths but it somehow never occurred to me that I could be like them. In a weird way,…
Category: Soul Care
Inadequacy is the New Abundance
According to the Merriam Webster dictionary the term ‘inadequate’ is defined as “not enough or good enough or insufficient.” Well, this description illuminates what many of us experience in so many aspects in our lives. I know that I have felt inadequate several times: inadequate financially, insufficient towards my siblings or not good enough for…
What Would You Want To be When You Grow Up?
As a toddler, I knew what I wanted to do when I grow up – it was an easy simple question that required a simple answer. When my aunties and uncles came visiting and asked this question, I majorly replied, “I want to be a doctor, just like my mum!” as I skidded playfully across…
We Were Born To Be Lazy
‘Lazy days’ is a common phrase that you have probably encountered from your friends, colleagues at work or by yourself. I know that I have said these words so many times.”Today is my lazy day, I just feel like doing nothing’. The commonality of these words in the past few years shows the great desire…
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