Top New Year’s Resolutions
1. Spend more time with family and friends Recent polls, conducted by General Nutrition Centres, showed people vowed to appreciate loved ones and spend more time with family and friends this year. 2. Learn something new Have you decided to make this year the year to learn something new? Perhaps you are considering a career change, want to learn a new language or just how to fix... Read More
Your love life
It is meant to be the most joyous experience of one’s life because it inspires completion, happiness, fulfilment, friendship, commitment, and connection among many other things that human beings long for. However, it is often a cause of sadness and pain for many. Why is that? Though love in principle is nurtured by our soul, feelings and heart, if not guided by wisdom, reasoning... Read More
The Hut
The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up onto a small, uninhabited island. He prayed feverishly for God to rescue him. Every day he scanned the horizon for help, but none seemed forthcoming. Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a little hut out of driftwood to protect himself from the elements, and to store his few possessions. One day, after scavenging for food, he arrived... Read More
The Tamar in Me
The story of Tamar has made a great impact on me. I am not talking about Tamar and Judah. I am actually referring to another Tamar less known in the Bible. She was the only daughter of King David and suffered a very sad fate. Her story is told in 2 Samuel 13:7-20 Tamar was a beautiful young lady who was molested by her half brother, Amnon. From her experiences we find two points... Read More
16 Days of activism for No Violence
During the 16 Days of Activism, we need to acknowledge how much more aware people worldwide are about HIV/Aids. There are many who struggle with the virus or the disease itself, many who are orphans as a result of the pandemic, many who are proving that HIV is not a death sentence, many who work constantly to improve laws and conditions and many in social programmes who care and... Read More
Your appearance
How much does your appearance influence the way you feel? Please don’t get me wrong. I’m not asking you about style, fashion-consciousness and whether or not you’re a model. Let’s look at some of the important aspects of the subject of appearance or looks. I’ll tell you how this topic fi rst came to mind. We were at a Generals’ Meeting in Cape Town when a former sangoma... Read More
Uproot your mistrust
When you look at any relationship, whether it’s between siblings, spouses or colleagues at work, you will see that it can only develop and grow if a bond of trust is established. Trust is earned only if one is open towards the other person. There should be no disguises, no secrets and no unexpected reactions. When one knows the other person inside out, there is little to surprise... Read More
Women’s month – what is left?
We have now finished another Women’s Month, acknowledging the legacy left by those courageous 20,000 who marched to the Union Buildings 55 years ago. What is left now for us women? Should we just carry on with life and wait until next August to celebrate the 56th anniversary of this memorable event? I personally don’t think so. I believe that we need instead to pursue the... Read More
The Modern Day Woman…..at what cost….
At the turn of the century, women’s social roles greatly expanded. Back then women were really women, they had loving affectionate personalities and no matter what her conditions were she always made sure that the needs of her family were met, however, by the 1900, living conditions began to change and more and more women had to leave their home life and go out into the working... Read More
MODERN YOUNG WOMEN
Technology has opened an entire world of new contacts to us, but there is a dark side to all this freedom and connectivity. Much as we enjoy interacting, making new friends, being part of the world and fulfilling our need to belong to a group, we could end up losing our own identity in the process. Personally, I think that the most difficult challenge for a young woman in our... Read More
