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If You Can’t Love Yourself…….
RuPaul says it best. “If you can’t love yourself then how the hell are you gonna love somebody else?” The root of so many mental health issues is lack of self-confidence, self-love or conversely, self-loathing. I saw this quote: It’s not through healing that you will love yourself. It’s through loving yourself, that you will…
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A Bird In Paradise
Last weekend I was so grateful for some sunshine! After a solid week of rain and cold I was getting a bit of cabin fever. I spent all of last Saturday and Sunday sitting in the garden watching my birds and pondering life. I had such a deep feeling of contentment and happiness and I…
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The Birds and Bees
Our house is never silent. There are the yappy poms, chatty Finn, meowling cats and in addition I tend to always have music on in the background. Even when I sit in the garden I put on music. One day my Spotify was acting up and so I turned it off to go sit outside…
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Platitudes and Attitudes
This was the longest 4 day week in history. Tuesday was a public holiday in South Africa. It was ‘Women’s Day‘. I’ve written before about how high the levels of Gender Based Violence and domestic violence are in South Africa, so this day is just a platitude as nothing changes. We are no more safe…
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Unpacking My Baggage
I have a confession to make. I have an obsession with birds. Not in a lesbian sorta way, but in a David Attenborough sorta way. When I was young I do not remember having this fascination with birds. I do remember sitting out on the patio in Georgia with my beloved Grandmother watching the birds…
Kitten in the City
Neurodiverse Georgia Peach transplanted to Cape Town, the most beautiful city in the world
Kitten in the City 