Sparkles and fairy lights

Spectacular fall from grace

 The questions dominating headlines soon became how she had been able to operate behind that facade so convincingly at such a high level for so long. Her true character now well and truly exposed, painted a vastly different picture and what soon became glaringly obvious was that she had spectacularly fallen from grace. Her star had truly fizzled.

Truth to power: keeping cool in the heat

Are you are facing a firestorm of a crisis - how will you handle it? In a calm, surrendered and truthful way or are you going to take the lash-out route or will you simply walk away? Are you going to stick to your guns, compromise or do nothing?

Plotting your downfall

When it comes to things of the heart and mind, where boundaries, limits and balance are by nature not easily discernible, a minefield in this area is to be expected. Sometimes, people step into your space, be it in your private or professional life because of jealousy and a feeling of displacement.

Standing strong amid toxic opposition

Do such people exist? Hard for me to fathom, but I have realised that many people have a nemesis with some of the characteristics I have just described. Someone who is out to undermine, belittle and seemingly make one look bad in front of others and often, for reasons unbeknownst to the person in the firing line.

A balancing act in a confusing world

I allowed people who had no idea of my heart and motives to give me their unsolicited opinions about my character without having proper discernment; then take it to heart as truth and, thereafter, proceed to beat myself up. I allowed people to coerce me into doing things that were on their agenda and clearly were not right for me.

Hormones and health anxieties: a toxic mix

Women report losing their confidence and not being able to trust themselves or their memories. Once rock-solid women start to doubt themselves in minor day-to-day activities and then anxieties about their jobs reach stratospheric proportions. Is it in any way a surprise that women are experiencing anxiety about their health? It shouldn’t be.

No-stress tresses to match beautiful dresses

Having covered that, I want to tell you about an aha moment involving a cosmetologist that changed the trajectory of my own journey with my head of hair. But first, I must confess that taming my hair has been a lifelong struggle. I may have very fine hair but apparently according to the hairdressers who have helped over the years; I have a lot of it. The texture is relatively coarse and my hairdresser refers to it as having tight curls. It has always seemed to have the upper hand, and instead of being my crowning glory, has often been that part of me that I was not particularly proud of.

Happy feet, happily ever after!

Well, that is the scene I would like to set in your mind when you think about having healthy feet able to carry out all that life demands from it. I hope it elicits a smile as you think what it takes for your feet to do the heavy lifting required to keep you mobile every day. Are your feet happy?  

Fabulous style in our 40s

Giorgio Armani famously said, “Elegance is not being noticed; it’s about being remembered.” Such is the dramatic impact art, fashion and dressing can have on an individual. Indelible impressions imprinted on the mind - not to be forgotten. Definitely, a powerful sway of the senses and mind.   

Challenging your comfort zone in 2023

Time is, after all, as a friend reflected, our currency when we get to this age. It is so precious and we are acutely aware that some moments will never come to pass again. But what are your limits … what are mine? What would we need to do in order achieve a once-in-a lifetime-type dream, tick off an item on a bucket list or the like? Whatever it is that makes us feel that life is worth living? Well, let me start by telling you about the mountaintop experience I referred to earlier.