Why walk, when you can run — “Winning the lottery means having an Ali type in your life. You get adventures, growth in skills, a greater capacity for kindness. You’re more dog, more rainbows, laugh more, skip more and are more inspired” Thanks to my life guru, Lan Pham for her kind words. Everyone needs friends who…

You can’t outrun your shadow — Our obsession with dichotomies is both dangerous and confusing! My inner child weeps for Meghan Markle. The tabloid newspapers have encouraged a feeding frenzy on Meghan. An ugly concoction of jealousy, racism, and snobbery with a sprinkle of false patriotism has prompted maligned stories to circulate over the years. This…

My top finding can help you maximize the earning potential of your articles — I love Medium! Yes, the algorithm is here, there, everywhere. It’s twisty and turns. Sometimes, as writers, we don’t quite know which way is up with Medium. This keeps it exciting, right? Medium is forever seeking ways to improve the user experience. If there is one thing that frustrates me…

Liberation is achieved when we listen to our yearnings — The world is perpetually moving and grooving. Energies in relationships shift with the tide. Sometimes they are up, and sometimes they are down. But what happens when the wave is constantly out? Nothing stays the same forever. And yet too often, we exhaust ourselves by trying to resist change. I…

Some people boycott weddings if their children aren’t invited; others relish the idea of a night away from their children; which one are you? — Twitter was crazy over the weekend, with one seemingly benign tweet reaching 5 million people! I’ll come on to this later. Aren’t we lucky that, for the most part, marriage is about love and something we enter into willingly? Marriage is defined as: “The legally or formally recognized union of…

Watch what happens when you treat an animal with kindness — Absentmindedly she licked her knife. This criminal act sparked off the Dynamite; he exploded. In floods of tears, she was ostracised to her room while the rest carried on with their meal. Moments later, her twin sister also licked a knife and glanced cheekily up at the Dynamite. They exchanged…

It’s time to train and fuel your physiology; the pink it and shrink it approach is outdated — I genuinely believe I would be a more accomplished runner today if I had actually read this book when it was released! This book is a bible for female athletes and anyone who works with female athletes. As printed on the front cover, it is about: “How to match your…

We can’t stop negative thoughts, but we can choose how we react to them — I have a secret. I suffer from negative thoughts. Sometimes I feel crippled and overwhelmed by them. Yet people around me see me as a little Miss Happy. In fact, I exude positivity. My positivity is not a farce. Over time I have found ways to deal with my intrusive…

Beware of small lobster pincer hands while on holiday — We were about to turn around, having walked the full length of the beach. I wore a blue string bikini; my hair was scrapped up and off my face. The late morning sun beat down on us, causing little beads of sweat to trickle down my forehead. The sand wasn’t…