Joy left our home. She went walking backwards as we were reminiscing … it was better … when we used to … She left the door open and allowed sorrow in. She journeyed for quite some days, even months until we thought she was gone for good. But suddenly, unexpectedly we found her: in sunlight,Continue reading “On joy”
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Purple Passage
Purple ponies, iced cup-cakes, hair ribbons, everything girlie, dreamy and pretty. Yet this particular purple proclaims hope it is a purple that causes us to stop in wonder … it makes our adult brains ponder the possibility of a whole purple foliage. These purple blossoms arrest my attention; transport me from my rat-race, inspire poetryContinue reading “Purple Passage”
First rains
Diagonal droplets fall on parched, bare ground baked and burnt by months of relentless African sun. The earth drinks the life-giving water as cooling molecules caress its dehydrated surface causing joy to bubble from deep within each grateful soul. The relief is tangible, the smell intoxicating, indescribably delicious perfume of God. we are notContinue reading “First rains”
The smell of apples
The smell of apples takes me whole body nose, eyes, heart, mouth, hands, even feet into orchards. Coming home from a hot outdoors to a cool kitchen the subtle scent embraces me and allures me to places lush and green. Those green and waxy spheres sitting on my kitchen countertop, others rosy red sometimes pink-fleckedContinue reading “The smell of apples”
how to live today like you can have your tomorrow …
Creativity is our sanity, our soul survivor, our hope to keep believing in a better tomorrow. If we can keep alive the creative flame that is within, willing us live, then we will begin to thrive and not simply exist even if our normal changes. Children who have not been raised with screens in frontContinue reading “how to live today like you can have your tomorrow …”
Time
One of the most powerful forces. We cannot control its advance even if we take the battery out of the clock it still ticks elsewhere. The passing of time, killing time, wasting time, however we use it we cannot get it back. Measured by hundredths of split seconds, minutes, hours days, weeks, months, years. TheContinue reading “Time”
Hope
Hope- epitomised daily in the waking of children, jubilant and expectant, energy levels restored, ready for another day’s adventure beneath open sky. Bare-footed, laughing, free. Endlessly creative. Ever hopeful of good Easily content with either bread or water or cake and tea. The spread is not the focus, having something to share together is. RemindersContinue reading “Hope”
Creativity is our sanity
Creativity is our sanity, our soul survivor, our hope to keep believing in a better tomorrow. If we can keep alive the creative flame that is within, willing us live, then we will begin to thrive and not simply exist even if our normal changes. Children who have not been raised with screens in frontContinue reading “Creativity is our sanity”
If for Educators
If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs and wanting you to join them too. If you can keep calm when admin doubts you but make allowance for their doubting too. If you can change and not be overwhelmed by changing and share your lesson ideas with those less organizedContinue reading “If for Educators”
green gratitude
Grass and trees luscious foliage cool oasis refreshing breeze a feast for the eyes treasures to the soul. A busy mind a parched heart find rest and refreshing in the oasis of green.
