There is something about human nature that constantly pulls our attention towards the destination while quietly convincing us to overlook the journey. We become fixated on the milestones that can be measured, photographed, announced, and applauded, while the quieter victories that make those moments possible often pass by unnoticed. We tell ourselves that we will…
Recently, I have been thinking about how much energy we spend evaluating other people’s choices. Not necessarily judging them, although sometimes we do that too, but constantly measuring, comparing, analysing, and deciding whether we agree with the way someone else has chosen to live their life. As parents, we can find this particularly difficult because…
I have come to understand kindness not as a soft value, but as a deliberate one. Something we plant early in our children, knowing full well we may never witness the harvest ourselves. Kindness is not passive. It requires awareness, courage, and often a willingness to stand alone for a moment. When we teach our…
It was my birthday this week and it is always a time of reflection for me. It is important for me to take stock of the things that have been good, as well as those that haven’t, and the lessons I have learnt over the last year. Among other things, I am grateful for my journey through…
This post is an appreciation to teachers and parents who are doing the most in this lockdown to keep children regulated in such incredibly difficult and unprecedented times. At the start of 2020, who would’ve thought that we would be right in the midst of a global pandemic, trying to figure out how to get…
A happy new year and welcome to 2021! What a year we just had, if you are reading this, I am thankful that you made it as no one anticipated the whirlwind that we survived in the form of COVID-19. I remember January 2020, my husband and I had made all these plans but with…