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The Passion of Dust
By Elsabe Smit This article documents a beautiful and crystal-clear dream I had. It is all about dealing with your baggage and those emotional issues that you would rather avoid because they still hurt. In the dream I entered a very old, deserted house - but then I discovered that parts of the house were neglected and dirty, whereas other parts were squeaky clean. I realised this wat my house, and I was in fact living in the house. The house was huge and double storied. For some reason I was only using the downstairs rooms, and I really wanted to go to the first floor, but something prevented me.............. Read more .......... 
Harmony…
Poem by Ada Den Hollander The orchid just makes flowers The Cycad just grows tall The spider just builds a nest The rabbit just nibbles on a carrot A dog just nudges a toddler, invitation to play The lioness just hides .............. Read more ....... 
Where is Home?
By Olivia Britz I had lunch with a friend today, a wonderful woman that I have quite recently befriended here in Somerset West. An adult woman a little older than my 47 years with a history of alcoholism, a woman with a journey, a woman of completeness and success who has overcome her trials and tribulations and does so each and every day. She is full of wisdom and knowledge and I so thoroughly enjoy her company in the life I have come to live here in Somerset West. Botswana seems very far away and ........... Read more ...... 
Sitting in the Void – Not Knowing
Poem by Michael Edward Bradford I sit in the void, not knowing, not in control, not feeling safe, not anything, I wonder what is real, what is truth, who can I trust, what I can believe, Everything seems so unstable, so changeable, so fluid, so shaky, so jelly-like, That part of me that wants, needs, hungers for certainty is scared, challenged. Read more ....... 
Karl my Husband
by Grazia Martienssen With my dear husband’s permission, let me tell you a bit about him. He is the eldest of two, his sister is 10 years younger. He was born 10 June 1960 at the Kingsbury maternity hospital in Newlands where he also lived. Shortly after, they moved to the Gardens in Cape Town where he started school at Tamboerskloof Primary, .......... Read more ... 
Message From Beyond
Poem by Neshni Naidoo I completed my mission And so it was time for this body to leave But know that I am still here in spirit Connected to you By an unwavering indestructible bond of love Celebrate the life I lived Remember me .............. Read more 
God Has the Answer
by Elsabe Smit Having and raising children are probably one of the greatest mysteries that God gave us. There is no manual, and sometimes it appears there is no rhyme or reason behind God’s decisions. But there is. There always is. We just need to keep our faith and focus on the future and on the fact that God is never wrong. A person attempts suicide because ............. Read more .... 
Covid Got Me
by Debbie Jordaan I started sneezing on 7 December but thought it`s just hay fever and nasal problems. By Wednesday it was getting worse but mostly hay fever and runny nose. Thursday let me know that fever of 38.2 is no joke. I was dehydrating and headache. As I always have fever from my migraines I just thought it`s just another migraine........ Read more 
Awareness
Poem by Ada Den Hollander You find yourself standing in a circle and looking at all the people who colour your life. Most colours you like, like the radiant red from the people you love and love you back. You smile. Some colours are a pulsing black. Your smile disappears. They are your biggest ............... Read more 
My 60th Birthday Celebration
by Grazia Martienssen Last year for my 60th I thought we could go up Table Mountain on the cable car (weather permitting) and then to ocean basket. My daughter had to work unfortunately, so hubby and I went alone up Table Mountain and it turned out to be the most glorious day. I am a difficult person to surprise, I normally catch on to things, but this time I was fooled. When my daughter came back from work, she was exhausted... Read more .... 
Spirit Has an Answer
By Elsabe Smit Recently an old friend died - not that he was so old. He went before retirement age, and we have not had contact for over four decades. But he was a friend. Until religion interfered. His passing scratched open wounds from my teenage years that I thought I had made peace with. This man was a lovely, intelligent boy with a good nature and a kind heart. He was also from a different religion ........... Read more 
The Two Alters
by Michael Edward Bradford In all lands, with all people, there are two Alters where people go to worship, One is the Alter of pain, suffering, separation, fear, lack, anger, competition, The other is the Alter of peace, love, abundance, joy, happiness, success, Each person must choose how to live their life and at which Alter to worship! .... Read more 
Your Line in the Sand
by Kim Michelle Hewitt Transformation Life Coach, Counsellor & Intuitive Guide We often feel that by pleasing others we will win favour or even feel better about ourselves. Sure this may work from time to time and for a time. But ultimately, working from the outside in, always has some form of ending or leaves us feeling unfulfilled and searching for more..... Read more ....... 
The Parcel
by Grazia Martienssen Recently I wrote about my long-lost doll from my childhood days in Sicily, a quick recap before I open the parcel. In 1964 when we immigrated to South Africa, my doll was left behind. My great aunt looked after my doll; she had no children of her own, and this doll represented me and my life away in a foreign country. Upon her death, my cousins .... Read more 
Ebb and Flow of Life
by Vanessa Anderson In the beginning we were connected, rooted within communities in which every member of that society had a purpose, a place and a gift it honoured its collective membership with. There were the protectors, the teachers, the gatherers and the collectors of truth and all were welcomed at the feast and each had their story to share, the old and the young alike and those who wove words threaded a fabric that clothed their past and guided the path to come..... Read more .... |
Meet our Authors
Elsabe Smit helps people understand the magic and mystery of Love and Life, so that you can regain control of your life. What would you like to resolve?
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Deborah Jordaan comes from an Afrikaans family but is fully bilingual. This platform gives Deborah the freedom to express herself through words.
Karin Kelly Lawrenz
Transformation Coach. Karin has spent the past decade coaching, mentoring, motivating people and executives. Her practical, no-nonsense advice and life strategies provide tangible results and skills that help people push through the everyday challenges we all face in life, work, and love. 
Grazia Martienssen, shares her memories as a child and her personal journey with us as she develops awareness
Vanessa Anderson has always loved words but like many artists, the vision and the results can clash, recently she has learnt to forgive those indiscretions and just write - because hiding in the message may be a reader desperate for just those words. Sometimes the writer is the paintbrush, not the artist.
Kim Michelle Hewitt
Life Coach and Counsellor Kim has immeasurable experience in dealing with people in all walks of life. Imagination and creativity and becoming the true you, are high on her list of values. She uses this in her writing of both Emotional intelligence style books as well as her children's fantasy books. 
Michael Edward Bradford, is an international intuitive healer, business mentor, and the author of the international bestselling books, that are designed to activate your soul’s Knowing and raise your Spiritual I.Q.
Neshni Naidoo lives with her husband, three sons and mum in the beautiful city of Cape Town. The poems, songs and stories that she has written share her personal journey and her life experiences. Her vision is to empower and inspire others – one student, one reader at a time. She writes under the pseudonym Asha Shiv Kumari.
Olivia Britz has been journaling for many years about a lot of truth in life and is working at creating a website and Blog as well as putting together all her journaling into a truth book about her life. |
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