Why Make Monday Blue?
We talk about Blue Monday as if it’s a given, as if Mondays are meant to feel tough. Let me ask you something: can you remember when you started thinking of Monday as blue, or when you made it your…
When Good Intentions Are Not Enough
Please allow me to write as if I am having a conversation with you. Lately, I have been sitting with a difficult thought: that our hearts can be in the right place, and yet things and people can still be…
Born Into Dependence, Again.
Born Into Dependence, Again. One of the hardest things I have had to unlearn is the expectation that someone will always be there with me – and more imprisoning still, there for me – whether in guidance, help, provision, or…
The High Cost of Free Time
A thought crossed my mind, and I decided to follow it. There may be something to it, or nothing there at all. But I just wanted to share it with you before Q2 kicks in fully. I’ve been quiet on…
Same Body. Same Face. Different Man.
Same Body. Same Face. Different Man. There are many encounters in life that are just simple. You see someone, you recognise them, and maybe you greet them. The moment moves without strain because the mind and memory agree. There is…
When Hope Meets Grace
There are lives that move in straight lines, and then there are lives that must be broken open before they can become whole. Mine has been the second kind. There was a time when I thought certain things only became…
Nothing is new under the sun.
I had a moment recently that I think many people who are building anything ‘from scratch’ eventually face. That statement contradicts the title. Doesn’t it? I know 🙂 But journey with me. So, I was doing research: listening, reading, trying…
Words Build Worlds
Words are not cheap. They’re creative power. A statement can name someone into strength… or shrink them into silence. Words can turn a home into a refuge or a battlefield. Words can build a culture of courage or of fear.…
Forgiveness Is a Leadership Skill
Most people think forgiveness is a personal virtue. That it’s something private, soft, spiritual. But there’s also a performative version people use for public points: they say “I forgive” because it looks mature, because it wins the room, because it…
God First Is Not Anti-Success
If you don’t pay attention, you will miss it! There is a deep lie. Very deep. In fact, at some point while reading this article you’ll experience it if you haven’t done so already from the title. The lie is…