As the year ends, “Where did the months go?” is probably the question on many minds. Amidst the festivities, most people still manage to take stock of the previous months, dredging up emotions and thoughts that may not be favorites. Reflecting … questioning their current life trajectory. Unfortunately, life cannot…
Like the word implies, depression is a state of being ‘pressed down.” Most of us are familiar with the occasional feeling of being ‘under’ and ‘low.’ It is perfectly normal to feel sad, moody and downcast some of the time. It is usual to sometimes feel gloomy, overwhelmed and lethargic. But…
“Unforgiveness… drinking poison and hoping another person will die…” When I heard the above statement, the metaphor struck a chord in my heart, I could not agree better. It reminded me of the African proverb ‘…if you do not forget yesterday’s wrongs, you’ll have no friends…
Until I started my extensive research on stress and its management, I did not realise the full implication of the phrase “Peace at all costs is no peace…” I assumed that a passive, peaceful, people-pleaser would not have any ‘wahala’* because they always let others win. I did not imagine…
IT IS HOW YOU SEE IT…!!! After our last newsletter, we trust that you now have an idea of your stress level. Hopefully, you are keen on taking qualitative steps to begin to manage your stressors and prevent them from affecting you negatively. A major step in this direction is…
DON’T SLUMP AND DIE…Know your stress level! The colossal rise in ‘slumping and dying’ in recent times is a clear indication that a lot of people are stressed up and don’t even know it. Stress is a part of everyday life and our body reacts to it by releasing hormones…
‘DE–CLUTTERING’ FOR 2018 For months, I had eyed that corner of my living room surreptitiously. It was a massive mess. So many wires purposelessly entangled with so many cables. I had seen that part of my family room so many times, but I dared not do anything about it,…