Category: Adulting
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On 31: Steeped in hope
I turned 31 over a week ago and man, what a trip! My 30th year was a dramatic dramatic journey as we all know (here and here for a preview). For me, 2022 has been a year of resolution. As Zora Neale Hurston says, “There are years that ask questions and years that answer”. This…
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Women keep saving me
Today is women’s day in South Africa. As I was reflecting on the day, I got so emotional thinking about the women who have and still carry me. Late last year when I couldn’t see a way forward, I went home to my mother and aunts and sisters and cousins. They literally carried me and…
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Reflections on adult friendships…an ode, or something
Now that I qualify as usisi omiddle age, I have been meaning to write about my friendships in adulthood. There has been a lot of learning and unlearning when it comes to that area of my life to be honest. A few significant losses, defining of boundaries and lots of growing together. Last night I…
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