It’s 3:30am. I’ve been awake since 2:30am. It’s pouring with rain outside and it’s freezing. Whenever it rains at night, especially that hard driving miserable rain, I think of the homeless. I lay in bed, snuggled under my duvet and blanket and I imagine how awful it must be for them trying to stave off…
Author: Sarah
HONOURING GRIEF IS THERAPEUTIC + HEALING
A couple of days ago I mourned the passing of my mom. It was the anniversary of her death and each year around this time I feel anguished. I so desperately wanted this year to be different. I needed for it to be different. And it was. The pain was still there, but I did…
THERE IS NO TIME LIMIT ON GRIEF
Where do I begin? How do I talk about how I am feeling, without appearing like I am going over old ground, wallowing. Who am I kidding. It’s grief. There is no time limit on grief. I normally lock my grief away. I have locked it deep into my heart in a locked cage in…
BECAUSE I REALLY DON’T WANT TO TAKE THAT DRINK
It’s the school holidays. And during this time I spend a lot of time “lounging”. Take this morning for example. It’s 10am and I am still in bed. Yep, I’m in my PJs, tea on my bedside table, dogs firmly ensconced either side of me (wedged into me so tightly I cannot move) and my…
BEING A BLOGGER DOES NOT GIVE US THE RIGHT TO SAY WHATEVER WE WANT
I really debated with myself about writing this. I don’t want to add to the pain, but on balance, it is something that I need to say. I need to write this. Last week I subscribed to a blog. It was a blog full of lovely things, and I’ve been struggling a bit emotionally lately,…
WHY I REALLY DON’T LIKE THE WORD ‘TRIBE’
A lot has happened in the past few weeks. Not in terms of my workload increasing – I’m a housewife and truly our work is never done. No, it is more of a transition or transformation in myself. I can feel it evolving, emerging. The truth is I have never really been comfortable with myself….
ADVOCACY IS WHAT I DO
I am an advocate. It is what I do. I have always been that person who has stuck up for the little guy. I have always been that person who will not stand for being bullied. I have always been that person who believes in a kinder, more inclusive, more tolerant world. Advocacy is what…
THIS IS ME
This post has been inspired by Leonie Dawson whose about page says “What is a Leonie?” I love it. Thank you Leonie. It is also inspired by the countless people in this world who are made to feel “less than” simply because they don’t fit some ridiculous non-existent mould. This is for those people in…
MARRIAGE EQUALITY AND GOD
This is what I think about religion: I think that whatever faith you believe in is up to you. You choose to believe in a monotheist way of life and that is okay and entirely up to you. I believe wholeheartedly in the right of every single human being to believe in whatever it…
HOW ART CAN HEAL THE SOUL
When I was 13 years old, living in South Africa, I had to do an art exam. The theme was to create a poster for a veld (pronounced “felt”) fire, commonly known in Australia as a bush fire. I sat at my easel frozen. My classmates stood around me, furiously slopping paint onto the page,…