Gretha
My thoughts on life
Five ways to flow with uncertainty
I would like to share with you five ways that supported me to flow with the waves of uncertainty in the midst of the darkness of the pandemic. When there were no more external factors to hold onto (all of the conditional ways such as job-security, partner, etc.) I was...
When words fade away the body starts to whisper
With the start of the new year, I find myself at a loss of words. In the past month I lost people close to me as well as many of my coaching clients and friends had lost loved ones. “Words… could they be words of consolation?” Rilke asks. In these times I found that...
I belong
Earlier in the year I read through my personal journals of the past 20 years. The yearning to belong was a theme that ran like a deep current under the waves of life that I tried to surf. On reflection I realised that the times when the waves felt like it was crushing...
Resistance
Have you ever experienced resistance towards something you know will be good for you? It may be a goal that you want to achieve, a project or exercise routine you want to start or an unhealthy habit you want to change. Yet, you just can’t seem to get yourself to do...
Breathe through your fears
Early this morning I swam in the icy cold Camps Bay waters again for the first time since lockdown 5. I still remember the last time I was at that Tidal pool. I wanted to go and swim for “old time sake” before we were prohibited to go onto the beaches again. But that...
Becoming
To become is to surrender into the flow of life. When you become, life draws to you what you always yearned for. It is not about first getting what you want and then becoming. You first need to go through the transition phase. You have to allow yourself to experience...