by Gretha | 31 May 2020 | Courage
All the lockdown laws that are trying to construct our lives within safely defined zones got me to reflect on edges and the impact of this on my felt sense of aliveness. The more the period of confinement was prolonged, the more I became aware of certain edges within...
by Gretha | 12 Sep 2019 | Choice, Courage
Do you have an ideal picture of your life, partner, job, children or even how you want your body to look like? It is exactly these ideal images that can create suffering if it blinds other ways of looking and experiencing the world for us. I recently learned the...
by Gretha | 20 Jan 2019 | Choice, Courage
I don’t know about you but all the hype around a new year can make one feel overwhelmed or inadequate at times. This blog is not about how to make this your best year ever. Nor is it about setting new year resolutions that will last. It is about the act of beginning...
by Gretha | 24 Oct 2015 | Courage
As I wrote this blog my eye caught this card that a dear colleague gave to me on the last day at my previous job and the beginning of my new journey.[/caption] The time in between is sometimes challenging. You’ve taken the courageous step to resign and start your own...
by Gretha | 21 Jun 2015 | Courage, Kindness
I’m privileged to travel much this year. During one of my flights from South Africa to Boston I watched the new Cinderella movie. Something I wouldn’t usually do if I were not stuck in a plane for 12 hours. There was a scene in the movie that resonated with me....