Alia’s ‘inner Circle’ revealed

As we travel this life, we come to the realisation of how important relationships are, in particular, the relationships into which we were born – our families. It is the purpose of relationships to teach us about ourselves. There is no accident that we have the families we have – we were brought together for […]

The minute you ask – it is

This morning, I strolled through my backyard carrying out my morning routine of collecting the mangoes that have fallen overnight from the trees. It is such a pleasure to see the bounty left to me each morning, even as I realise that the birds have shared in this, judging from the number of pecked-at mangoes […]

Trust in Action

This is an IM (instant messenger) conversation I had with my son, Shane, yesterday. Shane was at home with his friend Luca. I was at my office. Shane: Mummy, I do not want to go to swimming today Mummy: You have to go. You made the commitment and you must stick to your commitments After […]

The Poinciana

Driving to work the other morning, a chance glance to my left revealed the most beauteous sight – the gracefully curving bough of a poinciana tree covered in a riot of every possible hue of orange there could possibly be! I gasped. The poinciana tree is my favourite tree, and I was just delighted to […]