Reflections on birthdays past, present and future

Another year, another birthday. Some people struggle with birthdays, especially as they get older, because of the implications regarding having, or not having, children. So here is some reflection on Birthdays as part of my reflections on the past year. … Continued

You can never have enough flamingos

This week flamingos have come to the rescue again this week. Last week I was on a real high. Andrew and I were extremely busy with the last-minute tasks associated with publishing the magazine. However, despite the amount of work … Continued

Beautiful Perspectives on the benefits of emotional writing Pt1

A one-off emotional writing session, when you focus on a particular subject, is very cathartic. However, there are tangible benefits of regularly writing in this way. Consider buying yourself a special book or notepad. Then you can turn your emotional … Continued

Beautiful perspectives on the creativity of camels

Yes, you did read the title correctly. Today I am sharing my beautiful perspectives on the creativity of camels. No need to hunt for your glasses and no need to get concerned about my state of mind post World Childless … Continued

Beautiful perspectives on creativity

I think it is fair to say that I am an extremely creative person. In fact, at the moment I am having trouble sleeping because my creativity has gone into overdrive. No matter what I do ideas keep popping into … Continued

Self-worth and the power of praise

I woke up this morning feeling a little vulnerable. There had been some unpleasantness in my life over the last few days so the sense of my own self-worth has been challenged. I was picking up on negative vibes that … Continued

Beautiful perspectives about how to raise awareness

Over the last year I have seen individuals within the CNBC community make huge strides in terms of find their voices. We have become more confident and more willing to share our stories within the community and also in the … Continued

Courageous Canbacer Saalumarada Thimmakka

As part of last year’s World Childless Week, I published a guest blog about being “Childless in Indian Communities” for someone who didn’t have a platform of their own. Later in the week we provided a link about a childless … Continued