POTENTIAL {Poem}

Today I wrote a little poem, a play on the word 'potential'. We put so much pressure on ourselves to 'become' something. Never satisfied with what we have or who we are. Always looking out to the horizon means we often miss the whole point. To just be here, to experience the unfolding of our …

Believe What You Want to Believe

Beliefs. Wars have been fought, empires built, billionaires created, and mass suicides caused by the different beliefs people hold. I personally felt the power of unwavering belief a few years back, when I started a new social media platform called silOOette, which aimed to connect people in a more meaningful way. I started with no …

The 84th Problem

There’s a story about Buddha that has stuck with me since the first time I read it. It's helped me in a number of ways. It's helped me let go of things that I might have been worried about, it's allowed me to feel a little more empathy for others and to be a little …

She Let Go {Poem}

SHE LET GO. She let go. Without a thought or a word, she let go. She let go of the fear. She let go of the judgments. She let go of the confluence of opinions swarming around her head. She let go of the committee of indecision within her. She let go of all the …

You are Enough

Recently, I watched a video of an ‘influencer’. She was a living, breathing version of photoshopped beauty. Her message came from a good place, she spoke about how important it is to take care of your mental health and to find happiness. She had a long, numbered list of things you can do to improve …