ADVICE PAPA GAVE ME – PAUSE, APPRAISE YOUR LIFE SO FAR.
My dear daughter, We can be so busy living our lives that we are not aware of how we are living life. I advise that you sometimes pause and apprise how you are living life. Focus on yourself and look back through your life. Is there some passion you wish to pursue but have not […]
WHAT DOES A GOOD MARRIAGE ENTAIL?
Dear Dorothy, I am having some issues with my husband with respect to our marriage. I believe we can work through these issues if we communicate honestly with each other. I have my ideas of what I think should be the components of a good and emotionally satisfying marital relationship. However, I would appreciate your […]
#MeToo -TIME TO TACKLE THE MONSTER OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND HARASSMENT
The #MeToo movement, which aims to raise awareness and end sexual harassment and abuse has sparked conversations all over the world including the African continent where discussions about sex, sexuality and harassment and/or abuse are more or less taboo. When have you been part of a general discussion with your peers or colleagues on the […]
ADVICE PAPA GAVE ME – PEACE BE STILL
My dear daughter, “Be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be, and whatever your labours and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace with your soul.” – Max Ehrmann’s Desiderata As you get on with your life, facing your labours and aspirations, you will find that you are always looking […]
DESPERATE TO SETTLE DOWN
Dear Dorothy, I have a successful career and will be turning twenty-nine in a few weeks’ time. Though my career is going very well, I can’t seem to find a man to call my own. I am single and searching. I’m desperate to find someone to call my own. I want to settle down. I […]
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS – HEARTS AS ONE AWARDS
NOMINATIONS ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED FOR THE 2018 PRIDE WOMEN CONFERENCE’S HEARTS AS ONE AWARDS – A CELEBRATION OF LOVE TRULY BEING LIVED. The 2018 Hearts As One Awards aims to recognise the power of love to move mountains and achieve the impossible. When two hearts unite as one and are driven by a shared […]
MAKING THE MAN IN YOUR LIFE DANCE TO YOUR TUNES
This is a 5-part series of articles written in a male column addressed to the sisters. The author sees it as a reverse way of talking to the brothers to mend their ways in matters concerning the heart where the sisters are concerned. This is the first part in the series. My fellow men, I […]
BETTER OFF ALONE THAN WITH THE WRONG PERSON?
Whether a man or woman, we all need to be loved. We all need to care for someone and vice versa. Human beings crave companionship. However, this need or “craving” for that special someone in our lives makes us to excuse so many things we should not put up with in a relationship. If we […]
ADVICE PAPA GAVE ME – BE DECISIVE, BE RESILIENT
My beloved daughter, I do not want you to think that life is a bed of roses. Even if it was a bed of roses, roses have loads of thorns. Life is tough and difficult, and the journey through it has many twists and turns. Whenever you embark on a “journey” in your life, taking […]
MY HUSBAND IS A CHEAT
Dear Dorothy, My husband and I have been married for 15 years. He is 8 years older than me. We got married when I was 22. I have been under the impression that we had a close and loving relationship. You can imagine my shock when a few days ago my husband confessed he has […]