Most of us have been in the place of overload at some point. I wanted to thrive but it felt so far out of my reach.

Anxiety is described as an emotion, but I experienced it like an engine; a motor without an off switch generating an underlying force

I first had an orange tree when I was 13; an inherited plant in a blue glazed ceramic pot from my Nana's house. This was the one thing I asked for when she died and I kept it on my bedroom floor until I moved abroad. It is still alive at my parent's house a few decades later! 🌿 During the pandemic lockdowns I started growing everything; any leftover seed from the kitchen got planted. Avocado, mango, rambutan, mangosteen, tomato, calamansi, guyabano,...My favourites of course

Jehovah Rapha; the God who heals. I love this name! He is what we all need in these challenging days (and long nights!) I love this name even more now that I have learned that Rapha means 'to mend with stitches'. It is not easy to bring ripped and ragged edges together, to sew in the gaps and restore the holes. It requires much skill and patience to repair frayed damage. It is not a drive-through microwavable instant fix, but fine workmanship mastery manoeuvres with a sharp