Category: Retrenchment

Getting better from depression demands a lifelong commitment. I’ve made that commitment for my life’s sake and for the sake of those who love me. —Susan Polis Schutz

Dear Reader, I've cried a lot this week. It took me back to the time when I was sixteen and have been diagnosed with depression. With counselling and the right treatment, I've managed to crawl out of that dark hole. I've sworn to myself: "Never again!" A promise that I've always managed to keep so … Continue reading Getting better from depression demands a lifelong commitment. I’ve made that commitment for my life’s sake and for the sake of those who love me. —Susan Polis Schutz →

How many lessons of faith and beauty we should lose, if there were no winter in our year!-Thomas Wentworth Higginson

Dear Reader, It's been a long harsh winter..... Starting with being retrenched end of 2018. My mother being diagnosed with cancer in December. Watching her fading away until she left us in July 2019. I had high hopes for 2020. I had an opportunity to teach reading and math at a nursery school as an … Continue reading How many lessons of faith and beauty we should lose, if there were no winter in our year!-Thomas Wentworth Higginson →

Time and reflection change the sight little by little ’till we come to understand. – Paul Cezanne

Dear Reader, Getting retrenched leaves you with a mixture of emotions: fear, anger, shock, bereavement.... Looking back over the past 7 months, I believe I should have done things differently. I think we tend to panic - worrying about how to survive financially. And getting into a frenzy of activity without stopping to think what … Continue reading Time and reflection change the sight little by little ’till we come to understand. – Paul Cezanne →

There’s nothing wrong with having a bad day. Let yourself feel those emotions because every emotion is validated. – Iskra Lawrence

Dear Reader, Life is hard! And sometimes you land up in situations not of your own making! Unemployment is a harsh reality in South Africa, especially if it is you who is in this situation! If you’ve read any of my previous blog posts, you will know that I’ve been retrenched in 2018 after working … Continue reading There’s nothing wrong with having a bad day. Let yourself feel those emotions because every emotion is validated. – Iskra Lawrence →

Getting retrenched is nature’s way of telling you that you had the wrong job in the first place.” – Hal Lancaster

Original Quote: Getting fired is nature’s way of telling you that you had the wrong job in the first place.” – Hal Lancaster Dear Reader, Monday, 10 September 2018. This day will eternally be burned into my memory. We've just come from spending the weekend with my sister. And we had a lovely celebration of my mom's … Continue reading Getting retrenched is nature’s way of telling you that you had the wrong job in the first place.” – Hal Lancaster →