I saw an old woman gardening today. As I watched her pottering in the beautiful sunshine I wondered what old age could have to teach us. I imagined her stopping to take a sip of her warm tea and enjoying some biscuits, unhurried and seeming to enjoy every moment. Is
Motherhood can be both a rewarding and challenging experience. People try to tell you about all of the ups and downs, sometimes making strong arguments against the endeavour and yet something still compels us to embark on this journey, for no doubt we feel there is something of great value
I sat earlier today eager to write, but I could not. Sometimes my mind is flooded with insights and ideas at such a rate that all I can hope to do is to write them down for later use. What sometimes follows is that I become overwhelmed, struggling to find
Tonight I find myself feeling a deep sense of love and gratitude towards my ex husband. Not in a romantic sense but rather in an overwhelmingly all encompassing, joyous, isn’t this world magical kind of way. As I stood observing him interacting with our daughter tonight, happily joking around
I went in for surgery today. I wasn’t particularly nervous leading up to it. I knew that it was something I wanted and needed to have done. As I sat there by myself in those minutes leading up to being wheeled off into the operating theatre I began to
With the ending of my marriage I find myself embarking on a new path. As I look to the future I envision the joy and splendour it can bring. There is a sense of great optimism growing within me. My heart is open to new possibilities and yet there are
I woke up this morning thinking about how things have changed in my life. How I have changed. I spent a great deal of time in my past hating my life and who I was. I don’t think that I had ever met anyone in my life whom I
How to love yourself Your desire for love has been placed there because you are worthy of it. You know love, and by the virtue of this alone you are deserving of it. Most of us would have heard a phrase that goes something to the effect of ‘Love yourself’
...on self love Today once again I have awoken at 3am. Typically, this for me is a call to meditation. So in my usual fashion I sat up in bed assumed a comfortable posture, closed my eyes ready to drift off into other realms. I am still mastering this art
It all started with a vision, the greatest most significant chapter of my life that is. Almost two decades of my life have passed since that fateful day. I had been working as a registered nurse in a nursing home. On this particular day I happened to notice a guy.
Hi, I’m Basia, welcome. Mirrors speak is the story of my life. It is a biography or a memoir of sorts. It tells my story in real time, as it unfolds. It is a blog that talks about life, its' many challenges and how our relationships and interactions