Design without Limits

I have had an interesting life having been born in one country and had a life in another, both with extremely different cultures, meaning that my personality has been modelled in so many ways by the different cultural contexts in which I have had the privilege of living in.  Some people find me rather different in comparison to where “I came from” and I laugh out loud because I must explain that I am a product of more than one cultural context. No issue, I know, and I love that I am this way and as a result, the separation between tribes and nationalities a blur in my eyes. This then takes me to my thoughts for the day: In the many years I have lived, I have met many women that have had and continue to have a profound impact on my life, I have noticed these three things that I have lived by ever since. • We are all amazingly different.  • I am an awesome person and so are other women.  • There is no woman who is better than another.  That means that we are so i...

  Dear friend,  I woke up today thinking about the last couple of years, having gone through a traumatic event that left me questioning many decisions I have made in my life. Amidst all that, I missed my siblings, including my mother, who passed on a little over five years ago. I missed home, everything familiar and wished I could have just a little bit of it but alas, all I have are memories of my childhood and growing up. I have no regrets about where I am today. If there is one thing I have learnt is that I am enough and being me is perfectly fine. The other important lesson I have learnt is choosing my tribe wisely. These are the close friends that become practically family as time passes. We share so much with each other, and our lives are intertwined, sharing our lows and highs. At this point in my life, I needed so much encouragement to go through each day, and nine months down the line, some days are tough, and I still need my tribe. This love has been amazing, shared ...

 Dear Girlfriend, This is an open letter to all women who feel entitled to what the world has to offer instead of working hard for it. To women that have lost themselves in a world that does not value self retrospection, self-love, and taking personal responsibility.  Firstly, I want to invite you to live a life of abundance. There is enough for all of us and the moment you understand this, the world and all its goodness will begin to flow. Girlfriend, we are not in competition with each other. We just are not the same. Please find it in you to be better than the person you were yesterday; that is where your focus should be. I might be in the same line of work as you, but look around at the millions of people in this world; there are enough resources for all of us, and I am simply not taking from what was yours, I am creating my value and earning from it. The moment you maintain that scarcity mindset, the more you will complain, settle for less, and never leave the cycle of ha...