Wednesday 12 August 2020
ART SPOTLIGHT: EUNICE OTU
Eunice's Art Bio
Let's explore, This should be fun
Her unfinished work is an even deeper kind of art! |
I will print this and hang it on my wall! |
See! The unfinished work has me spellbound |
This piece screams confidence & beauty in culture |
See eh, if you like him just print him or blow powder because this hotness. |
The digital art adaptation of this piece is just amazing, looks like a comic book or anime cover |
This piece already makes me want to write poetry |
I love the precision in the drawing and the fact that Eunice used her amazing shading skills to highlight the facial features, crisp! The roses took the drawing to a different level of beauty for me.
View this post on InstagramStart the new year with a kind and grateful heart🙏❤
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Wednesday 5 August 2020
On handling Loss || An Interview with Stella Mpisi
It's the month of August already! I always have some sort of time shock when it's a new month! Like how did we get to four months away from Christmas? Anyway, I have to say I am happy to be starting this month with a very exciting feature.
I am drawn to stories and how they shape people. I want to hear how people are dispossessed or elevated by their experiences so I started digging. And to be honest, I found treasure. I was drawn, excited, cried even, at some things I found.
I was particularly intrigued by Stella's Story. The honesty and openness of it. I binge-read her Blog in one sitting. Her writing style is simple but it will draw diverse and complex emotions out of you, open your eyes to the nuance of what you once considered obvious till you can see the unconventionality of perspectives. Whoosh! I am typing so fast I might go on a spiral and forget the purpose of this blog post.
I reached out to Stella and she responded so warmly and timely. I feel so honoured that she agreed to do this ( I am actually smiling my I am so blessed smile) I am so grateful for this. I learnt a lot from her response and I hope you will too.
Let's meet Stella
I became an orphan when I was ten years old.
I am so glad to have you here please introduce yourself?
The more I grew up, the more I realized that I was different from South African natives,
What was it like growing up in South Africa?
Have you received any push back in terms of sharing your journey with people, have you had anyone try to measure your grief and tell you that you are supposed to just move on?
I lived in denial for many years,
How did it feel losing your both parents on the same day and what was the most defining moment in that for you?
In a recent post, you talked about being an orphan bride and how you were able to navigate through it, in that light how do you handle disappointments and what advice do you have for anyone who feels sad that their expectations were cut short.
My mistake was that I relied on religion and religious principles and not so much of spirituality and my actual relationship with “the unknown”.
You mentioned giving up on God at some point, how did that feel + do you think having a spiritual life is important in handling Loss?
You have had to Isolate yourself at some point and try to hide your pain. How effective was that in itself and do you think hiding from pain is a solution for grief?
Did pity from friends and family contribute to the length and intensity of your grief.
Without writing I don’t think I’d be anywhere near the level of healing I have reached today.
You mentioned writing as a coping mechanism, how was that like and where are you in your writing journey.
“there are as many ways to grieve as there are people on Earth”. Everyone is different.
How would you advise people to handle loss and the pain that comes with it, is there like a rule book?
Do you ever outgrow the need for having your parents + advise for young people who want to hurry up and just be independent?
How has loss affected your relationship with people?
Give us two fun / random things about you?
I learnt so much from this and I know you did too. What are your takeouts from this post? How do you handle loss? Let's chat in the comments + Stella would love to reply you. If you have any suggestions or people you want me to feature tell me and we'll make it happen. Love ya!
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Thursday 23 July 2020
HOW THE CASSIE DAVES BLOG PLANNER CHANGED MY BLOGGING GAME
The beautiful thing about this blog planner is that it can be used by anyone for diverse purposes, you don't have to be a blogger or content creator to use it. It is great for journaling and keeping track of growth as an individual, plus it's so classy.
I remember getting questions from people on how I got it whenever I brought it out to use so trust me to carry it everywhere.
Unlike other planners, I have seen or downloaded from the internet, the Cassie Daves blog planner stands out for me. It provides a workable format for you to follow in terms of setting goals and promoting your blog on all social media platforms.
It points you to websites that make your content creation process seamless. It even goes on to teach you how to structure and arrange your blog posts, how, when and where to share your posts.
The planner is a whole master class! I was completely stunned when I saw the tips on how to collab with brands on the planner, like could blogging get any merrier, If this isn't premium content then I don't what is.
My favourite features from the Cassie Daves blog planner are
1. The to-do list
2. The quotes/ affirmation page
It is just refreshing and motivating to read and remind yourself of what is truly important. Some of the quotes relate to a present struggle and when you read it, it hits different.
I don't know about you but I like to flip the pages and see words like " never stop choosing joy" "own your magic" and my all-time favourite "do epic shit" ( this one has a tee-shirt, you can shop here )
3. The blog post ideas and goals page
Content creators are in the habit of writing down a ton of ideas without a plan or action in place to implement those ideas. This page makes you think of practical steps to ensure your idea come to light.
There is an actionable steps page where you can outline steps and actions you need to take to your blog to the next level.
4. The blog post calendar and social media posting schedule
This helps in scheduling your post, so you have a time frame to work with. It helps you stay consistent on social media and your blog. The last thing you want to do is not to show up for your community and watch the numbers reduce.
5. Blog review and stats page
This is for taking stock, more like a reflection page to enable you document how far you have come and the areas of improvement to take cognisance of. It is an overview of your blog/ social media growth. Eg you could take note of the number of shares, views etc.
I and this planner have been through thick and thin. It is very durable. |
Other Cool colours!! |
I hundred per cent recommend this planner for everyone. If you keep diaries or journals you need this, so step it up a notch and get the Cassie Daves blog planner or note pad. There is a discount on the planner now, you can check it out here.
To know more about Cassie Daves and to shop the Cassie Daves blog planner visit her blog and online shop.
Do you think planning and journaling are important? Are you team write down the vision and make it plain or team everything dey my head? Tell me.