Soul mates don’t exist. I haven’t always been this cynical, like most little girls, Disney movies had me believing that somewhere in the world there was one human being who was specially made for me. That fate would make sure our paths would eventually cross, we would emphatically fall in love and live happily ever…
Stoic Bites: Marcus Aurelius (#01)
“Remember how long you have been putting this off, how many times you have been given a period of grace by the gods and not used it. It’s high time now for you to understand the universe of which you are a part, and the governor of that universe of whom you constitute an emanation:…
The Art of feeling stupid
There’s this little inner voice in my head, lets call her Miss Fifi, yeah that sounds about right I think. Miss Fifi is independent, can’t be held down and is sure of her personal convictions. One of her favourite main beliefs is that I, Selma, am stupid. This belief of hers is especially true whenever…
Let’s get litty: Animal Farm and the naive dream of equality
When I was done reading the book Animal Farm by George Orwell, the question I was left with was whether equality is really achievable? Is the fight for equality and socialism a futile one? I can confidently say that there has never been a point in history where humanity has experienced equality on all levels…
Let’s get litty: My current book list and reading challenge for 2020
Below is a work in progress list of the books I will be reading and reviewing during the course of 2020, feel free to join me on this challenge. I would love to hear feedback and all suggestions are welcome!
Quarantine Update: The Importance of Rest
Hi there, it’s been a minute. As I’m sure you will realize I didn’t keep up with my vision of blogging every day of the quarantine, why? because of life! So much has happened in-between my last post and now that I just either didn’t have the time or I genuinely was was not in…
Day 3 of 21 in quarantine
I’m uploading this a day after the fact because Day 3 was my day of rest and detox from most social media platforms besides YouTube as that’s where I listen to music the most. In any-case this was just a lazy day for me, spent most of it napping and watching movies, the weather has…
A Quarter life crisis and a book about existentialism. (Day 2 of 21 days of quarantine)
I think I’m having a quarter life crisis. Or maybe just an existential one. Or is it the same thing? I don’t know! I’m at this weird impasse that humanity before, now and in the future has and will come too which is trying to figure out the meaning of life. For the longest time…
Day 1 of 21 days of Quarantine/Lockdown
2020, wow, you came down like Thors hammer on all of our New Years resolution plans. How can all my dreams come true but come to this weird sudden halt all in the span of 2 months? There is this air of anxiety that’s hovering over everyone as we hang in the balance of the…
Becoming 29 and the 10 life lessons I’ve learnt
I turned a whopping 29 years old. Yes, 29, my final year of enjoying my 20’s before I eventually and hopefully turn 30. It’s been an amalgamation of emotions throughout my life thus far and I only see it fit to share the most important 10 lessons I’ve learnt on my journey in life thus…
Shades of Selma 