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In the wake of death…

26th September 2017 By TyrannyofPink 8 Comments

In the wake of death…

When I was about sixteen years old, my cousin died. It was unexpected and it was a huge shock. … [Read more...] about In the wake of death…

Filed Under: Being Resilient, Death & Grief, Uncategorized Tagged With: coping with grief, death, grief, loss, loss of a loved one, when people you love die

What are you afraid of?

7th July 2017 By TyrannyofPink 4 Comments

What are you afraid of?

They say death is the number one fear. Not to me. I'm not afraid of dying. You see to me you're … [Read more...] about What are you afraid of?

Filed Under: Being Resilient, Death & Grief, Uncategorized Tagged With: death, dying, grief, grieving, loss

Why is it so hard to let go?

8th July 2016 By TyrannyofPink Leave a Comment

Why is it so hard to let go?

A few weeks ago, my doorbell rang. It was my uncle dropping off some things from my grandmother's … [Read more...] about Why is it so hard to let go?

Filed Under: Death & Grief, Uncategorized Tagged With: coping with grief, death, goodbye mum, grief, holding on to things, letting go, losing a loved one, losing loved ones, losing my grandparents, my gran died, saying goodbye to the dead

Conversations with gramps

1st April 2016 By Jonelle 6 Comments

Conversations with gramps

Sometime in September, after I had given birth to my son and landed up in ICU after severe … [Read more...] about Conversations with gramps

Filed Under: Death & Grief, Uncategorized Tagged With: conversations with gramps, death, losing those we love, loss and grief, talking to my grandfather

Losing My Father – How Everything Changed

8th February 2015 By Jonelle 15 Comments

Losing My Father – How Everything Changed

Disclaimer: Due to the nature of this post it may be offensive to some. Please note that my … [Read more...] about Losing My Father – How Everything Changed

Filed Under: Death & Grief, Uncategorized Tagged With: acceptance, before and after, broken hearted, business class, choices, choosing me, church, church on Sunday, coma, death, died, divorced parents, dying, family, father, flying, freedom, god, grief, grown up decisions, heart sore, hospital, hypocrites, letting go, live with grandparents, losing my dad, losing my religion, loss, lost, make your own choices, moments in your life, only you can decide, prayed, prayer, regrets, religion, stages in your life, things that change you, thirteen, trip, what's best for you, worship

The moment you accept you’re a writer

3rd February 2015 By Jonelle 1 Comment

The moment you accept you’re a writer

I have always loved writing. When I was a teenager the act of writing gave me solace from the angst … [Read more...] about The moment you accept you’re a writer

Filed Under: Authentic Living, Being You, Blog Tagged With: acceptance, art, artists, being a writer, books, death, dying, Experiences, father, following your dreams, hidden, inspired, journals, kindness, love, notebooks, painting, paper, papers, pen, poems, poetry, professional, regrets, research, scribble, shared, starting a blog, university, writing, years writing

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Hi I’m Jonelle

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Welcome to my blog, I'm Jonelle; a writer, ostomate, Community Development Practitioner and I live in Cape Town with my husband Gerard, our son Oden and our four pets. We are currently in the process of moving to New Zealand.

I'm a huge fan of letting go of who we are supposed to be in favour of embracing who we are!

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Instagram: Celebrate Your Life!

  • This photo is one of my favourite photos of myself, taken on the ferry to Robben Island. It was my first visit and I was so apprehensive about seeing
Where Nelson Mandela
was kept prisoner. I cried for most of the tour. Thankful for the sacrifices that man made, so that I could live a life based on freedom and equality. He literally gave his freedom so that I could have mine.
Anyway its just a picture of a girl on a boat but it always reminds me of that feeling I get when I think about how before he Changed the world, I would have been nothing in my own land.
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. #justagirl #nostalgic #ferry #robbenisland #nelsonmandela #history #flashback #flashbackfriday #onthewater #southafrican #southafrica #history
  • Throwback to that time I was so cool at my kitchen tea. So much has changed since then. My life is exactly and nothing like I pictured it would be. I'm truly so lucky to be here!
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#throwbackThursday #classy #classyaf #kitchentea #bridetobe #wayback #2012me #beforeigotmarried #lookingback #gratitude #thankful
  • Have you tried the #flowerpower platter at @ocean_basket it's sooo yummy. I freaking love roses and this is so tasty.
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#capetown #sushilover #rosessushi #foodlover #sushitime #sushilunch #lunch #lunchwithfriends
  • I'm the grumpiest picture taker in all the lands ๐Ÿ˜‚ anyway I love the colour of this green jacket I'm wearing... And I love that it's cold enough to actually wear jackets now. I love cold weather โ„
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#selfietime #coldmorning #green #jacket #itsnotblack #miserablepeople #me #sulkyface
  • Collected my very old empty @maccosmetics containers that I've had for years and swapped them for this lipstick. Yay free stuff!!
It's #Amourous if you're interested in the colour. 
#mac #maccosmetics #macmakeup #freestuff #makeup #lipstick #red #redlips #addict #addictedtolipstick
  • Nothing like pretty flowers to make a house more like home ๐Ÿก
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#capetown #flowers #closeup #flowerthings #homelife #homesweethome #itsthelittlethings #loveliveshere #lovemylife
  • All black everything... Happy Tuesday ๐Ÿ–ค
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#shewearsalotofblack #black #blackblack #allblackeverything #whatimwearing #blackoutfit #tshirtsarelife #selfietime #ootd #shoppingaddict
  • How pretty is this dessert?! Sooo yummy looking. I didn't eat it though, I'm on the whole lose weight train because I'm quite sick of being uncomfortable with myself. I know I should just love myself the way I am but honestly, I just miss the old me. Anyway, this dessert was apparently very yummy. .
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#dessert #art #prettythings #capetown #eateateat #eatwelllivewell #instaeats #blogger #bloglife #bloggerlife #selflove #lovemyself #loveliveshere #thisisme #diettime #imissme
  • I need to work on my selfie game though ๐Ÿ˜œ๐Ÿ˜‚ I really suck at these mirror photos. How do people get these right? I feel like I need to take a selfie course ๐Ÿ˜‚ .
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#whatimwearing #aboutlastnight #allblackeverything #leatherjacket #blackboots #blackjeans #skullthings #selfietime #weakselfiegame #ootd #outfitoftheday #whatiwore #saturdaythings #latergram #allblackeverything #alltheblack #blackeverything #blackblack

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