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Do you have any issues with belonging she asked me

11th July 2020 By Jonelle

Someone asked me earlier this week, “do you have any issues with belonging?” I thought for a while, before I answered this question. Where do I start? Do I start as a small child, with my parents getting a divorce? Growing up in my grandparents’ house? Feeling like I do not belong. Feeling loved, but…

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Filed Under: Blog, Reflections on Life, Social Issues Tagged With: being coloured, black lives matter, dealing with racisim, racism, where do I belong, where do I fit in, who am I

What race are you? Oh how much I love that question.

24th April 2019 By Jonelle

colourful smoke with shark toy

I recently went on a training course; it involved meeting a whole bunch of new people. I spent time working CLOSELY with a bunch a strangers – not my favourite way to spend the day. Anyone at one point, a lady sitting next to me asked me; “What’s your background?” (translation – what RACE are…

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Filed Under: Being Resilient, Blog, Expat Adventures, Life, Reflections on Life, Social Issues Tagged With: dealing with racisim, racism

Let’s talk about race! [ Again ]

10th October 2017 By Jonelle

Let’s talk about race! [ Again ] | Tyranny of Pink

Ugh not again. I can practically hear them saying as they roll their eyes reading this headline. I’m so tired of this race topic. Can’t we just move on already… I mean Apartheid has been over for like a really long time can’t they just let go already and move on. It’s just getting so…

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Filed Under: Social Issues, Blog Tagged With: acceptance, dealing with racisim, race, race issues, racism, south africa

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Wow! This was a moment. Turning 40 when I almost d Wow! This was a moment.
Turning 40 when I almost didn’t live past 32. 
Grateful for every day of every year since then! 
Life is so precious and life is everything you make it. 

Thankful for all the opportunities I’ve had along the way. Thankful for all the people I’ve met and the leaps I’ve taken! 

Grateful to live where we do. 
Grateful for my family and friends. 
Grateful to live comfortably and never have to worry about being without. Such privilege in a world with so much struggle. 

Thankful for my pets who drive me nuts and love me endlessly. 

I’m looking forward to the next decade. Stepping more into myself and knowing who I am and what my boundaries are. The things I will not tolerate or accept. 

Just grateful for my life. 
The end. #HBD to me!
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