Dear Reader

I don't believe in conspiracy theories, but I must say, the last week felt like “Get Rachel Week”! Was there a memo that went out that I didn’t know about? (*wry smile*)

You know the kind of week I am talking about:

• - Car breaks down
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  - Two big deals falls through
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  - Laptop blue screens daily
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  - Relationships get complicated

- Scary work deadlines mount

- I put on .5kg despite exercising every day

- And to top it all, PMS raises its ugly little head

It’s the kind of week that makes you want to curl up into a little ball and stay there until something changes … anything changes. Unfortunately, as tempting as that sounds, going underground may help for a moment but does not help in the long run! There is a part of me that wants to be rescued: will a knight in shining armour swoop in and save the day, or will Daddy take me in his arms and say 'Everything will be OK'? Could my Fairy Godmother wave her magic wand and make my rags turn to splendour?

In reality, not likely!

I realised last night that if I want any of these things to shift, I need to take action. A friend of mine always talks about "putting on your big girl panties" and moving forward. I love that – it talks to me of courage. In the face of all the things that have not worked out as I would have liked them to, and all the curve balls that have come my way, I have had to put on courage and step out to face/fight another day.

I am a woman of extremes - I don’t do things in half measures. So this morning I got up at 4:30am to get a head start on the day. It felt good, not easy, but good. I guess the secret lies in taking the first step, and then the next one, and so on.

In chatting to my counsellor last week, I realised that I don’t easily ask for help. With this in mind, my second strategy for dealing with my current reality is to look around me to see who I can ask to help. This one takes even more courage; can I get vulnerable and stretch out my hand? Well, I am going to try! I will keep you posted on how that turns out.

What do you face this week?

How will you get past the challenges?

Who can you stretch out your hand to and ask for help?

My final thought for you is this: “Be strong and courageous”. And who knows, maybe it is your hand that someone needs to take hold of - are you willing to lend a helping hand?

Rachel

PS. On a much lighter note, I trust that all moms enjoyed their Mother’s Day Celebrations. I would like to congratulate Vesna Res on winning the Maria Garcia Mother’s Day hamper valued at R750. Thank you to all those who entered!

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