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Walking down the street in Prince Albert in the Great Karoo Victoria There is something quite rugged and beautiful about the rawness of the Karoo. It went from dusty and arid to green with rivers flowing through it into flood for the first time in living memory. Tiny bush flowers are seen again for theContinue reading “FIGS OLIVES WINE AND FLOWERS”

The most important thing to live a good life is opening my eyes in the morning and knowing that I can love you again. Where poetry meets purpose and love defends the wild //Trade Anthology I love to live fully on Earth and every beautiful day brings with it a new beginning. Breathe in peace,Continue reading “ROOTED IN AFRICAN LIVING”

I love the emotional and cultural life of objects and spaces Reflections at Origin Cape Town in May 26 A herd of elephants lead by an impressive matriarch with several mischievous juveniles and grown up bulls appears on the horizon in a cloud of dust. It is very amusing to see how they fall overContinue reading “A COFFEE AND ARTISAN CULTURE IN CAPE TOWN”

You will break many times, not like porcelain In a thousand piecesmore like waves S.Sioban There is an undeniable fragility about porcelain that is extremely beautiful and delicate. But when porcelain breaks you feel like some part of you is breaking too. It is shattering to feel broken but it gives way to waves ofContinue reading “PIECES OF PORCELAIN”

What I want is music,Greenery, FreedomSoft fabrics,Soft weather,soft soil.The immense grit of wolves.The wild graceof horses.Dreams that listen.Waters that soothe.Love that’s sure.Limitlessness that grows.Hope that remains Victoria Erickson Author Rhythm & Roads Soft Living is the absolute foundation of the ultimate balance between lifestyle and work. It is not about going with the flow itContinue reading “SOFT LIVING”

There is a blue bird in my heartthat wants to get out Charles Bukowski poem published at The Last Night of the Earth Poems in 1992 So the blue bird remains hidden. Not because it is weak But because it is sacred It appears only in private moments; In the silence after a meeting InContinue reading “BLUEBIRD”

I closed my mouth and spoke to youIn a hundred silent ways RUMI We all speak far more than we listen. There were many opportunities in my personal life and in my business career during which I could have been lethal just with words. Wisdom guided my silence. Leadership is most effective when you quietlyContinue reading “SILENT WAYS”

You may shoot me with your words, You may cut me with your eyes Maya Angelou But still, like air. I’ll rise. One choice that I made early in my Life was to live a full life on my own terms. I believe in seeing this beautiful world in which we live and be curiousContinue reading “STILL I RISE”

Intentional Absence of Noise is my morning ritual.There is an Elegance in Restraint. Victoria Sinclair Macro Noise Is Real. Operational Clarity Is Power. There is a particular rhythm to the present moment. A constant hum of urgency. War in one region. Supply chain tremors in another. Currency fluctuations, commodity shifts, and the ever-expanding discourse onContinue reading “ANTHOLOGY NOTES”

SilenceSolitudeStillnessSimplicity Natural Sanctuaries Emotional architecture is a beautiful way to honour the seasons and all its features, elements, forms, shapes and light that occur as the Earth and the Sun keep turning bring new nuances that touch your body, mind and soul. Energy in motion. Emotional Architecture Emotional architecture is not built of stone, norContinue reading “EMOTIONAL ARCHITECTURE”