Cross roads! We all get to them at some point in our lives. Maybe you are standing at one right now or are coming to one and the question you’re asking yourself and maybe others is what do I do? Where do I go from here? What should my next step be?

The big deal about crossroads is that you have to make a decision about whether to go left, right, forward or backward.

With so many options and high stakes when you don’t ‘get it right’. How do you know what the best decision is, one that wouldn’t leave a lot of or possibly no casualty at all. Which one would yield the best result?

You also have the added drama to contend with - what will your friends, family, associates think of your decision.
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So you decide, screw all of that!!! 

I was reflecting today on women who have had to endure some really brutal past to become not just strong but pillars for others to lean on.

Some of these women have been through series of abusive relationships, been imprisoned, suffered the weight of shame and were constantly reminded from those with authority over them that they would not amount to anything.

Some of them have been told over and again that their business idea will not succeed. Others have dared to hope that one day their dreams will come true even though the odds were notoriously stacked against them.

It was 6.30pm Tuesday evening, I had decided to take Otonye (my 9yr old) swimming.  We hadn't swam in a few few months so I decided we should do it today. I hadn't seen Otonye swim in a while and the last time I saw her swim she was all over the place. 

Here's what you have  to understand, Otonye had been for a number of swimming lessons and after it became painfully apparent that she was more interested in play swimming than actually learning to swim, I made the difficult decision to stop "wasting my money and pull her out".