Mamma Simona (South Africa), Author at World Moms Network

A Writer’s Plight: Get Writing!

Mamma Simona (South Africa) — Tue, 12 Oct 2021 15:46:55 +0000

“SOMETHING WORTH DOING IS WORTH DOING BADLY” The Plight of Perfectionism Yes, you read that right: “Something WORTH doing is worth doing BADLY.” When I first read that sentence in an email from one of my mentors, I thought that he had made a typo. Surely anything worth doing is worth doing WELL I thought. […]

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SOUTH AFRICA: What is Love?

Mamma Simona (South Africa) — Fri, 12 May 2017 05:00:05 +0000

What is love? I believe that each one of us understands “love” differently. Our upbringing has a lot to do with the way we show our love to others, and in the way we interpret loving gestures. Sometimes this leads to hurt feelings and misunderstandings. In this era of internet communication there are myriad ways […]

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SOUTH AFRICA: Crime Hits Too Close for Comfort

Mamma Simona (South Africa) — Thu, 09 Mar 2017 08:00:17 +0000

Crime is not part of my daily life. I live in a middle to upper-class neighbourhood in Cape Town. We have an active Neighbourhood Watch, and most of the people in my neighbourhood also belong to the Community Policing Forum (aka CPF). The CPF has monthly meetings where we discuss crime stats, share self-defence tips […]

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SOUTH AFRICA: Why do we do the things we do?

Mamma Simona (South Africa) — Thu, 09 Feb 2017 06:00:44 +0000

My 20 year old daughter and I have been having some very interesting conversations lately. The latest is what prompted me to share this with you. I believe that all of us have things on our “To Do” Lists that somehow never get done. We feel badly about not getting around to them, but we […]

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SOUTH AFRICA: The Best-Laid Birth Plan

Mamma Simona (South Africa) — Thu, 26 Jan 2017 06:00:36 +0000

Before my (now 24 year old) son was born, I was a SuperSitter. Not only did I work for a Babysitting Agency called SuperSitters, but I’d also studied Child Psychology, Child and Infant First Aid and aced a course which would have allowed me to open up a daycare facility of my own, if I’d […]

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SOUTH AFRICA: Unwritten

Mamma Simona (South Africa) — Thu, 13 Oct 2016 05:00:50 +0000

On my way to work this morning, the song “Unwritten” by Natasha Bedingfield played on the radio. I’ve heard the song many times before. This morning, I really paid attention to the lyrics for the first time, and reflected upon my own goals. Many of us feel trapped in the routine of our daily life. We’ve […]

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SOUTH AFRICA: Why is change inevitably painful?

Mamma Simona (South Africa) — Thu, 04 Aug 2016 05:00:04 +0000

Change is painful. The myriad of cliches, affirmations, memes and inspirational quotes on this subject are testament that this is a widespread problem. No one knows this better than us mothers. From the moment of conception, change happens at an incredibly fast pace. Our babies go from helpless newborns to defiant toddlers in the blink of an eye. […]

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SOUTH AFRICA: The Soundtrack of our Lives

Mamma Simona (South Africa) — Mon, 25 Apr 2016 13:19:07 +0000

Recently I started practicing Heartfulness Meditation. It is when you are trying not to think about anything that you truly realise how your brain is never quiet! No matter what we’re doing, there’s a constant commentary going on. Most of the time we’re not consciously aware of these thoughts, but they do have an impact on our […]

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SOUTH AFRICA: Surviving the Turmoil

Mamma Simona (South Africa) — Thu, 21 Apr 2016 05:00:40 +0000

I recently read a very thought-provoking post by a fellow #WorldMom with the title of My Frame World. In it, she wrote, The manageable reality is my reference, a framework to enable me to keep functioning. It enables me to get up at a quarter past seven to cut some pieces of imported mango for my […]

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SOUTH AFRICA: What Is Truth?

Mamma Simona (South Africa) — Wed, 20 Aug 2014 05:03:35 +0000

Truth is most often used to mean; “being in accord with fact or reality, or fidelity to an original or to a standard or ideal.” Sadly though, it’s not as simple as that, because all human beings have unconscious “filters” which lead to bias. Let me use a silly example to illustrate what I mean. I love […]

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