One day you finally knewwhat you had to do, and began,though the voices around kept shoutingtheir bad advice – though the whole house began to trembleand you felt the old tug at your ankles.“Mend my life!” each voice cried.You knew what you had to do, though the wind pried with it’s stiff fingersat the very…
Author: sheila.chapman@urbankandy.com
Changi Beach Clean Up
World Kindness Day 13 Nov, 2020 Woke up at 6am and I checked the weather… no clouds, no threat of rain or any other form of bad weather. Perfect! Another beautiful Friday where the stars have alighted for us this morning. Our usual Yoga in the Park which normally takes place at the Botanical Gardens,…
When We Experience Deep Hurt & Anguish
The ups and downs of life has us going inwards especially during these confusing times in a very negative way. But how do we manage really hard emotions like hurt and anguish especially in times of isolation. The ups and downs of life forces us to ask those big questions that we are afraid to…
Food Dairy
I always thought that my local chicken rice in the afternoon and laksa in the evening is easy supplement to my busy lifestyle. But it turns out, moving to 18,000 steps per day still doesn’t qualify me as a professional athlete where copious amounts of carbohydrate rich foods gets easily burned as fuel. Another big…
Our Connection to Trees
There is a great poem I heard today read to me by a mentor of mine – Chelsea Korus. This poem is by Dawna Markova called; I Will Not Die An Unlived Life “Wide Open I will not die an unlived life. I will not live in fear of falling or catching fire. I choose…
Finding Joy in the Mundane
Here is where you will thank me the next time you find your sink filled to the brim with dirty dishes, when your lawn is full of dead leaves or when your laundry basket is full of clothes that needs ironing. I know we live in an efficient world where we have managed to outsource…




