Leona Takaindisa

A piece on the importance of kindness to oneself in the darkest of times. Being kind to ourselves can sometimes be difficult when we've struggled and experienced heartbreak and trauma. However, we must always remember that our experiences do not define us, thus we must strive to be gentle with ourselves, especially when we are in dark places. The kindness we show to ourselves, we show to others, strengthening the bonds we have with those we love and care for.

This particular piece looks into how we change over time throughout our lives. Through the difficult and challenging phases and the wonderful and blissful moments. It is about living, and how that can take different forms for different people with one principle remaining the same; we need to surround ourselves with those that love us to experience life. This love we give and receive makes life all the more worth while, and makes the hard time a little less so and the good times even more so. Without it, without love, are we truly living?

A look into how our fears sometimes stop us from experiencing life and all the moments in-between to their entirety. Sometimes we have to face our fears and come to terms with all the moments of our lives and how they've influenced the choices we at times make. In all this, there is a reminder to be kind to ourselves as we unlearn, heal and become the better versions of ourselves.

A piece on the journey to knowing oneself, and how that takes as much as it needs to. And a reminder to all of us to be patient with ourselves as we get to know and accept ourselves deeply and unconditionally

This piece is about the importance of healing, the difficulties we face as we take that journey and how it improves our lives in the end