Mbali’s Not So Secret Diary

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  • Relationships as a vote for the kind of person you want to be

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    Dear Reader, Lately, I’ve been thinking about relationships, not just romantic ones, but the full spectrum: friendships, professional connections, essentially, the whole nine yards. Being in a new country has inevitably confronted me with the task of creating new relationships. And in that newness, I’ve found myself asking: why do I connect deeply with some…

  • Love defined

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    Hi Reader, I’m so glad you came back for a second date. If you’re like me this week, you’ve been bombarded by Valentine’s Day marketing, stories about fairytale endings, the perfect gifts to get your knight in shining armor, what love is, and the green flags to watch for. I just want to say, who…

  • I write because it is the only way I can reach you

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    Hi there! First of all, thank you so much for coming! I am so happy to have you here. Welcome to my blog, I hope that as you get to know me a little bit better, you’ll find a little of yourself in me. This kind of feels like a first date. No pressure, but…

  • Problem-solving and time

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    After stating how challenging life is, I would like to share some ways that have helped me overcome challenges when they come my way and not only that, but also attain mental health. I will explore more ways in future articles but firstly, I will begin with delaying gratification. Delaying gratification means to me that…

  • De-stigmatizing the messy process of lifelong learning

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    Mbali Tshabalala
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    Casually acting like a happy student, course is dealing but gang gang 💋✌️ I have been in a rush. When I was in Primary, that rush was to get into High school. When I got to High school, I wanted to be in university, now that I am in university, I have been in a…

  • Problems and Pain

    Problems and Pain

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    What better way to begin… The most uncomfortable thing. Lol, I hope this does not scare you away but since this is a self-help blog, I do want to set the tone. This is not instagram-like and herein I wish to discuss real life problems, that affect real people in a real way, and not…