The Safe Space with Liz: Recent Episodes
Elizabeth Manhanga
The Safe Space is a space where imperfect people get to meet and mingle while they have imperfect conversations about their day-to-day life challenges and victories.
Recording an episode celebrating my birthday each year has become a tradition. This year I take you on a journey as I uncover the lessons I've learnt and wish myself well in this new chapter.
Happy Birthday to Me!
As we approach the end of the year 2022 it's easy to think it's all been done and everything needs to be packed for the year. But not, enjoy my sincere prayer!
Back with another of my one minute prayers and this time it is a prayer when I am discouraged. Happy Women's Month!!!
In celebration of women's month, I've recorded one-minute prayers that have helped me through as a woman.
We live in a society where we are governed by standards of perfection. Using the same standard on people has proved impossible. Perfection when it comes to people is an illusion of reality. We are all imperfect and with those imperfections, we have perfectly knitted stories.
The sinner is well acquainted with his sin. It is not our responsibility to drive the nail of guilt in. May we be vehicles of light, love, and compassion.
It's my birthday! Every year I write an open letter congratulating myself for just how far I have come!
In order to flourish, we need a community bad and good alike. The good propel us into our destinies and the bad keep us on our toes. No man can exist as an island and just as community replenishes you, make it your duty to replenish others.
As you challenge yourself outside your comfort zone you get to confront the mystery of psychological mazes. The mind is an intelligent tool that records our mental challenges and uses them as benchmarks for the next challenge. Will you step up to the challenge outside your familiar space?
Our imaginations are not childish. They are well-articulated hubs that birth our dreams and our very being. No dream is too big and no dream is too small. It all starts by believing in oneself and going hard for it. Sometimes the opinions of others can deter us but they shouldn't. Their opinion of us is limited to their perceptions and reality. That should not hold true to ours.Dare to dream!
When is enough enough and when can I make the big chop out of my life?With friends and colleagues, it may be easier but with family, we may be bound by blurred cultural rules.
Let's draw lessons from how the ocean maneuvers it's strength. You cannot cap your strength. It grows in capacity as we grow through life! You matter. Your seat at the table matters: be picky , be snobbish cut your losses and cut the ties there is so much to choose from and you are worth it !
Our insensitivity to sadness and brokenness is an eyesore. Our failure to see that we matter is disheartening. We are made for so much more but we tend to miss the moments. The seemingly insignificant moments that allow us to shine our lights so bright. You matter! it's about time you started believing that!
When people wrong us we tend to halt our lives pending their apology. Life does not stop though and the world needs us to show up even in our broken states because nobody has it figured out. Live, live through the tears, the heartache, and the smiles. Life is worth living! Live it!
Sometimes we leave our hearts on the floor and we are not credited for it. We have to keep going. We have an audience that's learning from our resilience and drawing hope from our strength. Prince Charming is an open possibility to anyone that believes!
My journey on self-love from childhood through to teenagehood. Pushing through the pain and hurts and holding onto hope. We all make mistakes but our mistakes don't define us our conscious decisions do.
First episode! I am happy to finally bring this space to life. Looking forward to many more episodes and features.