Amy Eksteen

Renovations

One thing that I have learned about myself, especially in my twenty’s, is that I love reading. And not just reading in general, but reading pieces of writing like poetry, song lyrics or in fact, any random words jotted down onto a piece of paper. There is something exquisitely special about reading the words of […]

Student Life

This week I have the privilege of graduating. I studied psychology for four years at Nelson Mandela University (NMU) in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. I am a Registered Counsellor with a Bachelor of Psychology (Counselling) degree with Cum Laude. My time as a student, to say the least, was extremely challenging, but by the grace […]

Positive Thinking

The blog posts for the month of March have been focusing on lifting our perspectives and the power that lies within our way of thinking. We have been discussing how to upgrade our thoughts and how to find the joy in every moment. Today, I wanted to bring those discussions to life by sharing information […]

Upgrading

Last week we started our conversation about lifting our perspectives by focusing on the verse ‘Count it all joy’. We spoke about how we can start navigating our way through our toughest moments, the ‘valleys’ in our lives by using them as opportunities to rejoice as if we are already standing and celebrating on the […]

Count it all Joy

I feel like we all have a decent understanding behind the phrase ‘life is a journey’. We have all experienced, to some degree, life’s ups and downs, the mountain tops and the valleys. Standing on top of a mountain, it is so easy to be filled with joy. The view is amazing, the air is […]