Monique's Musings

May 30, 2025

A Little Throwback Vlog (Feb 2025)

Back in 2019, while attending a conference in the U.S., an old acquaintance who hosted a Facebook show asked to interview me. He was curious about […]

May 8, 2025

Why a Black Pope Isn’t Necessarily Progress—and Why the idea Makes Me Uneasy (May 2025 Blog)

** In the past week, I’ve seen so many posts and comments from contacts eagerly awaiting the results of the ongoing Papal Conclave, hoping for a […]

August 27, 2024

A Toolbox for the Faith Journey_Aug 2024 Musings

If you’re new here. Welcome. If you’re not, welcome back. My blog is where I try to collate musings on everything that makes me think for […]

August 12, 2024

How has adulting ruined you?

July 2024 Musings In the past month, I finally got my hands on footage of an old interview I did in 2019. As I watched it, […]

June 30, 2024

Mid-year Reflections: A look back and A look forward…

Dear Readers, You’re cordially invited to do some mid-year reflection with me. This month in 2021, I was battling with suicide ideation. This same month last […]

June 30, 2024

May 2024 Musings: Of travelling and choosing home

This past May, I had my first-ever real vacation.As in, the reason on my visa application was written out clearly as VACATION/TOURISM. There was no conference […]

April 9, 2024

On one of the days, I remember I love what I do…

March 31, 2024

What is Life Teaching You Now?

Here is another vlog where I discuss what I’m learning in this season of life; about taking the everyday mundane as what we’re living for, planning […]

January 27, 2024

Jan 2024: Let’s Talk Social Media

I’m 34 and like most people in my age group, social media has had me in a chokehold. I admit I didn’t know how bad it […]

January 27, 2024

2024 My Year Of No? (Dec 2023 Blog)

It has become a tradition of mine to have a theme for the year; a word or phrase that speaks of my intention for the new […]

December 26, 2023

Oct 2023: More Birthday Reflections

It’s another October and my birthday has come to pass. I recall when I was turning 30, I wrote a blog post about how I am […]

December 26, 2023

Nov 2023: Looking Back at the Year of Self-Love

At the start of this year, I vowed to make this my year of self-love. I have struggled with self-esteem issues all my life and this […]