As-Salamu Alaykum “Peace be to you”, Welcome to Jerome’s wholesome life first blog post, I am Jerome. I was born in South Africa. When I was 5 years old my parents decided to give my sister and me the best future possible. They left their home, family and friends to raise us in Australia. I have always felt very lucky to live in Australia and I am extremely grateful to my parents. In my mid-20s I converted to Islam, Alhamdulillah “praise be to God” and I have never looked back. Islam has given me a purpose in life as to why I am here, which brings me peace.

The pandemic changed the world including me. One of the changes for me was trying to have more balance in my life. For a very long time, I haven’t put myself first. I missed out on doing what was best for me, especially when it came to my mind, body, Faith and overall wellness. I feel blessed that I am finding balance now to focus on myself. I believe that when we are the best version of ourselves the world can be a better place.

I feel blessed that I have time now to focus on myself. I believe that when we are the best version of ourselves the world can be a better place. This brings me to blogging. There are a few reasons that excite me to start blogging. One is, I am a big talker, you can ask anyone that knows me I can talk a lot. Sometimes so much so. That after a conversation I can feel guilty about taking up too much of people’s time. Another reason I am starting blogging is, I feel I have a lot to share with the world so I am putting my energy into writing blogs and seeing where it will take me.

I believe I am a very simple girl living in a wild world that is only getting wilder and more complicated by the day. Most of the time I feel I am running in the opposite direction to everyone else on this planet. I long for a simple wholesome life. Where I have time to breathe, and be present in every moment of my day.

I think by the above you can kind of tell what some of my blogs will be about. I want to share my journey to being the best version of myself. Through continuing to educate myself on mind, body, Faith and overall wellness. I hope by sharing my blogs it will also benefit others.

I will be posting fortnightly. I am aiming not to write lengthy blogs, but that will depend on the topic. My goal is for my blogs to be short, sweet and beneficial.

I hope you have enjoyed what you have read so far and find my future blogs beneficial to you. I am excited to share my journey and express myself in a new light. I am truly looking forward to connecting and building a community of like-minded people.

Remember, it is only when you take responsibility for your life that you discover how powerful you truly are. – Allanah Hunt