PEARLS & CHOCOLATE has been deliberately written & presented as it is to represent the way life can sometimes be. There is no particular order or category nor theme that I follow, and it is as it is. You may even find the odd typo.

CHOCOLATE has to be the ultimate comfort food, methinks! 

You know, when things don’t go right, Your cat is dead, you lose your job, your best friend runs off with your boyfriend, or it rains on your long-awaited holiday. You feel life sucks & everything is stacked against you. 

There are a million reasons why you could be seeing life as bleak & feeling miserable. So you curl up with a box of tissues, a very LARGE block of chocolate, and your TV remote control sobbing your heart out  While consuming that entire BIG block of chocolate. All the while not realising the impact that it has. 

After you have had that deep and meaningful relationship with Mr Cadbury & things feel a little better. You realise your sides have been affected, not to mention your thighs, your rear end and any other part of your body you can think of. 

Oh! and the vicious cycle begins, now you are miserable & wider, so what do you do? 

Why do you eat more chocolate & your sides grow wider & wider, so what does one do to avoid these side effects?

Believe in yourself & know you have the power to make changes & choices in your life that will make you a BETTER & a STRONGER person, which in the long term will make a better life for you.

So what if your best friend ran off with your boyfriend? Yes, it will sting a bit. 

But this doesn’t mean there’s something wrong with you; it just means that your path has been cleared for better people to come into your life.      

Life is just telling you to look at your good fortune & not your misfortune. Besides, you are not that hard up that you need to settle for second best.  

I’ve been lucky in my life to find pearls that have come in many forms, from very special people to incredible experiences and wonderful words of wisdom.  So I’ve put this book together to remind us that there will always be hope and that there can only be light after the dark.

Often in my life, the trigger for my discovery came from these pearls of wisdom. 

People have come & gone & the experiences are now memories & lessons learnt, but the words remain. Each one of them has played a part in your growing & becoming aware. 

I truly hope you, too, will find the pearls in here that help you discover your strength, your inspiration, your beauty and self-love.

But please remember the true pearl is you, & that is the most precious treasure of all.

Well, now you don’t have to give up chocolate entirely, I won’t.

However, I recommend that you consume chocolate while perusing this book, only because I do believe they are both good for you.

I hope that you form a better relationship with the person you are & the person you be.

There is a great feeling you get when you discover something new about yourself. 

It’s not the gift you give a friend that brings them joy. It’s the love that goes into choosing the gift.   

Many of these pearls of encouragement over the years have I relied on.  At times, they have reinforced the positives in my life.

I believe life can sometimes be like an oyster rough & ugly on the outside, but the Pearls are precious & beautiful on the inside.    

KeDeSol Oct 31 2021 BOOK LAUNCH

RIP OODSTA aka MASTER BRUCE: 21 FEB 2022