Thokozani, Hello! 

BeautifulMess is an ongoing journey of reflection and expression where I, Busisiwe Dhlamini – Gogo Nobantwana, collect and share stories, guidance and perspectives from life experiences. 

I began to hold BeautifulMess as a concept in my heart many years ago after writing a short poem about myself with the same title. It was a spontaneously written piece that captured my imperfectly wonderful nature. I don’t remember what led to my writing that piece, but I do remember the comfort that it gifted me with. I would later learn that my personal piece was everybody else’s story too. We are all a mash of chaotic perfection.

I now carry BeautifulMess with the intention of holding space for our collective experiences and stories. I hope the content will enrich whatever life path you may be on.

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About Busisiwe

Gosh!

I have gone back and forth trying to capture myself for this bio. It’s tough. For all that I can put into words, there is so much more that remains unsaid.  I’m sure you can relate right? We are so much more than words offer us to express. 

Anyway…

I was born and raised in Johannesburg, South Africa, where I currently live and work. All that I do for a living is connected to creativity, teaching, social development and wellness. I’m a writer and storyteller—both professionally and leisurely -a communications professional, an initiated Sangoma, and an all-around spiritual guide and healer. These roles are in no particular order; they are all beautifully connected.

I have had a versatile journey in Communications over the past 12 years, which  inspired my passion and specialization in Marketing Communications, Creativity Coaching, Strategy Development and Work & Career Development. I offer these services through my business BuhleBakho Communications, a creative consultancy that assists individuals & small to medium – sized businesses with positioning, expressing and showcasing their work and creative essence. Our core purpose is to support our clients in fulfilling their creative callings.

I have been a Sangoma and spiritual guide for six years. Our spiritual practice, Vuthelani’thongo, offers guidance, divination, support, and medicine for spiritual elevation and personal wellness. We help our community connect with their Ancestral lineages, guiding Spirits, and inner selves. I carry out this work in communion with God, as well as my guiding Ancestors and Spirits.

Everything that my life is rooted in inspires me to be a curious adventurer and lifelong student. I am in a constant state of exploration and learning, which enables me to teach and contribute to the development of the individuals and communities that I am connected with. This, in turn, feeds my creative appetite and contributes to my own development of self – I have come to embrace the purposeful motion of it all. 

When I am not sharing my own experiences of self, I am supporting others in understanding and sharing theirs. Community is my world; I have the privilege of meeting and working with different types of people in so many different ways. In between all of that, I am living as best as I can, with so much gratitude for the daily opportunity to experience the soul that I am.  

Shout out to God for this genius plan and BeautifulMess.