Twenty-Two Lessons for Now: A Guide to Crafting a Life of Meaning and Joy

Change is a verb! Ultimately, the universe supports action. Without a conscious effort to be different and to do things differently, nothing will change.

In 2018, Trevor Waller wrote a book called The Lessons for his beloved niece who was relocating abroad after finishing high school. It contained 22 ‘lessons for life’ – things Trevor had taught her along the way, and that he wanted his niece to carry with her.

When a twenty-one-day lockdown was announced in South Africa in response to Covid-19, Trevor realised that he had a lesson for each day (plus one extra). He decided to post a lesson a day, with a little Covid-19 ‘twist’, on Facebook. The feedback was so overwhelmingly positive and encouraging that Trevor turned the posts into a blog and then into a book. Originally titled 22 Lessons for Corona Time & After, the book, now in its third edition, is Trevor’s take on living with meaning and purpose.

Together with Trevor’s personal stories, wisdom and wit, Twenty-Two Lessons for Now provides a way to survive and thrive in the post-Covid world. Now more than ever, we need to get creative, resourceful and, most importantly, embrace new ways of being, doing and having.


When a twenty-one-day lockdown was announced in South Africa in response to Covid-19, Trevor realised that he had a lesson for each day (plus one extra). He decided to post a lesson a day, with a little Covid-19 ‘twist’, on Facebook. The feedback was so overwhelmingly positive and encouraging that Trevor turned the posts into a blog and then into a book. Originally titled 22 Lessons for Corona Time & After, the book, now in its third edition, is Trevor’s take on living with meaning and purpose.

Together with Trevor’s personal stories, wisdom and wit, Twenty-Two Lessons for Now provides a way to survive and thrive in the post-Covid world. Now more than ever, we need to get creative, resourceful and, most importantly, embrace new ways of being, doing and having.

Trevor Waller has worked in the fields of education and training as a teacher, educational writer, entrepreneurial trainer and learning academy head. He currently practises as a logotherapist, coach and facilitator using a spiritual, meaning-based approach to support people in their personal and professional development journeys. His course, "I Matter", which incorporates the 22 lessons, is shifting mindsets and workplaces all over South Africa. For more on Trevor visit www.22lessons.com.