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Monday 30 April 2012


When we lie to ourselves we are blinded to who and what we are. Do not make yourself believe that you are someone you aren’t.  You have been made in the imagine of an amazing being, who is perfect.

We have been given great an unprecedented gifts and talent. Make the best of them, and for those who have not found their talents yet just be patient and work at finding them.

Just because you haven’t been given the talent to sing or act or anything that may make you famous, doesn’t mean you do not have talents. Some talents are as subtle as being able to listen or to write. Either way, you have a talent! Just don’t give up on finding them.

I’m still finding mine, but I’m not giving up! You shouldn’t either. Be who you were destined to be and don’t try to be anyone else!

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Seeing in the dark - The wonders of God


Have you ever tried to walk in the Karoo late at night when the sun has gone and it’s only the moon and the Milkyway of stars?

This weekend my family and I went on a midnight walk and were instructed not to bring along torches or lights – did I mention we were in the middle of the Karoo? Well, you can imagine our reaction. HELL NO, we want torches! We never won and were forced go without lights.

Now, I am so grateful that we gave in; it was truly breath-taking to see how God has designed our body to adapt to any situation. There we were in the middle of nowhere with no light and we were scared as hell. However, the longer we walked in the dark the clearer our vision became. 

We are so reliant on the manmade things - like torches - that we forget about the miracles and power God has given each of us. We ended up walking for about an hour with no light and we didn’t even miss it. We looked around us and were amazed by the beauty of the night sky and how our eyes adjusted to darkness.

Lesson: Sometimes we need to put what is manmade aside and just rely on our God! 

The beautiful night sky :) 

The sound of one hand clapping


There is only one person I could think of when I read this title – that is my dear friend, Samantha Carolissen. She was born with only one ligament, her arm.

Whenever I see her I am warmed with pride. She has accomplished so many great things, despite her disability. The list of her achievements is something to admire, as a fully able person and even other disabled people. Currently she is 29 years old, her achievements are as follows: she got her licence (with only one ligament), she bought herself a car (not her mother), she completed her BTech and is currently working at one of South Africa’s most influential corporations: Eskom.

She is a shining example, not matter what she goes through somehow she always managers to find something smile about, even if sometimes she isn’t smiling on the inside.

I applaud her for her courageous attitude, and in honour of her I will use only my left hand. That’s the sound of one hand clapping. 

Samantha having fun like any other :)
Apologies for the side pic lol


Saturday 7 April 2012

How do you define success?

Yesterday I had an interesting conversation with a few close family members. We were talking about our plans for the future and where we saw ourselves in the next few years. Then randomly my aunt (who loves a good debate) said: "I have an idea, lets have a debate about how we define success." 


"What a great idea!" we all agreed. 


So, each of the cousins started speaking about who they thought were successful, why they thought he/she was successful and how they would define their own success. The answers include: Bill Gates (as a successful person), money and happiness (as a state of being successful) and complete contentment (as a definition of our own success). 


Ah, interesting answers my aunt said. Then she went on to describe what she defined as success, and it made perfect sense. She believes that success is defined by the legacy you leave behind. One day we are all going to die - what do we want to be remembered for? If we are remembered as strong willed people and remembered for strong qualities then that can be defined as success. I agree with that, if you die and you are only remembered as the sweet little lady who always shared a smile, and that's what you wanted to remembered for, then you are successful.


So, be the person you want to be so that you can be remember for the things that are important to you - ultimately you will gain complete success! 


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Not all who wander are lost

Wandering is not naturally the equivalent of  being lost. I definitely don't think so. 


Today I am having a "wander" day. I've just been moving and enjoying life at my own slow pace. I must admit that it truly does feel so good. After many days of rush, rush and more rush living life at at wondering pace is just what the doctor ordered. 


I am most certainly not lost, I know exactly where I'm going and I'm working hard to make sure that I get there. Now is definitely not the time for me to be lost. I have been lost before though. 2011 was my year of being lost and I have moved on from there and will not be going back there again, any time soon. 


So take some time to enjoy your life and live it at your own pace, not anyone else's pace. If you want to move slowly and procrastinate (now and then) - then do it! As long as you get the job done, and you get it done well! 


AND 


Don't let anyone tell you, you are lost just because you are taking things a little slow and finding lost of time to have fun! 

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