Statement of the week

I know some of us have already made a list of our new years' resolutions and we are all but waiting January 2021 to get to work. I haven't done that yet;  in fact, I was looking at the list of resolutions I made for 2020 and midway through the list I laughed at myself, I realised I didn't do most of the stuff I said I would do. For example, I had said I wanted to exercise and surprise, surprise  I only managed to do that the first week of January. After some research, I found I wasn't the only one who had this issue.  Someone said the truth of the matter is that we want to achieve the goals we have set on the paper, but we do not have grit which is the power of passion and perseverance according to Angela Lee Duckworth. Meaning you can't just want to achieve your goals for the new year, you can't just want to change your behaviour. You have to be willing to put in the work; you have to be patient with yourself because change will take time. Don't let failure...

 Someone posted a message of how 2020 was their year, I literary paused for a moment and thought were we in the same year in all honest how could you say it was your year it was such a trying year. After a few moments, I thought back to that post and noticed that I was saying 2020 was not a good year based on the coronavirus.  I put a limitation on how good the year would be for me the moment the coronavirus was declared a worldwide pandemic.  My perception of life shifted into a survival mode in March when we went into lockdown, I stopped seeing opportunities to further my growth in different aspects of my life and started praying I at least maintain the level I'm on. I limited my capabilities to the environmental factors hence my mind, concluded that nothing good would come from 2020. I forgot that even dry desert you can still see an oasis and blossoming marigolds. I know this may seem a bit redundant as I started a blog in 2020; I want you to understand my mentality w...

I don't know if it's just my insecurities speaking but ever felt like you are not living right. Okay, hold on a second before saying I've lost it what I mean is have you ever felt like your life is not that great because of the way you see someone else's life moving. Like I was on INSTAGRAM as I always am and you know; I see people on vacations taking these pictures  I thought, what I am not doing right. Like, am I doing this life thing wrong how come everyone is seemingly living these lifestyles that seem unattainably lavish. After I turned off the app and did something else, I recalled what I think we all know; we only see what people allow us to see.  The glamourized moments I was looking at on INSTAGRAM posts were in some cases, not daily things they were the happy occasions. I didn't see the full picture. I couldn't view the hustling I just got a little glimpse.  I convinced myself I wasn't living right. I forgot that people's lives are different no...

  Crazy story! I almost got scammed on INSTAGRAM was one of those random spam messages you get in your DM's.  So I get one from an "online store" since I have heard stories I immediately looked for YOUTUBE reviews then a few minutes later I knew it was a scam. So this got me thinking about how it was that people saw it right to benefit from the downfall of others. How the scammers felt as they advertised and engaged people only to rob them. I asked myself whether it was a moral deprivation that had taken over the current generation. So I thought I would do some oral research, I approached my mom the conversation began. I asked her first about the nature of people in the olden days she told me of her grandfather a man who would call out to the streets and invite anyone passing by to share in the food he had. She told me of how when people would travel close to the farmland; inhabitants would share the harvest regardless of whether or not the other person had a plot of thei...

I have been on the internet lately viewing INSTAGRAM posts, so I saw something interesting, people were talking about what their plans for December where. Others were saying they were going to poetry slams, relaxing at home as it has been a challenging year, hanging out with family, friends, braais, mini-vacations. I noted that everyone has a different picture they have painted of what would be the perfect December.  I want to come to you with something a little different but not new. December is the last month of the year, as we all are aware it has been a challenging year. Let us take a moment to not only think of our selves but let us think of others as well this is, after all, the season of giving. Remember always that; a kind gesture can reach a wound that only compassion can heal as said by Steve Maraboli.   Let me ask you, dear reader, what are you giving this December? Who are you giving it too?  I read an article earlier this week it documented how team Nissan in...