Author Archives: Nisha Varghese

The True Meaning of Living Fully I Have Found at Breath of Life

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You realize that there’s something to be said to limiting oneself, not just geographically, but also emotionally. That there’s a certain depth of experience and meaning that can only be achieved when one picks a single piece of creation and says, “This is it. This is where I belong.” – Mark Manson

Years ago I thought living fully meant travelling the world, making new friends and tasting new foods but yesterday as I sat chatting and giggling with babies at Breath of Life I had a feeling there, with them, I was living fully (if I get to travel and do other stuff that would be awesome but I won’t do it in search of the fullness of life because every time I’m with the babies and wonderful people at Breath of Life I’m reminded that I’m already living fully). Thank you to Michelle, Andrew and the Breath of Life team for all you do and for a 2019 full of beautiful moments I look forward to making more beautiful memories with all of you next year.

No greater honour and responsibility

Superhero Catherine Constantinides and Friends Adding Hope with KFC South Africa #AddHope

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Friends of KFC #AddHope (Image Credit: Twitter/@BrentLindeque)

“Volunteers do not necessarily have the time; they just have the heart.”~Elizabeth Andrew

As a part of International Volunteers Day and KFC South Africa’s #AddHope my Superhero Catherine Constantinides and her friends got to visit Sizanani in Soweto to interact with the youngsters who receive warm meals thanks to the R2 that you so selflessly donate every time you visit a KFC here in South Africa.

Superhero Catherine Constantinides Superheroing [Image credit: Twitter/@ChangeAgentSA]
Kids + Superhero = MAGIC [Image credit: Twitter/@ChangeAgentSA]
Superheroing is hard work people [Image credit: Twitter/@ChangeAgentSA]

Cinderella with a Twist: Celebrating Mandy Pursley

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“It is so much easier to believe in yourself when you are able to see people who look like you achieving the same dreams that you have. People who have differences really just want to feel included and accepted without feeling the need to hide what makes them unique.” – Mandy Pursley

Today is World Disability Day and in honour of this day I would like to celebrate Mandy Pursley – a fantastic human who decide to do a Cinderella photoshoot but instead of a glass shoe Mandy used her prosthetic hand which looked like it was made of glass thus proving EVERYBODY CAN BE Cinderella. Thank you Mandy for teaching all the young people out there that there’s beauty in physical difference of all kinds and thank you for allowing me to use your photos   

Image credit: Mandy Pursley

  

Where is Jesus when I need Him to resurrect someone?

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To feel deeply is both a blessing and a curse– that’s my message to the world

Today I am still sad that my late physiotherapist is dead I miss her so much and I can’t talk about it with my parents they are very stoic people (I can’t remember the last I saw either of them cry) they think I got over this a month after she died but the truth is I’m still not over it the depth of my cries nobody will hear because I cry quietly I know Gerda would want me to be happy but I can’t right now all I can think is “Where is Jesus when I need Him to resurrect someone? “  I would give anything to hear her say one last time “You stepped over my heart with your muddy feet.” in response to my excitement at the end of each of our sessions.    

Free Mahfouda Bamba Lefkir #StandInTheSand

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“First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a socialist.

Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a trade unionist.

Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—because I was not a Jew.

Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.

Today I reminded that all of us are blessed in different ways we just have to figure out which ways we are blessed and how it can help people “ – Martin Niemöller

A Saharawi Human Rights Activist named Mahfouda Bamba Lefkir was unlawfully arrassed by the Moroccan regime simply for expressing that the judicial system in occupied Western Sahara is corrupt. I and others call on the international community to strongly condemn Morocco’s unlawful imprisonment of Mahfouda Bamba Lefkir and other Saharawi human rights activists

Speech by Human Rights Defender Catherine Constantinides at #EUCOCO2019

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“Let us use our platforms to daily ensure that the Saharawi cause is on top of the agenda.” – Catherine Constantinides at 44th Annual Eucoco Conference, The European conference for solidarity with people Western Sahara hosted in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain

Yesterday Human Rights Defender and My Superhero Catherine Constantinides gave a powerful speech at the closing ceremony of the 44th Annual Eucoco Conference, The European conference for solidarity with people Western Sahara hosted in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. Please watch:

Statement by international Activist Catherine Constantinides to the seminar on resources of #WesternSahara . #StandInTheSand

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“Stand for something or you’ll fall for everything.” – Unknown

Today I would like to share a powerful statement by Catherine Constantinides about Morocco’s plunder of Western Sahara’s natural resources – Western Sahara has been illegally occupied by Morocco since 1975 due to the fact that Western Sahara is rich in natural resources.

“Underdog” by The Script

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“This is for the lost, the left out, the looked over

The ones who fight wars, the true soldiers

For the ones who keep marchin’ on

This is for the highs, that our eyes could not believe in

The woes, the low blows, we won’t give in”

– The Script, “Underdog”

Recently I heard “Underdog” by The Script it’s such a good song I had to share