Dance to the beat of your own drum don’t fall in line with society’s norms when you’re not ready because you think it’s what you’re supposed to do – that’s my message to the world

A conversation between my dad and sister yesterday taught me that everybody should dance to the beat of their own drum don’t fall in line with society’s norms when you’re not ready because you think it’s what you’re supposed to do

Be grateful where you are – that’s my message  

Yesterday as I sat outside in the beautiful weather for some reason feeling discontent I thought to self at least I’m not in a warzone, hospital or bedridden I have been both in hospital and bedridden so I was grateful to be in neither (regardless of where you are be grateful you could be some place worse).  

Life is really simple we make it complicated – that’s what I’ve realized.

Today I realized that we had it right when we were babies and depended on love and we will have it right at the end of life when we again depend on life it’s just in the middle of life when most people get confused and depend on money and power.

“No matter where you go, there’s a five-hundred-pound load of shit waiting for you. And that’s perfectly fine. The point isn’t to get away from the shit. The point is to find the shit you enjoy dealing with.”― Mark Manson, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life

Today I was reminded that although a life of contribution is challenging it’s much preferable to sitting around idly all day…in the end my life will have made an impact and that’s well worth all the hard days and challenges.   

Resisting change is in itself a form of suffering– that’s my message to the world

Today I was reminded that events of the present can overshadow the beautiful memories of the past – people change, things change….nothing ever stays the same and that’s okay.

Family and health are the greatest wealth– that’s my message to the world

Today I was reminded that family and health are the greatest wealth and if we have that all is right with our world.

The small things are not worth sweating over– that’s my message to the world.

Today South Africa was informed that loadshedding was returning which means we won’t have electricity for 2 hours almost daily but after the year I’ve had loadshedding is the least of my worries as long as nobody dies, gets sick or  injured I’m having a great day.

“It always takes courage to be kind, but in those days, such kindness could cost you everything.” – R.J. Palacio, White Bird

Yesterday I finished reading White Bird by R.J. Palacio -in R. J. Palacio’s bestselling collection of stories Auggie & Me, which expands on characters in Wonder, readers were introduced to Julian’s grandmother, Grandmère. Here, Palacio makes her graphic novel debut with Grandmère’s heartrending story: how she, a young Jewish girl, was hidden by a family in a Nazi-occupied French village during World War II; how the boy she and her classmates once shunned became her saviour and best friend. I would recommend this book to children and educators I love the message of the book but the graphic novel format was not my thing maybe it’s because the book was meant for children and I am an adult nonetheless  I repeat it’s a great book about how kindness sometimes needs to be coupled with courage.

The ends never justify the means– that’s my message to the world

This morning I wanted to accomplish something so for a nanosecond I did something that didn’t feel right even to me but luckily I was able to correct my mistake quickly. I want to do a lot of things in life but I will only do it all while staying true to my values