“May you have the gladness of Christmas which is hope; The spirit of Christmas which is peace; The heart of Christmas which is love.” – Ada V. Hendricks
Christmas is finally here we are having a braai (barbeque) at our house by ourselves (like everyone else, I hope) in adherence to our government’s COVID19 prevention recommendations. Merry Christmas everyone – stay home, stay safe
93% of heat in the Earth’s atmosphere is absorbed by the ocean
Yesterday I watched Chasing Coral-a Netflix documentary that captures the bleaching of the world’s coral reefs and the reasons why – I’m not exaggerating when i say THE DOCUMENTARY HAS CHANGED MY LIFE I shall redouble my efforts to plant trees thus keeping oceans and cool saving corals.
Watch Chasing Coral below:
The journey to success is atypical – that’s the truth.
Recently I started watching Atypical on Netflix – a show about Sam Gardner’s journey with Autism – I LOVE how the show beautifully and accurately captures the social difficulties and family dynamic of a differently-abled person.
“We know better and thus MUST DO BETTER, BE BETTER, DEMAND BETTER, BRING SOLUTIONS AND BE FEARLESS IN THE PURSUIT OF EQUALITY & JUSTICE!!! We have both an individual and collective responsibility to fight against inequality and injustice and to break down systemic inequality, femicide, GBV, racism and the many other ills we face in 2020, we need to build a new, conscious of where we have come from, understanding the pain and struggle of the past but the reality of where we are focussed on fighting for a future for all!!!!” – Catherine Constantinides
Today is Youth Day here in South Africa – a day that honours the youth of 1976 who fought against the introduction of Afrikaans as the medium of instruction in local schools – and I reflect on the kind of South African I need to be to create the South Africa of our dream. Thanks to the youth of 1976 for their sacrifice – I will honour all of you by living in service of South Africa and the world.
“Sustainability really is enough for all forever.” –Catherine Constantinides
Today is World Environment Day let’s reflect on our environmental impact both as individuals and as a collective and decide to tread lightly on the Earth today and every day it’s the only home we have in this life.
“There comes a time when silence is betrayal.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
Recently I watched a part of the video of George Floyd’s murder and honestly I still don’t have words but I’ll try to express myself as best as I can.
When somebody says or does something racist and you say nothing YOU ARE COMPLICIT. I know some will say “All lives matter” and that is true but all people aren’t getting murdered as much as some people AND THAT IS MY POINT #BlackOutTuesday
“May your father and mother rejoice; may she who gave you birth be joyful!” – Proverbs 23: 25
Last week Monday I was featured as a nominee for the Daily Dispatch Local Hero Awards 2020. Thank you Daily Dispatch I’m truly HONOURED and HUMBLED to even be considered for such an award.
Beauty is confidence – that’s my message to the world
Recently I asked the women of Twitter to show me their faces without make-up in an effort to teach little girls what true beauty is and I was blown away by the response. Take a look
Every cloud has silver linings – that’s what I’ve realized
Today marks 50 days since South Africa has been in lockdown due to COVID19 and although I’m deeply saddened that many have died, gotten sick and lost their jobs I have found a few silver linings in this dark lockdown cloud.
Silver linings of Global Lockdown
“Mothers and their children are in a category all their own. There’s no bond so strong in the entire world. No love so instantaneous and forgiving.” —Gail Tsukiyama
Happy Mothers Day to my mommy who gave me life and showed me how to live.
4 Lessons from My Mother
1. People only throw rocks at the tree bearing fruit
2. Don’t eat the fruit of laziness
3. Those born out of the fire do not wilt in the sun
4. There are a lot of people suffering we must be decent in the way we live