“Christmas will always be as long as we stand heart to heart and hand in hand.” – Dr. Suess
Yesterday I watched the Woolworths Christmas Campaign ad featuring great South Africans including my Superhero Catherine Constantinides I just had to share it, Watch “A Happy Day | Lindough & Valdo for Woolworths” below:
“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
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.
“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
“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:
Nobody is you and that is your power – that’s my message to the world
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
“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.
“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
Sometimes we just need a break – that’s what I’ve realized
I haven’t blogged in a few days simply because I’ve had nothing to say the second half of 2019 has been like a punch in the gut the temporariness of life has left me reeling I’m still trying to find my footing maybe we can find it together
“Sport has the power to change the world,”- Nelson Mandela
Today our Rugby World Champions, the Springboks, stopped at our city on their Rugby World Cup Trophy Tour people lined the streets dancing, singing waiting for the team bus to pass by so we could catch a glimpse of the team and the trophy – my dad had to put me on his lap in the car for me to be able to see anything but in the end we got it done