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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.

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Day 2997: 4 Organizations worth Supporting this #GivingTuesday

“Those who are happiest are those who do the most for others.” — Booker T. Washington

 

It’s 12: 05 PM on day 2997 of my journey towards independence and I managed to send time outside, pray, read a Bible verse and do some work

 

Today is Giving Tuesday and if you plan to give I put together a list of organizations I highly recommend you support.

4 Organizations Worth Supporting

  • Smile Trainan organization providing free Cleft Lip and Palate repair surgeries to people in 87 countries around the world
  • MiracleFeetan organization providing free Clubfoot treatment to people in 25 countries around the world
  • Breath of Lifea place of safety for orphaned and abandoned babies here in East London, South Africa that also provides counselling for women in crisis
  • Miss Earth South Africaa leadership programme based in Johannesburg, South Africa that aims to empower women and children to be at the forefront of fighting climate change

Day 2687: Visiting Breath of Life in East London, South Africa

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The meaning of love is not to possess – that’s what Michelle Rielly reminded me.

 

It’s 1 : 35 PM on day 2687 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, read Psalm 29:11   and promote my 50 New Feet Campaign benefiting MiracleFeet – raised  $6 876 only $5 624 more to raise by June 17, 2018 to help 50 kids with clubfoot (thanks so much to everyone who has helped out so far).

 

Two days ago my sister and I were blessed to visit Breath Of Life – a place of safety for infants in our city whose parents are unable to take of them (to-date 125 kids have been loved and looked after by Breath of Life and 18 000 women in crisis have been counselled  by Breath of Life councillors ) – Breath of Life is able to accommodate six infants at a time though when we were there only three were present (Allister, Alec and Aaron, all under the age of one) the kids are taken care of by House  Parents Michelle and Andrew Rielly and the lovely ladies who employed by Breath of Life. Before I arrived there I thought I would be most enamoured with the infants (I LOVE babies they represent hope and possibility) but when I got there I couldn’t stop watching Michelle with the babies I saw in her so much love and gentleness and I could not imagine loving other human beings so much knowing I would eventually have to hand them over to their adoptive parents it would absolutely break my heart but being in Michelle’s presence has reminded me that the meaning of love is not to possess. Thank you to Breath of Life and to the Rielly family for their extraordinary service to our city it is noticed and much appreciated. To find out more about Breath of Life and how you can help visit http://www.restoretrust.co.za/projects/breath-of-life/ ,

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Images supplied by Michelle Rielly (who is pictured above )