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Day 3072: Finding the Blessing in the Loadshedding Mess

We all have the power to make the best of a bad situation – that’s what I’ve realized

It’s 11: 23 AM on day 3072 since I started blogging and I managed to pray, read a Bible verse and do some work

Yesterday I found out that Loadshedding is to begin again – South Africa’s power utility, Eskom, will switch off electricity in different parts of the country at different times of the day to cope with electricity demand – needless to say the nation is not happy and neither am I but I’m going to make the best of a bad situation I’m going to catch up on my reading – my goal in 2019 is to read 12 books and I have yet to finish one so I think Loadshedding might be a blessing in disguise for me

Day 3005 : The Blessing of #Loadshedding

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Only in darkness do we appreciate light – that’s what I’ve realized

It’s 9: 27 AM on day 3005 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, send time outside, read a Bible verse and do some work

Yesterday as I sat in the dark experiencing loadsheding – the South African power grid is overwhelmed so for two hours daily every suburb, at different times, doesn’t have electricity – I thought about the millions of South Africans who don’t have electricity AT ALL. Thank you sincerely Eskom for reminding me for a few hours daily how millions of South Africans live every hour. WE MUST WORK TO CREATE A MORE EQUAL SA 4 ALL #MyFight

Day 1678: A Unique Perspective on Loadshedding

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Perspective is everything – that’s what I keep realizing.

It’s 12 : 25 PM on day 1678 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, pray, read Ezekiel 37, continue reading And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseni – I think I’ll read more in 2015 because of loadshedding which is not the worst thing in the world 🙂 – feed myself egg sandwich for breakfast, read some more, publish my Disability of the Day feature, learn one new thing – Carrots can be traced back about 5,000 years through historical documents and paintings. No one knows exactly when the first carrots appeared, because many people mistook them for parsnips, a close relative of the carrot.– and promote my Educate Generations campaign–$2 700 raised so far .

Yesterday during loadshedding (enforced power cuts due to an overloaded power grid) I realized that South Africa is probably the only country that has Earth Hour almost every day for two hours at a time loadshedding is definitely an inconvenience but I take comfort in knowing that it’s good for the planet.

Day 1548: The Silver Lining in the Loadshedding Cloud

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There’s a silver lining in every cloud – that’s what I keep realizing.

It’s 12 : 05 PM on day 1548 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, pray, read Isaiah 33, publish my Disability of the Day feature, feed myself egg with bread for breakfast and promote my Educate Generations campaign–still on $1 090 but things are bound to improve 🙂

As I’ve mentioned before South Africa has been experiencing a series of power outages it’s an inconvenience but I’ve noticed that South Africa has not been this united since Nelson Mandela’s passing all South Africans are pissed off about this so while we may not have electricity we have national unity just goes to show there’s a silver lining in every cloud. Do you see the silver lining in every cloud?