“When you live in the moment, you won’t miss a thing.” – Unknown
My July consisted of love, laughter, baby giggles and a real-life miracle at Breath of Life. Thank you to Abigail, Christo and my Breath of Life family for always keeping your doors open to me it is a privilege I never take for granted.
Every day we create a legacy sometimes even without realizing it.
Five years ago when I first rolled into Breath of Life I never thought I would touch the lives of more than 126 children which is why I was so moved when Breath of Life called me two days ago to invite me to have my hand imprinted on the floor I moved Heaven and Earth to be there because I realized they wanted to cement me into the identity of the organization and I could think of no greater honour.
Dreams are a prelude to reality – thats what I KNOW.
I have a dream I dream of being in an international ad campaign for TAG Heuer, a luxury brand of incredible watches, I want to be brand ambassador because I value my time here on Earth – very few people dare to paraglide even though they’ve never walked two steps on solid ground, very few people have loved and let go of 126 babies (and counting!) even though parenthood was technically never meant to be in the cards for them…nobody is me and that is my power. I BELIEVE IN ME, the question is, Mr. Frédéric Arnault (CEO of TAG Heuer), do you?
TAG Heuer ~ For those who value their time.
“This book is about the melancholic direction, which I call the “bittersweet”: a tendency to states of longing, poignancy, and sorrow; an acute awareness of passing time; and a curiously piercing joy at the beauty of the world. The bittersweet is also about the recognition that light and dark, birth and death—bitter and sweet—are forever paired. “Days of honey, days of onion,” as an Arabic proverb puts it.” ― Susan Cain, Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole
Over the past few months, I’ve been deathly quiet on this blog because I’ve been grieving the losses that have happened in my life but after I finished reading Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole by Susan Cain I realized that everybody will die or leave, everything that begins will end and every ending is a start of a new beginning and yes, it will hurt when life happens but we feel the hurt and move forward (with the grief) accepting that love and loss are two sides of the same coin – we can’t have one without the other. Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole has been my favourite book of the year (so far) it has taught me so much about love and grief I would recommend this book to everyone because it’s truly about the human condition.
“Many hands make light work.” -Unknown
As of yesterday we’ve surpassed my #Nisha32 campaign benefitting Breath of Life, , a place of safety for abandoned babies here in East London, South Africa, the original goal was R32 000 and with two days to go till my birthday so far we’ve raised R32 767. I’m so thankful to everyone who has helped out…truly thank you from the bottom of my heart. The page remains open and accepting donations anyone still wishing to make a donation can do so at https://www.backabuddy.co.za/nisha-32
“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” – Helen Keller
On February 27th 2023 I again started actively fundraising again for Breath of Life – a place of safety here in East London, South Africa, that homes abandoned and vulnerable babies – but this time I’m aiming to raise R32 000 in honour of my upcoming 32nd birthday (happening on March 25th) and 32nd year of life. If you wish to donate you can do so at https://www.backabuddy.co.za/nisha-32 and kindly share the campaign on social media using #Nisha32
“Time is the most valuable thing that a man can spend.” — Diogenes
On January 20th 2018 I entered the Breath of Life house to drop of diapers and I sort of forgot to leave – 5 years and 126 babies later (for me) a lot has changed but my love for and commitment to the babies in that nursery is stronger than ever.
Thank you to Michelle Rielly who first welcomed me into the Breath of Life nursery, thank you to Abigail Boshoff who continues to make me feel welcome in the Breath of Life nursery and thank you to our team of baby caregivers, staff and volunteers who love and look after our babies
“There is nothing permanent except change.” -Heraclitus
New chapter at Breath of Life – as of January 1st 2023 Abigail Boshoff officially took over from Michelle Rielly as Housemom but Michelle will remain coordinator at Breath of Life working remotely from the Western Cape
Dear Michelle although you are not physically in the nursery anymore know that every time i return to hold the babies i will be holding them for both of us – your love is etched in my soul and flows through my veins. Also i plan to put you to work from where you are.
Dear Abigail i promise to always show up, you will never be alone in this journey, this I promise you. You, me and Michelle are now a triangle, each side supporting the other. We won’t let you fall ever. I look forward to getting to know you
“The great danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark.” –Michelangelo
Today is New Year’s Day and with that comes new hopes, new opportunities and new goals. Check out my life’s purpose and 2023 Goals below:
My Life’s Purposes
2023 Goals
(Note: Goals are subject to change with time and that’s ok because I will change with time)
“Make measurable progress in reasonable time.” – Jim Rohn
As we near the end of 2022 it is again time to review the goals I set at the beginning of the year
My 2022 Life Purposes and Goals in Review
My Life’s Purposes
2022 Goals