“There is
only one happiness in this life, to love and be loved.” – George Sand
It’s 8: 36 AM on day 3074 since I started blogging and I managed to pray, read a Bible verse and do some work
Today is Valentine’s Day in my culture we rise in love we don’t fall in love – like we grow on people -and we were taught that other forms of love are just as important as romantic love. Happy Valentine’s Day everyone
Our definition of success changes over time – that’s what I have realized
It’s 12: 49 PM on day 3073 since I started blogging and I managed to pray, read a Bible verse and do some work
Today I was thinking of my definition of success and how it has evolved over time before my success was all about me and only about me now in order for me to consider myself truly successful I have to help others reach their dreams and goals while simultaneously reaching my own
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
Everybody’s life is hard just in different ways – that’s what I remind myself of when I have hard days
It’s 2: 55 PM on day 3071 since I started blogging and I managed to pray, read a Bible verse and do some work
Today as I found myself thinking surely life can’t be this hard I remembered that life is hard for everyone just in different ways
“Of all the titles I’ve been privileged to have, ‘Dad’ has always been the best.” ―Ken Norton
It’s 5: 31 PM on day 3070 since I started blogging and I managed to pray, read a Bible verse, go to church and spend time with family.
On this day many moons ago a boy was born who grew up to be a great many things but perhaps the most important thing he became was a father to me and my siblings. Happy Birthday Daddy I will always be a bleeding heart but if that’s your biggest worry as a father you have done extraordinarily well at this fatherhood thing – thank you for teaching me generosity by your example.
Make eye-contact with people it makes a difference – that’s my message to the world
It’s 6: 25 PM on day 3069 since I started blogging and I managed to pray, read a Bible verse,spend time with family and do some work
Today we had unexpected guests and although usually long periods of eye-contact makes me uncomfortable today I fought my own discomfort and maintained eye-contact throughout the conversation and it made such an incredible difference I was shocked I think I’m going to stick with this eye-contact thing
Life is to be celebrated – that’s my message to the world
It’s 1: 03 PM on day 3068 since I started blogging and I managed to pray, read a Bible verse, spend time outside and do some work
Today as I was headed back inside from my hours outside I raised both my arms and screamed repeatedly at the top of my lungs I AM ALIVE, I AM ALIVE my life is hard and heartbreaking and yes sometimes oh sometimes I feel so cheated that I may never have some things but I do love life and love being I love seeing aeroplanes and blue-sky days, I love birds and trees, I love knowing that I will form part of the history of humanity, I love knowing that there will never again be another me
God can be found in the unglamorous, mundane deeds of every day – that’s what I was reminded of today
It’s 1: 30 PM on day 3067 since I started blogging and I managed to pray, read a Bible verse, spend time outside and do some work
Today as I was working doing what I needed to do I remembered the words what you have done for the least of these you do for me too I know that in every moment God is with me, God sees me, God knows me and God loves me some days it’s one of the few things I have.
Different is cool but it’s also painful– that’s what I was reminded of today
It’s 3: 53 PM on day 3066 since I started blogging and I managed to pray, read a Bible verse, spend time outside and do some work
Today I found myself outside under a tree in tears thinking “i don’t want to be like this i want to get married, have children and do all the things that are certainties for most people” it’s so hard being indian and different I always say different is cool and it is but it’s also painful today I just want to be the same as everyone, same problems, same joys, same hopes but I will never be the same I will always have to work harder to thrive
Everything you do, do with all your heart – that’s my message to the world
It’s 2: 13 PM on day 3066 since I started blogging and I managed to pray, read a Bible verse, spend time outside and do some work
Today I reminded that when you do all you do with all your heart excellence becomes your signature and in a world where mediocrity has become the norm if you choose to be consistently excellent the world will eventually be your oyster