“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” – Helen Keller
On February 8th 2022 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 R31 000 in honour of my upcoming 31st birthday (happening on March 25th) and 31st year of life. If you wish to donate you can do so at www.backabuddy.co.za/nisha-31
Life is change – that’s what I keep reminding myself
January has been full of change my siblings have moved the house is so quite I can hear a pin drop it’s really strange but I’ll be more than ok I will fill my life with reading, writing, time in nature and volunteering it’s going to be great… I don’t want to hold anyone back everybody must go and live their own lives. The meaning of love is not to possess.
“Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.” – Seneca
Today is New Year’s Day and with that comes new hopes, new opportunities and new goals. Check out my life’s purpose and 2022 Goals below:
My Life’s Purposes
2022 Goals
(Note: Goals are subject to change with time and that’s ok because I will change with time)
“Disability is a matter of perception. If you can do just one thing well, you’re needed by someone.” -Martina Navratilova
On this International Day Of People With Disability I want to be considered in the way our world is designed -Accessibility is a necessity. Societal perception of physical differences and people with physical differences disables me more than my body does
“Sometimes you have to pick the gun up to put the Gun down.”― Malcom X
Today is the first anniversary of the restart of war between Morocco and Western Sahara. Morocco broke the ceasefire when they entered the buffer-zone. For decades the Saharawi attempted peaceful struggle for self-determination to no avail but now it is war and my support is with the Saharawi. To learn more about Western Sahara visit https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-14115273
“Christmas will always be as long as we stand heart to heart and hand in hand.” – Dr. Seuss
With the Christmas season of 2021 less than two months away, I want to make this Christmas last forever by asking 46 people to make a reoccurring monthly donation of R1000 (USD67) or by asking 92 people to make a reoccurring monthly donation of R500 (USD33) to Breath of Life. This will ensure that we have enough funding to cover the basic expenses incurred by Breath of Life in their activities caring for these precious babies. You can help make it Christmas every month by making sure Breath of Life has a dependable funding source to continue the vital work they do. R1000 (USD67 ) per month or R500 (USD33) per month – whichever option you choose, we ask that you give with love in your heart. For more information or to start making a monthly donation please visit https://www.backabuddy.co.za/champion/project/forever-christmas . Note: When you donate the first time, you will be asked, “Will this be a recurring payment?” Select the option “ongoing” (in order for it to be a monthly contribution).
“A village has 100 people.
99 of them vaccinated. 1 is not.
2 people become sick with Covid, 1 of whom is the unvaccinated person…” –
Dr. Alastair McAlpine
Vaccinating against COVID19 is an act of global citizenship. Be responsible, get vaccinated. I was blessed to get my second dose of the Pfizer vaccine. Get a shot TO HAVE A SHOT
“You will love the ocean. It makes you feel small, but not in a bad way. Small because you realize you’re part of something bigger.” -Lauren Myracle
Today being World Oceans Day it’s the perfect day to watch Seaspiracy – a documentary by Ali Tabrizi about the dirty business of fishing. i watched it a few days ago and I was heartbroken that humanity has hurt marine life so and that every time I ordered Fish & Chips I was a part of the problem. I don’t think I will ever ever visit a marine park or eat fish again. Will I miss it? Will I slip on occasion? Of course I will miss it and I will probably slip on occasion I’m only human but the taste of fish is never worth my humanity so I’m going to try really hard to eat no fish.
I live by one rule in life: First do no harm and knowing what i know now if I continue to eat fish I would do so in violation of my own life rule.
If you wouldn’t trash a hotel room that you are staying in temporarily I ask that you extend the same courtesy to the Earth because for all intensive purposes the Earth is the hotel room we are staying in temporarily.
Today being Earth Day it’s a perfect time to pause and reflect on our impact on the planet the Earth is such a beautiful place it’s our job to keep it that way for generations yet to come.
– Plant a tree (or many trees)
– Don’t litter
– Eat less red meat
Do one thing to change the fate of Earth
There’s no PLANET B please act accordingly
“Speak only if it improves upon the silence.” ― Mahatma Gandhi
I know and I haven’t been blogging a lot lately and it’s only because I don’t have anything interesting to share right now but a lot has been going on in my personal life which I won’t share out of respect for the privacy of my loved ones (I don’t live in a vacuum and what I share on this blog and other platforms does affect those I love and their futures so now I’m more reserved about what I choose to share and I will not apologize for that because it’s for the sake of my family).
I hope everyone who has been reading my blog will continue to do so even though the content will be less personal than it originally was. Thank you all eternally for your continued love and amazing support.