Make Every Minute Count

At this age, everything is changing. Day by day, we don't notice, but just look back over the past year and you will realise everything has. People that you thought were going to be there forever aren't, and people you never thought you would be speaking to are now some of your closest friends. Life makes little sense, and the more we grow the less sense it will make. So make the most of now, before it all changes once again, because, in the near future, all of this is only going to be memories. When this year comes to an end, are you going to say to yourself: "I wish I had..." or are you going to say: "I'm glad I did"? If it happens to be the first, remember, the new year will offer you the chance to get it right!

Strength of Character

Life requires strong character when times are rough. A strong character finds resources to help any challenged situation and takes what is good and makes it grand! It gets stronger in harsh times and expands in easy times. It finds balance in receiving and giving to actualise all it can in this world.

Barriers Within Yourself

Die Is Jou Huis

A song that pulls at the heart strings especially for those that have emigrated or for those that are still in the process. Great memories of a carefree childhood! Our beautiful land...our beautiful country...days gone by. Who can ever forget that TV screen? 

There were no walls there in 8Th Street,

I remember the grass was green.

Me and Edzart Raath and a rugby ball,

could do what we wanted to do.

My Mother was there before bedtime,

her voice a home for me.

In the world of her arms,

I wanted to lock myself up.

And she says,

This is your home my child,

this is your home.

In the noise of these streets

you will find yourself,

this is your home,

this is your home.

Don't care where you end up,

a part of you will always stay.

Movies on Tuesday nights,

holding hands until they sweat,

young love that never leaves you,

Jacaranda's in the rain.

Oh the madness of teenage years.

My Dad who came to watch rugby.

And then we talk about my future,

and we wonder what it will look like.

And he says,

This is your home my child,

this is your home.

In the noise of these streets

you will find yourself,

this is your home,

this is your home.

Don't care where you end up,

a part of you will always stay.

Final cups of coffee.

The Airport cold and wet.

Your future now lies in another country,

Oh it breaks my heart.

Remember these waves,

The Outeniqua horison!

Remember your country loves you,

wherever you may go.

And we say,

This is your home,

this is your home.

In the noise of these streets

you FOUND yourself,

this is your home,

this is your home.

Don't care where you end up,

a part of you WILL stay.

THIS IS YOUR HOME

Oh ho ho ho 

This is your home, 

Oh ho ho ho.......

The Outcome

Surely we should be able to guess what the outcome will always be if we keep repeating the same habits and belief patterns? If we were to implement a tiny change, can we be certain of the effect it would have? If we could pause our daily routine, even just for a moment, what could come flooding into our world? We can always put the brakes on if we need to. Perhaps we need to allow some space for the unknown. We certainly can afford to experiment.

Crossword Puzzle

Life is sometimes like a crossword puzzle with a highly cryptic set of clues so difficult to solve, that you wonder if they even match the puzzle you're dealing with. Surely it would be unfair to be given a challenge without the tools to be able to solve it? Sometimes, we have flashes of inspiration and a strategy pops into our mind. Maybe this particular puzzle is similar to one you've known before and you can use some of those answers. Perhaps those answers bring illumination and understanding and a clear path towards fulfilling your life long dreams.

Try, Try, Try Again

If at first we don't succeed, we're told to '"try, try again". One of the greatest obstacles to getting what you want is to remember past failures as if they foretell the future. Rather than repetition being the key, it's often the modifications we make, with each attempt, that help us to refine a process. Sometimes, a seemingly doomed endeavour is only a subtle shift away from becoming a foolproof plan.