Day 14 of Counting Blessings

  This is officially the last day of my countdown but certainly not the last day to be grateful. I hope your new year has started on a good note. I hope that in the new year you will seek God more, love yourself more and love others more.

 

I pray that in this year you will walk towards the challenges that the fears of yesterday will not hold you back. I pray that you will find inner peace in accepting that you are adequate that you indeed are the answer to the world's problems.

I pray that in this year you will  smile at your troubles, embrace the challenges and live as if each day is your last  on earth. Make each day count.

 

 

Day 13 of Counting Blessings-The Gift of Now

It is the 31st of December 2013 a unique day.Not because it is the end of the year, that is obvious but rather because if you are alive now, you will never experience this day again.Contrary to the few movies we have seen of people who can travel back in time, that unfortunately is a fable.

I want us to learn to make use of everyday the 'now'.No one is guaranteed to be here tomorrow or the next day.When I was in High School, I kept hearing this phrase"live as if today was your last day".
This is not a depressing post I promise.(lol!!, yes I am a part of the 'lol' generation).

Moving along swiftly..all of us have the now to maximize. Stop waiting until the next day or next year to loose weight or to stop a bad habit. I didn't say that any of what I am saying is easy to do,NO!! but bravery comes in making the first step.Stop procrastinating and leave in the now in order to make an informed investment in your tomorrow. We cannot be afraid of living waiting for the perfect time or the most convenient day, come on walk on, trust me there are many of us behind you. Appreciate the "now" and be hopeful for tomorrow.

Finally, wherever you are spending tonight and with whoever you will be with just remember to let go of the fear, anger, depression and anything else holding you back and launch out to the deep.Enjoy your New Year's eve & New Year.

Day 12 of Counting Blessings-Freedom of Choice

There are so many things we take for granted even as minute as they seem they are all important. When you listen to the history of most countries in Africa, it includes a history of oppression and slavery. These are the issues that the wise men and women who are the anchors of most of our democracy fought for.

 

God created man a rational being, conferring on him the dignity of a person who can initiate and control his own actions. "God willed that man should be 'left in the hand of his own counsel,' so that he might of his own accord seek his Creator and freely attain his full and blessed perfection by cleaving to him. We are all blessed in that we have the freedom of choice, we can choose desert over meals, decide where to go who to allow into our lives and vice versa. It is those little things that truly show how blessed we are.

Day 11 of Counting Blessings-Fresh Start

The countdown is officially on just two more nights before we can officially step into 2014.Onething I love about a new year is the new opportunities it gives us for a fresh start. I love something about the sunshine that comes after rain, it has that cleaning effect. We all should be grateful if we are able to see a new day because despite what you have been through the previous night, joy comes with the morning. The next day is an opportunity to start over to make things right and to make amends.

Walk in 2014 knowing that you have a blank page to write your own  story. You will determine the story you want to tell. Count your blessings today because you are alive and you have today to make a better tomorrow.

 

Day 10 Counting Blessings

Woow!!Days have definitely moved very fast. It is almost the end of the year would you believe it, I am definitely looking forward to the new year, I have lots of dreams and aspirations for the new year.

 

If you do have a sound mind, you have the ability to dream. I have no idea if there is anyone who is alive and kicking and has no dreams. I am not talking about the dreams associated to sleeping but rather hopes and aspirations. Someone once said, it is better to dream with your eyes open than vice versa. Regardless of your dreaming pattern the ability to be able to want something and achieve it is a miracle. It is a blessing to be able to look back and be grateful for the things that were once a dream but in 2013 it became a reality. who said you cant achieve your dreams? Who said you cant have your dream car or job?

 

Before you click on to the next BlogSpot, I want to indulge you for a moment. I have the competitor within me. The voice that tells me that I can't do something so I make it a point in my life to prove to myself that no matter what, I can never stop dreaming. If you never learn to dream, you will never recognise when you have made it. So my friends, if you have dreams, you are blessed. If you have a vision of who you want to be, I am telling you right now, no matter how many voices in you or around that tell you that you can't be the person you see in your vision, believe me you are more than capable.

Never allow anyone to fade your dreams or any situation to keep you away from the endless possibilities in life.

 

As Real As It Gets: Day 9 of Counting Blessings

As Real As It Gets: Day 9 of Counting Blessings: Would  you believe it? Its almost day 14 the finale of the series we have been doing on gratitude.Today or tonight depending on your side o...

Day 9 of Counting Blessings

Would  you believe it? Its almost day 14 the finale of the series we have been doing on gratitude.Today or tonight depending on your side of the world. I want to take us back to the simple things we rarely notice. Have you ever gone to a restaurant and received such good service that it made you believe that contrary to popular belief, there is actually people who do care about their jobs and customer care is not as rare as we thought? The people who clean our bathrooms and do the 'dirty' jobs that some of us would never be caught dead doing. What  about the plumber or mechanic? The garden boy who is diligent and does his work to the best of his potential.

 

I am grateful for the people who clean our streets and parks, have you seen those wonderful gentlemen and ladies that help us at malls to pack or help us with our groceries all for us to give them a few shillings or rands?  I am grateful for those people who work in the background or behind the scenes; the working mothers & dads (some who get home when the kids have gone to bed but are inspired to go out and making a living to make their children's lives that much better), the housewives the teachers we grew up loving to  loath but as we grow older, we realise we are much better people because of them.

 

Just the other day I saw an amazing sight. There is a recently unemployed gentleman who warmed my heart. He was hanging the laundry as his wife was at  work. Does he have to? No! I loved that scene because as irrelevant as that may seem to others he was doing his bit to make it easier for his wife when she finally got home. We all have a role to play in this world some of us share in the shadows while the rest share in the limelight. All of us as we are with our different roles, are unique and important. Whichever role you play, know today you are appreciated and someone somewhere is thanking God for you.