Belle and the Monster...

A wealthy merchant lived in a mansion with his three daughters, all of whom were very beautiful, but only the youngest, at fourteen, is named Belle  for being lovely and pure of heart; her sisters, in contrast, are wicked and selfish. The merchant eventually loses all of his wealth in a tempest at sea, and he and his daughters must therefore live in a small farmhouse and work for their living. After some years of this, the merchant hears that one of the trade ships he had sent off has arrived back in port, having escaped the destruction of its compatriots; therefore, he returns to the city to discover whether it contains anything of monetary value. Before leaving, he asks his daughters whether they desire that he bring them any gift upon his return. His two elder daughters ask for jewels and fine dresses, thinking that his wealth has returned; Belle is satisfied with the promise of a rose, as none grow in their part of the country. The merchant, to his dismay, finds that his ship's cargo has been seized to pay his debts, leaving him without money to buy his daughters their presents.

During his return, he becomes lost in a forest. Seeking shelter, he enters a dazzling palace. He finds inside tables laden with food and drink, which have apparently been left for him by the palace's unseen owner. The merchant accepts this gift and spends the night. The next morning as the merchant is about to leave, he sees a rose garden and recalls that Belle had desired a rose. Upon picking the loveliest rose he finds, the merchant is confronted by a hideous 'Beast', which tells him that for taking his (the Beast's) most precious possession after accepting his hospitality, the merchant must die. The merchant begs to be set free, arguing that he had only picked the rose as a gift for his youngest daughter. The Beast agrees to let him give the rose to Belle, only if the merchant will return, or his daughter goes to the castle in his place.

The book had the craziest images and was filled with LOTS & LOTS of tongue twisting RHYMES. It was delightful and amusing; I have never ever seen any of those creatures at a ‘real’ circus before(let alone in real life)!!

The strange thing is, his imaginations are fuelled and supported by his friend (can’t remember his name), who offers to help him open the circus….so the book not only had an incredible fantasy journey, the book looked at the importance of friendships, how friends will support you when they can and allow you to dream big, because you can.

God will never fail us...

...Never delete this message without reading!

 

first wish what you want ...what your need...before your read...

 

and Say : " I hope it will come true" 3 times..

Then silence, count...believe in God, send this message on, please don't ignore it, you are being tested.

 

God is going to fix two things (BIG) tonight in your favor. If you believe in GOD,

DROP EVERYTHING AND PASS IT ON. TOMORROW WILL BE THE BEST DAY OF YOUR LIFE.

 

DON'T BREAK THIS. SEND THIS TO 14 FRIENDS IN 10 MINUTES.

Of all the forms of courage, the ability to laugh is the most liberating

Laughter as we know best is part of a fun time but I also think it is liberating. When you are laughing for fun you relax, you become happy.

But besides fun moments, it is also important to laugh during the difficult ones. Having the courage to laugh about something that has been an issue is just as liberating. It makes the weight of the issue just drop from your shoulders. Sometimes it can become a crazy hysterical nervous laugh but it gives you the relaxing feeling too. It doesn’t mean that you don’t care about the issue anymore, you might even care a lot, but by laughing you take the stress off your shoulders and are left with only the issue to sort it out.

So I guess you should be brave and laugh away.

Only bad things happen quickly

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 “Only bad things happen quickly, . . . Virtually all the happiness-producing processes in our lives take time, usually a long time: learning new things, changing old behaviors, building satisfying relationships, raising children. This is why patience and determination are among life’s primary virtues. ”
― Gordon Livingston

In 1991 Livingston’s 22-year-old son Andrew committed suicide after a long struggle with bipolar disorder. Lucas, his youngest son, was diagnosed with leukemia six months later. That child died at age 6 after an unsuccessful bone-marrow transplant from his father.
How does one deal with such losses? Not with the aim of reaching closure about the experience, said Livingston.

In fact, he wrote, “Like all who mourn, I learned an abiding hatred for the word `closure’ with its comforting implications that grief is a time-limited process from which we all recover.”

'Be bold and mighty forces will come to your aid'

 

Since we have three more blog posts left for the year, reflecting back, the topics have had one general theme/trend and that is: living OUT loud, living your best, expressing yourself, but most of all, having the courage to do so.

So, today, I’ll leave you with my last thoughts on this illusion called, fear.

By whatever name you prefer, many of us claim we believe in a higher power, angels, ancestors, the universe or whatever, yet too many of us act as though miracles aren’t possible, too many of us treat our peers, teachers, parents, siblings etc as though they are the ‘higher power’, too many of us struggle in isolation, too many of us fail to see the light, too many of us are our own enemy, too many of us have too little faith.

Your job is not the above, instead, your job is to trust the force, your higher power and call upon it for whenever you need assistance.

Today, I dare you to be bold, and I bet, mighty forces will come to your aid…. 

Alert...alert...ALERT

Friends and Family  
This morning we received shocking news from a co - worker her cousin was dating a guy called Norman from Florida probably a false name they met through BADOO a dating website, apparently they have been dating for three months only through phone , he has been sending her money and telling her things that a woman needs to hear from a man, they only met on the 27th October 2011 in Polokwane booked at the holiday inn hotel, rented a car from tempest Polokwane cruised the town and villages of Polokwane , they only became intimate on Saturday after the guy met the girl's family then  all hell break loose, the guy became some reptile the girl could not describe entered her body and dissapeared in her body for 3 hours.  This man re-appeared became human and asked if she enjoyed it, she was confused and weak , she then called her  mother explained what just happened and managed to drive  home.
 
She is now admitted in  Polokwane's private hospital, " Norman " left  her parents R82 500 for her funeral, when the hotel's footage is viewed today the guy is invisible only the girl is been seen in the cameras.
 
Please, please, please this is not a joke for the sake of our loved ones let us be aware of this animal, unfortunately there is no picture of him, but let us becareful of the people we are dating.I know some of you will not take this seriously, but it is true and serious.