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.

 

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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.

Why I have conversations

I have conversations as because I like hearing what other people have to say. I don’t mind the amount of people I have a conversation with but I enjoy conversations because of what and how people speak about different topics.

I have conversations mostly to gain some sort of knowledge. I tend to end a conversation when I feel it is not going anywhere and that I cannot learn anything from it. I have conversations to gain some sort of understanding. I tend to question things from different people, from different countries, different religions and even similar backgrounds.

I have conversations to say the things that need to be said. I tend to tell jokes, be sarcastic and give advice. Most importantly I have conversations to initiate conversations. I tend to make friends by starting of conversations of similar interests. When I’m with a group of friends I tend to bring them closer through conversations.

And if this was not a blog topic, this would be another topic for a conversation because I would have liked to hear what you would have to say.

Here are 100 Things That Make Me Happy.

1.   Knowing that my Mom is being taken care of.

2.  Chocolate. I am a woman, after all.

3. Having a sense of purpose in life.
4. Having a family that loves me no matter what and knowing that they will be there for me when I need them.
5. Knowing that I can afford to support myself and be independent.
6. Having friends who put up with me, even though I drive them crazy sometimes

7. Being able to write articles that touch lives.

8. Buying any book that I want, whenever I want to.

9. Taking the time to read my favourite books over and over and over again with no interruptions.

10. Taking up writing again and publishing articles on my own site.

11. Publishing an article that I worked really hard writing.
12. Learning something new.
13. Helping someone solve a problem in their life, especially if it’s something that has been an issue for a long time.
14. Being given a compliment, particularly when I’m feeling down.
15. Having someone say Yes to me when I was sure that they would say No.
16. Being debt-free and not owing any money to anyone.
17. Going to see a movie with my best friend.
18. Being asked for advice because someone respects my opinion.
19. Sleeping in on a Saturday morning and not having any firm plans for the day.
20. It makes me happy knowing that I’ve travelled to some places in the world that others haven’t.
21. Going for a walk with no destination in mind.

22. Knowing that I have invested in my future and my retirement funds are growing daily.

23. Watching HDTV on my big screen LCD TV.
24. Receiving money in the mail or my Paypal account unexpectedly.

25. Watching the notebook back-to-back. They are two of my favourite movies.

26. Getting an email from a reader telling me how something I’ve written has helped them.
27. An unexpected hug from a family member.
28. Smelling freshly-mown grass and feeling it under my bare feet.
29. Being pleasantly surprised by someone special.
30. Doing what I want, when I want to.
31. Travelling to Las Vegas every year makes me happy and it gives me something to look forward to.

32. Going out to dinner with friends.

33. Receiving flowers, particularly my favourites – tulips.
34. Getting an unexpected bonus at work.
35. Working on my site and knowing that I’m making a difference.
36. Receiving a phone call from a friend out of the blue and talking to them for hours.
37. Looking out my balcony and just enjoying the street scene below.

38. Knowing that I graduated university and that no one can take my credentials away from me since I accomplished them.

39. Going on a picnic on a nice warm summer day.
40. Being responsible for my own happiness. It’s kind of circular, I know. But, it’s also true.
41. Knowing that I am not just sitting around, but am actively working on creating a better future.

42. Going outside and enjoying nature.

43. Calling someone who I’ve been thinking of and making their day.
44. Listening to some jazz music on a lazy Sunday afternoon.
45. Being asked to guest-post on other sites. It makes me happy to be asked.
46. Attending a concern of one of my favourite singers.
47. Going swimming and feeling the water all around me.
48. Attending birthday parties and celebrating with friends and family.

49. Being appreciated at work and feeling that what I do makes a difference.

50. Having supportive friends who give me great advice when I particularly need it.
51. Having clean, crisp sheets on my bed.
52. Being inside when there’s a thunderstorm outside. Being able to watch thunder and lightning and seeing the majesty of mother nature.
53. Recognizing some Spanish phrases from my two Spanish night-courses and being able to speak it a little bit.
54. Getting a letter in the mail from a friend.

55. Having a guest-post published on my site and it receiving a great response.

56. Being appreciated for who I am and not what I can give.
57. Going on a long bike ride.
58. Knowing that I can book a plane ride back to Toronto and stay with friends any time I want to.
59. Looking at the posters that I brought back from Rome, Paris, and Boston hanging on my walls.
60. Reliving some of the moments I spent travelling with my friends.
61. Going on a road trip with my friends.
62. Decorating my home the way that I want it decorated and painted.
63. Being with my friends, just enjoying each other’s company.
64. Making dinner for people that I love.
65. Going camping for a long weekend.
66. Going to my favourite sushi place for lunch.
67. Three and four-day long weekends.
68. Having all my bills paid.
69. Having money in my chequing, savings, and investment accounts.
70. Eating ice cream, particularly Haagen Dazs.
71. Having a clean apartment.
72. Attending night school and learning something that I’ve always been interested in.
73. Realizing that what I thought was so hard years ago, didn’t turn out to be so hard after all.
74. Having the courage to move cities and jobs and not be stuck or settle.
75. Knowing that no matter what, I will figure things out.
76. Being able to give things to my family.
77. My new MacBook Pro computer and knowing that it’s paid for.
78. Going through my digital pictures and remembering all the great memories associated with the pictures.
79. Laughing with my friends and just being silly.
80. Seeing fireworks live, rather than on TV.
81. Writing on my next ebook and knowing that it can help so many more people.

82. Having a fully-funded emergency fund and being prepared, just in case.

83. Doing something that I thought I would never get the courage to do.
84. My online friends and the support they give me.
85. Dressing up and making an effort on my appearance makes me feel confident, which makes me feel happy.
86. Working out and feeling my sore muscles the next day. Knowing that I’m doing something for my health makes me happy.

87. Looking at my vision board and knowing that I’ve already accomplished some things that are on there.

88. Going to the grocery store and buying my favourite foods, and not caring what they cost.
89. Coming up with the perfect word when I’m struggling with my writing.
90. Getting great feedback from the readers of my site.
91. Seeing people share my articles with others.
92. Watching my favourite cartoons, especially episodes that I haven’t seen before.
93. Reading a new book and being wonderfully surprised at good it was and then sharing it with my friends.
94. Walking to work through the grounds of the Legislature Building with the water fountain, green grass, and beautiful statues every weekday.

95. Learning from my past mistakes and growing as a person.

96. Giving what I can to other people who are less fortunate than I am.
97. A good night’s sleep.
98. Being creative and making something crafty with my hands.
99. Getting out my paints, brushes and easel and just starting to paint.
100. It makes me happy knowing that I don’t have any major health concerns, unlike so many others.

My big fat BIG dream

A place where fresh coffee is always brewing and the sofas are so big you can sink into them. With bookshelves lining the left wall and poetry on the right. It'd be an insomniacs paradise, open 24 hours a day and always cooking up a storm. A snug little refuge where old and new friends gather, where lovers whisper to each other behind old books and family come to indulge their sweet tooth.

So I've always had this dream and perhaps it's a bit random, but my big dream isn't really that big at all. I've always wanted to own my own little bakery and coffee shop. A cute, cosy little place that's always warm and sends smells of cinnamon and vanilla travelling down the street, luring passers-by to come inside.
The food would of course be out of this world amazing, with everything from halloumi and avo bagels to Nutella and banana pancakes. Oh and cupcakes of course, there'd be plenty of those. The aroma of home-made hot chocolate with a hint of chilli to warm you on wintry nights and refreshing age old recipe ginger beer or lemonade for those hot summer days.

My dream is to have a place where people come together to share. Share food, share love, share life stories, share time, share dreams  and visions, share ideas and inspirations. Beacuse after all, sharing is caring....and that's my big fat BIG dream

Conventional is a good fallback position isn't it?

Change is a word that a vast number of people dread. For many change means uncertainty, a feeling of not knowing what to expect, the inability to plan and the constant worry whether or not you will be able to embrace the change or not. Change in most situations is inevitable, in one's personal life, at the office and in day to day activities. Imagine how boring life would be, if you knew exactly what to expect each day, you would reach a point when you no longer were challenged. Is this a reality that you can accept? For many not being challenged, staying in one's comfort zone and going about your own business is what makes your world go round. Is this a way to live? Are you fulfilled knowing exactly what to expect each day, does this add a level of security to your life?

In any situation change is bound to be a factor whether you want to embrace it or not. The more one resists the change the harder it will be to eventually adopt the change. In many situations if you do not adopt or embrace the change you will eventually be left behind. Its important to adjust your attitude, identify the positive impacts of the change, consider the new challenges and allow yourself to make mistakes and learn from them.

You can’t chase two rabbits at the same time

The old saying goes:  If you chase two rabbits, both will escape. With today’s modern times we find ourselves forced to chase two rabbits at the same time.

As much as we find ourselves chasing two rabbits all the time, it is very hard to catch them at the same time. You might have caught one, and the other one runs away. Multi tasking comes with a heavy price most of the times. This especially impacts on the modern woman, who wants to do it all. I mean achieve her career goals and still be the perfect wife and mother. Women are tired of just chasing one rabbit, or at times are forced to chase more than one rabbit.

It has become doable, but at a price in most cases, as a focused career woman cannot focus as much as she would want to in raising her children. It was made easy for women in the days gone by, however it also marginalized them, as it limited them from powerful positions in societies around the world. So it was up to a few women to start by showing other women across the world that it can be done.

So if I were to be asked about catching two rabbits at the same time, I would say, depends if you want to hold both the rabbits dearly in your arms.

Have you figured out the second head fake?

 “It's not about how to achieve your dreams. It's about how to lead your life. If you lead your life the right

way, the karma will take care of itself. The dreams will come to you.” Randy Pausch

I am a huge believer in the above statement. I think that the energy you put out into the world will always come back to you, maybe not through the same channels or straight away, but it will.

But it is not only for this reason that it is important to live life in a positive manner. It is also important to have dreams. Dreams can come true if we really want them to. As Pausch said in his last lecture, the walls (obstacles) are there just to keep those who don’t want things badly enough from getting to them. If it is your dream you will want it badly enough.

So dream away and go chasing after them. Live fully and live well to bring good karma into your life.  What goes around comes around.

Andy Warhol said, “In the future everybody will be world famous for fifteen minutes.” You can’t choose the 15minutes but why would you be world famous?

With the world growing at such a rapid rate I do to some extent think that we may be famous, not by name, but for anything less than 15minutes. And I’m not talking about the people who are already famous, just us normal folk. Also some of us don’t really want to be famous, we just chill in the background and keep a low profile.

I believe that this is where being online comes in, whether it be Facebook, Twitter, YouTube or even just you attending a party once upon a time. I do not however think that everybody will be world famous for 15minutes, simply because there are still a large number of people who unaccounted for. Also if we were to be famous in the future we would probably not all have exactly 15minutes of fame.

I may have had my ‘less than 15minutes’ moment already, but it was not what I wanted to be famous for. And like the blog topic says, ‘you can’t choose it’ I’d say that time did not happen. I can’t choose the 15 minutes but i would be world famous for inventing machinery that generates electricity, without fossil fuels, at a cheaper rate for everyone. Bold but watch this space.

Why did I get married?

Thank you Lord

DEAR GOD:

I want to thank You for what you have already done. I am not going to
wait until I see results or receive rewards; I am thanking you right
now. I am not going to wait until I feel better or things look better; I
am thanking you right now. I am not going to wait until people say they
are sorry or until they stop talking about me; I am thanking you right
now..
 I am not going to wait until the pain in my body disappears ; I am
thanking you right now. I am not going to wait until my financial
situation improves; I am going to thank you right now. I am not going to
wait until the children are asleep and the house is quiet; I am going to
thank you right now. I am not going to wait until I get promoted at work
or until I get the job; I am going to thank you right now.

 I am not going to wait until I understand every experience in my life that has
caused me pain or grief; I am thanking you right now. I am not going to
wait until the journey gets easier or the challenges are removed;
I am thanking you right now. I am thanking you because I am alive. I am
thanking you because I made it through the day's difficulties. I am
thanking you because I have walked around the obstacles.
I am thanking you because I have the ability and the opportunity to do
more and do better.

I'm thanking you because FATHER, YOU haven't given up on me.

God is just so good, and he's good all the time......

Enough

Recently I overheard a mother and daughter in their last moments together at the airport. They had announced the departure. Standing near the security gate, they hugged and the mother said, "I love you and I wish you enough". The daughter replied, "Mom, our life together has been more than enough. Your love is all I ever needed. I wish you enough, too, Mom". They kissed and the daughter left. The mother walked over to the window where I was seated. Standing there I could see she wanted and needed to cry. I tried not to intrude on her privacy but she welcomed me in by asking, "Did you

ever say good-bye to someone knowing it would be forever?" "Yes, I have," I replied. "Forgive me for asking, but why is this a forever good-bye?" "I am old and she lives so far away. I have challenges ahead and the reality is - the next trip back will be for my funeral," she said. "When you were saying good-bye, I heard you say, 'I wish you enough'. May I ask what that means? ". She began to smile. "That's a wish that has been handed down from other generations. My parents used to say it to everyone". She paused a moment and looked up as if trying to remember it in detail and she smiled! even more. "When we said, 'I wish you *

WHEN GIRLS DRINK TOO MUCH............

1. WE HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA WHERE OUR PURSE IS.

2. WE BELIEVE THAT DANCING WITH OUR ARMS OVERHEAD AND WIGGLING OUR BUT WHILE YELLING 'WOO-HOO!' IS TRULY THE SEXIEST DANCE MOVE AROUND.

3. WE'VE SUDDENLY DECIDED THAT WE WANT TO KICK SOMEONE'S BUTT AND HONESTLY BELIEVE WE COULD DO IT TOO.

4. IN OUR LAST TRIP TO PEE, WE REALIZE THAT WE NOW LOOK MORE LIKE A HOMELESS HOOKER THAN THE GODDESS WE WERE JUST FOUR HOURS AGO.

5. WE START CRYING AND TELLING EVERYONE WE SEE THAT WE LOVE THEM SOOOOO MUCH.
6. WE GET EXTREMELY EXCITED AND JUMP UP AND DOWN EVERY TIME A NEW SONG PLAY'S BECAUSE 'OH MY GOD! I LOVE THIS SONG!'

7. WE'VE FOUND A DEEPER/SPIRITUAL SIDE TO THE GEEK SITTING NEXT TO US.

8. WE'VE SUDDENLY TAKEN UP SMOKING AND BECOME REALLY GOOD AT IT.

9. WE YELL AT THE BARTENDER, WHO WE BELIEVE CHEATED US BY GIVING US JUST LEMONADE, BUT THAT'S JUST BECAUSE WE CAN NO LONGER TASTE THE VODCA.

10. WE THINK WE ARE IN BED, BUT OUR PILLOW FEELS STRANGELY LIKE THE KITCHEN FLOOR (or the mop ...OR THE BATHMAT ?)
And Remember...
'A clean house is the sign of a wasted life!'

A skill set called leadership

Well I know for sure that they share qualities that are alike in every form. I have observed various Leaders in my community and have found that each one shares the following skills/abilities:

·         Integrity with themselves

·         They all seem to have a vision/strategy

·         They are really good at communicating

·         They are always looking to improve their relationships

·         They know how to persuades

·         They are able to adapt

·         Enjoys teamwork

·         Loves Decision-making

·         and enjoys planning

“Rock journalism is people who can’t write interviewing people who can’t talk for people who can’t read”

“Rock journalism is people who can’t write interviewing people who can’t talk for people who can’t read” I totally disagree with this statement. It is important for the “rock journalists” to know their music.

My opinion is that I think it is harder to be a rock journalist. Firstly the journalist must be fond of rock music. Rock stars is a culture on its own, people must love rock music to understand the culture of rock stars. Rock journalists must be part of this unique culture. They must report to the public about the music and through the articles they explain actually the culture to the public. Most youngsters understand the culture of rock stars. I believe they enjoy articles of rock journalists. The media must cater for the young people as well; why not write about the things they are interested?

Rock journalists, must know the different rock star groups, they must know the different types of instruments they use. In every song, there is a message. Rock stars do have a message in their music, and in my opinion I don’t think a plain journalist would be able to see the message, understand the message and to write about the message in the song.

List your top 200 achievements

     1. taking my first breath
2. Being the youngest of three children
3. crawling for the fist time
4. Taking my first step
5. Sitting up by myself for the first time
6. Standing by myself for the first time.
7. Going to crèche for the first time.
8. Going to Primary school for the first time.
9. Studying the alphabet
10. Learning the times tables
11. learning to add and subtract
12. Learning to do long division.
13. Learning to chew
14. Learning to eat by myself
15. Learning to read
16. Learning to write
17. Learning to talk to people
18. Learning to type
19. learning to use a computer.
20. learning to speak Afrikaans
21. Colouring inside the lines
24. Learning to use a cellphone
25. Passing matric
26. Coming first in my matric class
27. Being on the SRC in Matric
28. Going to my Matric graduation
29. Being accepted to do P.R at varsity College.
30. Being on the SLB at V.C for 3 years.
31. Being chairperson of the SLB at Church.
32. Being accepted into PR at CPUT
33. Being accepted into PR Btech
34. My first job at Retail shop
35. My first Internship at CPUT
36. Passing my learners the first time
37. Becoming an Aunt for the first time
38. Becoming a God mother for the first time.
39. Owning my first computer
40 Staying in a house by myself
41. Staying in my own flat
42. Travelling with the train
43. Learning to Bake
44. going to gold reef city for the first time
45. Going to Ratanga junction for the first time
46. going to my first club
47. Saying no to drugs/peer pressure
48. Hounours award in matric
49. Getting my first tattoo
50. Moving from the Northern Suburbs to the Southern Suburbs
51. Learning to cook
52. palying hockey for the first time
53. playing tennis for the first time.
54. Owning my own Nintendo wii
55. Owning my own wii fit plus
56. Learning to say the word NO
57. Turning 21
58. having a 21st Ball
59. going to my first live soccer match
60. Going to my first live rugby match
61. learning to understand Rugby
62. learning to understand Soccer
63. learning to understand hockey
64. learning to understand Cricket
65. playing cricket for the first time
66. Laerning to ride a bike
67. Cutting my hair for the first time.
68. Moving away from home to study
69. Giving a speech at a my 21st without crying
70. Memorzing all my important numbers
71. memorizing Birthdays.
72. never Smokeing
73. learning to ask questions
74. learning to stand up for myself.
75. Owning my own GHD.
76. Going to the movies alone
77. making pasta for the first time.
78. Remaining friends with people that truly care and love me
79. Always saying please and thank you
80. Learning to wear a bra
81. Going away alone for the first time
82. Flying on a plane for the first time.
83. Getting my frist ear piercing
84. getting my second ear piercing
84. Getting my third ear piercing
85. having my tragus pierced
86. having my tongue pierced
87. having my belly pierced
88. Learning to use a computer/the mouse
89. Learning to use the internet/research online
90. Writing 2 blogs a week for a year
91. Going to the hospital for the first time
92. having my wisdom teeth removed
93. Learning to write in cursive
94.. Learning to write with a pen, after being told that you could only write in pencil
95. Joining Twitter
96. Joining g Mxit
97. joining Facebook
98. Managing two 2nd years for Project Management task
99. Learning to drive.
100. Learning to ice skate
101. Learning to roller blade
102. Going on my first diet.
103. Pulling an all nighters to finish assignments
104. Being a bus monitor
105. Being a media monitor
106. being a media prefect
107. Learning to do accounting
108. Enduring boredom...
109. Doing Biology
110. learning to read a map
111. Doing amp work in geography
112. Buying my 21st ball gowen for R300,00
113. Passing Management without a lecturer
114. Being the MC at my brother’s wedding
115. learning to work on indesign
116. Palnning my own 21st
117. Being an honest person
118. Being a good listener
119. Being a reliable person
120. Being a good friend
121. Being a wonderful daughter to my parents
122. being on the servers guild.
123. Arranging a successful baby shower
124. Arranging a successful television launch
125. Doing Yoga for the first time
126. Trying to live each day without any regrets
127. I haven’t been to jail
128. Dealing with bitchy customers in a respectful manner
129. Being an efficient typer
130. Learning to apply make-up
131. Staying within a monthly budget
132. opening my frist bank account
133. Developing a taste for sushi
134.learning to do group work
135. Leading group tasks
136. Going to my first wedding
137. Having a great relationship with both my mom and dad
138. Learning to apply nail polish without smudging
139. Enduring an allergic reaction
140. Being potty trained
141. Learning to dress myself
142. Planting a plant
143. baking mud cookies
144. Learning to relate to the opposite sex
145. Keeping up to date with current events
146. Having learnt to work successfully with many different personalities
147. Learning to tidy up after myself
148. Learning to find my way around alone
149. Learning to cross the road
150. Learning to open and close the taps
151. learning to switch light on and off
152. Having a positive influence on friends and family
153. Not being fired
154. Learning to fish
155. Being a good sport
156. Learning to be independent
157. Learning time management
158. Learning table manners
159. Learning to accept defeat
160. Learning responsibility for my actions
161. Waking up every morning ready to face the world
162. going for my tattoo alone
163. Learning to change a light bulb
164.Learning change a blub
165. Learning to use screw driver
166. Making a mosaic cross
167. learning to pray
168. learning to read the bible
169. learning to sit still
170. going shopping alone
171. Learning to save money
172. learning to travel alone
173. Taking a cab alone
174. meeting new people
175. Going to the beach for the first time
176. Going to Sun city for the first time
177. going to Durban for the first time
178. Going to Knysna for the first time
179. going hermHnus for the first time
180 Going to Robertson for the first time
181. Flying alone for the first time
182. Writing my first blog
183. Reading my fist blog
184. Tweeting for the first time
185. Eating Ice cream in the rain for the first time
186.Not be afraid to run in the rain
187. buying my first C.D
188.. Moving by myself
189. Making friends at CPUT.
190. reading my first book
191. Going for my first x-ray
192 Drawing blood for the first time
193. Going to the dentist for the first time
194. Going to the physio for the first time
195. Learning to draw.
196. making curry for the first time
197. Being me
198. Always handing in everything on time
199 Writing this blog
200. Completing a list of 200 achievements

What motivates me?

The key to staying motivated is to understand and align your values with your objectives. But many people have no idea what their values are.Know where you come from and where you going.We didn’t take a class in this at school, and I don’t remember there being a major in “Life Values” when I was graduating from university. Your employer may not have much interest in helping you align your life values in case you leave (although this is changing).  A quick and simple way to find your values is to stop and think about your childhood. What? Yes, that’s right, start thinking about the activities you did as a child that you loved to do.

Spend a few minutes to write down a list. You may need to ask your parents to help you remember. It’s a fun way to spend some time and will help you get in touch with some of those long lost motivators. Enjoy it!

10 most unexpected consequences of being online.

·      Someone hacking into your account pretending to be you up-dating your status.

·      When you don’t have time to chat people take it the wrong way and then get offended.

·      Seeing pictures from your past that someone has been hiding and my do you look so ugly.

·      You find that your future boss is online as someone else and is/has been spying on you.

·      Blind date some people’s profile is not the truth.

·      Meeting someone from your past and you just can’t seem to get the bad memories off your mind.

·      Finding out disappointing information about someone who you thought was your friend.

·      Misunderstandings during conversations because there is no face to face interaction.

·      Accidently sending a wrong message to the wrong recipient.

·      Vulnerability when chatting to someone else.

Someone in Life

Sometimes  in life,
You  find a special friend;

Someone who changes your life
Just by  being part of it.

Someone who makes you laugh
Until you can't  stop;

Someone who makes you believe
That there really is good  in the world.

Someone who convinces you
That there really is  an unlocked door
Just waiting for you to open it..

This is  Forever Friendship.

This is the sacred RED ROSE. 

Every day is a good day

Every day is a good day, that’s how life is supposed to be, or that’s how we would like to be.  Well I’d like to inform you that life is not bad, it is just filled with bad people who do bad thing, and they can make you victims of circumstances. And even if you are already a victim, there is always a chance for you to start all over again.

While we are in high school, we are being told that we can become anything that we want to become, we tend to believe it for that period of time then it is swept out of our minds when we are exposed to things that will make us look cool or make us become part of a social group.

We all have the urge and want to belong to a certain superior entity, and we would do almost anything to belong to the group. At most times, the sacrifice is at the expense of our health or future. Yes we can still become someone or something, even though we have massed up in the past or present times.

The elephant in the room

Elephants  will fill you with fear. They are astonishing creatures. The African elephant is the largest living land mammal, larger than its Asian relative - the sheer bulk is astonishing in itself - but there's so much more to this magnificent pachyderm.

One of the greatest privileges of my life was seeing elephants in the wild at Tsavo East National Park in Kenya. We travelled for hours over dusty savannah, arriving at a waterhole in the late afternoon and were rewarded with the breathtaking vision of a herd of elephants, silhouetted against the setting sun.

Elephants are highly intelligent, gregarious and capable of emotions we associate with humans: they even appear to grieve over dead companions. That tear-jerking scene from Dumbo where Dumbo's mother strokes him with her trunk through the bars of her cage was no Disney licence. We stood and watched the herd touching and caressing one another and entwining their trunks. Female elephants, of course, are famously attentive mothers and look after any vulnerable members of their herd and form family groups that span several generations.

It is better to practice a little than to talk a lot!

Actions speak louder than word, better said than done…and I can go on and on. I also like the saying under promise and over deliver rather than overpromise and under deliver.

In ordinary life, especially at work you will find people that will blow you away with their perfect little presentations of what they will be doing with your little department and where they will take you and how much value you will get out of it…just to find out that words will not get a lot of work done. You can have to most wonderful ideas and proposals but if you’re not able to implement, manage and control, it will means nothing. Words of advice, if you do not know how to get the job done that you’re so marvellously dreamt up, surround you with people you can.

Everyone is good at something, and if your’s is to talk your way into getting that job, client or event, you better be clever enough to align you with people who might not be able to follow through on what you promised.It’s rare you find those that can talk the talk and walk the walk.

Feelings follow behaviour

The words 'feelings' and 'behaviour' follow one another. It is just a matter of which one will follow the other one first. Both these two words play a major role in life. Feelings and behaviour can tell us more about people than words. Actions talk, and through actions we see feelings and the way we act, is the way we behave.Behaviour cannot operate alone. The Oxford dictionary defines feelings as a power to feel: mental or physical awareness. Behaviour is the way you behave. Behaviour is linked to our feelings. Every act we do, we do with a reason and with our feelings. It is so easy to let feelings follow behaviour. Behaviour we can see, hear, feel and the moment we observed behaviour... feelings follow.We cannot always control our feelings, but I believe we can control our behaviour. It is not bad to let your feelings follow behaviour, but we must make sure we are always in control of our actions.

Try a cliche

The positive isn’t fluff. It’s real things in your life that you’re actually grateful for, you just tend not to notice. We tend to have a pretty tight focus on what’s wrong with our lives and ourselves for that matter. With that tight a focus, you’re really missing the big picture. Sometimes our minds need a manual focus adjustment to see the real picture.  If you dismiss things immediately if they sound like a cliche, you might be missing some good stuff. Cliches are simply “unoriginal ideas” and that’s fine. There are some good ideas that have been floating around for a while. Try this one on: “Be grateful for what you have.” Yawn, eye-roll, dismiss. Try it. Write down 5 to 7 things you’re glad about every night before you go to sleep for one week. Read all the entries each night. See what happens. It’s best to do right before you turn out the light to go to sleep. Consider what you usually think about as you fall asleep? An assortment of worries or concerns slights from difficult co-workers, things you need to remember… Negativity and chaos, really. If you purposefully inject the positive into your brain (think the movie The Matrix without the big machine and the pain) then the negative worries and concerns get bumped out.