Cherish the relationships you have, life is short.

“Be grateful for those who make us happy and make a positive impact to our lives, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.”

 Take a moment to pause and reflect how fast life passes us by. With our busy schedules, spending time at work, fulfilling church-, social- and personal commitments we sometimes, if not often neglect relationships with family and friends. And through the rush, we lose contact and miss out on important life events – and in most cases never get a chance to catch up with them again.

Instead of dwelling on regret, decide to recommit to your current relationships. Cherish them now -  your friends, your families, colleagues. Don’t postpone to next week, next month, or ‘next time’, make time today. It can be in the form of a phone call, a message, meeting for coffee or any other gesture that will enable you to reach out and spend time. As long as you take the necessary steps to reconnect and reach out to that someone special.

Relationships make life full and rewarding. Whether it be our families, friends, colleagues, or partners. Take time out today to show someone special how much you cherish them. 

LIFE IS SHORT - spend it with those you truly care about and who make your heart smile.

If you feel a bit nervous and uneasy about reaching out to someone you haven’t seen or spoken to in years, take a deep breath, remember what great friends or family you used to be, and hope that that friendship can be rekindled.  There are different means to reach out, just contact them and extend the invitation to reconnect. If they don’t respond, that’s okay, move on. But if they do, great! Go catch up!

“IF we remembered every day that we could lose someone at any moment, we would love them more fiercely and freely, and without fear- not because there is nothing to lose, but because everything can always be lost.”

Never underestimate how wonderful it is to be in the presence of another person and feel calm and happy.

IF you love someone, love them completely, cherish them, and say it but most importantly, SHOW IT. Life is infinite and fragile, just because someone is there for one day, they might not be there the next, cherish people.

Never take those you love for granted.

 

Facing reality

I will start by saying, facing reality is not an easy task.

 

 

At some stage in our lives we have to  deal with things and situations that are not ideal.

 

When being completely honest with oneself about certain things, it can be really scary  and become quite messy and we hardly know to handle it or are not fully equipped to deal with realities when confronted with it.

 

Sometimes we preamp and anticipate how we may go about to handle things. For example, if you know a storm is coming, you will equip yourself with the necessary gear and equipment to protect yourself but what if the storm is bigger than expected or it arrives unexpectedly? You have no choice but to use the resources you have and hope to get out safely on the other side.

 

'Facing reality isn't the easiest thing to do, but accepting your current situation can make you happier in the present and also lead to a better future'.

 

Facing reality of your situation is hard and takes time to process, deal with and accept. By keeping a journal and writing down your feelings and emotions helps you to acknowledge that the situation is real.

 

Once you have assessed and accepted your situation and what you don’t like about it as well as how your actions contributed to creating it, you can now decide how you want your life to be different going forward.

 

Life gets tough at times. There are many things that take a toll on us and some challenges and failures seem unbearable but through it all don't lose hope, don't give up on your life and your destiny - Rise from the ashes, cheer up and move forward!

 

 

Hopes in Life

Everyone have their goals, dreams and hopes, no matter what their age.

 

Normally, our desires change as we grow, because at different stages in our lives, we have different thoughts, needs and expectations. What is amazing is that as we mature, we start to think about things that we don’t normally would have thought about. No matter how challenging it may be, but most people will try their utmost best to achieve their goals, dreams and hopes.

 

 

What is it that you hope for today or in life?

 

Is it for a dream house, car, better job, no debt, forgiveness of your sins, to have a greater level of spiritual joy, a better relationship with your family and friends, good health, financial stableness...?

 

Or are your hopes perhaps focussed on self-acceptance and confidence, inner peace, independence, to make a positive difference or simply just to be happy?

 

We all hope for something and if you don't, the very least you can do in your life is to figure out what to hope for.

Once you have figured it out, "the most you can do is live inside that hope. Do not just admire it from a distance but live right in it, under its roof!" ~ Barbara Kingsolver

 

Most importantly NEVER let go of hope. One day you will see that it has all come together - what you have always wished for has finally come to be. You will look back & laugh at what has passed.

 

"When everything else fails, there is only a single rope you can hold on to, that is HOPE"

 

"Never lose hope. You never know what tomorrow may bring."

 

H - ave faith
O - one step a day
P - ositive thoughts
E - mpower your mind

 

“Hope can be a powerful force. Maybe there's no actual magic in it, but when you know what you hope for most and hold it like a light within you, you can make things happen, almost like magic.”
― Laini Taylor