Happy New year

At the start of the year, we are all writing a new chapter in book of life. How you write depends on your passion, dedication and commitment to prevailing over challenges. When the rain falls, it cleans and washes away negative energy. In nature, rain wipes away debris on the streets, dams, lakes and oceans alike. Find your rain and let it refresh your world with new positive energy. No matter how many times you have re-written your book, tell yourself that it’s a new day, change is nigh and there will be progress. Life is a race, do you know what kind of race you are running? If it is a marathon, do you have the endurance to complete it? If it is a sprint, do you have that aerodynamics and fitness needed to withstand the opposing winds? Maybe you are running a relay, but do you know who your partners are? And do you have the skills to pass the baton while running at top speed? Whether you win your race or lose it, learn something from the experience and file it away in your book of life. Here at Inspiration with Natty, we wish you and yours a happy, healthy and blessed New Year. Be you, and I be me.

Be ever ready

Arriving at a new destination can be a challenge if you are not prepared for what may lie ahead. This may cost you time and energy, sometimes it may throw you out of focus. Always brace and prepare yourself ahead of time, establish a stronger and balanced internal and physical base. This way no matter what may fall your way, guess what? you will be able to gentle bend, pick it up and throw it to the side of the road. And your journey to finding your antennas and stability will continue. Stay prepared and not depend on surprises, or else you will be the one perplexed by the unknown.Be you and i be me.

You are worth

Value and remind yourself everyday that you are worth more than anything in this world. Wether you sleep out on the street, went to bed without eating a proper dinner or you are sick to the grave. Guess what? You are still priceless. What you are and what you bring to this world is irreplaceable. No- one can posses the qualities you share and show. Remember, there is only one you and that makes you special and unique. Value yourself and never use momentary value. Money has no effect on your worthy. Be you and I be me.

Madiba

Do we mourn or do we share a smile that we all can acknowledge?. It is a smile that has a deeper meaning behind it. The passing of Nelson Mandela does not come as a surprise, why? because the man has fought the illness for a very long time. The prayers from South Africans and from many around the world were heard and Mandela continued to live on after the global scare that he was terminally ill. I always say "Life is for the living and living is for those that still walk on this earth". Mandela lived, walked, experienced, fought, taught, became an example to African and Western leaders. The people of South Africa gained wisdom in understanding that as people regardless of the skin color and race, we all can make this world a better place. As a South African, African and son of the soil. I say thank you, thank you, thank you Nelson Rholihlahla Mandela. I am saddened by his passing but my sadness is outweighed by joy and smiles,why because the old man lived a life no other man will ever live. He opened doors for all races in South Africa to embrace and appreciate being human and practicing humanity. All people of South Africa today may we recognize and understand that his life impacted not only Africans but the world at large. He death has opened another book that will be read for as long as we live. May his soul rest in peace and his legacy will never be forgotten. "Lala kahle Madiba"Be you and i be me.

Optimism

It's easy to get discouraged and loose hope. The moment that thought knocks we immediately tell ourselves that we can't do it anymore let alone try. What someone else is saying or doing let it not be a weapon against you, appreciate you and only you. Be you and I be me,

In progress

We are a work in progress, we are never finished with what we need in our lives to complete who we are. We are a never ending project, everyday we establish a different landscape, page, sketch, prototype and what ever best exemplifies the personality that best suits the being that you are. Some people completed their rough sketch while they were young, at this present moment what they are doing is constantly embellishing and modifying their life project with love and respect for man kind. This is not to say they are not a work in progress, they just have made their job easy. As for some they are now finding who they are, the project is more intense and bigger than the thought of finding who they are. Again, they will still make that prototype and put it to a test, being that its reality the prototype will undergo numerous and intense tests.The truth is, for the prototype to qualify it may take years if not lifelong tests. We are a work in progress, some are fortunate to understand the type of progress we achieve at an early age, while some come to grips with the whole progress way later,but that's not to say they can't make it work. Being that we are a work in progress, what it's going to take is capitalizing on time and space to come to grips with reality. We are a work in progress, never turn your back away from this project, either way you will still come back and face the same structure, model or whatever you are building or creating with your life. Best you create and allow time to determine if the pieces come together, as compared to leaving the project and start something else. As said the life project is a continuous endeavor that requires attention and perfection of self. Build yourself and create the person you need to be first, this is before you start creating and building another person. We are a work in progress and a progress in the making. Be you and I be me.

Challenges

Who are we without challenges, where can we be without being tested of our strengths?. Each day as it comes and goes we endure different obstacles, its these obstacles that determine and let us know if we are one with our mind body, spirit and soul. Do you run away or avoid challenges? truth of the matter is, you run away and the challenge becomes a problem, now you are dealing with a double jeopardy. This means you have to first succumb to the problem which now requires more mental strength and attention. Thereafter you need to face the challenge, but by now what is happening is that, the time used dealing with both the problem and the challenge has been compromised. Basically we need to face the challenges and continue on our path, think of it as 'Pac-Man' the game. The more the enemies change color the faster you become and you are able to squash them out. But watch out that they don't turn back to their original colors and start getting back at you. Everyday you wake up know that the game has just begun, its not until you close your eyes at night that you know if you have succeeded to go to the next stage. Though the everyday stages in reality can change during the course of the 12hours from when we go to sleep. But if you face every challenge like a champion and fight a winning battle, then you have zero worries except facing and dealing with negative attitudes. Test yourself and create challenges, face challenges and let challenges confront you. Be strong, focused, alert, aware, confident, accepting and above all if not most of all trust yourself. Be you and i be me. 1