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RIP Gugu Zulu

20 Wednesday Jul 2016

Posted by in Advice, Life journey, Life Lessons, Mindfulness, Quiet and slow, Stress

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I am so devastated by the death of Gugu Zulu – a great racing car driver but more importantly, a great person.  A man who lived large.
He died while climbing Mount Kilimanjaro for a good cause on Mandela Day.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BH5nOWfg13O/?taken-by=guguzulu

If nothing else, what we should gain from his death is that we have absolutely no idea what tomorrow is going to bring.
One minute we are here, the next minute, we are not.
One day we are amazingly successful, the next, we may have lost everything.

So the question is:
If the only thing we know is right now, then why are we spending right now worrying about what might happen tomorrow?
Why do lead such stressful lives without ever slowing down to enjoy the small things (and the big things)?
There is a huge industry that is making money off our stress by supplying every supplement and energy booster you can think of when we should be boosting our own energy levels through slowing down, better eating, exercise and having a better attitude towards life.
We should be building resilience towards stress rather than just wishing it away (while downing another cup of coffee to keep us going).
Our lives should be worth so much more than the value that we give attribute to them.

So, next time you say “I don’t want to be stressed” you should do something about it!
Make today count!

Tell your story

06 Wednesday Jul 2016

Posted by in Acts of Kindness, Advice

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This week the world lost a great man.
Elie Wiesel – writer, political activist, Nobel laureate and holocaust survivor – passed away leaving a huge legacy.
He taught so many lessons. Especially about never being quiet when other people suffer and the evils of indifference.
My favourite quote from him is “whoever survives a test, whatever it may be, must tell the story.  It is his duty”

Elie Wiesel
Elie Wiesel used his terrible experiences to teach us a lesson.
Whether you can teach somebody else a lesson from your own experiences or if by telling somebody your story, you help somebody in some other way – it doesn’t matter.
What does matter is that you have a story to tell.
You have no idea how your story might save somebody else.  That is why it is your duty to share it.
Tell your children about your life, share experiences with friends, give hope to somebody who is lost and has no idea how they are going to pull through.
And at the same time, never be afraid to ask somebody else for help – their story can be the thing that saves you.

If we all spent a little more time connecting with others and sharing our lives and experiences, the world might be a little friendlier and hopeful than it was before.