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Wish upon a star

15 Friday Dec 2017

Posted by Andi in Attitude, Depression, Fear, Feel good Friday, Positivity, Quiet and slow

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appreciation, darkness, light, meteor shower, Robin Williams, shooting star, stars

Last night I lay down under the stars waiting to see a meteor shower.
I didn’t see much of a shower, rather more of an occasional shooting star across the sky.  Which was wonderful in itself.
Did I make a wish upon a star?
You bet I did!
I wished for more quiet moments like that one and I wished that I could always keep life in perspective – to recognise how small we are in comparison to the greatness of the universe. When we realise this, our problems don’t seem as huge as they were before.
Og Mandino said “I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness because it shows me the stars”
Yet without darkness we will never understand or appreciate the light.


Nobody wants to be in the darkness but if you find yourself there, remember to look for the stars.
They are there if you just look up (and while you’re looking, don’t forget to make a wish)
At this time of the year when things do slow down, take some time just to be quiet, to appreciate the things around you and… to look up at the stars.

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Achieving greatness through adversity

18 Thursday Jul 2013

Posted by Andi in Advice, Freedom, Life journey

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67 minutes, adversity, Let her go, light, Madiba, Nelson Mandela, Passenger, soaring, stepping stones

Today our beloved Madiba, Nelson Mandela, turns 95 in his hospital bed.  And my thoughts and prayers continue to go out to him.
Every year, on his birthday, South Africans from all walks of life dedicate 67 minutes of community service in honour of him (and his 67 years of fighting for the freedom of our country).
I am always on a mission to do more to serve my community but right now, I am spending 67 minutes writing this blog and I will contine to dedicate myself to helping anyone who reaches out to me in need!

The one thing that I often think about when I my thoughts turn to Madiba and his achievements in life, is that I wonder if he would have been so great if he hadn’t struggled to get what he believed in.
It may be controversial to say that but I believe very strongly that if things always come easy for you, you are more likely to stay in your comfort zone.  But if life throws you challenges and difficulties, and you overcome them, you are more likely to be great.  This is because it forces you to step out of your comfort zone and see things in a different light.

When you are at the absolute bottom, there is only way to go and that is up.  You only understand light when you have experienced dark.
Passenger sings this so eloquently in his song “Let her go”:

Well you only need the light when it’s burning low
Only miss the sun when it starts to snow
Only know you love her when you let her go

Only know you’ve been high when you’re feeling low
Only hate the road when you’re missin’ home
Only know you love her when you let her go
And you let her go

You can watch it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBumgq5yVrA

Believe that there is a reason that you are going through all of these difficulties – they are the lessons and the stepping stones that are taking you to heights that you may not even believe you are capable of reaching.
Think big! Step out of your comfort zone!
Soar to great, great heights!

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Afraid of change?

06 Thursday Dec 2012

Posted by Andi in Attitude, Change, Life journey, Self growth

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bravery, change, control, fear, light, sky

The ongoing saga of the loss of the great tree…
As much as it upset me to see that tree fall, and believe me it was painful to watch, and it seemed to fight a good fight taking a full week before it finally succumbed, something good came from the whole situation
I was being overly dramatic and emotional about it but the change forced me to see the light. Literally.
As much as I loved the privacy and the greenery that the tree provided, we never had a clear view of the sky.
And suddenly in all its glory, there was the sky. Our house is lighter and brighter and we can watch the sun rising in the morning and the moon rising in the evening.
I can laugh at myself when I think about how stressed I was about that tree.
A tree that I had no control over. Yes, I miss the tree, but it has gone. There is nothing that I can do to bring it back.
Doesn’t life do just that to us?
You get into a comfort zone where everything is familiar and you feel in control of things and then suddenly, Bam! Something happens that throws everything out of your control.
And that is going to make you feel helpless and miserable.
For a while.
And then you see the light!
Maybe this change was forced on you because you were too scared to do it yourself.  We can fight change as much as we like but life has a way of making sure that you don’t stay too comfortable.

Even depression forces you to change.  I see depression as a blessing in disguise because when you are at your lowest, you have nothing to lose and change becomes so much less scary.  And when you are at your lowest, you can’t see the bigger picture.  The fact that all of those things that seemed so terrible before have become small in comparison to the battles that you are going through right now. You realise that you are a survivor!
Try to embrace change, as difficult as it may be.
Something far greater and much more exciting may be waiting for you around the corner if you are brave enough to go and take a look.
Keep being brave, keep moving forward.
I know you can do it!

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