Create your own 'wake up and smell the coffee moment'

This is a difficult time of year for most. We're all running around frantically to be able to tick of the tasks on our never-ending to do lists. I've just realised yesterday that we should create a 'wake up and smell the coffee moment' for ourselves - at least once a day!

It does happen every now and then that other people create such a moment for you.  If you're in that fortunate position - embrace and enjoy the moment!  I was humbled by people's kindness and care yesterday, very unexpectedly, and it just made me realise again that we can easily loose the ability to see kindness and care when it is shared.  The scarier part is that if we're unable to see and experience it it becomes even more difficult to be kind and caring towards others.  And that should never happen!

So if no one else create a gratitude moment for you, create it yourself! The rich and creamy aroma might turn into an unpleasant odour if we don't wake up and smell the coffee when it's first presented.

Proudly South African - and counting my (South African) blessings

I came across this very interesting (or inspiring, rather) blog post by Liesel Eiselen yesterday.  We live in sunny South Africa and we do realise every now and then that we are very fortunate.  We are part of the rainbow nation and therefore exposed to a variety of diverse people and cultures.  We are a friendly, helpful nation (well, most of the time) - concerned about the wellbeing of not only our families and friends, but also our neighbours, colleagues and communities.  We are, and we should be - proudly South African.

Something that we very often take for granted is that we're one of Mother Nature's most loved children ;-). We are not confronted with human tragedy and the loss of lives due to natural disasters.  We are exposed to mild weather conditions (the Karoo might be the exception here) and our winters generally only lasts for four months (especially if you're living in the Northern regions of our country).

Point is - we have a lot to be grateful for and Liesel highlighted this fact so beautifully.  So do yourself a favour and read her blog post.  She made me realise once again that it's a privilege to say and to, more importantly, be - proudly South African!
 
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