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"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." Ralph Waldo Emerson"To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting." E.E. Cummings
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After spending 10 days in the wonderful area of Knysna, which is up the Cape Garden Route, I feel refreshed and ready for new challenges. Not to say that a holiday with two children is altogether relaxing but a new environment can bring new perspective to your life. Family holidays are definitely a time to build on those treasured memories.Whilst away, I decided not to write anything, hence the lack of content over the past week and a bit. I
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"Try not to become a man of success but a man of value." Albert EinsteinLook Well to This DayAnonymous, 50 B.C.Look well to this day, For it and it alone is life. In its brief course Lie all the essence of your existence:The Glory of Growth The Satisfaction of Achievement The Splendor of BeautyFor yesterday is but a dream,And tomorrow is but a vision. But today well lived makes every yesterday a dream of
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I was reading a copy of Marie Clare magazine in the dentists waiting room this afternoon and stumbled upon an article, on a most intriguing local blog Aficionado. Which in keeping with its title, meaning 'somebody who is enthusiastic and knowledgeable about something', is a wonderful platform for all the things I love. So if you, like me, are passionate about good food, clothing, wine and mostly anything that satisfies your sense of
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By Michael O. Adesanya
There are times only when a Mother's love
Can understand our tears,
Can soothe our disappointments
And calm all our fears. There are times when only a Mother's Love
Can share the joy we feel
When something we've dreamed about
Quite suddenly is real. There are times when only a Mother's faith
Can help on life's way
And inspire in us the confidence
We need from day to
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