and maybe I'm just a little girl ... a little girl with great big plans

I said I would inspire you through so many forms and in my last 2 blog entries I felt that I did this using my words but this time I have something different in mind . I came across this song on  http://aimerose.blogspot.com , its one of my favorite international blogs so check it out , and I fell in love with the words . so take a listen and I hope you love it as much as I do . If you read below you'll find the lyrics too

Mindi Gledhill - whole wide world

I’m gonna walk a hundred miles,
I’m gonna whistle all the while,
If that’s what it takes to make me smile,
I’m gonna walk a hundred miles.

I’m gonna rend right up this hill,
Summer sky or winter chill,
If I gotta take a break I will,
But I wanna rend right up this hill.

I wanna hold the whole wide world
Right here in my open hands,
And maybe I’m just a little girl,
A little girl with great big plans.

I’m gonna go and take a chance,
I’m gonna learn to ballet dance,
Learn a little something about romance,
I’m gonna go and take a chance.

I’m gonna live a crazy dream,
Impossible as it may seem,
Doesn’t matter what the future brings,
I’m gonna live a crazy dream.

I wanna hold the whole wide world,
Right here in my open hands,
And maybe I’m just a little girl,
A little girl with great big plans.

I wanna hold the whole wide world,
Right here in my open hands,
And maybe I’m just a little girl,
A little girl with great big plans.

You tell me, don’t try it,
I’m warning you that I won’t buy it.
All the failure is fleeting,
I trust it always has its meaning.

I wanna hold the whole wide world,
Right here in my open hands,
And maybe I’m just a little girl,
A little girl with great big plans.

I wanna hold the whole wide world,
Right here in my open hands,
And maybe I’m just a little girl,
A little girl with great big plans.

the clock is ticking

Thomas Jefferson said "never put off till tomorrow what you can do today"

My friend Alexa once told us a story during one of our prefect meetings. Like all stories I don’t remember the details but from what I can recall I’ve put together a story of my own.

Imagine each day you woke up and you went to the bank and given a sum of money. Not only a small portion but in total you were given R86 400 each day. So what’s the catch right? Only thing is, is that you have to spend it by the end of the day. So what would you do?

What would I do? I’d buy my family the things their hearts desire. I’d give the money to charity to help children further their education. I’d start a business , I’d create the fashion line I dream of , I’d build houses and houses and houses for those who cannot afford .

So what if I told you this is a true story, only instead of the bank giving you money its God giving you time. You get 86 400 seconds each and every day. Time is more precious than money and often this is something we tend to forget.  What are you doing with your time? You can’t save it because you can’t get it back tomorrow. Think of all the things you thought you’d do. Not the things you’d buy or the stockpile of material possessions you’d collect. Let’s even look at my list. I don’t need money to build those houses; I need to take time out of my so called “busy” life to start doing more for charity. I can start tutoring and mentoring those less fortunate than me who have the disadvantage of attending an under privileged school. The smile on the faces of my family members can be achieved through small, caring and loving actions rather than buying them objects. I can take responsibility for my future and start planning a business I dream of or even begin sketching clothes I’d love to make a reality.

So how about you? What could you do and more importantly what will you do? Our lives are passing us by. At the end of each year we ask ourselves “where did time fly” but maybe ask you what did I do with my time? Did I use every opportunity, did I do my best, did I study hard enough or did I spend way too much time in front of the TV again? Be a part of a generation that has decided time is of the essence and if we want to bring about change NOW IS THE TIME.

 The only question I have left to ask, is our future worth your time?

2013: the year of change

-          The year to make your time count

2013 : the year to be confident

Elanor Rooselt once said "Do one thing everyday that scares you"

We often hear such things and think "how am I supposed to go sky diving , snorkeling or even bungy jumping everyday" - but I've come to the realisation that that is not what she meant. Nelson mandela said "it is our light not our darkens which most frightens us" - and I agree. We have become a society that is so afraid of being who we truely are. We fear celebrating our accomplishments and talents because we worry about the opinions of those around us. I believe 2013 is the year we say good bye and good ridance to our fears because our fears do absolutely nothing but hold us back from where we are supposed to be on our God driven journey.

Today I decided to do one thing that scares me by starting this blog. It may sound weird - I know , but in truth it does scare me. I'm scared of making myself vulnerable and that is exactly what this blog does. By starting this blog I am allowing others to critise me and my opinions. I've often heard that I'm such a shy person which shocked me probably as much as it would shock those closest to me. I was the captain of my debating team and when I got up to give my speech believe me the last thing I lack is confidence but I realised that what I do lack is the confdence to be true to myself because I fear the critism that acompanies this decision.I realised that confidence is not only being able to stand up and give a speech during class or defending your decision. Your confidence lies in the depths of your soul , it is what gives you the strength to face your fears and to celebrate your individuality.

So what are your fears ? How are you going to face them ? And our we you going to finally make 2013 different from all the other years we claimed would be too? You're going to accept yourself , Love yourself , Repect Honour and Cherish yourself and I belive your true confidence will come naturally.

2013 : the year of confidence and the year of change
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