tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31384016910748383892024-02-19T08:53:00.262+02:00Happiness is...Be thankful always.. its the simple things in life.. and life is made for living..journey with me**!Zandile Ndhlovuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00178609391458143907noreply@blogger.comBlogger107125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138401691074838389.post-87913579697178906742019-06-17T16:33:00.001+02:002019-06-17T16:46:17.651+02:00Thankful for the beauty that comes with a painful past...Hey guys<br />
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Its been a while since I've written, this year has not only flown by but it has come with so much growth and has built so much resilience in me,<br />
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On this June 16th.. I've found myself stuck in it, wondering if we all understand what its about and in observing it, if we are committing to doing better.. being better.. as we stand on the ground that harbours the blood of those that gave their lives for our freedom.. so I stand and ask the question...<br />
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Perhaps my deepest feels of this day comes from the fact that we are free but not truly nor fully free, I'm taken back to the many memories in the past year that remind me to speak past the trembling voice, moments in the past year where I lost friendships because I refused to have Afrikaans be the medium on a course we were all on, though everyone else was Afrikaans speaking, I am not, and after a few attempts to remind everyone to not, hell broke loose, and I broke.<br />
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This day reminds me that language is still used to this day to keep certain people out to 'preserve' certain spaces, that we are so many years into freedom but asked if I ever feel oppression at times, the answer is still yes.<br />
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The question further says, what is to happen if the oppressive thinking and actions are still harboured by our peers, assuming that we grew up in a better South Africa, past its worst, how can we still be separated by prejudice, stereotypes, dominance of one over the other, oppression and the worst of it, racism.<br />
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A lawyer asked me the other day, what the youth was doing, 'you guys' as he referred, he essentially was saying South Africa feels quiet through the business corridors, 'all these decisions being made today will need to be carried by you and fixed by you in the future, we will all be dead and you guys will be carrying our legacy'. Food for thought.<br />
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I close by saying, may I encourage the youth of today to dream bigger, push back the walls that seek to keep you restrained, don't allow anyone to place you or your talents in a box, fight like your life depends on it... know that every moment, you CAN make a difference.<br />
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Choose life, choose you.. and for everyday we choose each other, we create a bond unbreakable by any structure that seeks to cause disharmony. Only we can write the future of our beloved country. You are not alone, there are helpers along the way.<br />
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<span lang="EN-US">It must have been a night towards the end of August if not early September, I figure this part talks to the death certificate facts.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Somewhere in the night of the above mentioned, my sister and I were woken to a shriek like nothing I could ever imagine, it was so filled, the scream... it threw the 2 of us into terror, the question of what was at the door, the question of the intense persistent knock in the early hours of the morning.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">That intense scream was from my mother, someone was at the door, telling her that they had found my dad, somewhere, and he was dead, and somehow they’d found his belongings, that linked them back here. To my mother’s scream.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The days that followed was our house filling with people, known and unknown, in unending tears. They were all there to mourn my dad.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">This is where my battle with the feel started. I didn’t cry. Not the day of the scream in the middle of dawn, not the days that followed as I watched everyone I love fall prey to this emotion that I never quite understood, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The days progressed, more people, more crying, and my mother, unseen and unreachable, while we played outside.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">I remember my uncle trying to explain what had happened, just outside the house, as my sister broke into tears, I looked into his eyes as he told us we’d never see our father again, I’d figured this.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The morning of the funeral, the norm, an open casket, it was the same the night before, we saw him before we went to bed, and again in the morning as someone tried to dress us and ready us for the service. The whole house was filled with tears.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The first of the tears I found was as the casket slowly dropped towards the earth... I’d made sense of my dad, never waking up.. and I never seeing him again... it was shortly after wed thrown sand in the hole and casket… when I ran back, running towards my dad, running to be with him…I had never wanted to do this life without him, he was my team.. we’d done many things together… we were netball buddies at home, he woke me when he arrived home in the AM to cook something to fill what I now realize to be the munchies but also served as Sunday lunch, we sat a few nights where I watched him cook as he told me how much he loved us. He had carried a lot of pain I now realize. And me, being daddy’s little girl meant every moment was ours, from watching soapies on his head as I plaited his hair and the morning fight, every morning to take my knots out and make his afro small for work, to not letting anyone take me to bed but my dad, this meant I saw many passed out nights on the couch, waiting for him, and many nights with him, as he told my sister and I how much he’d dreamed of us and how much he loved us, his unimaginable dream that had become true, he had a family, as he cried and we, an endless ‘yebo Baba’. He said his life was complete.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Back to where I found my tears, as I ran, I remember the catching as I leaped forward to go with him, I didn’t want my life without him. The tears came down.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">I’d lost the love of my life… he was never coming back… and they wouldn’t let me leave with him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">This year has been a lot, and I want nothing more than to pass out on the couch and be carried to bed by him, to being woken up at dawn on a Saturday morning to cook the Sunday meal and him toasted, in a large mist of silence and intense ‘what are we making’ between the stealing of chicken pieces that could never fit in my mouth whole.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">I wrote earlier on the gram about 2019 for me thus far, the loss of a 6-year long relationship, the loss of a partner in business which also had casualties on the business and just how I’ve felt that the last 8 weeks had been a lot, and I felt bare.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The moment where I pause and reflect on this state of mind is here, sometimes you shed, not knowing it’s time to shed, and while you stand bare, more exposed than ever, questioning your ability to withstand the storm, your new skin starts to grow back, smoother, more resilient, and just stronger against the elements.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">It is in this growth that one pauses to reflect then exhale, that what was, might not have suit anymore, not the function nor the space, understanding the requirements for your survival often means making very hard decisions.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">These decisions are questioned for months after they happen, pegged against family and societies expectations that despite it all, you should still make it, but sometimes arriving on the other side of the mountain broken, malnourished, blind and disfigured is not any way to arrive anywhere, and self-preservation can also be first.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Zandile Ndhlovuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00178609391458143907noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138401691074838389.post-74219088343871011082019-02-19T13:26:00.001+02:002019-02-19T13:26:20.537+02:00'We all have 8 hours in a day'...Hello Beautifuls!!<br />
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I realize its been a while since I've written, I hope you're keeping well.. and blooming!!<br />
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On a run this morning, I got to thinking about the idea of having 8 hours in a day, and if you want to do more, simply wake earlier to fit it in, or the story of 'if theres 24 hours in a day, and you're at work for 8, sleep 8, wheres the other 8 gone', I believed in this a while and went searching for the mysterious last 8.. I realise it is there somewhere and perhaps the question of then getting to the things you want/need to do should not be entertained....hmm..<br />
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I have a friend, I'll call her Michelle, Michelle is married with a little one, she wakes at 04h00 to leave for work by 05h15 and be at work by 07h00, she finishes work at 17h00 and gets home at 18h30, her son goes to bed I assume between 19h00 and 20h00.. Michelle loves to workout, but essentially, she can't wake earlier than this, more than the fact of discomfort, no gym is open at that time, and even if she woke at 03h00 to train at home, the story of quality of life comes into play, anyway, after the little person is the husband and the home...<br />
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The story of waking earlier is subjective... when you are single vs when you're in a relationship vs when you're married vs when you have kids are all different states, that pile and do not exist in isolation, let me explain... the single self (Zandi) still exists in a relationship (Zandi + X), often time, in the relationship phase, you don't live together so theres still space for Zandi to exist without X in the space the whole time.. then you marry and live together... the space for Zandi becomes a little less, then a little person and its a whole different story.<br />
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I pondered this, I definitely believe that for all the happiness that life brings as it grows and expands it is still so delicate and requires super hero balance as I've seen with Michelle and my sister (super hero's that I personally know :) ).. because you're not just married or just a wife or just a mom or just a friend or just a daughter, there's also you in the space, and I know me... when I don't have room for Zandi, to fix her and love her and build her, I have nothing to give to anyone else either than just being a blob, this could also be a drunk blob.<br />
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Take care of yourself, find a way to take care of you, in the same way that you would do for your partner, little person, friends, work etc... this is important.<br />
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I've found my peace in nature, at anytime I'm in nature, I'm able to fill up my strength, to fill my cup so Im able to give more.. seeing a tree makes me happy.. climbing and sitting in it makes me even happier.. this is the same as the sea, mountains, an outrun.. I feel most alive here.. and even when I'm stuck in brick city.. I can always find a flower, the reminder of my maker.. and this often makes many things okay.<br />
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I hope you know your 'it' and know how to find it, because then even at the worst of times, your soul will know how to heal you.<br />
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ZanZandile Ndhlovuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00178609391458143907noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138401691074838389.post-50315046213805507992019-01-22T13:51:00.000+02:002019-01-22T13:51:17.103+02:00Anxiety and her Friends<div style="color: #454545; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
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I saw, a girl, on the boat today, going on a snorkel safari in hope to see dolphins, she was so afraid but had decided to do this because her boyfriend had wanted to, they are young, and the love in its purity is beautiful. She reminded me that often times we push past our own fears to best support the ones we love.. she was sick the entire boat ride and when we stopped, I told her the sick feeling only gets better off the boat.. she felt better immediately when she got into the water. <i>When you’re afraid, jump in. Throw caution to the wind.</i></div>
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At lunch, as a Fortuna slowed down over the sandy road of Ponta, one of the little kids jumped on the back of the car and rode through a good portion before the driver noticed him, when the boy felt the car stop, he quickly jumped off and ran off. <i>Always keep your sense of wonder, she will grow you.. the taste of thrill in your mouth is amazing, allow these moments to happen.</i></div>
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The change that I’m going through in my life had me in a state at a point ... then came by the sting ray exactly the size I’d seen in Maldives, massive, beautiful.. peace... a reminder that in the midst of fear, the world continues. <i>Don’t be so stuck in woes that you miss life’s glory and all her gifts.</i></div>
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On the first dive today I saw everything imaginable, a reef shark, 6 sting rays at one time, mass amounts of fish including lion fish, the second dive I saw a turtle, eels, mantis shrimp, octopus and the biggest potato bass ever seen. The dive just kept giving, a reminder that for as long as your eyes are open and you’re present, the universe will continue to give. <i>Be present, remain in a state of awe and wonder. Some of life’s biggest gives lie right here,</i></div>
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I hope you’ve had a great start to the year, acting on those resolutions while being kind to yourself**!! </div>
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I was at the gym yesterday when I heard a lady say this to her friend, who glumly looked to the side and scoffed almost as though the other friend was assumed to be self righteous.</div>
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I couldn’t help but wonder, if this was the anthem of the lonely, the weak, the survivalists or the realists.</div>
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Growing up, my sister and I didn’t really have friends, we were only really allowed to play outside way later hence most people never knew we’d lived there our entire lives, my first friend (outside of my sis) that I remember was a girl called Wendy, this was grade 6, we moved schools often before then so finding Wendy was amazing, she was so kind and so sweet, she’d just laugh at my awkwardness and eat lunch with me.</div>
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As I look back through the years, I realized that I’ve always battled to fit in specially in high school where there was an expectation to fit... because of this, I was always in my head, processed there, coped there, made decisions there and a whole bunch.. I never shared.. I still battle to share intense stuff, but I did carry the secrets of the world, in the misfit I was, everyone knew I could carry all secrets imaginable and they would never see light.</div>
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Hearing this conversation sparked my interest cause I’ve always wondered the abnormality level, if even, of holding onto so much.</div>
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I remember in my first year of varsity I saw a shrink (psychologist), once a week I think it was, I stopped seeing her at the end of the year cause I figured, I wouldn’t always have an ear and I’d have to find a way to cope, that’s what adulting was anyway, so I left her. And continued to live largely in my head.</div>
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I realize that the inability to share is a weakness.. but also think we live largely in a dependent world where if its not shrinks its drugs, if not drugs it’s an overwhelming obsession where we can hide and the question of friends being a highway is also true. </div>
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It’s you that has to learn to deal... considering friends aren’t always right, they also project their fears and upbringing into the advice you often get, it’s not just you, it’s a mirror of what they’d do if they could.. and do they ever do this?</div>
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I later saw the same ladies as the same giver of advice showed the other the cleanser to use, the moisturizer that works best and a whole lot of giving... It felt like the advice giver had been through a bit, she’d learned to toughen up.. she was hard and overwhelming in no bad way but still a large giver, and the other softer...I didn’t hear her voice very much..</div>
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So where do I stand about this question, is this the anthem of the lonely, the weak, the survivalists or the realists.</div>
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I don’t know, all I know is, my survival came with a year of sharing a bunch of hurt.. I could get it out eventually, to an utter stranger who, no matter what happened, I had surety that my pains and fears would never see light. Yes blame this on my trust issues.</div>
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For a girl whose never shared inners with friends, I can never comment on my side of friendship expectations, but I can say, learn to be alone in peace, learn to find your own coping mechanisms outside of friends, social media, obsessions and pain inducers. Understand that at any point, you’re your last hope, your longest relationship, your biggest measure of any love that you can give, and with that, forgive yourself, love yourself first, do the things that heal you and make you happy, that way you keep a cup full.. overflowing, with the ability to fill all the cups around you.. especially when you’re not very much of a sharer. Be light. Be hope. Be kind. Everything else will figure itself out. Promise.</div>
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This was from our week long group holiday in the Maldives, do enjoy!!Zandile Ndhlovuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00178609391458143907noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138401691074838389.post-83862152685090884682018-12-31T11:25:00.000+02:002018-12-31T11:25:09.439+02:002019, the Resolve.<div style="color: #454545; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
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Hello beautifuls, so here we are at that time again, and instead of going through my next set of to dos, I thought to explore <a href="https://zandilendhlovu.blogspot.com/2017/12/2018-resolutions.html" target="_blank">2018's Resolutions</a> first and what had become of them,</div>
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The long and short, I am finding my peace, my health, my quiet, my discipline.</div>
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I’m not made afraid by the rounder self - my 2018 works towards a healthier weight have benefitted me a bunch, I have confidence in what my body is and where it feels greatest, also how to get to that place - so, I could eat, celebrate and be, away from the fear of a bigger hips and a bigger bum.</div>
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We're on holiday and hoping that you guys have had an incredible time with family, filled with love and all things that you understand to be love and an expression of love!! (This Is Christmas to me...)<br />
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So while we've been in KZN I've found myself in many awkward positions that I couldn't quite answer but, the most perplexing was 'why are you never afraid', the question was asked while having lunch. Today.<br />
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I thought the question was odd until hubbs mentioned that, the asking of me and my habits was actually not weird nor awkward but a normative.<br />
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Perhaps going back to the question was my beginning, why did this beautiful boy ask me such a loaded question? We'd spoken about my ventures in general - the bike, on foot, in hike etc but then we got to the most interesting bits, where I was telling them about how I don't actively consume sugar and the preferences - considering i'm not a small girl by nature yet here we are.<br />
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So, the short of my answer was, 'My love, we are not born with fear - it is a learned trait', he says, what does that mean? I say 'I live, live without fear, everything that makes you even the least bit afraid, throw yourself into it- we're made for all of it'', as his parents grabbed him embarrassed and apologised profusely, was me, unapologetic, and wondering, what would life look like, if we didn't go forward as a nation so afraid.<br />
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So here we are, in this post,<br />
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I know what fear looks like because I've faced poverty like no one else might ever understand but, some, might comprehend even further than my understanding.<br />
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In this space that has dragged me to the reckoning of the God - my God, a place where his existence is mine. Right here you might insert your higher power.<br />
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So whats the story about fear, it was the choosing of not making other peoples fears my own, we were all born differently, living differently, choosing differently, and becoming differently.<br />
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I'm a product of a space I've never seen, never experienced and never actively lived in.<br />
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I've chosen LIFE. I dive (with Sharks), I Freedive, I run (with a heart with a hole), I hike, I pitch up at meetings afraid in the physical but far from in the natural.<br />
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So why am I never afraid?<br />
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Im reminded of the many butterflies that one encounters on every long drive, either towards the coast in Durban or the large mountains towards Sabie, assuming you're a Joburger.<br />
The encounter is the same, a mass exodus of life, I often liken my life to the assumption that life, because we have not fully comprehended the idea of time, this means we are mortal to our own comprehension. I think the human life is like a butterfly. Short.<br />
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I'm told the human intelligence is the greatest - I'm not so sure considering dolphins are having the time of their lives... we all know I'm as much a participant to its end.<br />
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For this reason I realise, that,<br />
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Life is for the living, it is as futile as the many butterflies we encounter on the highway.<br />
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The striving towards the longest is futile, but, its only a question of the organ that beats between these hard laden lungs...<br />
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What is to be ... a girl.. or a body, essentially a temple,<br />
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if nothing else, worship.<br />
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if being present in every single moment,<br />
living for every single moment that matters and choosing to exist in a manner that not only preserves you,<br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I woke this morning wanting to share a bit, the year has been a mixture of the most incredible moments for me, but also some very difficult spaces, probably because the whole world has often told me I'm too straight forward and should work on finding kinder words to communicate what I need to say, this has frustrated me quite a bit, but in the frustration also censored me quite a bit - so instead of saying what I needed to say in multiple spaces, because of the admin and the lack of commitment of going around to go straight, I would rather then say nothing. This saying nothing brought me to a place of near break down.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Ive always been strong for all those around me, holding all things imaginable and unimaginable, being support as I best can, but I've also never been one to show my emotions, I deal with my own stuff.... so in the carrying of the world, when Zandi needed a pillar, the cracks started showing, badly, and I knew I needed to see my grandmother before I quit on everything - that intense.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So I stop and share the space that my Gogo is, arriving here was peace, a resting place for never ending expectations, a resting place for the mind, a place where I can just be a girl besotted with her gran, and actually feel the pleasant tingles that come with idle moments as my sister and I have drinks on the stoep. The simplicity that I often crave.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">2. Every so often, put the head basket down that fills with mass expectations, dreams, hopes, anxiety, work and just be in the space, allow the love around you to fill you, and heal you.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">3. Tell Gogo everything, she's always in a place to give a little bit more wisdom, with a little less caution than the world.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">4. Let the little ones around you heal you, I've always loved my sense of wonder almost like I was still 5 years old... I love the awe and look in their eyes, it cleanses my soul.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I hope in any moments of difficulty you find the courage to hold strong, just for a little bit more, till you get to your safe place, where you can put the baggage down and rest, acknowledge this place of rest and let her heal you, she most certainly always will</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And pray, in whichever way you know, do it. The universe is tasked to aid you in every single way, it exists for you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: ".SFUIText"; font-size: 17pt;">I sit, the time 01:42 Cocoon island time, swaying with the waves of the water.. Frank Ocean in the background, eyes closed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".SFUIText"; font-size: 17pt;">I feel everything I’ve never felt before, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".SFUIText"; font-size: 17pt;">In the beginning of the evening past all of the karaoke and the fun.. I felt my dad.. as never before.. the Peace and the calm had summoned him to this space.. here and now.. we were to dance.. I’d see him like i saw him from many years while growing up.. he was present.. the present.. the Space.. the love.. the worship.. as Sade started to fill the airflow of feel he was officially summoned.. he arrived.. what happened was what needed to happen..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".SFUIText"; font-size: 17pt;">The Dance.. the Dad and her daughter.. as they had danced many times before before he ascended to a realm new, and without me, his dance partner, and somehow the worlds had opened up.. a moment where he and I could dance again.. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".SFUIText"; font-size: 17pt;">So what do I say for the dance that has always lived in my head.. I say yes.. and sway away.. left to right.. in the way that he has always done in dance and I was a little too short for the dance and today.. here I was.. old enough, tall enough to lay my head on his shoulder.. possibly one of the most important moments.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".SFUIText"; font-size: 17pt;">He waited.. for what felt like forever. And here him and I stand.. im in awe.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".SFUIText"; font-size: 17pt;">I am the winds that carry him to me.. and i to him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".SFUIText"; font-size: 17pt;">I am everything in this moment right now.. I stop in awe.. to the universe and all of her glory,my God. For this moment that could never be tainted. That could never be taken away. In a world that often seems to take away. Who am I. A mere human, who only continues to give, serving at the altar of need.. sometimes it’s not everything that the world needs but only what one needs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".SFUIText"; font-size: 17pt;">I lay me at the altar of what this space needs. A space undefined,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".SFUIText"; font-size: 17pt;">... thanks for journeying with me.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">For the longest time, I never wanted marriage, it was just something I never aspired to nor dreamt of.. even when lobola was paid, I didn’t get new dreams of a white wedding.. I’ve just never been there.. I always thought I would travel.. for years.. not necessarily high class travel just chasing my heart I guess.. experiencing awe in every way unimaginable. I would then settle down a few decades later and adopt 4 beautiful kids.. we were then gonna be that awkward family that never quite fit into spaces for various reasons but could create the love we’ve always wanted and needed from and with each other.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Fast forward to present day reality, I’m traditionally married and at each visit to the in-laws, find myself particularly taken aback.. and more of the inability to fit, the panic, the anger… the moments of not quite regret but the inability to place these people around me. In no mean way of course, perhaps my blindness also comes from the fact that I think parents are often over invested, I think God intended for humanity to reproduce but after the offspring is well on its way - fit, equipped with all the tools to navigate life and make reasonably good decisions, everyone should head their separate ways, and yes, the off spring may pitch up every so often but essentially, they are no longer yours, they belong to themselves and whomever they decide to do this life thing with.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Well, I feel (most) of the in-law world hasn’t caught up with the new world where the rest of us exist, in a world where women don’t need to marry for security, we’ve become our own security, nor do we marry for offspring, you can get that at the hospital even designed to your liking, we don’t marry from need anymore and the idea of ‘the other’ can be met in so many ways more than one, so how is it that some mothers have likened the bride price to some ball and chain that’s linked to them and not your husband? And the expectation that your life’s dreams have all been waiting at the door of domestication from marriage?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Culture is a big question, I didn’t grow up in a heavily traditional home, my family was weird and we all decided on what culture we were gonna be a part of and pursued it if that makes sense. Culture is the space where we are raised and pretty much shape into the space. Tradition is what we are born into, and depending on the intensity levels of your parents you might just come out with a ‘I’m Zulu’ sticker, while some come out with ‘I’m Zulu, I’ve practiced all traditional dos, I’ve been taught this marriage thing since birth and all the jazz’.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">For clarity, I’m just Zulu. I respect my gran and parents, I respect my elders, I know my limits but at the same time, I communicate my thoughts unafraid, tradition doesn’t stop me from this. We have frank discussions with my gran where she laughs and says, you haven’t changed a bit from when you were 5, problem is, in the in-law space, I hold onto so much I could combust, I can literally feel all the switches turn on to the most massive volcano, and then, I stop, and re-channel the anger to the innocent one, my husband. Maybe his innocence need be questioned if his mother thinks I’m the help when I’m not.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Zandile Ndhlovuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00178609391458143907noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138401691074838389.post-30088175329334355762018-11-17T12:54:00.001+02:002018-11-21T12:36:55.505+02:00Sodwana Bay Dive Trip!!<div class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.266666412353516px;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In September I went for a dive trip with a dive company called scuba.co.za to Sodwana Bay (I got my Open Water & Advanced certification with them), this was my first dive trip as all other dives have pretty much solo and as and when I can, this trip was preplanned and the idea was to dive all day everyday, and we did just that! The days went by so quickly after the dives, I now understand why it’s called a dive trip!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.266666412353516px;">Part of the awesomeness of our trip is that there was a team dedicated to packing, transporting, offloading, collecting and cleaning of our gear daily after the dives, this is important for me cause 2 dives later, I wasn’t trying to still do admin :)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.266666412353516px;">Breakfast was a little bit of a trick as our first dive was at 07h00, this means everyone left the lodge at 6h30 and most hadn’t eaten, the idea was you could go back to the lodge for breakfast buuuuuuuut that’s just too much admin, there’s an awesome place on the beach next to all the dive operators that serves great breakfast and lunch, so often times, breakfast and lunch didn’t happen per ‘times’ so we often had brunch and dinner :) </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.266666412353516px;">brunch had at the food place on the beach.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.266666412353516px;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The Lighthouse restaurant has the best pizza I've ever tasted in my life!! I had the priviledge of having lunch here in December after doing my Discover Scuba course with Coral Divers and when I finished my dive, starving, I found this place and legit.. t<i>hey have the best pizza ever</i>! So with lunch never happening, we had pizza here on the 2<sup style="font-style: normal;">nd</sup>night I think. And yes, the pizza was still hella amazing!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.266666412353516px;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I love this place.. I love the community! Getting around is pretty easy cause everything is relatively close to each other, from the lodge, in about 5 minutes you could walk to a few restaurants and stores so not too much driving.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Sodwana shores are visited by humpback whales, sharks, dolphins, turtles through the year, perfect place to see these beautiful wonders!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Its a marine protected area</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">On one of the evenings we went to this beautiful look out spot, I actually took some drone footage (on the 'dive' YouTube video), we had drinks and just relaxed, so lovely. The place is called Mgobezeleni Lake, a must see!</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.266666412353516px;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A typical tourist! I bought myself a cute Sodwana Top, and 2 Freediving suits from a freedive store I bumped into, also bought a cute bikini from one of the small shops there, <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.266666412353516px;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">One of the guys found a shark tooth on one of our dives and gave it to me, this was so special, I then asked one of the ladies that make beads to put it on a string for me so I could wear it around my neck.. I love it! I always believe in supporting any local community you go to in one way or another.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.266666412353516px;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">To be part of the trip you needed to,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.266666412353516px;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In order to dive in Sodwana, because it’s a marine protected area, everyone needed to purchase a dive permit (Angling), you could also purchase it at the Lodge, but I opted to get mine at the post office, it didn’t cost a lot I think just under R200 and is valid for 1 year. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Zandile Ndhlovuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00178609391458143907noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138401691074838389.post-55650480358174423262018-04-23T20:32:00.000+02:002018-04-23T20:32:05.282+02:00Little People and the Journey of Self Discovery..Hello Beautifuls!<br />
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I came across the most interesting thought the other night when I went out with friends, the one couple had brought their little one, she was 1 years old,<br />
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As she walked around the restaurant in wonder, unable to sit still, the parents mentioned that ever since she graduated from crawling, to not holding onto stuff in order to get anywhere, they haven't been able to stop her.. she walks everywhere, wants to feed herself, touches everything, puts everything in her mouth.. and in short, their lives had become a constant running behind this little person, her parents adored her.. and clearly she was daddies little girl as he chased behind her the whole evening,<br />
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This brought me to a thinking, the journey of self discovery,<br />
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This little person had found her wings, the crawling phase had been lived to its fullest, I assume effort was put into not needing to hold onto walls in order to get to stuff anymore, and now that she could walk by herself, there was no stopping her.. as she experienced these many firsts for herself, happy to come ask for help if she couldn't reach anything but so self sufficient at the same time..<br />
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<br />Zandile Ndhlovuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00178609391458143907noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138401691074838389.post-68794723800640169942018-04-16T11:13:00.000+02:002018-04-16T11:29:37.144+02:00Western Cape Weekend and The #CabalHello beautifuls!<br />
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When Raoul announced he wanted to do a race where only 50 entries would be available, bae and I thought.. hmm.. AND I haven't been in the racing scene for a while nor am I super fit but we thought we could make a trip of it.. luckily, by the time the trip came around, I was about to kill people at the office so the timing was everything!!<br />
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We decided to drive down cause we wanted to not only take our bikes but my diving stuff and a bunch of comfort stuff as well.. aaaaaaand babe and I generally enjoy road trips.. there's something magical about those endless conversations, laughs, naps and Ted Talks.. it just works, this however, was our longest trip and we felt it but still enjoyed it!<br />
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The trip was short but so magic packed, we arrived Thursday morning, checked into Trails End Bike Hotel, did some work and headed to Franschoek for lunch.. the route there from Grabouw was incredible.. Im brought to life by nature.. and this was everything! Food, wine, more Food, more wine and we headed back to the hotel :) :)<br />
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Cabal was a 2 day race in Grabouw, Day 1 was a short Time Trial <TT> (15km?) and Day 2 was the Big Day Out (BDO), meant to be 100km.<br />
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As the Cabal group started arriving on Friday through the day, the air was charged.. the vibe was fun, the group was different.. fun.. I'd missed this space.. I had a feeling this might have been planned as a Boys weekend.. probably cause I went on to be the only chick in the group, some might say I won the ladies Cats for the first Cabal but fun was had lol,<br />
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The TT was incredibly beautiful, the BDO was a scene out of all the fiction movies you've ever seen, a bunch of climbing to get to the magic but the space was so sacred.. I could write a bunch but I don't have words, the knitting of the route was pure art, the event organisers really went out of their way in packaging this piece of Grabouw magic for us!<br />
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I have respect for all the guys who rode gravel bikes. The skill. One day when I grow up maybe :)<br />
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2nd Ps, I forget how kind the cycling space is, there's something about the sharing of this passion, we're not at the same levels but what brings us together is so much bigger than all of us.. and new aspirations form, for whatever reason.</div>
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3rd Ps, the diving didn't happen, broke me a little but the operators were all saying the tide was high which meant poor visibility and generally not the best diving conditions.. sucked.. thought I'd force it then remembered I could get eaten by a Shark from trying to fight the waters ('',)/</div>
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4th Ps, when your magic is running low, take a holiday, this country has the most beautiful places to see.. a young #shotleft .. refill the magic so you can pour into those around you.. and hold safe spaces for those you love.. you need strength in order to be this.</div>
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The weekend was magical, some more pictures below from the weekend!</div>
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Zandile Ndhlovuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00178609391458143907noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138401691074838389.post-91659696263898737072018-04-08T20:46:00.001+02:002018-04-08T21:03:38.284+02:00The Art of Kindness..Hello beautifuls!<br />
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I hope you're well and all those good things.. the week has been full.. so full.. so I thought I'd write.. cause thats what I do when I brim over..<br />
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If you follow any of my social media accounts you'll note that I spoke a lot about kindness this week..<br />
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The space and place where it comes from is so deep.. and so wide.. I don't know how to envelope it.. and perhaps we shouldn't seek to..<br />
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So I've been bullied before, growing up, I was often an outsider in 'common ' spaces, just because I was what I was and apparently to some, I smiled too much.. which meant I was fake and that was the reason why on most days in high school, after school was me in the middle of a circle of girls going on about how 'unreal' I was.. this went on to many physical insults being thrown in, obviously in hope to break me.. I never understood it.. anyway, I escaped all that by throwing myself in all things that reflected me, sports.. hockey to be precise, I played hockey and found a family that accepted me and my happiness without judgement.. where I could be myself without needing to explain why I was the way I was..<br />
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Fast forward to many years later, I have the smallest circle of friends.. I don't know why but it just is.. I don't know how to explain myself but I know that I've always needed kindness in the space for me to be accepted, kindness looked like not judging me because of how I looked.. kindness was not being asked to explain myself or how I am or behave.. kindness was a smile when I walked into a room even though I didn't 'fit'.. this scene plays itself out in so many places.. my business partners and I had just signed the biggest deal, stuck in Sandton traffic we decided to pop Champagne at the Radisson.. because I am what I am, the waiter gave me the look of 'you don't belong here' .. I've become so used to it.. I squirmed and we sat, as my one partner noted my discomfort he said 'she'll never see that kind of money in her life, you don't need to look like money to be money', in short, we live in a world where the people who wait the door are judgemental to those who walk into the establishment to give support almost as though they hold guard for the owners.. anyway, I appreciated his words and enjoyed the bubbles.. the stories are endless, but perhaps I come to this space to share because kindness is so crucial..<br />
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Humans are so volatile, we grow up in all kinds of homes, we all have our own struggles, it might be financial, it might be weight, it might be social acceptability, it might be insecurities that are rooted so deep we don't know how to reach in to heal ourselves.. yet we walk these streets, wherever we are, we choose to wake.. we choose to carry on.. we choose to participate in life.. we accept invites we find awkward to hold the door closed to questions.. everyday, we choose, to pitch up.. and be.. and push.. and attempt another day.. to do better.. we just keep trying.. no one needs judgement of any kind at the end of our efforts and strength..<br />
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I'm sorry for the essay but if this could be summed up in a sentence, it'd say, BE KIND, the space to be kind is so large.. its largely undefined.. it's a smile.. its words.. its a hand on the shoulder.. its a wink... its these many little gestures that say 'I'm with you', 'keep going girl'.. 'I see you'.. thats all.. choose to be these moments for yourself, and others, allow other women to rise, be the shoulders upon which we find the strength to look within and heal.. be a hug dealer.. be part of the large network that is creating multiple safe spaces for all people at all times.. choose to take the chance on humanity, we will heal eventually..be the hands that bring the healing.. multiply hope..<br />
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As I come to a close, this week was a difficult week for many people across South Africa, Africa as a whole, the world maybe.. we lost a Queen... we lost a woman who taught us resilience.. taught us to not be afraid.. taught us to stand up against injustice.. taught us that sometimes we work hard and history remembers us different to what our actual efforts were, taught us that even so, that doesn't mean we give up.. we continue to be hope.. we continue to fight.. and as South Africa, to never forget where we come from.. women celebrated her on Friday by wearing all black with a doek/head scarf.. the most incredible imagery surfaced.. strongly enforcing that she had not died, but had multiplied.. goosebumps stuff.. I celebrate her.. phenomenal woman.. Mbokodo.. RIP mother of the nation, RIP Winnie Madikizela Mandela.<br />
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In the spirit of love and magic and kindness, these images for me spoke the loudest about letting go.. being free.. and being kind..<b><i>Celebrate your wins beautiful, and if you have no one else to tell that today you drove past gym in effort to eventually get in, call me, sms me, DM me, tweet me and I'll celebrate with you boo!</i></b><br />
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Happy New week loves, you are a force, the decision lies with you as to what force you choose to be, stay courageous <3<br />
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I went on a ride yesterday, that a day later, has brought me back to this place, the blog, where I share a little about the 'dark place' I went into,<br />
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The ride was difficult.. Im not sure it was the massive amount of sand everywhere that frustrated my already unwilling legs or if it was the fact that I'd just gotten new tyres who's first ride was this ride and it felt like I was trying to push a tractor uphill, but alas, here we are,<br />
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I've always called time on the bike church, and it is, but the service yesterday was slightly different.. I was tested..<br />
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Once we turned back towards home, from quite possibly one of the most beautiful rides I've been on in Lephalale, the frustration began, maybe continued, as Grant put the hammer down and I was giving everything to sit his wheel, it was simply impossible with the loose sand, after a while, I could see Grant's flashing backlight going further and further away from me.. I succumbed to the dark place.. feeling so sorry for myself.. feeling weak.. feeling defeated, not only by the external elements, but my inner fight was on mute.. I haven't gone into the dark place in a while.. after the flashing red light disappeared into the dark, I woke, almost as though the reminder that only I could get myself home dawned.. and when it did, the legs agreed.. and a fast paced spin got me home..<br />
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...somehow, the feeling I had in yesterdays ride surfaced today, almost as though, <i><b>a reminder to see it, recognise it, and note the decision I made in the midst of the dark place</b></i>.. and perhaps remember it, so I share : Never ever forget, only you can pull yourself out of your dark place, there can be help infront of you (Grant), but thats not what you depend on, as this help is simply that, assistance, it takes you choosing to get out and choose to go forward.. and once you do that, everything bows to ensure your win.. whatever that win is.. Happy Tuesday beautifuls <3<br />
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<br />Zandile Ndhlovuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00178609391458143907noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138401691074838389.post-1999263690390736352018-03-18T22:15:00.000+02:002018-03-18T22:15:28.841+02:00Vasbyt.. and the Absa Cape Epic Prologue..Hello beautifuls.. so this week has been very interesting for me, with a new found friend prepping for the Absa Cape Epic.. I found myself re-living my experience..its amazing the depth of pain the human spirit can endure.. makes you realise how much further you could go, just by digging a little deeper..<div>
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We watched the prologue this morning with so much respect for all the riders.. I've always loved Ariane (Luthi), she took second today, Ariane introduced me to Annika (Langvad), they were team mates for 3 Epics I think.. Annika now, is something else.. her strength.. makes me believe that anything really is possible if you put your mind to it.. watch her and tell me she doesn't inspire purple clouds, anyway, she took first today with Robyn de Groot taking 3rd.. now we all know Epic, todays results tell nothing of the next few days of 'vasbyt' even for the pro teams.. </div>
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Zandile Ndhlovuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00178609391458143907noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138401691074838389.post-85890193213159063482018-01-21T19:12:00.000+02:002018-01-21T19:12:09.156+02:00The beauty of change..Hello beautifuls!!<br />
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So I've been back on the bicycle for a little now.. but have also been training quite a bit.. I've found that I've become less.. of.. wanting to be the fastest or the strongest.. but sitting somewhere closer to .. my best reps.. where form is key.. the bicycle however.. still so sacred.. but every stride so much more.. I've always loved being on the bicycle.. its always been so magical..<br />
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The year has started in a different way to the norm.. forcing me to make decisions that I would rather not make.. forcing me to choose me.. again.. and this moment.. and every day in this new year has been not only a dream in the midst of the most mediocrity at work.. but has also come with so much peace.. I'm not afraid..<br />
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Happy New week beautifuls! Enjoy the pics from todays ride, not the most scenic but it was scorching hot and the route back home was so windy we definitely made up for the lack in climbs with fighting the craziest winds.. I'm a weird one to ride with.. I think hubbs is handling well :)<br />
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<br /><br />Zandile Ndhlovuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00178609391458143907noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138401691074838389.post-3449520268631253802018-01-03T15:34:00.000+02:002018-01-03T15:34:11.904+02:00Going to church.. first ride of the year**!So I went to church today.. and it was beautiful..<br />
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First ride in the New Year and my legs felt amazing.. the ride was incredible.. I wanted to share a few things that made this ride special..<br />
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1. I woke not wanting to ride, babe made us ride - in short, get up, even if you don't feel for it, just start and allow the journey to carry you<br />
2. I battled quite a bit on climbs in KZN.. this is part of why point 1 was the case.. it was incredible feeling strong in my body.. again.. show up..<br />
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Lastly, and the most important lesson from todays ride was, if your mind gives up at the bottom of a climb.. you're not making it to the top.. it was the choosing to ride the climb.. taking it a step at a time.. making it mine.. it had nothing to do with anyone else.. by the time I got to the top I felt the climb may have been a false climb.. but it wasn't.. I'd just taken my time, I got to the top strong.. and naturally, the ride got easier from there.. the life lesson in this..<br />
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Push yourself, it gets easier once at the top, and somehow my heart reminded me that only helpers are found at the top.. those who have climbed the highest mountains don't take for granted the work it takes to get there, so they become helpers.. look out for the helpers <3<br />
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For the first time in a while I thought about Gugu today.. intensely so.. how he'd wait with you.. encourage.. be your biggest fan on each and every ride.. an emotional ride..look for the helpers..<br />
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Some pics from the ride (yes we didn't have helmets on.. its a long story but we were safe, promise)<br />
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Zandile Ndhlovuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00178609391458143907noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138401691074838389.post-43063288076423019262017-12-29T20:32:00.002+02:002017-12-29T20:32:29.509+02:002018 ResolutionsHello Beautifuls!<br />
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So apparently New Years' Resolutions are so last year but for me, it's a story of how I intend to be better and hold myself accountable.. so here we go :)<br />
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1. Hit the gym<br />
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I tracked my new routine with an app called <i>Productive</i>, it helped loads as I planned for when each habit should be done by and I could simply mark it off once done, I haven't strictly been on my usual routine now in December but know I'll be starting up again from the 1st of Jan 2018 :)<br />
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The share is important because last year, my resolution was to be a better me but wasn't defined well enough.. at least I don't think it was, so with the new year coming, I recently read up on the 10 rituals for radiant living from the Monk who sold his Ferrari by Robin Sharma.. they resonated so deep I knew this was to be my commitment for the year as I grow, they are as follows,<br />
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1. <i><b>Solitude</b></i> : Daily mandatory period of peace - alone & in silence, at least 15 minutes<br />
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2. <b><i>Physicality</i></b> : Care for your body, care for your mind - train.. keep moving..<br />
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3. <b><i>Live Nourishment</i></b> : Eat foods that are alive<br />
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4. <b><i>Abundant Knowledge</i></b> : Lifelong learning & expanding your knowledge<br />
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5. <b><i>Personal reflection</i></b> : Review your day and work on improving self<br />
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6. <b><i>Early Awakening</i></b> : Start early and meditate at least 10min when you wake and head to bed<br />
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7. <b><i>Music</i></b> : feel the rhythm in your body.. move.. be transported<br />
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8. <b><i>The Spoken Word</i></b> : work on mantras that bring you closer to your highest being<br />
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9. <b><i>Congruent Character</i></b> : Act with integrity, let your word be one with your actions<br />
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10. <b><i>Simplicity</i></b> : Prioritise, and focus on things that are meaningful to you..<br />
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Quite a few of the listed rituals are currently in place, but for me, its making it a norm, letting your mind know these things so they don't have to be 'tracked' but become second nature.. I would particularly like to focus on <b>Personal reflection, Music and simplicity..</b><br />
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I hope these words bring you closer to your next best, with that said, may you have a prosperous 2018 that exceeds all your expectations.. may you vibrate higher.. may you find yourself and fall so inlove with self that no other love can compete.. wishing you your best!<br />
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<br />Zandile Ndhlovuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00178609391458143907noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138401691074838389.post-34085409731421119722017-12-24T12:38:00.000+02:002017-12-24T13:02:09.983+02:00Holidays and Family Time..Hmm.. I was in two minds about writing this post then thought what the hell, I may as well place my thoughts on paper,<br />
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So, we all know that holidays generally come with family time, be it leading up to Christmas or New Years Celebrations, which this year, hubbs and I decided to do Christmas with my family, then do our own short holiday then New Years with his side of the family,<br />
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Family family family..sigh..<br />
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I feel family often forgets that no matter how brave we come across, smile, are helpful and generally all giving, we are still human.. so we all know that I've battled with my weight a few years now and still working at it, but somehow, its the most normal thing to go on about it for days.. at every sight its some unwelcome comment of how your body is imperfect.. the story is never ending..<br />
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The long and short is, there was a breaking that happened in me last night, I've had a hard year.. I've worked so hard.. some things came through, some didn't.. I'd decided to be here - just to have all kinds of insensitivities be the daily talk.. as I sobbed on his shoulder I remembered that from a very young age, I was always imperfect according to all.. never the best.. not the best girl, not the prettiest not anything, but many years later I found myself.. and found the happiest place that no one could tread in as their views of me had nothing to do with me.. After I'd released the hurt of those words, I saw the light.. a light that reminded me of everything I am.. that has nothing to do with anyone else.. </div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">I'm the most beautiful version of self I know, coming to terms with the battle with my weight hasn't stopped me from constantly trying (nor living my best life quite frankly :) ), but no one gets to judge me by their standards of beauty, not my family, not anyone.. </span><br />
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And thats how I entered Christmas, if I wasn't on a diet oath I'd eat everything just to drive the point of my disinterest home but alas, I choose me..<br />
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Sorry for the damper post but hey..<br />
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Ps, wishing everyone a blessed time with family through this festive season, may it bring joy and fulfilment and a more resilient you as you prepare for the new year, lots of love!<br />
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XxZandile Ndhlovuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00178609391458143907noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138401691074838389.post-68788223477393950012017-11-26T19:18:00.000+02:002017-11-26T19:18:09.214+02:00Choose love..So, in the past week, I had an opportunity to reflect on love and what it means to those around you, those you love, and most importantly, to yourself.. I came to a place that whispered that as much as I've adored Serena's wedding, and what I think was the courage it took for her to step out and choose love, in a world that could present anything but, she chose faith, which is love..<br />
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Brought me back to the reminder that, love cannot be given, if it doesn't exist within self.. you cannot give what you do not have.. and if fabricated, it eventually comes to light, that the dark creaks within you, require light.. to be seen.. cleaned out.. and repurposed for good.. before you can allow that space to belong to anyone else..<br />
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I'd like to share a story.. a little ago (also known as about 2 years ago since I last actively mountain biked), I cycled.. so much.. hundreds of kilometers on days at at a time.. this time in my life taught me many things,<br />
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1. When I started cycling, I didn't want to be in a relationship with anyone else, I needed the time to focus on this love, be present, and trust it.. just to journey without distractions..<br />
2. I didn't want to mess with the routine that cycling and I had, I wanted to wake and ride without needing to worry about breakfast for the loved other or what romantic movies teach us.. 'waking to dreamy others looking dreamy'.. I couldn't be that so I didn't want to create the expectation..<br />
3. I have an inability to have 2 extreme loves, at the same time.. I just cannot, my heart is too demanding for split time..<br />
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So, why am I sharing this... what relevance does it have to this post? Mountain biking taught me the most important thing I've learnt to date (not underestimating any other lesson I've learnt) but as I've grown, I've learnt, and perhaps this is the lesson that tells my greatest story at this present moment,<br />
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* <b>Commit fully, or don't commit at all </b>*</div>
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Ask any mountain biker, at the foot of a drop downhill, a crazy switch back, an intense technical track, a rock drop off, a slippery single track after the rain has had its way.. you know what you know, but when you stand at the precipice of courage.. an unknown space, where you know you can, but have had a few seconds of questioning self.. the seconds between descending, the seconds before dropping off.. the seconds before you move off the last stable piece of the decision, and you grab hold of the tree and choose to walk the technical route cause the fear is in your mouth.. or the moment when you decide to let love without fear live, and untrustingly choose to pursue.. you fall.. each time (even while you walk).. but the fall because of the greater risk.. is crazy hectic.. its harder, it hurts a shit load.. and each time, a mountain biker will always know, if you cannot commit fully, don't commit at all, and the race day is generally not the time to be as adventurous.. well, that was my feeling anyway..<br />
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So I sit here, often, at the precipice of jumping and then I stop and all my insecurities come to light and I choose to not.. I wait for the day I've earned 'it'.. but I also choose to not be that anymore.. I choose everyday though I don't win everyday.. I choose me, I choose love.. love for self before anyone else,<br />
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My last posts have spoken a lot about the courage to love.. the courage to be.. the courage to choose self.. it doesn't mean there aren't days when you doubt self, but I'm reminded always, to discard the fear.. and choose love.. and choose me.. because the things I love, have loved, and will love will always require courage.. just because I've always loved pushing self to the limit.. if I'm to live the life I'm meant to live.. courage becomes the only currency that matters, after consistency.<br />
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I hope you have a good week beautifuls**!<br />
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