Thando Navigates Life

 I would like to take this opportunity and thank all those who are supporting my blog. I see the views and comments please keep it up. I would like to see my blog family grow. 😘

 Kwa-Zulu Natal is in mourning after devastating floods that has taken lives. I am putting the families that are grieving in my prayers.  Please Pray for KZN.

 Stress all around as it was test week at our University. Now if you don't prepare in advance you know you prepare to fail. After two full years of on line learning because of Covid we are back to sit in exams and tests full time  and our brains are still in shock of everything. I am still a bit rusty and finding everything about school difficult especially with the funding problems I am currently facing, we also lost a classmate we loved dearly. But all of these are minor setbacks toward the end goal. We are so close to the finish line there is no turning back now we will keep on pushing.  We all have questions or worried about employment opportunities with the state of our economy and high unemployment rate is South Africa. The problem the graduates are facing in this country we can only hope for a light at the end of the tunnel.  That shouldn't demotivate us we know why we started, we have that common goal of getting out of poverty and education is our ticket!

 "Life is like the ocean. it can be calm or still, and rough or rigid, but in the end it is always beautiful." - unknown.  The ocean for me is like therapy and my happy place. The sound of the waves relaxes my mind. Nature is a beautiful thing. A friend of mine once said the ocean look like an old man full of wisdom and I felt I did gain wisdom of my own by going to the sea. The reason I say this, growing up as a fat girl I was always conscious about my body and how I dress and always opting to cover up. Now going to beach slowly made me come out of my shell as I was free to be in a bathing suit and not caring about what anyone thinks about my body. I started gaining self confidence and saw how beautiful my body is. The self love doesn't come easy for all of us we need to dig deep inside our selves and heal, and we all know healing takes time so be gentle with yourself. If you are a big girl like me and struggle getting swimwear that fits you please visit my good friend&#

  Had a pleasure to witness my best friend get her fairytale love over the weekend. 😍 in a stunning intimate wedding with just close friends and family the couple shared their vows. I love love and was happy to see someone close to me get to experience a  soft love to see her getting chosen by the love of her life melted my heart.  I haven't been lucky in finding true romantic love and I've made peace with that. not in a defeatist way but a gentle acceptance to help me navigate life. but there will be more love always remember that.💓 

Wishing you and yours a  Happy Easter weekend!  

Journaling has been such a powerful tool for me as an overthinker, it helps with my thoughts and self-expression which has been good for my mental health. Journaling can also be a stress managing tool as you write down your feelings and understand them more clearly. I journal mostly my thoughts and dreams that I want to manifest. I have two journals both gifted by friends which I love very much. What I wanted to try was write daily affirmations so I can focus more on the positive since life has been extremely difficult and have been feeling the pressure. As I have said this is a personal blog and you will mostly see how I try different things to navigate life. " and when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you achieve it."- Paulo Coelho. There's nothing more I long for in my life than Peace and Joy.  

 Good Morning loves😘 Sundays for me are my soft days,  I listen to RnB music and chill just to prepare for the week ahead. Took some time to reflect on my life and I made a little video for you hope you enjoy it. Have a lovely week and remember to keep it soft.

 One of the most precious things I did in my 20s was to travel. Started locally and in 2017 me and my friends decided to cross boarders and get those passports stamped honey (snaps fingers). I have a friend who is from Botswana and the idea started with visiting her country and we ended up dreaming big and decided to travel to 4 countries that year. We started in Swaziland which was fun and we attended the reed dance. Next on the list was Botswana, Zimbabwe and Zambia. It was in December and we stayed in Kasane which made it easier for us to cross to Zimbabwe and Zambia. We had a lot of fun and met with amazing people. We had a tour guide who took us places and to a beautiful game drive. I will never forget that experience and the memories we created to last us a lifetime. " Travelling- it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller." - Ibn Battuta. One experience that left me speechless was seeing the poverty in Zambia it was heart breaking but I guess that gave

Wake up and smell the coffee! a cliché, but sometimes you really do need to become aware of the realities of a situation, however unpleasant. On days where you feel sad or frustrated you usually just want to stay in bed and overthink about the situation. what really helps me sometimes is actually  getting out of bed for some fresh air and iced coffee. I call these solo dates which most people are afraid of doing. Some places in life you need to go alone and embrace your solo journey and be ok with being alone or by yourself.  In solitude you feel more deeply immersed in you surroundings it always make me feel calm. We live in a busy world that it is difficult to even take time for our selves and have those intimate self-care days. I say go on try it, I dare you to go on a solo date and experience peace and joy even if its for a few hours because we all know life will life sometimes. So go on wake up and smell the iced coffee!  xoxo

Hello. Eat, Pray, Love. "One woman's search for everything." a book by Elizabeth Gilbert was also an inspiration to start this personal blog. It took  me five years to read and finish it ( my excuse was I had a readers block). I too is in search of a lot of things and evaluating my life trying to find a balance. I am currently at my eating stage and honey we are EATING!😅 without any guilt because "food is symbolic to love when words are inadequate." Most of us don't even know why we are here yet and we are just trying to get by and life keeps throwing some curve balls at us.  one of my favorite poets Rumi said " what you seek is seeking you." and I really believe that one day I will have the life I want and dream of so while I am still travelling to meet my goal I will find ways to make my life meaningful. The book was also adapted into a movie so you can check it out if you are searching for inspiration like me. Life is a journey enjoy the ride!