#WeDontThankGodEnough

So thanks to a stranger that I now admire so much I decided to start my own thing.  She is one of those people that you know something is special about them, but you just cant place your finger on it.  Well I discovered her extrordinary talent and persona through her blog, that never ceases to amaze me.  I had this smile fixated on my face with each post, be it a picture, quotation, poem, or just her writing as a form of expression...  It was total bliss.  And as i simply call it - INSPIRATION.  Thank you Dianne Normans. However, I would not really say what I am doing is blogging, but it is more like my online journal.  More like a platform to bring all that I love into one space.  Today, I dedicate this post to Thanking God.

I started something on Facebook on the 1st of November.  I so wish I could take credit, but I stole the phrase from my bestie - Xoliswa PraiseGrenade (I know, I know, its like wtf...) Kali, and I have since placed it in a hashtag #WeDontThankGodEnough.  Going back to PraiseGrenade, her status was "We don't thank God enough for the untag button."   Then and there I started thinking about all the little things that I absolutely dislike, yet I have all the resources to make it positive.  This was the start to my online gratitude.  To view what I am talking about, please be at liberty to add me as a friend on Facebook - Nandisile Mehlomakulu.

Nandi and PraiseGranade

#WeDontThankGodEnough for outgrowing the bad make-up phase.

More than anything if there is one thing that #WeDontThankGodEnough for, is freedom!  Freedom is one thing God gave us, that may lead us to eternal happiness, but can do the exact opposite where it leads us to our own detriment.  I am a firm believer that we all deserve what we are going through, except circumstances that are beyond our control, eg. death.  In that saying, I cannot thank God enough for this sense of contentment that I have, which is based on my freedom to be Nandi.  Being me has been difficult as I "am too nice" as my friends would say...  I am "too" giving, I am "too" friendly, and I am "too" naive.  Well so what???  The same people who see the "self destruction" in me are the same people who benefit from my too many "too's".  All they need to do and be aware of  is that due to this freedom, the "too's" can over time become NOTHING.  And noone is immune to that!  I have my list of walking examples that I can point out.  So this is a plea to my caring friends, I got this, and please allow me to be me.  embrace my happiness, don't change it, this is what I am, and when I try to be anything else, I open up the door to misery and worry. 

In this saying, let us never cease to see the good, joy and happiness that surrounds us.  After this exercise is complete, Praise our God with each finding.  Now feel free to share as a comment what you think #WeDontThankGodEnough for.