Holistic Serendipity

According to Google, Personal Development is a lifelong process. It is a way for people to assess their skills and qualities, consider their aims in life and set goals to realize and maximize their potential. Incidents and events that happened in our lives have scarred many of us. It has injured us to a point where we have lost ourselves, our dreams, visions and aspirations. My story dates back to my earlier years. I grew up as a brilliant and spontaneous child. I was that youth who soared through everything; I had a powerful personality but was also very fearful of displaying my full potential as I passed through an emotional and traumatic childhood. This was a trauma that stuck through and blocked me from bringing out the best version of myself. I continued existence as the little girl who had a wonderful vision of growth. I had flushed out all that I went through and endured life. Likewise, I matriculated, then later on graduated with flying colours. Likewise, I had lived at the

 

 

Last week Friday, the Eastern Cape had the honour of being visited by the world's renowned referee of all times, Mr Tony Weeks, coupled with Layla MacCarter to have a talk around East London schools about the dangers of using drugs. They went around the schools in Mdantsane educating the learners about drugs and the effects they have on ones body. They also had another seminar which was held at the Downtown Boxing Gym, which invited university students to partake in the awareness. The BMF Student Chapter was one of the societies that was present, and various students. The SABC Sport was also there to broadcast the event, which will be aired this week or next. Where the students were interviewed as to what they learnt about the campaign, and an interview of the new boxer Leighandra Jegels will also be there. I also had the opportunity of being interviewed, so do look out for me on your screens, sometime this coming Saturday or next week on SABC 1 or 2, but I will keep you guys pos

Zonke's song Viva the Legend, basically sums up what I would say about my dad. I could write a book about him and his achievements. My dad opened Downtown Boxing Gym early last year. When I asked him the reasons behind opening a Boxing Gym, his answer was that Eastern Cape has always been the home of boxing, and that most people are not well informed about boxing, that they do not respect the art because they have not been educated enough about the sport to know that boxing should not be perceived as a dangerous sport. His peculiar technique and skill that he has in mastering the art, which is derived from his love for the sport, also contributed much in him establishing such a facility. His aim was to also enable the youth from disadvantaged backgrounds to partake in the sport, as he felt that they needed more than just a trainer, they needed a guide, who will not only equip them with the skills of fighting, but a trainer who will nourish them in their social issues and future

I felt as though an incarnation of Beyonce's life. Her first verse in her song Grown Woman reminds me of when I was a young girl, being brave and I was such a big dreamer. I would look at myself in the mirror and start speaking. I used to impersonate presenters, act as though a choreographer or become a teacher. My dream was to be an effective figure in society, and to heal people, be it through art or the spoken word. I was that little girl who always surrounded herself with grownups, listening to grown up music and grownups stories. I never for one day thought I would be where my dreams led me. Here I am, a continuing flash of God's grace, lighting up the world the way my God wanted me to. I go back in thought and realise that the all my visions growing up were a path directing me to where I am today and where I am to be in the future. "I could count my blessings and never stop". -Andiswa Madikane Another holistic serendipity, was when I was invited to