Do not expect a knight with shining armor when you are not equipped with your sword.........
Think like strong, compassionate, caring but a daredevil who takes a charge when it is required.
Be that warrior, who inspite of all odds wins the war ethically and respectfully.
But yes, take a step backwards not because you are afraid of losing but in order to take giant leap later...
Refrain to hold your anger... as it better to explain and express it.... because when it is not done so.... it erupts like a volcano... with much more intensity, disgrace, arrogance and impudence.... however you feel to hold on to silence refrain to do so....
Love but... refrain to lose yourself in others because there is much important thing which is your own self-respect, dignity....
Self-love is the best...
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Dear South Africans
As we look back to 1976 and remembering our brothers and sisters who died fighting for the future of our country it is also important to reflect on what is currently happening in our country. The 1976 Soweto uprising was a proof that when young people come together to fight against one common challenge the success rate becomes very high. The 2015 Fees Must Fall campaign was also one of the many examples that shows the power of the SA youth when they are united.
A question that we should be asking today is, have we had a powerful youth voice in a fight against HIV/AIDS?
As we look back to the past, it is also important to look at the history of the SA massacres in the 20th and 21st century in comparison with the HIV epidemic.
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My whole school career, all I wanted was to fit in. I never could because you were the ones who chose who was worthy to be cool and who wasn't.
The older I got, the more I tried. I wanted to be in the cool crowd to have memories to look back. I wanted to be like you so much that I went out and bought the most expensive designers jeans just like you, even though I had to work three jobs to pay for them. You had everything handed to you, and I never did. I was always so nice to you.
I put myself into your conversation so that I could be recognized. All of my efforts seemed to continue to go unnoticed. I didn't party. I worked three jobs the summer before my senior year. I never slept in. I attended church every Sunday. I didn't "live it up" like you did. In saying all of this, I want to...
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You love animals. You'd rather spend time with your
dog or cat than whoever just won the Nobel Prize or has almost come up with the definitive cure for cancer. I get it. But try to understand that I do not share your feelings.
When an animal appears to be heading in my direction, I immediately panic. The fight-or-flight
mechanism kicks in and all I want is to be away from the animal lest it touch me, which is my main dread, possibly even stronger than the dread of being bitten. Hence I will attempt to scale a wall or leap onto a parked car. Anything to get away from the animal.
I don't go around poisoning dogs' food or throwing
darts at cats. Not only would that be against my values, but I couldn't bear being close enough to an animal to cause it harm.
I know that for some...
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I'm writing this letter to all the women of the world. This is for all the mothers, sisters, daughters and wives who manage to juggle all the responsibilities in their lives. It doesn't matter if you work outside of the home or not because all the work a woman does is of economic value. One thing we women don't do enough of is to take a little 'me' time; set aside time to relax and renew our energy. That old saying "A man may work from sun to sun, but a woman's work is never done", is true. At times, there doesn't seem to be enough hours in the day to get everything done. Many women get so caught up in their roles of mother, sister, daughter and wife that they - as a person - fade into the background. Some women spend so much time nurturing everyone else and they forget to nurture...
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I am writing this open letter to all the givers in the world. Those people who selflessly put the needs of others ahead of their own. While it is noble to help others, one needs to maintain a sense of balance. Givers tend to be genuinely interested in helping people by giving their time, energy and money. While it is commendable to assist those in need of help, givers must be aware of the users in the world. There are some people who will manipulate and use someone sincerely trying to help them. For that reason, givers need to establish clear boundaries with people. I've seen it happen all too frequently. Users will demand so much from a giver, to the point the giver becomes completely exhausted, physically and emotionally. When this happens the user will then move on to the next giver....
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There have been times when I started this letter just to trash it. I didn’t know how to address everything, even 4 years after the fact.
Anyway hope you’re okay and living your life at it’s best .i don’t know how to put my heart into words, but I’m going to try ,you were my best friend ,my best sister from another mother, a sister I was so proud of ,I used to look up to you. Do u remember I used to dislike you so much in start never wanted you to be the part of my group, but then things changed lord knows that I couldn’t thank him enough for giving me you ,I used to see you as his blessing towards me, in my life I was never attached to somebody like i was attached to you. I opened my heart and soul to you ,without thinking for a second that you can hurt me this bad. You left a mark on...
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You may not ever understand, and you may not ever care to try to understand, what we go through. You may not ever want to understand. You may label us as "needy," or "crazy," or "fucked up in the head." You may reject us, and you may avoid us like the plague. You may think we're just looking for attention. You may accuse us of lying to get our way. You may never truly get what we endure on a daily basis, and we don't expect you to - we just want you to hear us out.
We don't mean to have seventy-three mood swings in the span of twenty-four hours. We don't mean the harmful things we say when we lash out at you, and we know you usually don't deserve it when we do. We don't mean to scare you when our smiles turn into facial daggers that are shot in your direction. We don't want to hurt you...
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Hey remember me? Of course you don't because you rarely give me the chance to be myself. I met you when I was 13 and you've violated me in so many ways.
I finally decided to get help to get rid of you and it kinda worked. It worked until I realized I was taking twelve pills a day at the age of 15 because my body wasn't doing what it was supposed to. You gave me insecurities, took away my friends, pushed my family away, and I lost myself. How dare you? How dare you come and go as you please?!
You take a hiatus every now and again and make me believe this is it, I'm finally happy and everything is going great. I build new relationships and begin trusting people again. You always know the perfect time to creep on me and shove away any happiness I have left. My world is turned into a...
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I have been pondering about doing this for a really long time. In fact, when I liked this page several months ago (I think), it was for the express intention of doing the same. But I never had the courage to do it. Because I was ashamed of what I did, I guess. But then I realised, if you guys showed the remarkable courage that you did when I was hanging on the precipice of death, the least I can do is return the favour.
I do not know how many of you know even now, but I have this thing called Borderline Personality Disorder. It kind of sucks. You take bipolar disorder, you remove the manic episodes, and you replace them with even more depressive episodes and paranoia, a fuckload of paranoia, and you get BPD. It is not very nice. Depression is one of its symptoms, and boy was my...
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