Sho’kwani

The old adage says: “if at first you don’t succeed, try again ...” ... many of us easily yield to the pressure of failure with not so much of a spirited fight. Listen to Simon Ngubeni as he unpacks the issue of trying AGAIN.

One of scriptures telling commentaries is this : Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me. Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.

Why me is a common question that many easily revert to as a way of finding meaning... it’s a sentiment that we make as a way of protest against an adverse experience.

... “Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.

For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.

Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone?

And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken”...

There are certain things we all can’t control ... it’s true that we all like to be the masters of our own lives, however, humanity is bound by the ties of limitation.

Don’t be held as a hostage of fear... Fear has the ability to limit ones possibilities and has a crippling effect on potential.

You may not understand why something is happening to you in the moment, but in retrospect you may appreciate why it all played out the way that it did😊.

Failure is a matter of perspective, as we’ve failed more times than we can estimate. Ergo, with a healthy outlook on the same one stands to benefit a whole lot more 😊.

There is a healthy way to love yourself without being and/or seeming selfish 😊.

There is beauty in your brokenness ... your flaws teaches you a lot about life and your own personal experience 😊.