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"When you are grateful, an invisible blanket of the peace covers you, it makes you glow, it makes you happy, strong, warm. Gratitude puts the mind at ease about everything around." - Om Swami #livingstone #Zambia

I am so excited about my latest musical discovery. Her name is @msaki_za and her music gives new meaning to the phrase lyrical poetry. It is a poignant mellifluous tale told in beautiful soulful blends of English and Sotho and lyrics that echo South Africa’s past, present and future as told by her. She is so open and raw in her delivery, that watching her in person is like catching glimpses of her heart. An absolute treasure this one and such a unique gift. Look her up Thank you @zamfestzm #zamfestzm #msaki #Zambia

You have enough for a soccer team my dear. I’ve just counted. This makes him laugh-my uncle. God bless him. He loves to laugh and laughs often. And tells me that laughter is medicine. Of this he is sure. And as he reclines comfortably in his seat, I can’t help but smile at his fortitude. 11 children, 8 of them under the age of 13. One with signs of intellectual disability. The youngest only 5 months old. Retiring soon. How did this happen? I don’t think that he quite knows the answer to it either. But as I look around the round the room, there is a sense of wellbeing and I know intuitively that happiness resides in this house. It’s a vibe you feel. A kind of higgledy piggledy type of joyful hum and buzz. And perhaps it was my presence but it was awfully quiet for a house full of children, half of them still wearing diapers. But like I said. A higgledy piggery type of joyous hum and buzz. A hum buzz. A chaotic beauty that leads to accidental bliss purely because of some sort of random, couldn’t be planned quirk of life. Can you sense my happiness as you read this? I am.  Stupidly so. I love when God uses the foolish things of the world to shame the wise . Much the same way that he uses our brokenness to heal the wounds of others… Or our pain to break open the fountain of joy within. A vibranium of the soul that makes you unshakeable! And I will tell you now. This is why I keep going back to Asia. Always when I am feeling shattered. It comforts me. I am soothed by the constant roar of scooters and blare of honks from the streets. By the throngs of people in the streets without footpaths nor pavement. I’m not kidding, go to Bali. The air isn’t fresh for the most part. The atmosphere is humid and constantly filled with a mixture of essence, smoke, saltiness, food and some other unidentifiable scent. I like the lack of defined meal times. The many food stalls that fill the streets. Plastic chairs and tables only 40cm high to dine out in the open on. I will leave you with a challenge in the form of this quote. “Accept - then act. Whatever the present moment contains, accept it as if you had chosen it. Always work with it, not against it.” ― Eckhart Tolle

#Botswana will always feel like home to me I grew up here All my fondest and purest memories of my childhood are scattered across her land... All the way from Lobatse to Kazungula. And though she is like the mother who raised me and framed my early concepts of life, tis #zambia who birthed me. With Botwana's people, I will always be foreign. And in this way, I learnt my first lesson in #identity. I am a mukwerekwere. #selfdiscovery #identity #mukwerekwere #lessonsfrommychildhood

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