Joburg Pride 2012- Zoo Lake

A couple of weeks ago, I attended gay pride which was held in Zoo lake. I went with the lovely Bongi and we had mad fun. Although my legs were sore for a few days afterwards, it felt good to walk for a good cause. Over 20,000 people attended Joburg Pride, which was the biggest-ever turnout for the longest-running and largest Pride event in Africa. Not all were there to ride floats, and dance to acts like Flash Republic, however. The parade was halted on Jan Smuts Avenue in Rosebank, when around 20 black lesbians and feminists from the One in Nine campaign staged a protest act – a “die-in” – on the road in front of Pride participants. The activists lay on the road, together with a number of mannequins, wearing purple t-shirts reading “Stop the war on women’s bodies”, and displaying banners which stated “Dying for justice” and “No cause for celebration”.The One in Nine campaigners hoped to secure a minute of silence to commemorate those members of the South African queer community who have been raped or slain over the past few years because of their sexual orientation or gender expression. They passed out leaflets listing 25 names of such individuals, noting that there were “countless more, unnamed and unknown”. But the activists did not find a receptive audience in the Pride participants leading the parade. Video footage shows an aggressive altercation between the activists and those parading. Police eventually moved the activists away.
By all accounts it was a nasty scene, and the aftermath has been nasty too. One in Nine activists accused Joburg Pride organisers of running a depoliticised, elitist, commercialised event totally divorced from what the real function of Pride should be. Joburg Pride organisers have accused the activists of ambushing a well-run event, behaving deliberately provocatively in order to make a stir, and committing the cardinal sin of airing the gay community’s dirty laundry in full view of all the heterosexuals.There are today three separate Pride marches which take place annually in Johannesburg: Joburg Pride in Rosebank, Soweto Pride, and Ekhurelheni Pride in Kwa Thema. Of the three, Joburg Pride is the best attended by an order of magnitude – it is thriving, in fact. Below are some of the pictures taken on that day. Have a fabulous weekend friends!!!

JAZZ ON THE LAKE @ ZOO LAKE

On the 2nd of September 2012, which was a few weeks ago, Jazz on the Lake took place. This annual festival has been taking place for over 20 years now (Thandiswa Mazwai reminisced about how she used to come to the festival while she was still a student at Wits university). This event is organised by the City of Johannesburg for its residents. It basically is a way for Joburgers to welcome Spring by chilling in the sun, having picnics and or braai's while listening to some great live music by the Lake. This year was no exception, some of my favourite acts included Lira and Thandiswa Mazwai. I went with my friends and had a great time. The event was well organised, with metro-buses collecting people from either Braamfontein or Alex and Parktown. We caught our bus in Braam and were in Zoo Lake in no time. A lot of people attended the event and needless to say by the time we went home, it was a nightmare to stand in line for a bus. All in all, it was a great way to spend a sunday afternoon with friends. Below are some of the pictures.

BFOM____Best Friend Of Mine

It's a lovely rainy friday morning today and I feel nothing short of being blessed with the most amazing friend. They say true love is rare but true friendship is even rarer, when we are lucky enough to find amazing friends we must hold on to them no matter what. In my industry true freinds are hard to find, harder to leave and impossible to forget. It's always better to stick with people who knew you before you even knew yourself, the same people who were there to help you grace that maths & science exam in matric, the same people your mom didn't mind seeing with you, although they were a guy and she really didn't want her daughter to hang around boys but she would assert that this boy is different. So she would allow you to hang out and chat till 10pm at night because she knew her daughter was in safe hands. And as you grew older, you talked about random jokes, making each other laugh till you both cried, you spent hours talking to each other on the phone, and you have that "you hang up, no you hang up" kind of vibe. This person knows everything about you and yet they still love you regardless, they are still your friend for life. They make life simple because they understand and support you as though you are family, in true essence you are family. Then sometimes, there is that inevitable separation which occurs as a result of growing up, when you go separate ways to find yourself and what you want to do in this life. Be it varsity or other pursuits, somehow you loose contact and touch with each other and before you know it, you haven't spoken in four years(in my case). You somehow manage to get in touch, and it's like an answered prayer. You are talking on the phone relentlessly again as you try and fill in the blanks of the past four years, though you haven't seen one another in years you still find yourself in stiches over the jokes, this person still knows you so much more than anyone else on the planet. Now when you call them you get butterflies in your tummy just because you are so thankful that they are back in your life, need I say more?! For me this very special person is Daddy Mohapi, the most amazing person I've ever met in my life, there's no one else like him. I can talk to him for hours, I can tell him anything and everything because he listens. His friendship is truly a special gift,  genorously given, happily accepted and deeply appreciated. He is such a wonderful friend, I'm truly blessed to know someone like him, and I'm looking forward to yet another six years with him. If that didn't leave you feeling warm and fuzzy,then I don't know what will...hahahaha. Lord knows we need some warmth to make this day more bearable, Happy Friday friends!



xoxo
Grace

WATER-BAPTISM!!!!

A couple of days ago I got an opportunity to be baptised..Lol yep! I was dipped(immersed) under a lot of water by my Pastors. That's the big & exciting news I promised you on my last post. It was such a surreal moment of my life. I don't exactly remember the moment it happened. I just remember the before and after moments. Before I got into the water I was super-excited and then afterwards I couldn't even utter one word, tears just flowed like a river, I felt calm and peaceful, that whole day I was overcome by peace and quiet. It was beautiful and I think everyone who got baptised on the day felt exactly as I did because later on our bus driver commented on how quiet everyone was, he was like "guys, this is supposed to be the happiest day of your lives, how come you're all so quiet?" Above all else I'm truly grateful for the gift of life, God has been nothing but gracious and awesome to me. I'm very blessed in all areas of my life from career, business to family...and I know that from henceforth it can only get better. I intend to make the most of everyday, afterall I've been given a new lease on life. A new beginning, a new page, a new dawn, a new chapter..renewed strength and grace!

The Beginning, My Beginning

In the spirit of spring and new seasons, I decided in August that I would give away most of my clothes to the needy. For the past two weeks I have been clearing out my closet, and it is very funny that I have so many clothes. Most which I haven't worn since last year or since they were bought from a store. I never believed that clearing out your closet could clear out your mind, but it's true.. and what better reason is there to spring-clean your closet than doing it for charity?! In one of my storages, I found my signed matric shirt from 2006...talk about a flash-back. This brought so many memories of high-school, How I couldn't wait to start my final exams and be finished with school. Many hopes and dreams of what my life would and could be like, what I remember the most though is how fear-less I was back then. I knew what I wanted to get out of life and I wasn't scared to go after it. I wasn't afraid of what I would have to face out in the real world, instead I was afraid of staying in the same situation. With that said, those who follow me will notice that I changed the name of my blog from "Finding my voice" to "The Beginning". I'm at a point in my life where I'm going through various changes. Changes in career, business, spirituality and life. Never in my life have I been this sure about what I want and what I need, and the best part about it, is that I'm not scared to go get it. Great things are coming, things I always knew I would do, and now they are finally being realised. Because of all those changes, I truly felt like my blog would only do justice to me if it represented me..the real me. Before finding my 2006 matric shirt, I must admit I was feeling slightly overwhelmed and daunting by all the tasks that I needed to complete, seeing that shirt and reading all the messages from my high-school mates made me realise that I've truly come a long way.
From 18- 24 I had never looked back, this was the first time in 6 years that I took time to reflect on what had happened since I finished my matric. I felt encouraged that I am on the right track and so much more than what I have ever imagined is yet to come. I still want to visit so many other countries than where i have gone thus far, I'm a globe-trotter by nature. When most girls my age are dreaming about finding "Mr Right", getting married and raising kids around a white-picket-fence, I'm dreaming about spending a month in Milan, another one in Paris, then Zurich, New York, Rio, LA, Amsterdam, Egypt and so forth. My travel list is truly a long one. I just want to experience the world at it's fullest, build my Fashion Empire, Buy more Shoes, Wake up at a beach house in Mozambique one day and be in Paris Fashion Week the next day. I want to live..in the totality of that word. On a lighter note though, I'm truly glad that the weather is getting warmer and warmer..Yay for summer! Something totally amazing is happening on this weekend, I'm excited and will share it with you on tuesday. Have a blessed weekend.

Enjoy & Live your Life
Grace

T.G.I.F

Hello my hunnies..TGIF right? well, for me that means Thank God I'm fabulous as opposed to Thank God It's friday...LOL catchy right?! Anywho I've been a stranger to my own blog. Not good at all. I've been very busy with other things, including being burried in my own thoughts. Last weekend was an EPIC one. I went to Jazz on the Lake at Zoo Lake, my next post will feature the pictures we took there. Alright then, that is all from me..for now! Have a Fabulous weekend and stay warm and out of the rain..Hahahahaha

Love Always
Grace

The Sensation that is Sabelo Mthembu

So a couple of weeks ago me and a friend of mine and her friend went to Tanz Cafe` at The Buzz Shopping centre in Fourways, needless to say it was a cold wednesday winter night, Lol but it was very warm inside and the music kept us very hot. Back to the subject at hand, Sabelo Mthembu! I have always been a lover of Live Music, and the intimacy that comes with listening to a Live Band, and that wednesday evening was no exception. Sabelo was the opening act for other bands that would perform later that night, and Oh My God was I blown away. Listening to him sing was like being swept away to a whimsical musical journey. It felt as though he was talking directly to me and everyone else in the room began to fade away. It was very magical and marked by the intense irrational reality of a dream. What I'm trying to say is that Sabelo is the "next big thing" to look out for in the music industry. His music is fresh and fun, from songs like Dreaming in Cairo to Free Falling(I think) he will have you wishing that you knew the lyrics so that you can freely sing along. He also mentioned that he was on South African Idols in 2007(I think) Lol. Attached below are some of his pictures as he was serenading us(the audience) with his captivating voice. Oh I've also attached pictures of a Rock Band whose name I totally forgot(Hopeless I know Lol) . 

Sabelo & His Band

Sabelo & His band

 

Inno & Me



        

The Other Band

Lol I love this..just couldn't resist

FRIENDSHIP

Hey everybody...it is yet another month, women's month in South Africa and I must say I'm very excited about all the things that August has in store for me. One thing I'm not chuffed about though is this cold..I mean isn't August supposed to be preparing us for Spring? Just today most people in and around the country had snow pictures to share with everybody on twitter. Most people hate winter, me included but I must admit, I found the whole "snow thing" intriguing...if it doesn't indicate Global-warming then I don't know what will. On a lighter note though, moving right along to the title of this particular post... FRIENDSHIP!!! When I hear that word I can't help but think of Shopping, Cupcakes, Chick-Flicks,Pink,Hugs,Kisses.  So I woke up feeling warm and fuzzy and gooowy at the thought of my friends. I started thinking about this one friend of mine I've known for 21 years...yes can you believe it? 21 years and we are still the best of friends. We met when we could hardly speak properly, we entered beauty peagents together..our mommies wouldn't dare try to separate us. All this history gone by, such a strong past yet we still get along like a house on fire. Ofcourse we can't see each other everyday because at times we are in different cities, but what we share is more precious than anything. My normal day begins with a bath at 5:45am and almost always by the time i'm through bathing, i'm always welcomed by a "good morning' message from any of my wonderful friends, today was no exception. As I journeyed to work, my phone was a buzz...getting messages from three of my friends and chatting the morning cold away. At one point I thought.."who talks so much in the morning? I have very chatty friends" Lol and I began to laugh immediately at that thought. But then it hit me, these people are more than my friends..I mean not a day goes by without us talking to each other, they are the best thing since sliced bread, the cold breeze on a hot summer's day, the first cup of coffee for the day, that hot shower/bath that is so invigorating that you don't want to step out off. I realised that life would be bleak without these people, I realised how blessed I am to have such amazing friends. Needless to say when I got to the office I had to google beautiful pics to share my thoughts on friendship with you guys... I hope you enjoy reading them like I did. Have a Fabulous evening and a great week!!! PS: I have theeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee MOST amazing news ever!!! I really can't wait to share them with you guys, August will truly be a memorable one for me ;)

         

 

            

 

 

  

Why Letting Go & Moving On is the Most TITANIC Decision You'll Ever Make

 THE SINGLE WOMAN SAYS

“I’ll never let go, Jack. I’ll never let go!”

In perhaps the most tear-inducing movie scene of all time, found in the mother of all chick flicks, the very film that I myself saw at the theaters six times and own not one, but TWO copies of…Kate Winslet’s Rose famously makes a promise to Leonardo DiCaprio’s Jack that she’ll never let him go. She cried…we cried…the person in the next theater over watching Men in Black cried, completely enraptured by the sheer beauty and epic romance of Rose refusing to let go of her beloved. The music rises to a crescendo, and the magic of the moment transports you to another time and place, until you feel as if you’re floating on the next log over from Jack and Rose, watching this beautiful moment in cinematic history take place. Tears roll down your cheeks, your vision blurs and you start to gulp and hiccup from the intense emotion…waiting for the star-crossed couple to meet their demise together, giving Romeo and Juliet the boot as most popular, most tragic, most romantic couple ever to land on the silver screen.

Then...wait a minute. Something’s happening. She’s sitting up. She’s kissing him goodbye. She’s…could it be? Letting him go?!?!?

Though my lip quivers a bit just thinking about that scene, the symbolism of what happens in the film’s climactic finale moment is not lost on me. And while you may argue that she only lets him go “figuratively”…the fact is, Rose had to physically and even emotionally untie herself from Jack, not only to just move on with her life…but to SAVE her life. Had she opted to stay there, clinging to him with the same desperation that she clung to her life raft (and believe me, if Leonardo DiCaprio was holding my hand, I’d be pretty tempted to stay behind, come hell or high water, myself), that would have been the end of her story, too.

No, Rose didn’t get the Happy Ending she had hoped for, because life had other plans for her. And though they are fictional characters, I feel certain that plenty of people throughout history have found themselves in similar predicaments: “Do I cling to a sinking dream for dear life and risk certain disaster…or let go and move on to an uncertain future without the person I thought would be standing beside me for the rest of my life?

As we weather the choppy waters we call Life, it’s a decision we will face time and time and time again: Do we cling to a situation that’s taking us under out of fear of letting go of the familiar, or do we open our hand and let go of that friendship, that relationship, that job, that opportunity, or that grievance that we’ve been clinging to, realizing that to flail around uncertainly for a season is all a part of discovering our destiny?

Rose made the decision to let go. As painful as it might have been to release her lover in order to rescue herself, she was determined not to miss out on everything ahead of her by trying to raise the dead. And though she didn’t get her Happily Ever After with Jack, she did get it. In the closing scene of the movie, when we see the older version of Rose peacefully sleeping, the camera pans to countless photos from her colorful and well-lived life. We see that Rose went on to take risks and have adventures and live life to the very last drop, even without Jack there beside her. Knowing him made her a better person, introduced her to a side of herself she didn’t even know existed, helped her take her first unsteady, hesitant steps toward becoming the woman she was meant to be; but letting him go was the catalyst for actually realizing her destiny, and fulfilling her dreams, and living up to her true potential. The truth is: friends and lovers and opportunities will come into our lives and, in some cases, shake us to our very core along the way…however, not all are meant to stay.

THE SINGLE WOMAN SAYS: Some people pass through our lives for a season to teach us lessons that could never be learned if they stayed.

The trick to not getting mired in the past and missing out on the future lies solely in our ability to let go and move on, yet this seems to be the most difficult thing in the world for most people (including myself) to do. The ebb and flow…the stay or go…the hold on and the let go…what does letting go and moving on actually look like? How do you know when it’s time to let go and move on? More importantly, what exactly are you supposed to let go of and move on from? Hands down, the number one request for advice I get involves the process of letting go and moving on. It seems that although we know in our hearts it’s time to move on from what was, we need someone to be the voice of reason, reminding us WHY we need to do it and HOW exactly to do it.

I hope my new book will be that voice for you.

No matter how sexy or appealing or flashy or tall, dark, and handsome the object of your desire may be…no matter how AMAZING the job opportunity may seem…no matter the size of your impossible dream…if it is NOT meant for you, it is time to let it go and move on to what IS. Just as Rose let go of Jack, so she could bloom instead of meet her doom.

“But MY Leonardo DiCaprio WANTS to be held,” you might argue.

No, he doesn’t. (If he did, you wouldn’t be reading this.)

THE SINGLE WOMAN SAYS: You don't have to cling to what is truly meant for you. You can let go. It'll stick around.

“But MY Leonardo needs me to cling to it. If I don’t, someone else will snatch it away!”

No, they won’t. And if they do – it wasn’t meant for you!

THE SINGLE WOMAN SAYS: No one can take what's TRULY yours…so if they took it, it wasn't yours. Something better is on its way!

“But MY Leonardo wants to be with me, he just doesn’t realize it. I just have to hang on and give him TIME to realize it!”

No, he realizes what you don’t: That it’s time to let go.

THE SINGLE WOMAN SAYS: If they want to be in your life, they'll find a way to be in your life. Otherwise they'll find excuses.

I say all this not to be harsh, but to be REAL…because you deserve the whole truth and not the faux truth. And here’s something else that’s REAL: You are FAR too fabulous to cling to someone or something that doesn’t fit you, doesn’t want you, or doesn’t belong to you. While you’re clinging to the WRONG thing, you’re letting the RIGHT thing slip right through your fingers!

So what does this actually look like, this “letting go and moving on” thing? What are the steps? What does it mean? And how do you know when it’s time to throw in the towel…call it a day…and walk away? In my new book, we cover the five major areas of life that we often find ourselves needing to let go of: Relationships, Friendships, Jobs, Opportunities, and Grievances. How are we going to do it? By examining the five benchmarks for letting go and moving on: the Who, the What, the Why, the When, and the How. At the end of each chapter, we review the Five Fabulous Finds from that section for you to take away as daily affirmations, pick-me-ups, or sassy reminders to get you off of “What Might Have Been” Highway and back on the road to letting go and moving on.

 I must say I just love Mandy Hale, her take on Life & love are refreshing,i'm definetely getting her book. Have a fabulous weekend my hunnies, and it looks like Joburg will experience another cold weekend...can't say i'm looking forward to it, but complaining doesn't help. I've been conditioned to stop moaning and complaining and to just enjoy my life. I've made a resolute choice to enjoy every minute of everyday, to enjoy every moment of my life...you should also make that conscious decision to be happy, not matter what. I appreciate each and everyone of you out ther. ONE LOVE

Living my Life because it's golden
Grace

FashionDiarySA: GEARING UP FOR SUMMER IBIZA STYLE

FashionDiarySA: GEARING UP FOR SUMMER IBIZA STYLE:   Hello Fashion Fam, Summer is on its way in South Africa,so this means we can embrace o...

"Other Side Of The World"

Hellow my Hunnies

A simply gorgeous day today, more so because it's thursday and tomoro is Friday..YAY!
I hope you are as excited as I am about the weekend. Our song of the day is once again by KT Tunstall "Other Side Of The World". I absolutely love this gurl and I'm loving two of her albums. Here are the lyrics :)

                                                                                                                                                                             

 "Other Side Of The World"

Over the sea and far away
She's waiting like an iceberg
Waiting to change
But she's cold inside
She wants to be like the water

All the muscles tighten in her face
Buries her soul in one embrace
They're one and the same
Just like water

[Chorus:]
The fire fades away
Most of everyday
Is full of tired excuses
But it's too hard to say
I wish it were simple
But we give up easily
You're close enough to see that
You're the other side of the world to me

On comes the panic light
Holding on with fingers and feelings alike
But the time has come
To move along

[Chorus]

Can you help me?
Can you let me go
And can you still love me
When you can't see me anymore

[Chorus]

xoxo

Grace

Suddenly I see

A very happy wacky wednesday to you all...I'm having a great week so far, what about you? I have fantastic news to share with you, but that deserves a post of their own. I can't talk about it right now but I promise you it's gonna be great. Today I'm putting up lyrics to one of my favourite songs from KT Tunstall, many know it from the first episode of Ugly Betty and others know it from the movie.. The Devil wears Prada. Enjoy!

"Suddenly I See"

Her face is a map of the world
Is a map of the world
You can see she's a beautiful girl
She's a beautiful girl
And everything around her is a silver pool of light
The people who surround her feel the benefit of it
It makes you calm
She holds you captivated in her palm

Suddenly I see (Suddenly I see)
This is what I wanna be
Suddenly I see (Suddenly I see)
Why the hell it means so much to me

I feel like walking the world
Like walking the world
You can hear she's a beautiful girl
She's a beautiful girl
She fills up every corner like she's born in black and white
Makes you feel warmer when you're trying to remember
What you heard
She likes to leave you hanging on her word

Suddenly I see (Suddenly I see)
This is what I wanna be
Suddenly I see (Suddenly I see)
Why the hell it means so much to me

And she's taller than most
And she's looking at me
I can see her eyes looking from a page in a magazine
Oh she makes me feel like I could be a tower
A big strong tower
She got the power to be
The power to give
The power to see

Suddenly I see (Suddenly I see)
This is what I wanna be
Suddenly I see (Suddenly I see)
Why the hell it means so much to me

xoxo
Grace

Fly

Morning Dolls..it's chooseday today. Let's choose Joy & Happines. Song of the day is Fly by Nicki Minaj Ft. Rihanna...enjoy!


Lyrics to Fly :

[Chorus: Rihanna]
I came to win, to fight, to conquer, to thrive
I came to win, to survive, to prosper, to rise
To fly
To fly

[Verse 1: Nicki Minaj]
I wish today it will rain all day
Maybe that will kinda make the pain go away
Trying to forgive you for abandoning me
Praying but I think I'm still an angel away
Angel away, yeah strange in a way
Maybe that is why I chase strangers away
They got their guns out aiming at me
But I become near when they aiming at me
Me, me, me against them
Me against enemies, me against friends
Somehow they both seem to become one
A sea full of sharks and they all see blood
They start coming and I start rising
Must be surprising, I'm just summising
Win, thrive, soar, higher, higher, higher
More fire

[Chorus: Rihanna]
I came to win, to fight, to conquer, to thrive
I came to win, to survive, to prosper, to rise
To fly
To fly

[Verse 2: Nicki Minaj]
Everybody wanna try to box me in
Suffocating everytime it locks me in
Paint they own pictures than they crop me in
But I will remain where the top begins
Cause I am not a word, I am not a line
I am not a girl that can every be defined
I am not fly, I am levitation
I represent an entire generation
I hear the criticism loud and clear
That is how I know that the time is near
So we become alive in a time of fear
And I ain't got no motherfucking time to spare
Cry my eyes out for days upon days
Such a heavy burden placed upon me
But when you go hard your nay's become yay's
Yankee Stadium with Jay's and Kanye's

[Chorus: Rihanna]
I came to win, to fight, to conquer, to thrive
I came to win, to survive, to prosper, to rise
To fly
To fly

[Bridge: Nicki Minaj]
Get ready for it
Get ready for it
Get ready for it
I came to win
Get ready for it
Get ready for it
I came to win

[Chorus: Rihanna]
I came to win, to fight, to conquer, to thrive
I came to win, to survive, to prosper, to rise
To fly
To fly

[Chorus: Rihanna]
I came to win, to fight, to conquer, to thrive
I came to win, to survive, to prosper, to rise
To fly
To fly

[Verse 1: Nicki Minaj]
I wish today it will rain all day
Maybe that will kinda make the pain go away
Trying to forgive you for abandoning me
Praying but I think I'm still an angel away
Angel away, yeah strange in a way
Maybe that is why I chase strangers away
They got their guns out aiming at me
But I become near when they aiming at me
Me, me, me against them
Me against enemies, me against friends
Somehow they both seem to become one
A sea full of sharks and they all see blood
They start coming and I start rising
Must be surprising, I'm just summising
Win, thrive, soar, higher, higher, higher
More fire

[Chorus: Rihanna]
I came to win, to fight, to conquer, to thrive
I came to win, to survive, to prosper, to rise
To fly
To fly

[Verse 2: Nicki Minaj]
Everybody wanna try to box me in
Suffocating everytime it locks me in
Paint they own pictures than they crop me in
But I will remain where the top begins
Cause I am not a word, I am not a line
I am not a girl that can every be defined
I am not fly, I am levitation
I represent an entire generation
I hear the criticism loud and clear
That is how I know that the time is near
So we become alive in a time of fear
And I ain't got no motherfucking time to spare
Cry my eyes out for days upon days
Such a heavy burden placed upon me
But when you go hard your nay's become yay's
Yankee Stadium with Jay's and Kanye's

[Chorus: Rihanna]
I came to win, to fight, to conquer, to thrive
I came to win, to survive, to prosper, to rise
To fly
To fly

[Bridge: Nicki Minaj]
Get ready for it
Get ready for it
Get ready for it
I came to win
Get ready for it
Get ready for it
I came to win

[Chorus: Rihanna]
I came to win, to fight, to conquer, to thrive
I came to win, to survive, to prosper, to rise
To fly
To fly

If NO ONE will Listen

Good morning everybody... I hope you had a great weekend! It is once again another monday morning, a brand new week, a fresh start, let's make the most of it. Through out the week I will post lyrics to some of my favourite songs by some of my favourite artists... The first one on the list is If No one will listen By Kelly Clarkson, Enjoy :)

If No One Will Listen"

Maybe no one told you
There is strength in your tears
And so you fight to keep from pouring out
But what if you unlock the gate that keeps your secret soul
Do you think there's enough to that you might drown?

[Chorus]
If no one will listen
If you decide to speak
If no one is left
Standing after the bombs explode
If no one wants to look at you
For what you really are
I will be here still

No one can tell you where you alone must go
There's no telling what you will find there
And, God, I know the fear that eats away at your bones
Screaming every step, "Just stay here"

[Chorus]

If you find your fists are raw and red from beating yourself down
If your legs have given out under the weight
If you find that you've been settling for a world of gray
So you wouldn't have to face down your own hate

[Chorus x2]

xoxo
Grace

MUSIC THEATRE DANCE LIFE!

Good morning Friends...today is a cold yet beautiful day! We are glad and blessed to be alive, right? right! I can't believe that the end of June is upon us, and worst of all...I haven't blogged in a while! Lol my apologies. It's just that my mind has been all over the place! I've so busy and exhausted all at the same time, but I've been having an amazing time. There comes a time in one's life when everything is going according to plan, a time when all your dreams are being realised! And can I just say what a wonderful feeling it is to see your dreams coming alive. I've been working with two of the most incredible directors on a theatre play i'm currently starring in. Needless to say I have learnt a lot from them. Acting is a lot of hardwork and determination but nothing exceeds that feeling of doing something you were born to do, fulfilling your calling so to say! In the play we do some dancing & singing scenes too, and what that has taught me is focus. Dance teaches you discipline, in the sense that when doing your dance-routines coordination is everything. You find that your hands are doing one thing, while your feet are doing something else, and you have to incorporate that with some singing. Dance also teaches you to be confident, in order to be a good dancer you have to show the audience that you enjoy what you do, hence you will find most dancers standing upright with their chests out and a smile. Once you master all these elements, you are well on your way to becoming a great dancer. And ofcourse this takes hours and hours of rehearsals, tomorrow is saturday and we are spending the whole day in rehearsals in order to prepare for our show on sunday. Nothings beats being sorrounded by artists, there is never a dull moment at rehearsals. My social life is non-existant currently and i think it's going to be like that for a while, but i'm happy with that. This morning I woke up and realised how blessed with amazing people I am. Yesterday, I spent the whole day smilling beacuse my gorgeous friend Ntswaki(Vee) is getting married, and moving to her new home with the Fiance in Krugersdorp. Gosh, I was brimming as we chatted away via email. I'm extremely over-joyed for her as she deserves nothing but the best things that life has to offer. She is the most amazing friend I've ever had and she's always there for me, she's just very sweet and genuine. In life, when you find friends like her, you should hold-on tight ( I love u Vee). Then this morning, while I was still trying to wrap my head around how cold it is...I got a bbm from my beautiful baby sista and business partner Tehillah(Tessy). Chatting to her just made my day, she always manages to make me smile. She just has a very graced spirit and she is love-personified. I thank God for her. One thing I have learnt in this life, is that we create our own family..and these two amazing ladies are my family. I'm truly Blessed to have them in my life. I finally understand the difference between living and existing, and it sure feels great to be living! Have a blessed weekend friends and please keep warm where ever you are.

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Colour-Blocking

Hello fashionistas from around the world. I'm so excited about this blog, I have a lot to share with all of you. Anyone who knows me knows that I love fashion, and I'm always on the look out for the "NEXT BIG THING". It is currently getting colder & colder in Johannesburg and a fun way for us to keep warm is to wear colourful clothing, which brings me to the PHENOMENON which is COLOUR-BLOCKING. I don't know who came up with it, but I love it. Gone are the days when we have to match our outfits to the same colour, we can go big! From wearing orange with pink, to red and blue. Anyways here are a few pics to demonstrate what I'm talking about.

That is all from me today
God Bless you
Grace
xoxo