Thirty Infinity ~ ♾

The score is 3~8

I am on the border line. I have both the Earth element (Capricorn) and Air element (Aquarius). So, I get to decide when to move along with my fellow witty Caps and when to close myself off and join the chaotic aloof Aquarians.~ no judgment please.

My new year started two weeks ago on Thursday (20 January 20~22). Happy Birthday and a prosperous blissful new year to me (and all of us here) we are celebrating all throughout the year.

So here I am, at the age so ripe, so beautiful, so sentimental! I’m obsessed with numbers. Not so long ago I was on a 35 in 35 drill and now I’m digging in on 38.

Yes, babe! You see my mom had me when she was 38 and I just turned 38 last month (I’m 38 years and 13 days old) and her daughters (my sisters) gifted me with 38 bottles of fine wine.

With this milestone, I plan to celebrate my birthday throughout the year.

My Mom at 38 pregnant with me

Seems like I unconsciously followed my mom on some things. Like her, I married at 25. We are now both single; I took the closest back window and ran for the woods and she fulfilled the promise “till death do us part“.

Blame the cosmos, this very woman that gave birth to me had her first child at 26 and so did I…her second child followed at 30 and I prayed to God to be done with child rearing at 30 and he listened despite circumstances that surrounded me. So by my 29th birthday I was 57days to holding my second child. Quite close if you are ask me.

I spent my birthday on the sports ground cheering for my daughter who was participating in the 60m and 80m inter school athletics. We brought the 80m medal home and that was the greatest gift. Added onto it was a beautiful hand made card🥰

We had cake with family afterwards in a beautiful serene setting.

We did some crafts as well and it was fun. I cannot wait for the final product.

Already this past Saturday the 29th January (the 3rd anniversary of the dreaded accident) I was on a beautiful Trail run in Muldersdrift as a way to thank God for my feet and legs and ran past a vacant stand in an exclusive off the grid estate and the stand number screamed “Stand 38” I think the universe is cooking something special for me.

On Sunday, my coach and I had gone to Midvaal when we decided on an impromptu ride in the rain and boom we clocked 38kms.

I understand my mom was home minding her business when her bottle broke and had to drive herself to the hospital which was again 38kms away. This beautiful brave women got on to the car and breezed away. My dad was at work and there were no cell phones then, hence the self drive to the hospital. Few hours later she was graced with the now 38 year old mom of two who landed safely and was given a name Likhabiso meaning “something worth having” (nie decorations) as my grandmother would elaborate. Ponder on that…

As I celebrate my 38th birthday I cannot help but be grateful of Gods grace upon my life. I am excited to share this chapter with you.

I am excited of what lies ahead and every day is really worth celebrating. I am determined to make the most of every day.

Thank you for all the amazing thoughtful wishes & gifts. I am heartedly grateful for another year surrounded by beautiful people who are part of #LifeWithLikha. Whether you religiously read this blog or are new here , I am grateful to each and every one of you and here I am blowing kisses 😘 to you and giving you a tight squeeze. Thank you for visiting, liking and commenting. I hope you stick around and invite some friends😉.

I’ve seen so many victories and hardships in the 3 decades plus of my life. I have transitioned from a girl to a grown woman entrusted with two adorable fun kids.

I’ve once blown my pension money to explore Europe over 3 weeks leaving SA with a backpack and came back with excess luggage. I’ve bungeed over the Zambezi river, I’ve made many silly investment mis-takes. I’ve made good friendships along the way and lost some. I’ve loved greatly. I’ve dated both good and bad boys. I‘ve been dumped many times for odd reasons🤫. I’ve learned to forgive. I’ve learned to ride a motorbike that put me down and have had to learn how to walk again. I’ve had hey days; the you can’t touch me kind and super low days; the don’t talk to me ones. I’ve judged myself pretty bad but also managed to bounce back reasonably well. This are the joys of life. It’s never a straight line. We fall, we rise.

With all this and many that are not listed here, I’ve decided to honour 38 with this four things (since I’m the fourth child 😛);

Acceptance - I’m done with resisting and fighting. I am consciously putting it into practice in my current reality. Let Go, Let God. I am taking things as they are. Nix majaja, instead I will find a lesson or purpose behind every situation and embrace it instead of fighting it. That is part of Growth.

Courage - I am stepping out of my comfort zone. I am retiring the procrastinating old me. She needs serious rest and I’m following through with my plans (some span 10 years) and swimming open waters is one of them.

Truthfulness - Say it like it is with love and kindness. No massaging issues.

Forgiveness - forgive others and my self! No ifs or buts. I get reminded every moment as I say the Lord’s Prayer “forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us including self”.

I cannot wait to see what the big 40 holds…

Its a Wondrous Wednesday

Janwary 🤭 Babe

Likha~(Biso)