Our beautiful country of contrast

Today the stark contrast of our beautiful country, our rainbow nation, is getting to me! Friends' parents fearing for their lives on their farms in de Doorns, Western Cape, enthusiastic entrepreneurs starting new business ventures filled with hope and dreams of success, our country still mourning the epic shock of the Marikana massacre still looming over us, soon to be parents dreaming of a bright future for their unborn children, conversations of hope, sadness, frustration, excitement... our country of contrast - where are we heading?

The amazing Hex River Valley, from here

The current unrest between farm owners and workers that smudges this beauty, from here

Violent protests at the Marikana mines recently lead to too many tragic deaths, from here

I cannot wait for this! The Whippet, a coffee shop soon opening in Linden Johannesburg, from here

New parents filled with hope for a bright future for their children

In God we trust and believe to end the madness and the suffering of the poor and to safeguard and protect the precious lives of our people - of all our people. Today I pray that there will be compassion, respect and humanity for all that live in our beautiful country that is us, that flows in our veins and that makes us who we are. 

May all my fellow South Africans experience something good today, something to erase our negativity and something to colour in your day. Perhaps you can be that ray of sunshine that can brighten someones day?

Have a lovely day xoxo

From here