My physiotherapist manipulated my swollen Achilles tendon. “So, how far do you run every day?” she asked. “Mmm, about 14 km a day,” I replied. “What’s your time?” she asked. “5 minutes 45 seconds a kilometre,” I replied. “You have Tendonitis. Reduce your running to 8 – 10 km every other day, slow down your time and avoid hills,” she commanded. It has been quite a blow since I’m training for the Comrades Marathon in June and this has put a crimp on my plans. So, for the past two weeks I run 10 km at a pace of 6 minutes a kilometre every other day. I feel as if I’ve gone backwards. I feel as if all my hard work is for nought. But have I gone backwards? How many folks would like to be able to run 10 kilometres in 6 minutes a kilometre? How many folks would be able to run 10 kilometres in any time? Something that I’m doing injured. What I think of as a failure at the moment would be a huge achievement for them. I’ve forgotten that I’ve never averaged 5 minutes 45 seconds a kilometre in all the years I’ve been at it. And, it’s closer to 5 minutes a kilometre when I run at the coast. It has only been since July 2016 that I’ve started averaging this time. Before this I’ve clocked in at around 6 minutes 10 seconds a kilometre. Even running injured I’m still doing doing better times than I’ve ever done before. And, I’m doing it at 53. This has to be some kind of achievement. I think I’ve come far when it comes to running, at least. If I dig a little deeper, I find that I’ve come far in a lot of other areas besides running. As a writer I’ve notched up a solid record of writing. I have more than 3 million words under my belt; six book and close on 400 articles published. As a professional speaker and trainer, I’ve conducted more than 500 interventions. I’ve spoken in Iran, Australia and Italy. So, I think I’ve come a little further than I thought I had and had some fun in the process too. I’ll bet if you dig a bit you’ll realise that you’ve also come a lot further than you thought. You’ve achieved more than you ever hoped you would. And, sometimes you have surprised yourself and achieved things you never thought you would. You are valuable and valued by all those you come into contact with. Your path and purpose may not always be clear. But know that the world has been waiting just for you. It’s waiting for you to pitch up. It’s waiting for you to claim your destiny. Go on, look how far you’ve already come and look how far you still have to go. Look at how much you’ve done and how much you can still do. Look at how much you’ve grown (even though you think you haven’t). This must fill you with excitement. If you’re standing and conscious it means that you’re still in the race. You still have a crack at fulfilling your heart’s desire. Look how far you’ve come. Be still. Be grateful.

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someone without loving yourself, you are
deceiving yourself.
Love yourself, accept everything.You have
to attract what you want only through love.
Don’t suffer because you lack love within
your life. Invite the mighty Lord to learn
more about loving yourself. It does not cost
anything to love yourself, it requires
passion and commitment. They normally
say money can’t buy love, yes that’s true.
You can be rich but sometimes you might
lack the essence of love. Therefore have
inner peace to be able to find love, flowing
like never before.
My physiotherapist manipulated my
swollen Achilles tendon. “So, how far do
you run every day?” she asked. “Mmm,
about 14 km a day,” I replied. “What’s your
time?” she asked. “5 minutes 45 seconds a
kilometre,” I replied. “You have Tendonitis.
Reduce your running to 8 - 10 km every
other day and slow down your time,” she
commanded. It has been quite a blow since
I’m training for the Comrades Marathon in
June and this has put a crimp on my plans.
So, for the past two weeks I run 10 km at a
pace of 6 minutes a kilometre every other
day. I feel as if I’ve gone backwards. I feel
as if all my hard work is for nought. But
have I gone backwards? How many folks
would like to be able to run 10 kilometres in
6 minutes a kilometre? Something that I’m
doing injured. What I think of as a failure at
the moment would be a huge achievement
for them. I’ve forgotten that I’ve never
averaged 5 minutes 45 seconds a kilometre
in all the years I’ve been at it.And, it’s closer
to 5 minutes a kilometre when I run at the
coast. It has only been since July 2016 that
I’ve started averaging this time. Before this
I’ve clocked in at around 6 minutes 10
seconds a kilometre. Even running injured
I’m still doing doing better times than I’ve
ever done before. And, I’m doing it at 53.
This has to be some kind of achievement. I
think I’ve come far when it comes to running,
at least. If I dig a little deeper, I find that I’ve
come far in a lot of other areas besides
running. As a writer I’ve notched up a solid
record of writing. I have more than 3 million
words under my belt; six book and close on
400 articles published. As a professional
speaker and trainer, I’ve conducted more
than 500 interventions. I’ve spoken in Iran,
Australia and Italy. So, I think I’ve come a
little further than I thought I had and had
some fun in the process too. I’ll bet if you
dig a bit you’ll realise that you’ve also come
a lot further than you thought. You’ve
achieved more than you ever hoped you
would. And, sometimes you have surprised
yourself and achieved things you never
thought you would. You are valuable and
valued by all those you come into contact
with. Your path and purpose may not
always be clear. But know that the world
has been waiting just for you. It’s waiting
for you to pitch up. It’s waiting for you to
claim your destiny. Go on, look how far
you’ve already come and look how far you
still have to go. Look at how much you can
still do. This must fill you with excitement. If
you’re standing and conscious it means that
you’re still in the race. You still have a crack
at fulfilling your heart’s desire. Look how
far you’ve come. Be still. Be grateful.
~ Jacques de Villiers ~
Look how
far you've come
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* Photo above are the leaders of the Louis Hildebrandt Children's Home. On the left
Me. Retha Steenkamp ( Chairman) and Me. Alta van Heerden (Manager) drawing the
winner of the Lenie Laas painting. The lucky winner was Me. Lizette Greyvensteyn,
but she couldn't be reached for a photo before going to press.
“Remember, always
keep your feet on the
ground and reach
for the stars!!!” Me
Lenie Laas donated
a painting towards a
f u n d r a i s i n g
initiative that was
launched by our
Children’s Home
leaders. The draw
was held on 17
January 2017 and
the lucky winner is
Me Lizette
Greyvenstein. We
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of sincere gratitude
to our community
for supporting us on
buying tickets for our lucky draw.
We have 17 boys 5-11 years and 19 girls 5-
11 years that is in big need of clothes and
shoes. If anyone can help us please contact
the children’s home at 0177354351 or you
are welcome to bring it to 7 Steenbok street,
Juba Park.
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~ Manager ~