2020

Happy New Year 

Hey y'all,

It's year 2020, officially! I am celebrating ending of a decade with growth, knowledge and wisdom. I may not have been as graceful for entering the 2000 - 2009 decade because I had little to no knowledge of how much life can take a toll on someone, and how much of God's grace and strength in us, it takes to make it to the next day, week, month, year! Now I know, and I am grateful.

To those I know and Love, and to those that I don't know and yet wish the best for, may your 2020 be exactly as God had ordained it to be, and nothing less.

Personally, I do not write new years resolutions. If anything, the year 2018 taught me to write down my hearts desires, goals, dreams, and aspirations and pray for them. And along the way, enjoy the little victories. As a matter of fact, growth and change comes from God's help, not from our own strength. However, we are not completely weak, our job is to keep telling ourselves we can and we will do what we wish to accomplish, and pray for God to give us the strength along the way.

Therefore, I wish you all a the very best of a new decade. Have all you have ever dreamed and prayed for, and more!

Cheers,
Mamatembo Safari.

Passion vs Money

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Business, if you had a chance to start your own business what would you do? Would you follow your passion or what’ll make you money?

Often times we go for what works, what makes us money and not what we are called to do or destined to do. There have been those that succeeded in doing any kind of business, and those that succeeded in their passion business, and there are those that failed at both.

If given $100,000 what would I go for? I know I would invest in my passion but I think I’ll also invest into something else that works. Not because my passion won’t work, but because I know I won’t stop going after my passion hence I need something to back-up my passion for those rainy days when funds run dry.

There is no harm in doing what works, but there is always joy in doing what you are passionate about. I don’t think you’ll ever go wrong pursuing your destiny with a passion. In the mean time, do your research, what works right now? Is it a business in swimming pool supplies, door hardware supplies or in selling commercial kitchen appliances? Don’t hesitate, do it wholeheartedly, but don’t forget - when the time is right you should pursue your passion. You may never retire when you pursue a passion.

Graduation Day

UNF graduates, class of Fall 2019. Masters of Science in Civil Engineering and Masters of Science in Communication Management.

Change and Growth

Change and growth

In life, change is inevitable. You may not be the one initiating the change, but there will always be things around you that cause you to change. I have also learned that not every change equals growth. Growths requires self awareness, selflessness and patience. 

Children are a good reason to bring about change in our lives. Prior to kids being the bosses of us in a house, we used to be the bosses of our lives. Sleep whenever, eat whenever, and do whatever we felt like doing. Then children show up and show us who the real boss is. Your phone will consist of not only your alarm reminders but theirs as well. Your fridge will have your food and theirs. Your shopping will involve buying whatever they need because tantrums are inevitable. If you were one to keep a good budget, forget about it when you have a child (unless you don't go shopping with your child) which is smart but so cruel...fyi. 

However, kids teach us who we are, who we have the potential to be and how we have to change regardless of our own desires. We have to be welcoming of change and embrace it, fighting change only leads to more problems. 

The little one had to get her dental appointment scheduled so, I had multiple alarms for that, as well as took a picture of the reminder the pediatric dental care sent us. I don't remember at what point the change got to me, but I have eventually learned to adjust my life to accommodate another human being who is not fully independent. It's not easy, it takes baby steps, but it's doable. Change that leads to growth is the best thing that can happen to any human being.