Chawapiwa Thato Mahlaya

Thankful for 2023 and all its favours

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Today 40 plus years ago my mother was in a hospital bed having given birth to me in the early morning.

When she went to the hospital she had a name from my grandmother “Chawapiwa “. My grandmother meant that tjwa wa piwa ne Ndzhimo u tji amutjhile. What you have been given by God, accept it. All she wanted was a healthy baby and whether it’s a boy or girl , it was going to be a gift. I am gift to my grandparents on both side, the first for my maternal and the first from a son on my paternal side.

This year I have been blessed and continue to being blessed. Truth be told this has been one of my hardest years mentally and health wise. I have had to dig deep into my reserve banks deal with my fears and come to terms with the situations. This is the year I really had to learn to say, God give me the wisdom to accept the things I have no control over and to give me the peace to be okay with my decisions. I am thankful for my tribe with whom we walked the journey this year and they held my hand during the days I was weary.

I am forever blessed to have my parents, siblings, supportive friends and above that a supportive partner present.

As I move into this new year I need the following investments to self

1. Prepare for young pensioner retirement 🏃🏿‍♀️🪡
2. Let go and focus💃🏽
3. Be patient with self💝
4. Invest in personal development 🗣️🙇🏽‍♀️
5. Know it’s okay 🎉🧚🏾‍♀️to go on solo dates and do what I like
6. Take initiative 👩🏾‍🎤
7. Find your purpose and go for it🧧🎀
8. Create a space for ⛪️ spiritual growth church
9. Put one foot 🦶 in front of the other
10. Listen to my mind, body, soul

Today I am doing this session with amazing women.

Healing of past traumas

This has been weighing heavily on me based on some of the advices I hear society give out. A lot of times when one gives out advice a piece of their experiences comes out. When dealing with another persons pain or trauma access if you have healed and forgiven the cause of your trauma. This will allow you to be impartial, rational and have the persons best interest at heart of response.

Life has dealt us so many traumas and we need to take time to heal from each and everyone of them. Process your traumas and heal so that you can leave the scars to heal.