New Dimensions

Today is an important day for us in South Africa because our Minister of Finance is going to read his budget speech. I expect him to follow the usual path that he has been travelling for the last couple of years. No big surprises and no big innovations and really no great news. If we are not too critical we will realise that life is like that anyway - it costs. We all love getting something for nothing, but life really isn't like that at all. The vegetables in my garden didn't just appear from nowhere just because I desired them. No, it took hard work to get them there and now all I need to do is to water them and add a little earthworm tea now and then. So then if we approach life expecting to pay the price to get what we want instead of wanting it for nothing, then we will appreciate what we get. On the other hand we need good, responsible leadership to look after this magnificent country called South Africa. We want to be proud of living here again.

When deciding on a name for my blog, I came up with the title “New Dimensions” in 2011. That was 15 years ago. It was something new that I challenged myself to do. I wanted to see whether people would like to read what I wrote. Boy, was I surprised. People from all over the world visited my blog to read my articles. Sometimes I just wrote about my thoughts on life or experiences I had. On other occasions, I wrote about what other people did for a living - the businesses they started. It was a wonderful experience that helped me grow. I did not try to impress people or monetize my blog to enrich myself. I just intended to share my thoughts and experiences with others. They came from places I never imagined, from every continent. I found that amazing, and it inspired me to keep going. All the time, I was desperate to improve my writing skills. My son bought me a book on the subject. Recently, I wrote to the author to tell her how her writing prompt exercises motivated me to keep tr...