FESTIVE GREETINGS: I don’t want to miss this opportunity to send out this message before you take time off from social media. The year 2014 has not been a good year for many, but regardless, we still need to be grateful that we have seen it to the end. It was full of negativity and untimely deaths. The Nigerian church building that collapsed on top of people including 85 South Africans, made headlines all over the world. I could not find words to comment on that tragedy. All else that followed after that, drained the energy out of us. Having said that, we still need to count our blessings, there were good things that also happened. One is the fact that we are alive and we still have the opportunity to better our lives. Our own Rolene Strauss has shined the South African flag to the world. I’m grateful to everyone who extended their hand in supporting me and my vision “I do”. I have met amazing people and learnt something new from each person ( Thank you). I am grateful to God for allowing that to happen when I needed it the most. With 2015 now upon us, the time for planning, reviewing goals and setting resolution is NOW. Im sure you know what I am about to talk about. I have noticed a growing trend of married couples celebrating their marriages comfortably this year. Whereas before couples will prefer to celebrate material achievements more than the gift of marriage. I have also observed that married women are now comfortable about their role as “wives - Mrs “. I always tell new brides that they need to know that after their wedding day, they are going to become wives. Many have prepared themselves for misery because that is what has been said for decades. You literally look and create misery for yourself. The title of Mrs got stripped of its honour when the life of a woman started to change. Being financially empowered doesn’t mean you have to devalue things that money cannot buy. You cannot buy the honour of being entrusted to continue the family legacy through your children. You cannot buy being in a healthy marriage and a happy home. Having said that, I don’t want to ignore the injustice that happens in the name of marriage. Like any good thing – marriage has been abused. It is those things that we need to be addressed going forward and not supress the natural need to be in a committed relationship. The number of marriages registered every month and weekend has never dropped, in fact they are increasing in an alarming rate. It is heart warming and encouraging to see a growing trend of married men supporting their wives, celebrating marriage and participating in marriage oriented events. The family partnership spirit was very visible in 2014. We need to continue that way until the abusers feel out of place in our society. My heartfelt wish for 2015 is that, in our planning and annual resolutions, we will include our family life, lets create plans on how we can make our homes warmer and more enjoyable. Lets have a plan to serve each other selflessly, let’s have a plan to do better than the previous years. As much as our careers and material achievements makes some of us happy, but let them not be a replacement for healthy family life. Stable homes are important for us, for our childrens growth and for the nation at large. I would like to wish you a safe festive season and a fabulous entry into 2015. Im looking forward to hosting you again at I do Awards 2015 – Johannesburg Birchwood Hotel. (14 February 2015 – [email protected] ) From me Mrs Buthelezi – “Mrs B” Usuku olumnandi
Posted on: Mon, 15 Dec 2014 03:28:21 +0000
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