2013 was not a great year

Good day and Compliments of the New Year!

2013... well I have to rant about this not so great year. It was just an unfair year (yes life should be fair to me, I mean why not?). In 2013 I lost my aunt, a break in at our house that left us really scared - dreaded going to bed. One cannot describe the effect this incident had on my  family as it threatened my father's job and the 30 years of service he has dedicated to the South African Police Service. Perpetrators were caught in a short space of time but nothing could have prepared us when we find out that we were betrayed by a relative.

 At work, I had  a difficult time towards year end. I did or in this case I didn't do something I was expected to do. I know that this may be difficult to believe but the truth is, I forgot to organise a visa for my boss and yes it was a big deal that saw me receiving a letter from HR. Well I was stressed for days because of the letter but more because I didn't understand how I forgot to organize that visa. I do this everyday, I know which countries require SA citizens to apply for a visa and vice versa. This incident sent me to shock mode and I think I know why it happened,  I had to reflect and look for answers because I refused to believe it was just one of those things.

In 2013,  two other people I know were brutally killed. A lady relative of my aunt was shot 10 times. A guy I went to my Matric Dance with was murdered. He was shot, stabbed and left to die in a veld nearby his home. He was a wonderful person, he was kind, he was friendly and I liked that he treated people as equals considering that he came from a well off family. Another young person gone too soon. Rest in Peace Phendula Nzimande.

Now 2014... think I heard people calling it the year of the horse, whatever that means, all I know is that I am going to do better this year. I will not say cliché things like " it is my year" but as an individual I will do better than I did in 2013. Work wise I am busy but still clouded by last year's events. It is true that what you do right is easily forgotten but what you do wrong will always be remembered not just by people but by yourself too. It stays with you, it haunts you, like you will make another wrong. Rough experience hey.