PIKELELA GUTYUNGWA MEMOIRS

  Celebrating Myself! Jenifer Lewis, one of my favourite inspirational women on this earth. said these words. The greatest thing in your life is to take care of self. When you take care of yourself, you will be strong enough to care for the people you love. Yep Jeni, I agree with your sentiment of wisdom: nothing in this life could be more important than having a heartbeat! Hello. You must learn to look at yourself before you look around for other people. Come on now. Have your eyes focused and look deep into no one else but yourself. If you are not here, nobody is. If you are not there then, nothing matters! Celebrating myself is something I have been doing and practicing all my life, albeit unconsciously so! My life is the first and the last, the prominence of all things, above all humans: around and under my feet. Excuse me. Before you blow your top about nothing, calling me names and unprintable adjectives. I need you to back off at least ten meters; while I ...

  Butterflies Inside My Stomach! Lord, I’m only a man! When I was just a kid, we used to be fascinated by the colourful butterflies. We loved to play with these harmless heavenly creatures. A real boy wouldn’t dare hurt a butterfly! God never ceases to amaze us. We never knew that this act of playfulness, was the actual lesson of life! Then, one fine sunny morning, there she was, shining brighter than my day. Her eyes looking at me like a Mona Lisa! Her gliding walks made her float right to my face. Like a bolt of lightning, her beautiful smiling face, immediately filled my stomach with butterflies! Wow ! Thembi , how did you do this to me? This once in a lifetime thrill, like puberty, was never repeated! Once I used to chase butterflies but now this woman, has just filled my stomach with the same butterflies. Butterflies inside my stomach! Life O life! Why do you play such gratifying games with the young man, only to leave him high and dry? Dear Cupid. I wonder! O I wonder …...