Decisions

"You are what you are today because of the choices you made in the past. "          - Jim Rohn

In this life there are many decisions. Some come easy and some come hard, but they come none the less. It is these decisions, these choices we make, that shape us into who we are..who we are meant to be. Each one brings a lesson with it. So, no regrets...

Learn from your decisions,  grow from your decisions, and live your life.

Thankfulness and Gratitude

Jambo!

Tabibu Africa, Inc. is a non-profit organization founded for the purpose of educating, empowering, and providing medical clinics to the women, children, and men of Eastern Africa. This November they will be having their first annual Thanksgiving Benefit Dinner. I crafted the following two items to donate to the silent auction.  (check out the website: www.tabibuafrica.org)

As I made them I only thought of how grateful I am for the other co-founders of Tabibu Africa, Inc.  We helped each other's dreams become a reality. I love each of you and am grateful for  having you in my life. Asante Sana Rafikis! 

If you like what you see, attend the benefit dinner! Help out a good cause, make new friends and acquaintances, maybe come home with a few great wares, and last but not least eat, drink, and be merry surrounded by the feelings of thankfulness and gratitude.

Asante Sana! 

Blossoming Beauty- Pendant and Earrings

Helping Hands

Reputations

" Self Esteem is the reputation we gain within ourselves" 

- Nathaniel Branden

Reputations most often sought in today's society are the ones 'given' to us by those around us. As humans we yearn, and aim, to please those around us thus obtaining some form of a notable reputation, feeling slightly inadequate if that goal is not reached...

What about the reputation we give ourselves? What do we see when we look in the mirror? Are we critical? Judgmental  Or are we Kind? Loving? The view we take of ourselves shapes are inner reputation, which...ultimately helps in defining the reputation we ask to obtain from others...

What do you see when you look in the mirror?

I dreamed of Africa...

"Be the change you wish to see in the world". 

-Mahatma Gandhi

Ever since I was a little girl I have wanted to go to Africa. I fell in love with the rich culture, the history, and wildlife... This year that dream became a reality when I traveled to Kenya on a humanitarian medical trip. I went with old friends and made plenty of new along the way... These are two frames I made for two of the best people in the world who made my trip fabulous. 

I used various materials to create them, the most memorable being bottle caps from two of our favorite African beverages! 

For Shujaa, my "little brother", and a most excellent friend.

For Tabibu, my mentor, friend, and basically sister...