For the past 2 years I have tried to do something substantial for charity. These have been mostly fun fundraisers that have raised a relative amount of money for South African charities... but not quite as substantial as I initially intended them to be.
When I decided to pursue my passion in yoga, it was for a number of reasons, one of them was to use it to try to make a valid contribution to the world. Shortly after attaining my yoga teachers qualification, Rob and I decided to head back to South Africa, (after a 3 year stint abroad), also for various reasons but partly because one of the "epiphanies" I had while doing my course was that if I was going to continue to 'try to save the world' I should start in my backyard, South Africa.
Then, yesterday I came across a mail I had saved regarding a particularly special group of Yoginis from "Off the Mat, into the World", who are working wonders world wide through yoga. Their next big mission ( along with umpteen others) is a trip to South Africa, to create a grass roots project that will assist AIDS orphans. Now I ask with tears in my eyes, "How can I not participate/contribute?"
So I have boldly signed up for this challenge which basically entails trying to raise $20 000 by December 15th, so that these beautiful women and hopefully myself, can go and spread some love around my very own stomping ground.
I am grateful, excited, nervous, motivated, and brimming with ideas, but I really, really need support.
I am going to try to make this a personal challenge, try not to get stressed about it and enjoy the process and try be content in the knowledge that people out there really, really care!
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