On the 12th of February I was admitted as an Advocate of the High Court of Pretoria. It was such a great day for me and I just could not stop smiling from ear to ear. It was one of those moments when you know you have achieved. You just feel so much of pride and happiness. The last time I felt like that was when I gave birth so my Bear...lol. So mothers, you will understand that kind of emotion.
The reason why I was so emotional is that secretly from a very young age I always wanted to be sworn in as an Advocate but I really didn't have the guts to say it out loud to anyone because I knew people would just laugh at me or mock me. I grew up so poor that my friends parents had to take me in just so I could finish high school, so me and my pipe dreams would not go down very well, so I kept it to myself. I also felt I wasn't intelligent enough, my grades never won any accolades. So I couldn't wait to finish school and start my own life and have control of my own destiny. By the age of 19 I had my own place, a job at a call centre and was living on my own. I stayed in an outbuilding which was owned by my friends mother (we weren't friends when I moved in but we became sisters along the way), but I was independent, and that was scary but fantastic!!
A couple years later I met my husband and he said-hey you have such a big mouth, why don't you study law-and with his help, that's what I did!!
You see, you only need one person to believe in you, to see your potential, to look beyond what you are and see who you could become, and when you find that person, don't let them out of your life cause those are the people who will push you to greatness. Now this person doesn't have to be the nicest to you cause motivation comes in different forms and so do these people. It could be the comments of a nasty colleague or the rantings of a condescending parent....that's all it takes. Someone to say the words your heart needs to hear.
But if you have a dream and there is no one pushing you to your goals, do it yourself. I always ask myself why was I not motivated enough when I was younger, why did I have to wait till I was married to study and the answer is so simple. Pain motivates people. There is nothing like pain to motivate anyone into the right direction, and those of you who have been through pain will know what I'm talking about. So my admission means so much more than a childhood dream realised its also the realisation of growth and over-coming so much struggle in my life.
I don't believe that I have arrived just yet-I still have a list a mile long of all my other achievements, but I do believe that at this moment....the sun is shining on me and I am a Gladiator!
For my big day I wore a black Mango suit and White shirt.
The shoes are from Sissy Boy and the bag is from Dune.
I hope you enjoyed the look.
Happy Fashion!
