INSPIRATION

I went to a listen to a motivational speaker the other day. He actually calls himself an international speaker these days because he is traveling all over the worlds giving talks about mind power and how positive thoughts can change your life. I guess he said a few good things worth keeping in mind but nothing really revolutionary, nothing that hasn´t been said before. And still people pay a fortune to go and listen to his talks ( I am happy I didn´t have to pay for it!).

Sitting there, waiting and expecting for him to say something out of this world, something amazingly motivating that would have an impact on my future path in life, it suddenly became so obvious to me what a extraordinary inspirational atmosphere PPG/PoW provide. Because the so called “professional” talk I am attending was nothing in comparison what I experience at the center.  I couldn´t help smiling satisfying to myself when I realized how fortunate I am to have found my own unique source of motivation and inspiration. Luckily I am not alone in my finding. Hundreds of kids discovered and understood the value of this precious jewel long before me. More precisely, since two years ago! Which brings me to wish PPG a:

 HAPPY (belated) TWO YEARS ANNIVERSARY!! :-D  

No wonder the organization has grown from a few kids to 300 kids in such short period of time. Just like me they couldn´t stay away from nor keep quiet to their friends about the positive energy, the genuine smiles from caring people (not some guy on a stage who thinks he is the world´s savior) and true friends, the goal oriented focus and hard work, success stories, the determination and dedication to make change  - elements which jointly make up this incredible encouraging and inspirational environment. Of course I noticed and was hugely affected by this remarkable vibe already on my very first day in Langa but with some distance to it and with the motivational speech as a kind of reference it became so clear what an impact it has on me and all people who are in contact with PPG (because I know I am not only talking for myself!:-)).

Again, I am so happy to have spent a little time at the center. In the amazing spirit of Project Playground I have once again been reminded that anything is possible. A lesson that I know that all kids have learnt from the day that they became a participant of PPG. And it is with that philosophy in mind that we are going to continue our way through life. THANK YOU ALL at PPG for that crucial motivating insight! Hope to see you again soon!  Lots of