Author: Celeste Hattingh

Welcome! I am from Pretoria in South Africa, the capital of this beautiful country. If you ever come to Soth Africa you will meet our glorious Rainbow Nation. My 2 daughters tell me that I am "old". (I am 61!). However I believe differently. I have become wiser yet remained young at heart. Age is just a number. 😃 I believe that we are all on the road to transformation. I hope I can coach and encourage you along our road for self-actualisation and spiritual growth. To this end, I have become a seeker of knowledge for this very purpose. I believe that our life needs to become holistic. Mind-Body-Spirit and with the environment around us. Our personal life. Our Business life. Our world. A little more about me. I want to make sure that the service I provide you is based on experiance and education. To that end: I am formally qualified in a Bachelors degree in ICT, Bachelors degree in Accounting Science and; A Masters in Business Leadership,. I am also qualified as a; Master Life Coach, Business Coach, Relationship Coach, Learner Coach, I am a Reiki Master and Teacher, Teacher in Lightarian Modalities, Core Regeneration, Hypnotherapy, Time Quintessence, and as a Master in NLP. More about me still to follow..... 😊

QUOTE FOR THE DAY – 20 AUGUST 2025

by Celeste Hattingh, posted in CHANGE YOUR PERSPECTIVE, HOLISTIC LIFE TRANSFORMATION AND KINDNESS COACHING, MOTIVATION FOR THE DAY, QUOTES AND MESSAGES, THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

“Piglet?” said Pooh.

“Yes Pooh?” said Piglet.

“I feel rather heavy today,” said Pooh.

Piglet looked up at his friend, puzzled. “Heavy? But you haven’t eaten all the honey again, have you?”

Pooh gave a little sigh.

“Not that kind of heavy. The kind that sits in your chest when you hoped for something wonderful, but instead… you lost.”

Piglet nodded slowly.

“Like when we try very hard to reach the top of the hill but our legs give out before we get there?”

“Yes,” said Pooh. “Only this time it feels bigger, like the whole country tried climbing, and we all tumbled back down together.”

They walked quietly for a while, their footprints soft in the earth.

“Pooh?” said Piglet, carefully. “Do you remember when we tried to build a kite?”

Pooh thought for a moment. “It fell down, every single time.”

“Yes,” said Piglet. “But every single time, we laughed a little louder, and ran a little faster, and learned something we didn’t know before. And one day, that kite might fly.”

Pooh tilted his head. “So losing… is still part of learning?”

Piglet smiled. “Yes. Sometimes the falling teaches us how to stand stronger. And sometimes, it just reminds us that standing together matters more than winning.”

Pooh’s tummy gave a small rumble, and he chuckled. “And you know, Piglet, whether we win or lose… there is still honey.”

Piglet grinned. “Exactly, Pooh. There is always honey. And friends to share it with.”

And with that thought, Pooh’s heart felt lighter. For even in the shadow of losing, there was sweetness still… in honey, in hope and in walking side by side with a friend.

Thanks to Brent Lindeque – shared from Facebook