There is a song I love by Josh Groban which is “Thankful”. The first time I listened to this great artist was on a plane last year, and I just loved his music. Skimming through his album Noel, I came across this song Thankful and after listening to it, I felt moved inside. I am quite a thankful person for everything I have in my life, but listening to the song reinforced how much I value being thankful. The song also made me think about all the things (including family) I am fortunate to have in my life, and made me also think about those who are less fortunate and what I can do to make a difference in their life.

Below is the first part of the song I love, and also a link to the entire lyrics and video of this wonderful melody:

“Some days we forget to look around us

Some days we can't see the joy that surrounds us

So caught up inside ourselves

We take when we should give”

Lyrics Link- http://www.metrolyrics.com/thankful-lyrics-josh-groban.html#ixzz20Rn85onm

Video Link - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBEI1F22uqE&feature=related

The title of this blog is an acronym for my personal quote and philosophy in life. Before I say what the acronym stands for, let me tell a short story of how I started writing quotes.

Starting varsity in Cape Town in 2009, I made a commitment to start reading books more often than I did in matric (last year in high school). So upon arriving in Western Cape, I took time and went to the local library to open a library card. Once I had received the card, I was very excited and took books out immediately. Through reading many books, both fiction and non-fiction, I started to think of how I can get more value from the books I read, and that’s when I came up with an idea of writing quotes.

The above acronym OICLIMY (Oy-kli-me) stands for “Only I Can LImit MYself”. And in essence, it means that I am the only person that can set limits in my mind as to what I can achieve in life, both academic and personal. To remember this every day, I have put up the quote on the wall of my room.