Happiness HELPS Ambassador
Helping others, Exercise, Learn, Play, Spiritual growth
On 22April, I had an opportunity to give a motivational talk to the Vista board of trustees and had the privilege of meeting Dr Peter Landless, chairman of the board.
After the talk, Dr Landless presented me with a certificate and a badge, and congratulated me. Vista rewarded me for practicing the Happiness HELPS factors on a daily basis. Dr Jerry Bezuidenhout, my psychiatrist, pinned a smaller badge on my Vista cycling vest. At first I didn’t know what was happening, so I just kept on thanking everyone and smiled when the photos were taken.
For a long while after I left the meeting, I wandered around trying to figure out what just happened. I stopped and looked at the certificate and the badge, but had no idea what it meant. After a while I went to Nicolene, the marketing officer, and asked. After she explained to me and it sunk in, I realised that all the hours training was being rewarded! My dream about making a difference in the world isn’t a dream anymore, but a reality. The award is hard evidence of it. The only way that I can describe the feeling that came up in me is to liken it to a student being presented with a diploma! Continue “Happiness HELPS Ambassador”