This year is going to be a good year. I can see it in the way that the stars shine at night; I can see it in the smile of the sun in the morning. It’s as if everything is saying: “Zinzi Zwane, this is your year. Do as you please with it!”

I’ve never been this positive in my entire life – about anything! Gawd, this year’s going to be superb. Mom’s always telling me that: “Zinzi, my daughter, if your mind is in the right place nothing can go wrong.” Right now, I feel that my mind is in the right place and, as mom usually says, fuck all can go amiss. At this moment, I feel as if I can stand on one foot on top of a tightrope, and even jump around, without ever falling. Gawd, I can’t remember when last I felt this good about life. I feel as if I’m the innocent younger-self who saw the sky as an endless expanse of blue beauty.

Life is filled with opportunities. And I’m not missing any. As we speak, I got myself a job. I’m going to be helping out at the college during registration week. I know it’s nothing big, hey! I mean it’s only going to last for a week. But that doesn’t mean I shouldn’t be celebrating, right? You’ve got to give credit where it is due.

I think that’s a good mentality, you know? Celebrating and appreciating your victories regardless of how small they are. We’ve all got to start somewhere, anyways! Rome wasn’t built in one day.

Speaking of Rome, my loving, crazy and intelligent Romeo – Sebastian – left this morning. Although I knew he’d have to go, I was sad when he left. But he reassured me that I will be seeing him sooner. He almost cancelled leaving because I was clinging so hard on him. I love him so hard it makes my heart flutter like a dying bird when I think of all the times I almost let him slip out of my hands.

It’s funny that the year is hardly a week old and yet I feel so in control. It’s ethereal even. It’s almost like a dream, except that I’m leaving it. I just hope that my luck charm will rub off to the Grade 12 class of 2014. How do you say “good luck” in French? I think I need to Google that. Yes, I wish you all the best of luck with the results. And remember, neh, it doesn’t matter how good or how bad the results maybe, if you’ve got your mind in the right place nothing can go wrong.

Anyways, let me take a bath. Dad’s coming to fetch me, he’s taking me out. I can’t wait to catch up with him and tell him how I feel. I need to tell someone how I feel when the stars blink at me at night – it’s as if they are telling me a secret. I need to tell dad about the sly sun which smiles at me every morning when I wake.

And when the sun smiles at you, you can’t help but smile back.

ZZ xxx

Dish it: Is your mind in the right place as the year begins?

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