Forest Manor Boutique Guest House

21/08/2026

21/08/2026

20% discount next Two months

16/05/2025

René Simpson. Shelley-Ann Rion Goosen

Love this poem about childhood! ❤️❤️❤️
Get the printed poem: https://rstyle.me/+On561dDtLLHHr9W3nQ6V0A

13/05/2025

Dit lyk heerlik!

13/05/2025

We live in a world that constantly tells us happiness lies just around the next corner, after the next promotion, the next relationship, the next big break. But here’s the truth: Joy isn’t something you chase like a shadow just out of reach. It’s something you choose, moment by moment, even when life doesn’t make it easy.

Joy doesn’t mean everything is perfect. It doesn’t require a pain-free life or a flawless past. Joy is the quiet, powerful decision to rise above the noise, to find light in the cracks, and to create peace even when chaos surrounds you. It’s courage in the face of fear, hope in the middle of doubt, and love when anger feels easier.

You have that power within you—not to control everything, but to choose how you show up. Today, choose joy. Choose to laugh. Choose to see beauty in small things. Choose to speak life, even when your voice shakes. Not because it’s always easy, but because you are strong enough to rise.

Joy isn’t found, it’s made.

~ 'Joy is a Choice' Spirit of a Hippie

✍️ Mary Anne Byrne

~ Art by Cottage Whimsy Cottage Whimsy

15/09/2022

“Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection, we can catch excellence.”
- Vince Lombardi