Message From The CEO

In this past year you survived betrayal, abuse, neglect, abandonment and destruction. Many succumbed to the pain of heartbreaking mental anguish and decided to end the pain and with that their lives. Today the are motherless daughters, sonless fathers (Vilomah) , and siblings who will never play hide and seek again. In 2024 Mustard Seed Tree pulled many from the brink of the suicidal crevasse. In this day many must live without someone who meant the world to them, but that someone never knew how much they meant. May we find the time and heart space to show “I care about you”. Words are cheap and are blown away by the wind of insincerity that carry them. May you know that you are loved by the actions of another. Love is a doing word, formally known as a verb, and when our actions do not line up with our words we wound deeper than we can imagine. Life was and still is the most marvellous university that we all are mandatory enrolled in. It offers unparalleled theoretical and practical experience. How many years have you been stuck in the same year, ground hogg day all year long? The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over but excepting different results. The only way to move up to the next educational year, is to get it right. When you choose to stay in a phase of lying, cheating, manipulating and pretence, there will be no new experience for you. Imagine the thrill of being honest and thereby attracting a different kind person into your life. One whose words match actions. It is rather liberating, but it requires a change of mind, heart and effort from your side. While mental struggles are no laughing matter, laughter cures many an ailment. I suggest you give it a try. Laugh at yourself, rather not someone else, be it as it may. Laughter deep from within can break bonds that hold the mind captive. After a healthy dose of laughter many report feeling invigorated, many say their muscles in the abdomen hurt, I would therefore say skip the gym and laugh more. Seriously though, your mental health matters. You are where you are because you refuse to show up for yourself. I promise you that when you show up for yourself people will treat you better, simply because you demand that better treatment from them through the boundaries you honour. May 2025 be the year in which you take charge of your mental health. Have just a little bit of faith in yourself and soon your seed of faith will grow into a mighty tree of courage. Dr Marinda Summerton