Hello beautiful souls!

Welcome to “Noble by Nature”, a virtual space created to elevate and inspire meaningful conversations that hold the potential to catalyze spiritual empowerment and spark metaphysical transformation. 

My name is Vida Thandi Matthee and I am the co-creator of this little digital corner of the internet. In this space, I aspire to express my most authentic thoughts, insights and musings which relate to my worldview and my understanding of reality. This space projects my innermost reflections and includes experiences which have profoundly influenced my life path thus far. A very very important aspect of my life is my relationships. I am an emotional being and I love love. I love the way it feels to write about it. I love the way it feels to read about it. I love the way it feels to live it. To embody it. To know it. My life has been filled with love.
From the very beginning, through the present moment, to the very end, I will choose love because love has always chosen me. The perfect embodiment of love is God. Though we may not know Him in His entirety or be able to fully enter His sovereign Presence, His love is faultless. This is the most important relationship in my life and I continually write about it. A lot. It is my true inspiration and flows from the most creative core of my being. It has sustained me when I was defeated by life and celebrated me when I have triumphed in victory. You’ll find that many of my pieces iterate my appreciation of God’s unfailing Grace and I speak about how my relationship with God has transformed me. 

Eleven years ago (2014) I embarked on the Hero’s Journey. It was and still is filled with trials and tribulations that continue to strengthen and fortify my true, sacred Self. I have climbed metaphorical mountains and slayed metaphorical dragons, all in pursuit of divine treasures like equanimity, serenity, and grace as well as invaluable virtues like courage, wisdom, love and joy. There were times when I felt like giving up but the gentle whispers from my Higher Self always hinted that life could be so much better if I simply shifted my vision and found my true North. And that was the real, gritty work. It required me to face myself and stop running away. To stop blaming, shaming and criticizing. And to start acknowledging, appreciating and affirming. Paradigm shifts were imperative to the process. These paradigm shifts materialized from revolutionizing my self-concept. 

This process required an awareness: I needed to work on my self-concept and how I related to myself. For a long time, I did not like myself. I thought I liked myself but in hindsight, I can see where and how I self-sabotaged. I stubbornly insisted on my ways instead of the Divine’s design and plan for my life. I fell into the trap of thinking that life was about pleasure and not purpose. This frivolous pursuit of pleasure led me into many cul-de-sacs when trying to find my way home. I was looking for myself. The Self that I could respect, honour and be proud of. The One I admired and adored, cherished and appreciated. The One who was going to stay and do the work. Who was going to be my solace and comfort when the harsh voices were shrieking? Instead of placing unfair expectations on others to “fix” me, I had to tap into my Soul’s identity. Activate my real, spiritual worth. And amplify my precious and noble nature. The portal to this endeavour was entered when I positioned my heart towards God and chose to live aligned with His Will and Wisdom. 

This took me on a journey of spiritual empowerment. There were many side quests on this zealous adventure. There was the path of prayer. And the path of meditation. The path of self-enquiry and the path of self-effacement. But there was also the path of service and more importantly the path of truth. All these paths assisted me in developing the strength and character to pursue the journey of purpose and empowerment. To overcome the insistent self and be shaped into an instrument that could catalyze transformation and contribute meaningfully to the betterment of the world. 

And that leads me here, to “Noble by Nature”.  A sacred space created to elevate discourses about our intrinsic, God-ordained worth. This platform serves as a tool that can be used to guide you in your quest for the acquisition of virtues but also the attainment of a life lived well. A soul-driven life gently influenced by the knowings of the heart and the whispers of intuition. 

I hope you enjoy your visit to “Noble by Nature”. May you receive what resonates and embrace the contemplations shared.

Sending you peace, love and blessings.

Vida Thandi Matthee ♡