Between Sea & Earth: Lienke Uys on finding balance
A first look inside the October edition. For our Cover Muse, life is often lived in motion. Here she finds the quiet in between.
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A girl of sea & earth
Between Sea & Earth
Finding balance in a life that rarely stands still.
There is something about the sea that asks you to slow down.
For Lienke Uys, life is often lived in motion: horses beneath her, microphones in front of her, cameras around her and expectations waiting for her. At thirteen, her world already holds sport, modelling, media, community work and the responsibilities that come with being visible.
But no life can exist only in motion.
The sea reminds me to dream.The earth reminds me who I am.
Sometimes, balance looks like sand beneath bare feet and the endless blue of the ocean ahead. No rush. No arena. No microphone. No performance. Just a girl, the sea and enough quiet to hear herself think.
The sea reminds us to move, to change, explore and keep going. The earth reminds us where we come from, to stay rooted in our values, our people and ourselves.
Lienke belongs to both.
She is a girl drawn towards possibility, yet grounded by the things that matter. And somewhere between those two worlds, she is discovering something far more valuable than perfection: balance.
Sea in her soul. Earth beneath her feet. Purpose in between.
