Breakfast with Angela Ludek, aka WildAngel
About 3 weeks I met someone with whom I believe I share a spiritual connection. I cannot explain it in words. Freud came close when he described this type of feeling as uncanny-strange or mysterious, esp. in an unsettling way. And Carl Jung helped me understand how we met when he, in turn, coined the […]
Goodbye Miriam Makeba, Mama Afrika
Folk singer Miriam Makeba died at age 76 early Monday in Southern Italy after performing at a concert against organised crime and racism. Spokespeople from the Emergency Room at Pineta Grande Clinic, A private facility at Castel Volturno, confirmed that she was brought there from the concert. ANSA news reported that she succumbed to a […]
Qhubeka moving South Africa forward with Nine Million Bicycles
The song Nine Million Bicycles by Katie Melua is perhaps not the most inspirational song in the world. However, it does make you feel good, if you are even just a little bit as nostalgic as I am. Recently the Facebook social networking website has moved from a boring distraction to a powerful communication tool […]
Fathers, Sons and questions from reading Manhood
Last weekend, I spent some quality time with my best friend, Bradley Minnaar. His mother passed away recently and has now moved back in from a granny flat into the main house. All his sisters are married with kids, and his one brother is married with kids, while the other became a missionary after his […]
How to stop smoking one day at a time
There are some addictions that are so common you may believe they are normal, like drinking coffee o,r for some people, smoking a cigarette. I was probably 12 years old when I tried my hand at smoking one of my mother’s cigarettes. She’s since quit about 20 years ago before my sister was born. And […]