MENTAL HEALTH: THE PRINCES OF THE UK AND YOU AND I

PRINCE WILLIAM: HEADS TOGETHER: NATION'S MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES  It is interesting and heart warming that the two princes of the UK, Prince William and Prince Harry, disclosed their mental well being after the death of their mother Princess Diana way back on 31 August 1997. Prince Harry gave an extraordinarily frank interview about coping with his mother's death and he hoped to help "smash the stigma" and start a national conversation about...

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PERMANENTLY RE-WIRE YOUR BRAIN? IS IT POSSIBLE?

White epiphyllum in our garden - cultivated from slips  Is  it really possible to re-wire your brain and the negative thoughts bothering you? Science is coming up with positive results to proof that it really does work; here's a link to that article. There are only 3 steps to implement: 1: Reframe your unhelpful thoughts. 2. Prove yourself wrong and lastly 3. Create a personal mantra. St Paul knew this many many...

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ADULTS WITH IMPAIRED DECISION MAKING CAPACITY

Clematis 29 September 2017 ADULTS WITH IMPAIRED DECISION MAKING CAPACITY AND A POWER OF ATTORNEY UNDER SOUTH AFRICAN CIRCUMSTANCES Social workers and medical practitioners all have some form of experience of adults with impaired decision-making capacity. You can give moving testimony of family members battling with this occurrence and not always knowing what they are allowed or not allowed in terms of the law. Medical practitioners and social...

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THERE ARE TODAY 40 MILLION MODERN DAY SLAVES IN THE WORLD!

 Modern day slavery Modern day slavery The UN reports that there were 40 million modern day slaves in the world during 2016. Please spread the word about this scourge and evil. Read the newspaper report at this link. This evil mostly affects women and children. Forced labor and sex slaves are predominantly in this kind of a thin...

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ARE YOU CHANGING THE WORLD ONE STEP AT A TIME TO BE A BETTER PLACE?

Are you changing the world one step at a time to be better place? Good for you!! I am also doing my bit - one step at a time and at times only to improve the life of one person at a time.   Pope Francis - he's got the world as his platform to speak out! My friend Werner Perufsky - he's got Fochville as his platform to perform good deeds. My wife referred me to the then President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt's ARENA...

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WHAT DO YOU READ?

This is a part of my rather extensive law libray I have to do a lot of legal research to serve my client's interests best and I am continuously updating my legal skills by my own research and then of course I attend a lot of legal training seminars. My wife is also a qualified attorney and she assists me in my practice. The post that prompted this write-up is more of a general kind of reading - I take it for granted that you are reading...

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HUMAN TRAFFICKING IS A SCOURGE ON HUMANITY

He was treated like an animal for sale - or worse  She was also treated like an animal on sale I am back on this topic of slavery and human trafficking because it is very heavy on my heart. How on earth can anyone in his or her right mind treat people as if they are animals? Please read their heart rendering stories at this link. I do thank this photographer who took his time, money and other resources to research this topic and to...

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