Monday, 26 September 2016

COURAGEOUS CONVERSATIONS: THE LAW RELATING TO A POWER OF ATTORNEY

Mrs Sonja Smith, Mr Rian Jansen Van Rensburg, Dr Hannetjie Van Zyl-Edeling, Neels Coertse, Mrs Aderyn Exley and Prof. Ricky Snyders at the 22nd South African Psychology Congress held at Emperors Palace, Johannesburg on Friday 23 September 2016 We presented lectures at the 22nd South African Psychology Congress held at Emperors Palace, Johannesburg on Friday 23 September 2016 on the topic: THE COURAGEOUS CONVERSATION SYMPOSIUM: BE MINDFUL OF...

Thursday, 22 September 2016

JOHN DRIZZY BERGH ON FEES MUST FALL TO PINK, PURPLE, GREEN, PITCH BLACK

John Drizzy Bergh - credit to Facebook photos on his wall Listen to this young man talking straight talk to the clever students that are burning and vandalising their Universities and injuring people. Click on this link to listen to him. I agree entirely with him.  How can you justify your vandalism by burning down the very institutions you want to use to improve yourself? You want to qualify as a future leader, as a future intellectual...

Monday, 19 September 2016

Something beautiful: Mother Teresa declared a Saint

St Peter's Square from the Cupola of the Basilica on 9 April 2016 Something beautiful happened just the other day in Rome which a universal influence. Pope Francis declared Mother Teresa a saint and you can read about it by clicking on this link. I wished I could have been there! I took the above image on 9 April 2016 when my wife and I visited Rome for a life changing experience. As you can see the Square is rather empty compared to the throngs...

Wednesday, 14 September 2016

FIDENCIO SANCHEZ WORK ETHIC AND MY UNCLE JOE

Photo credit to the BBC News where I got Fidencio's image from This 89 year old gentleman reminds me of my late uncle Joe Vorster. Fidencio's work ethic is exemplary and I want to share it with you - I encourage you to read: click on this link. Uncle Joe was my late mother's eldest brother who lived in Johannesburg. He suffered various strokes but still carried on working. He had his concrete workshop for donkey's years in his back yard. These...

Wednesday, 24 August 2016

UNFAITHFULL IN A LOVE RELATIONSHIP? BEWARE!!!

Son-in-law in mother-in-law's bed! On his knees Don’t mess outside marriage – it seems to me as if the silent invisible bystander is the Angel of Death. We all know the  "nice words" describing an adulterous relationship: skelm, skelmpie and so on. This is dangerous stuff and not to be caught in that web.  It seems as if women are not safe with their lovers – be it in marriage or not. It is not monotonous to read about...

Sunday, 21 August 2016

SCIENTIST ON "FORCED RETIREMENT" AT 102!

Professor David Goodall, Edith Cowan University, Australia at 102 Credit for this photograph goes to the THE NEW DAILY NEWSPAPER Before I start my working day in my office as a lawyer, I want to share this with my readers. Professor David Goodall, a scientist was "forced" out of the Edith Cowan University in Australia for his "own good" - David is still making a daily difference at 102 years of age! Read this remarkable story by clicking on...

Tuesday, 9 August 2016

GRANDFATHERS: NEW YORK AND CLOSER TO HOME: FLORIDA

Jeffrey Jacobs and Kian & Alex Van Buren, his first grandchildren! He started off with two With the first post, I promised you an update on my story about the New York Grandpa Joseph Cotton [you can access his story by clicking on this link] with another story, this time closer at home. Here is Jeffrey story with his two boys Kian & Alex Van Buren. When I received Jeff's story, I phoned my friend and asked him: "Where is your ice-scream?"...