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Sunday, April 29, 2012

The DREAMS DO COME TRUE Tour - Part 2 (FNB, Protea Gardens)

                                                                                
The 'Dreams Do Come True'(DDCT) Tour officially kicking off this past Tuesday. I was given an opportunity to address the staff of a First National Bank(FNB) branch located in our local mall(Protea Gardens).
   That the DDCT Tour started at FNB was appropriate.FNB is the company I used to work for before I left to pursue the writing dream and that of motivational speaking.
   During these free DDCT Tour talks, I do my best to inspire people and motivate them to go for their dreams also. I use myself  as an example of someone whose dream came true when our FGM blog book was published.
   In this very first DDCT Tour presentation, I must admit, I was nervous in places during the talk. Even though I knew my material and how my presentation should flow, for some reason, in some instances I simply went blank. I could not remember, at times, which point came next. But I soldiered on nevertheless. Afterwards, my sister (Teboho) - who is my moral support companion on the tour - said I did ok for someone who is starting. The core of my talk is good, she said. I just needed to add more oomph and energy to my presentation style. 
   Of course, these early DDCT presentations - like all new ventures - are work-in-progress. By my next talk, I will have steadied my nerves, I am sure. 

                                                    SOME THANK YOUs

bra Tshepo(the branch manager) - for giving us the opportunity.
Lunga Ndlovu - for buying our book on the spot.
Sara & Mpho(fellow GBC members) - for expressing interest in purchasing our book.
Thabo(the CCC) - for urging me to approach his manager to arrange this talk.
The branch staff - for the warm welcome.

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Sunday, April 15, 2012

The Book Is Here




Our Feel Good Movement blog book(FEELING GOOD:The best from the Feel Good Movement blog in 2011) has finally been published. And I am feeling on top of the world, needless to say. A dream has come true indeed.

All the hard work(late nights,missed FGM blog post deadlines, etc,etc) has been worth it. All the disappointments(being let down,emails not answered, etc) no longer matter now. All is forgiven.

Many, many thanks to all our blog readers around the world. Your weekly visits kept our spirits up when things were not going well with the book project.

Since receiving the first copies of the book this past Thursday, I have been showing it to a few people in my neighbourhood. And the feedback has been very positive. I have been humbled by one or two young people saying that I have inspired them greatly in getting our book published. Some say they write poetry on the side. Now they going to revisit their poems and see if they can put something together for possible publication.

In the same week that we received the first copies of the book we also managed to sell two copies. These were sold to ntate Maqutu and ntate Nkosi. I thank these two gentlemen wholeheartedly.

This selling of the first two copies(above) also means that the journey to that '1 million copies sold' target has now started, ladies and gentlemen.



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Sunday, April 1, 2012

Things Put In Perspective

I complain about the fact that sometimes we don't have electricity here in my 'kasi'.While at it, I may even complain that temperatures here in South Africa are starting to dip,meaning that winter - not my favourite season - is on its way.

But all these problems of mine pale in comparison to those of somebody who cannot speak or hear.The reality of the world of the mute and deaf was brought home recently when we acquired neighbours who can neither speak nor hear.

We do our best to communicate with them using rudimentary sign language.But the whole question of how they experience the world has suddenly become paramount for me.I keep wondering what it is like to be mute and deaf.Is theirs a world of total silence?How, for example , do they hear an approaching car?Does it not feel a bit lonely to be in this sea of chattering masses where you can't join in?

Having said that,our neighbours are definitely not candidates for being pitied.Their lives continue at full speed.They go to work by public transport(taxis) like everyone else.Sometimes we hang out together to watch a soccer game(or two) on TV.

One of them was actually able to speak and hear when young.Things changed when he was 8 years old.Overnight it all went silent for him.And naturally people speculated about the cause.It was mainly believed - in that rural set up he grew up in - that 'Ke ntho tsa batho'(It is witchcraft).

Living in close proximity to Thembelani and Sango has starkly reminded me of how lucky those of us who can speak and hear are.Instead of complaining about this and that,we could do more with appreciating what we have.That the price of petrol is now R11.05 here in the Gauteng province is not really major in the scheme of things.

Even better than not sweating the small stuff,we could do with learning the sign language.This would make it much, much easier for the mute and deaf to communicate with us,and therefore not feel that excluded.


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THANK YOU UNIVERSE.THANK YOU FOR OUR 'FEEL GOOD MOMENTS'.

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SO,SOUTH AFRICA AND THE WORLD OUT THERE,WHAT MADE YOU

FEEL GOOD THIS WEEK?

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