THE FEEL GOOD MOVEMENT: July 2012

Sunday, July 8, 2012

Oscar 'Wa Rona' Is Going To The London Olympics

Our wish has been granted, ladies and gentlemen.

Oscar 'Blade Runner' Pristorius has been included in the South African team of athletes going to the London Olympics.

In our post last year about Oscar - ''Oscar 'The Blade Runner' Making It At Last"(a post that is also in our book - FEELING GOOD) - we had been happy for him when he finally managed to run an Olympic qualifying time(of sub-45.30 secs) in a 400m race meet. We had then expressed our wish for him to make the South African Olympic team (by being able to run a second sub-45.30 secs time in another 400m race meet, as it was required by our athletic sports authorities). We felt that as someone trying to make history by being the first disabled athlete to take part in the able-bodied Olympics, Oscar needed all the support he can get.

As it later turned out, however, Oscar was never able to run another sub-45.30 secs time in a 400m race. He had tried really hard to run this sub-45.30 secs time again in several meets leading up to London, but without success. In his last failed attempt, Oscar himself had admitted

defeat( The Citizen, 5th July 2012).

It was a pleasant surprise, therefore, to hear that our athletic sports bodies(Athletics South Africa and Sascoc) had included Oscar in the SA team, despite him not qualifying for inclusion in the strict sense of the word.

We see Oscars's inclusion in the SA Olympic team as a form of reward by the SA athletic sports authorities for his brave attempts to qualify for the able-bodied athletes Olympics. We think this inclusion is also a reward from God and the Universe. One's hard work and sacrifices in trying to achieve a dream are never in vain. The payoff can come in unexpected ways.

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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?

Let us know at - feelgoodmovement@gmail.com

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Sunday, July 1, 2012

The DREAMS DO COME TRUE(DDCT) Tour - Part 7, Pick'n Pay(Protea North)

This was the first time I had ventured into the supermarket worker territory. This industry is heavily unionized. For example, from the beginning to the finish of arranging this DDCT talk, I only dealt with union(saccawu) shop stewards, as opposed to management like it was the case with the other places I have given motivational talks at. After I had finalized the talk date with the shop stewards, it was only then that management was informed of my coming to the premises to give a talk.

The DDCT Talk was not going to stand by itself. I had to give this talk during a general workers' meeting. Work issues came first in such an arrangement. The visiting speaker comes in at the end of the meeting if there is still time. As it happened, on my first visit to this Pick'n Pay store the DDCT Talk never took place as per plan. Then I had arrived nice and early(7.30am) and was ready to do my thing, but only to discover that for this meeting there were just too many work issues to be discussed. We had to reschedule my motivational talk for another day.

And that day was this week. Even this week the meeting was still choc-a-block with issues. I was fortunate to be squizzed in. It was still under tight conditions though. From the 20 minutes (or so) I

was prepared for, I ended up getting only 3 minutes. I gave it my best shot.

After my brief motivational talk, we closed the meeting the only way comrades do. We closed it by singing the national anthem - 'Nkosi Sikelela'. And here I must admit, with shame, that 18 years after democracy here in South Africa, I am still not well versed with the Afrikaans lyrics of our national anthem. This is something that needs to be urgently rectified.

SOME THANK YOU's

Tebogo & Sipho(my union contacts) - for helping me put this gig together.

Kayi - for your enthusiasm for my positive thinking message.

sis Thandi - for promising to support us by buying our FGM blog book.

sis Annie Hlongwane - for okaying this Talk.

Pick'n Pay staff(comrades) - for you time.

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