A Reprieve for Zimbabwens, Pastors in a Million, 'On The FGM Ts Sales Front - Part 20'.

* Our government deciding to give Zimbabwens who may be living in South Africa illegally more time to legalise their status.It was announced that those who missed the 31st December 2010 deadline to fix their documentation won't be deported as yet.The process of deportation will only start on 1st August 2011.This means that those who missed the 31st December cut off time now have another six months to continue with the legalization process.
This postponement of deporting the 'illegally here' Zimbabwens,so to speak,by the government is commendable.It is a more humane way of dealing with this tricky immigration problem.


* Her church congregation may not be that big now,but it is a matter of time before Pastor Maureen Sebadela's followers swell in numbers.If her caring attitude towards her church members continues at the current rate,nothing will stop her church - 'Alpha & Omega',which is based here in Protea North - from being one of the biggest 'bazalwane' churches in Soweto.Possibly becoming as big as the Grace Bible Church one day.
In addition to the spritual upliftment she provides on Sundays,Pastor Maureen is known to give food parcels to those congregation members in need.In some instances she even helps out members with some money out of her own pocket.
We want to tell Pator Maureen that "we love your work my sister.And may the 'Alpha & Omega' church grow from strength to strength."


* ON THE FGM Ts SALES FRONT - PART 20

Getting an idea to link our FGM Ts to a charitable cause.This idea was inspired by the way the Barcelona Football Club has partnered with UNICEF.Barcelona not only gives UNICEF publicity by putting its name on their soccer jersey,but they also give UNICEF a certain amount of money from each jersey sold.
The Feel Good Movement could similarly hook up with an organization like READ,for example.READ helps to increase the level of literacy in the country by teaching people how to read and write.We could then give,say,R10 to READ from each FGM t-shirt that we sell.
And we won't be doing this because we think people are likely to buy our Ts because of this link to charity.We are confident that we can still sell those 47 million t-shirts even wthout this charity link.The 'giving back' element will make hitting our target even more sweet.


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


Our FEEL GOOD poem of the week:


Our Neighbours
______________

Our fellow Africans,
Our neighbours up north,
Give them a chance.
Give them time,
Time to come right.
Our neighbours of the 'ruins',
Mtukudzi's countrymen,
They were there for us,
As was the rest of Africa,
In our darkest hour.
Give them a chance,
A chance to stay.


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15 Million Tests by June 2011, Improved Matric Results, 'On The FGM Ts Sales Front - Part 19'

* A national campaign that is underway to have atleast 15 million South Africans voluntarily undergo an HIV test.The idea is mainly to raise awareness around knowing our status and to remove the fear of going for an HIV test.In addition,for those who may be HIV +ve an early detection will help them get treatment that may save their lives.
We are all for healthy for a healthy nation.We urge all people of Mzansi to go and get tested.


* Congatulations are in order.The matriculants of 2010 doing well in their final year high school exams.The pass rate of the class of 2010 is 7.2% better than that of 2009.

"Well done guys."

It also being funny how almost everyone is coming forwrad to claim some credit for these improved matric results.There were the teachers unions beating their chests,saying their teaching skills were responsible.Then there was the government which insisted that the division of the Education portfolio into two ministries contributed to the good results.
Then I suppose we - in The FGM - can also claim some credit.Afterall we did write a post ("Wishes of Good Luck for Matric Students....") in which we motivated the matrics of 2010 to do well.Not to mention the excellent - if we may say so ourselves - 'feel good' poem('Class of 2010') that we put together for them.


* ON THE FGM Ts SALES FRONT - PART 19

Slowly I am trying to get back into the grove of selling.It is proving to be challenging to a certain degree.I can't shake off the festive season laziness.The fact that I have to drive myself - as opposed to a boss saying I must now get on with it - does not help matters.
I am thinking that maybe after this coming week,when most people go back to work and the schools re-open,I will be able to get my motivation back.


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


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Our FEEL GOOD poem of the week:

A Test
______

A test to see.
Am I healthy?
Or not.
A test to let me know.
Do I need help?
A test to make me proud,
That I had the courage.
A chance to lead this,
To be examplary.
Help create a healthy SA,
Take this test.
I will take this test.
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The FGM's Philosophy in Brief, An Expert's Advice on Being Happy, 'On The FGM Ts Sales Front - Part 18'.

* We found this quote by Abraham,from the book Ask And It Is Given(by Jerry and Esther Hicks),that best captures what we are all about here in the Feel Good Movement.As the new year starts,this outlook is something that we would like everybody out there to strive for .
Bo-Abraham say:

"What we are really encouraging is that every day you say,'Nothing is more important
than that I feel good.And I am going to find ways to do so today.As I move through the
day ,I'm going to look for opportunities to appreciate,so that all day I'll bring myself
back into Source Energy.If there is an opportunity to praise,I'm going to praise.If there
is an opprtunity to critisize,I'm going to keep my mouth shut.If I feel like critisizing,I'll
pet my cat till that feeling goes away.' "


* Still in the same vein.This 'focus on positives' attitude towards life to create happiness,is not as 'mambo jumbo-rish' as some people may think.Experts in the field of human behaviour give advice along the same lines.
In an article entitled "Pollyanna Days"(Sunday Times Lifestyle,24/10/10),by Claire Keeton,it is reported that our happiness in life is influenced by the choices we make,among other things.According to Dr Nick Powdthavee - a behavioural economist and author of the book The Happiness Equation - people should focus on the positive side of the equation.For example,think about the joy having children will bring,as opposed to the freedom you will lose by having them.Dr Powdthavee further
adds:

"By allocating our attention towards good things in our life more often - or,in layman's terms,to be
more thankful - our lives would be much happier."



* ON THE FGM Ts SALES FRONT - PART 18

In the past two weeks,leading up to Christmas and to New Year's eve,I have not been actively selling to be honest.The whole festive mood got to me also.The scenes around me here in my 'kasi' of people being on a holiday mode made me want to 'chill' also.You could say I also gave myself a vacation of sorts.
Now that the year has started I have to start getting out there to do some serious prospecting.
This year I plan to sell lots of FGM Ts.And if things go acoording to plan,I would like to have our Ts placed in some of our local retailers like YDE and Truworths.Even better though, would be an FGM Store here at our Protea Point Complex,selling our FGM Ts mostly.


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


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Our FEEL GOOD poem of the week:

What's Wrong With That?
______________________

In seeing the brighter side,
In choosing the plus side,
Of things,
There is nothing wrong.
Nothing at all.
To want to be happy,
To want to feel good,
Always,
What's wrong with that?
Life is better this way.
It's more rewarding,
Like this.
And if they don't like it,
If they can't stomach it,
Too bad.
Pollyanna is here.
And is here to stay.



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THE YEAR THAT WAS - 2010

*IN SOUTH AFRICA

- The FIFA World Cup coming to Africa for the first time in its history.And this tournament being held here in South Africa.By all accounts Mzansi doing an excellent job in hosting it.This hosting also getting to unite the country like never before.

For us an abiding image of this tournament was this one instance where a camera moved from the football field to go to the stands where it captured former USA President Bill Clinton and Rolling Stones' leading man Mick Jagger having a chat while watching the game.After this shot,it had then dawned that the world is indeed here.


*AROUND THE WORLD

1. The release from house arrest of the Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi,which brought joy not only to the people of Burma but to all freedom loving people around the world.It was a release that gave the people of Burma hope that things can get better.

2. The Nobel Prize Committee standing firm in its decision to award this year's Nobel Peace Prize to the jailed Chinese dissident -Mr Liu Xiaobo .He was given the prize for his fighting for basic human rights in his home country.China responded to this awarding by complaining and making threats.To which the Prize Committee said,"Suit yourself".
A nice touch from the Committee was an empty chair at the awards ceremony where Liu Xiaobo would have sat if he was not behind bars.


*ON A PERSONAL NOTE

1. The decision by yours truly to leave my 9 to 5 job to go and focus on the Feel Good Movement project.Admittedly it has been a difficult year.Even painful at times.But I have no regrets.I have learned a lot in this period.
There is no 'ho checha ha ramo' here.I am going forward.
While at it,I would like to take this opportunity to apologise to my family(Shadrack,Duduzile,Teboho,Thato and Tumelo) for the hardship that this 'going on my own' thing caused them.I will make it up to you guys.Of this,I have no doubt.

2. The support we are continuing to get from my 'kasi'(Protea North) people as far as the buying of our FGM t-shirts is concerned.It has been humbling to see most of them buying the t-shirts without even first checking what our website was all about.They simply took my word for it.

"Much appreciated,ladies and gentlemen."


MAY WE ALSO WISH ALL OUR FGM BLOG READERS A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A PROSPEROUS 2011.MAY YOUR MOST CHERISHED DREAMS COME TRUE IN THE NEW YEAR.

THANK YOU UNIVERSE.THANK YOU FOR OUR 'FEEL GOOD MOMENTS' IN 2010.


Our FEEL GOOD poem of the year:

This Show
_________

This show in India,
This show in Delhi,
Must go on.
Unfinished villages,
Or not.
Security fears,
Or not.
This show,
That is the Commonwealth Games,
Has to go on.
The naysayers will say their bit.
They said it with South Africa.
But this show,
This show in Mahatma's country,
Should,must,and will go on.
Uppish athletes,or not.


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T P Mazembe Making Africa Proud, A Call for our Public Libraries to Stay Open for Longer, 'On The FGM Ts Sales Front - Part 17'.

* T P Mazembe becoming the first African football club side to reach the Club World Cup final.
On Tuesday this team from the Democratic Republic of Congo defeated the champions of South America -Internacional(from Brazil) - by 2 goals to nil,in the first semi-final game played in Abu Dhabi.
They will be meeting Italy's Inter Milan - the winner of the other semi-final - in the final tonight.
Their 'first' on behalf of Africa ofcourse echoed another 'first' for Africa earlier this year when South Africa hosted the FIFA World Cup for the first time on African soil.
As the year 2010 ends,the African football flag is still flying high indeed.
Here is hoping that T P Mazembe can go all the way and win against Inter in tonight's game.
We wish them really well.


* The Sunday Times columnist - Lihle Z Mtshali - making a call for our public libraries to stay open for longer hours.She did so this past Sunday(12/12/10) in her column(New York State of Mind) entitled "The little things that bring such joy to US life".In here she wrote that it was such a pleasure for her to discover that the New York City public libraries are open on Saturday afternoons.
She urged that our South African public libraries should do so too,to encourage a culture of reading in the country.
We could not agree with Ms Mtshali more.In addition,we wish to see the township public libraries filled not only with people who are there to study or do scholarly research,but also filled with people who are there to read for pleasure.People should go to our 'kasi' libraries to 'chill' with a book,just like they do other recreational activities like 'braaing' or watching a soccer game.


ON THE FGM Ts SALES FRONT - PART 17

* Trying to collect some due payments at this time of the year for FGM Ts taken is proving to be a quite a challenge.I seem to be competing for the same resources that are needed for Christmas shopping.I am competing with Christmas gifts and groceries.
As a result I did not get most of the payments I expected.Some people made a plan however.For example this one customer payed me with some Shoprite vouchers they were given for free at work.
Cash would have been better ofcourse,but when the going is this tough I can take most forms of payment.
I say most forms because I would definitely draw a line at being payed with food items.


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Our Feel Good poem of the week:


Almost There T P
_______________

One more win,
One more hurdle to jump,
Then you are there T P.
There,Mazembe.
One more upset,
One more beating of the odds,
Then you are gone T P.
You can do it.
You can get another 1st.
Another 1st for Africa.
You can be the 1st African World Club champ.
Almost there,T P.


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Developments in the Dewani case, Required Listening on Wednesday Nights, 'On The FGM Ts Sales Front - Part 16'.

* Some clarity now in the Anni Dewani murder case.After weeks of speculation that the killing of Mrs Dewani in a highjacking incident in the Gugulethu township had more questions than answers to it,we now know that her husband -Shrien Dewani - had something to do with it.This is according to one of the arrested suspects - Zola Tango - who has agreed to become a state witness in this case.
The Dewani couple is from Britain and was visiting South Africa.
There is a sense of relief that Anni Dewani's own family will now know the real motive for her murder when the case goes to court.
There is relief also on our side - as South Africans - that this despicable crime as not as straight forward as 'another tourist is killed in South Africa'.We may have a challenge around crime, yes,and we are certainly doing our best to get on top of it,but we do not need outsiders to come here and make the situation worse.


* 5FM is the place to be on Wednesday nights between 10pm and 12 midnight.
In a show called Powernights DJs Fresh and Euphonik interview 'happening' DJs.During this show the invited DJs let lose and talk about how they got started in the industry.Even if one is not really into the 'house music' scene,you will still love the stories of how these guys 'made it',so to speak.As self-employed agents DJs are no different to entrepreneurs.Their stories of struggle and hardship in this highly competitive field are uplifting.And the invited DJ's choice of 5 significant songs/tunes/tracks - in their opinion - further adds to the allure of this show.
And to DJ Fresh we say:
"Powernights(Wednesday editions) brings back memories of 'The Chair'.
And oena,Fresh, you are a gift to the radio industry in this country."


* ON THE FGM Ts SALES FRONT - PART 16
I must admit that to go out and sell when you know that you do not really have the stock does not feel the same.The urge to sell is not really as strong.On one hand you want to generate those leads.But on another you have this fear that someone may actually want to take a T there and then,which you will not have.The result being that you will end up 'crying' over a lost sale.
Besides these 'lost sales',I also meet people who are waiting fot the Ts that they have ordered.And inevitably they will ask if I have have received my new stock yet.
The way I see it, at this rate,my story of 'waiting for my new stock' will eventually wear thin.
I have therefore decided to reduce the number of days that I am on the 'sales beat'.For now I will go out only on three days - Mondays,Tuesdays and Wednesdays.On these days I do not normally meet that many people on the streets.
This kind of 'hiding strategy' will help to keep my leads generation momentum going,but at a low rate. At the same time it will shield me from all the 'enquiries',so to speak.That is,until my new stock arrives.


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


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Our FEEL GOOD poem of the week:


You Are Mzansi
______________

Mzansi you are.
Still pretty,
Still beautiful,
Still sunny,
Try as they may,
To soil your name.
Bo-Shrien,
And their spin doctors.
It's all in futile.
For you still are,
Always will be,
The best,
The greatest,
And the most welcoming.
That's you,Mzansi.


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The Act of Forgiving, A 'Mpama' for Real Madrid from Barcelona FC, 'On The FGM Ts Sales Front - Part 15'.

* As we start the festive season proper(December month) here are a few words to ponder on
forgiveness.This extract is from an excellent report on gratitude called The Astonishing Power of Gratitude,written by Wes Hopper(www.horncreek.com).Each time we read this report we are highly inspired.Inspired to become better human beings.The section in the report on forgiveness is losely quoted below:
"Forgive everyone who ever did anything you have been carrying a
grudge about.The guy who cheated you in that business deal.The sister-in-law
who never repaid the R50.The teacher who gave you the 'F' that you didn't deserve.The
ex-spouse who dragged you through the ugly and expensive divorce.Everyone.Anything.
Forgiveness is not something that you do for the other person,it is something you do for
yourself.
Remember that the Universe works by law,not by chance.There are no coincidences in the
people that show up in our lives.And becuase the Universe is friendly,these people don't
show up to punish us,but often to teach us."


* Here in Mzansi we call a five-fingered clap on the face a 'mpama'.This past Monday night Barcelona FC - our favourite team in Europe - gave their archrivals Real Madrid FC a 'mpama'.They hammered them 5-0 in a La Liga football game.In the process 'Barca' made all of us who are fans deliriously happy.
In a game that Mourinho - the Real Madrid coach - will never ever forget,Barcelona gave his team a footballing lesson.'Barca' didn't just win by a big margin,but they did so while toying with the Madrid players.Fans at Nou Camp - Barcelona's home ground where the game took place - and those watching from around the world were thoroughly entertained.
Now,can Mourinho and his star player - Ronaldo - please shut up,"Quietly enjoy your humble pie."
And how about this joke doing the rounds:
Ronaldo(Real Madrid star player) :"God sent me to earth to teach people how to play football."
Lionel Messi(Barcelona star player):"I didn't send anyone."


* ON THE FGM Ts SALES FRONT - PART 15
Two things happened this week that got me excited.The first one was having two people who have FGM Ts already expressing interest in buying another t-shirt.They wanted this T in a different colour to their previous ones.
To hear that people love our Ts so much that they want a second one was humbling.
The second good happening was when a friend I had told about our Ts and given our flyer to - maybe six months ago - phoning me out of the blue to order not one,but two FGM t-shirts.This telephonic ordering was a first.I nearly fell off my chair.
This order out of the blue further emphasised the value of telling as many people as you can about the stuff that you are 'pushing'.Sometime down the line they may still get back to you to buy.
In both cases above I did not have the prefered sizes and colours.Infact,my current stock of t-shirts is now finished.But while I wait for my next stock - possibly after the December holidays because the factories are also winding down for Christmas - I will continue to pound the streets.I am carrying one sample t-shirt in my bag.It is important to keep the momentum of getting leads going.These I can then follow up on once the new stock arrives.

FGM Ts Roll Call of Honour
_________________________

97.Vusi Dlamini

Thank you my brother.


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


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Our FEEL GOOD poem of the week:


Forgiven
________

The criminal elements,
Who ochestrated our incarceration,
I forgive you.
The lawyers,
Who took our money and ran,
You are forgiven too.
The 'friends',
Who read 'Behind Bars',
And then disappeared,
I have forgotten already.
The neighbours,
Who pretended to be with us,
When we were down,
But were enjoying it,
It's OK.
I forgive you too,
Those I didn't mention.
Have a cheerful,
And festive season.


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