I went to Irene’s funeral the other day. It was so very sad. A big shiny picture of her beamed out from the screens near the stage. She was wearing green in the photo ..the colour of healing. Her father said some beautiful things …what a character …and Dozi and Karen Zoid sang.  Irene was a warrior to me …she constantly fought her ‘demons’ and was always full of wise and kind words when we spoke. She was a bright light. Brilliant voice and rough vibrant energy. And even though …

“Ons soek so dikwels liefde by ’n ander entiteit van vlees en bloed, sonder om dit eers in ons eie hart te voel. Ons glo dat hierdie persoon, hierdie omstandigheid, ons sleutel tot die hemel sal wees. Dat as die liefdesge-dagtes in hierdie persoon se brein oor ons gaan, dan moet ons iets werd wees. Dan moet ons lewend wees, heel, waardig. Dus, het ons lief omdat ons ’n behoefte het? Of het ons ’n behoefte omdat ons liefhet?
Op ’n goeie dag het daar ’n wonderwerk met my gebeur. Gedurende …

BECOME SUPERHEROES AND SAVE THE PLANET! – Heat Experiment
 
I brought a great book for my kids called ‘Your Planet Needs You- a kids guide to going green’ by Dave Reay. It’s a fun little book which talks about the state of our planet and explains about greenhouse gasses and what’s happening to the ozone etc in such a child and user friendly way that even I now understand what’s going on. Our children will inherit our planet, so now is the time to teach them about caring for it. This …

UKRAINE’S GOT TALENT
 
 I know … I know … I also thought this was a joke when a friend sent it to me. But Please do yourself a favour…pls go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOMgDbcA84A   and watch in awe. I know ‘art’ gets a bad rap at being high brow, privileged and a luxury in a financially tight fisted world. But every now and again something comes along like this which makes my jaw drop open wide… and my spirits soar at the thought of such unique and special talents in this world. Even …

Hey all
Just a quick word regarding some queries.    To those of you who have attended my talks and have asked for a copy of the audio CD regarding the 12 step Anti Angst programme, that I speak about…. well the cd’s are now available! Yippeee. If any of you want to purchase them then please contact Brenda on bbt@mweb.co.za and we will post them to you asap. Pls note that some of the proceeds of this audio CD will go towards our Bigheart Foundation which is committed to empowering …

GO ON DATES WITH YOURSELF
 
This is something I started to do whilst reading a book called The Artists’s Way by Julia Cameron. Going on dates with yourself is still something I love doing once in a while. Its fun to plot a stolen moment alone.  Its delicious to take a look at your diary and feel your heart skip a beat cos you have a few wee hours locked off for quality time with just you! A movie with popcorn and your own company… a quick amble through an art …

Wat ’n pragtige woord. Passie. Dis so sensueel. Die patroon van die letters boei my. Die twee s’e langs mekaar sis byna heimlik in my bloed. Dit vul my met die kleur van granate. Dit is ’n woord wat groot lig en donkerte omvat, wat cool is, omdat ons uit al twee bestaan. En om die een deel te ontken, sal die skaal laat oorhel en sal ons ’n lewe in wanbalans lei.
hartstog, vurigheid, gretigheid, intensiteit, ywer, drif, driftigheid, entoe-siasme, besieling, emosie, lewendigheid, energie, lewenslus
Vir lank in my getroude lewe …

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