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Bob Mugabe is carrying on defeating rules and breaking agreements. What will happen in Zim (eventually) is that the MDC will have limited powers (if at all) and Mugabe will still have the country under his rule. And the ANC have been making notes.

The battle still rage on over the Scorpions. Public perception and decision seems to be in favour of disbanding the unit but that depends on who you talk to and in which areas. The government tour of towns listening to what the public wants, paint a totally different picture to what we see in the press and hear on the news. According to government the majority of the "people" want the Scorpions gone. Isn't it Mandela who said that the youth and their education is the biggest weapon against any foe? Seems to me that the ANC has been actively telling the people what to say in support of the break-up of this crack unit.

Logically speaking, the unit is responsible for exposing corruption within government. And Jacob Zuma is but one out of many that's been investigated and brought before court. Obviously people like Malema (ANC Youth League) and Vavi (COSATU) who preaches killing for the sake of Zuma has enough influence over those on the ground to speed up the break-up of the Scorpions. You don't have to be clever to influence the un-educated, just convincing and failing which, violent.

I don't know about you but jislaaik, I'm now getting really gatvol of all the bad news. South Africa once again seems to be falling through its own Poephol. I think I'm going to puke if I hear any more s#*t about Jacob Zuma, Zimbabwe, Crime, Eskom, the Oil Price, Inflation, Soaring Food Costs, Bafana Bafana or even friggin Paris Hilton. I've absolutely had it with all this negativity, doom and gloom! I'm really SAT of it all ek se!!! How about you? I mean it's not like I want to gooi the ostrich vibe and bury my head in the sand. This shit is real and it's serious and it's happening all over but not to me..YET!!! Nevertheless, I can't help but read it, hear about it, see the Headlines, hear the rumours. EVERYWHERE. It's like they are brainwashing me Boet. And the worst part of it is that I feel totally and completely HELPLESS. Useless. Disempowered. Castrated (almost.) Frustrated (completely.) I keep getting this heavy ball of anxious dread filling my guts and it feels really KAK! And the worst part of it all is that I am a Motivational speaker who needs to stay positive and optimistic.

To top it all off, winter is coming so I can't even feel good about the Lekker weather any more! Peter de Villiers, our new Springbok Rugby Coach, was quoted in a Sunday Times interview published on 4th May as saying: "The local media thrive on negativity. They have nothing good to say about their country. If there is something bad about this country the local media will break a leg to be the first to write about it. They're a bunch of negative people who live in a world of their own, and are merely there to earn a living and not make SA a Better place."

I agree completely with the ou. I'm think that most of our journalists, reporters and editors are uninspired, negative, disaster focused, sensation seeking, sad sorry scum bags. They find fault in everything and never propose any workable solutions. Many of the ordinary people of South Africa are busy doing wonderful little things every day, but none of it is newsworthy.

Here's the truth: There are roughly 6.6 billion people on planet earth. And according to the World Health Organization, some 56 million deaths occur per year, at the current global average. That works out to about 153 400 per day. That's right - 153 400 deaths every 24 hours! So it's not really hard work to find disasters, accidents, catastrophes, murders, muggings and general mayhem to fill the headlines. It's actually pretty easy.

But during that same 24 hours, about 350 000 babies are born. That's right, every 24 hours, around 350 000 beautiful, miraculous, perfect, pure, happy, untainted, precious little beings begin their journey on this planet. And what do journalists write about this? F%*k all that's what! Unless of course a six month old baby is stabbed to death - then we never stop hearing about It! Every day about 48 million of us get up, clean our teeth (hopefully) and get on with our life. And many of us perform little acts of respect, compassion, kindness, service, giving, helping and creating. As Cath Jenkin wrote recently in her blog: "There is noise and joy and emotional honesty in the way we live. When we as a nation are happy, we celebrate. When we are sad, we are sad together. Does anything else really matter? At least we are together in the queue for petrol and/or torches."

But for our media this is not newsworthy. It's just life. So I gave it all a lot of thought. Then I did some more real deep thinking. And guess what - bugger all happened! So I stopped thinking for a while, by learning to meditate. Then I stopped reading most of the newspapers. Then I stopped watching the news on TV and listening to the news in my car. And I stopped listening to people with negative chirps and bad energy. And I stopped focusing on what was going wrong in my life.

Then I started to meditate every morning, after doing some simple yoga stretches and synchronized breathing exercises. And I replaced my morning cup of coffee and cigarette with some herbal tea and a dagga joint. (OK - joking about the joint!) And I re- read the Power of Now and Conversations With God and a Short History of Nearly Everything. And I began to visit an awesome positive web site called "sagoodnews" And MAN did I start to feel better. MUCH BETTER. Then I started to watch every sunset possible, ride my bicycle, watch funny video's on Youtube, work in my garden, walk on the beach - I fu&%#ng started living again BRU! From the inside out! And it finally hit me between the eyes, an epiphany:

You can't change your thinking in order to improve your behaviour. You need to change your behaviour in order to improve your thinking. It's taken me many years of searching and many many books, self development courses and personal growth experiences to come to this simple truth. So if you, like me, are feeling anxious, concerned, depressed or gatvol, why not try changing your behaviour and DOING something differently, from today.

I wish you an awesome day. Choose to make it that way! Mark Berger.

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	26 August 2008
My apologies for the late update. Had some family matters to take care of and on my return I just could not get into my site. It seems to be sorted now so we're back on track. Well, sort of. Bob Mugabe is carrying on defeating rules and breaking agreements. What will happen in Zim (eventually) is that the MDC will have limited powers (if at all) and Mugabe will still have the country under his rule. And the ANC have been making notes. The battle still rage on over the Scorpions. Public perception and decision seems to be in favour of disbanding the unit but that depends on who you talk to and in which areas. The government tour of towns listening to what the public wants, paint a totally different picture to what we see in the press and hear on the news. According to government the majority of the "people" want the Scorpions gone. Isn't it Mandela who said that the youth and their education is the biggest weapon against any foe? Seems to me that the ANC has been actively telling the people what to say in support of the break-up of this crack unit. Logically speaking, the unit is responsible for exposing corruption within government. And Jacob Zuma is but one out of many that's been investigated and brought before court. Obviously people like Malema (ANC Youth League) and Vavi (COSATU) who preaches killing for the sake of Zuma has enough influence over those on the ground to speed up the break-up of the Scorpions. You don't have to be clever to influence the un-educated, just convincing and failing which, violent. A certain Mark Berger is credited for writing the following : Howzit I don't know about you but jislaaik, I'm now getting really gatvol of all the bad news. South Africa once again seems to be falling through its own Poephol. I think I'm going to puke if I hear any more s#t about Jacob Zuma, Zimbabwe, Crime, Eskom, the Oil Price, Inflation, Soaring Food Costs, Bafana Bafana or even friggin Paris Hilton. I've absolutely had it with all this negativity, doom and gloom! I'm really SAT of it all ek se!!! How about you? I mean it's not like I want to gooi the ostrich vibe and bury my head in the sand. This shit is real and it's serious and it's happening all over but not to me..YET!!! Nevertheless, I can't help but read it, hear about it, see the Headlines, hear the rumours. EVERYWHERE. It's like they are brainwashing me Boet. And the worst part of it is that I feel totally and completely HELPLESS. Useless. Disempowered. Castrated (almost.) Frustrated (completely.) I keep getting this heavy ball of anxious dread filling my guts and it feels really KAK! And the worst part of it all is that I am a Motivational speaker who needs to stay positive and optimistic. To top it all off, winter is coming so I can't even feel good about the Lekker weather any more! Peter de Villiers, our new Springbok Rugby Coach, was quoted in a Sunday Times interview published on 4th May as saying: "The local media thrive on negativity. They have nothing good to say about their country. If there is something bad about this country the local media will break a leg to be the first to write about it. They're a bunch of negative people who live in a world of their own, and are merely there to earn a living and not make SA a Better place." I agree completely with the ou. I'm think that most of our journalists, reporters and editors are uninspired, negative, disaster focused, sensation seeking, sad sorry scum bags. They find fault in everything and never propose any workable solutions. Many of the ordinary people of South Africa are busy doing wonderful little things every day, but none of it is newsworthy. Here's the truth: There are roughly 6.6 billion people on planet earth. And according to the World Health Organization, some 56 million deaths occur per year, at the current global average. That works out to about 153 400 per day. That's right - 153 400 deaths every 24 hours! So it's not really hard work to find disasters, accidents, catastrophes, murders, muggings and general mayhem to fill the headlines. It's actually pretty easy. But during that same 24 hours, about 350 000 babies are born. That's right, every 24 hours, around 350 000 beautiful, miraculous, perfect, pure, happy, untainted, precious little beings begin their journey on this planet. And what do journalists write about this? F%k all that's what! Unless of course a six month old baby is stabbed to death - then we never stop hearing about It! Every day about 48 million of us get up, clean our teeth (hopefully) and get on with our life. And many of us perform little acts of respect, compassion, kindness, service, giving, helping and creating. As Cath Jenkin wrote recently in her blog: "There is noise and joy and emotional honesty in the way we live. When we as a nation are happy, we celebrate. When we are sad, we are sad together. Does anything else really matter? At least we are together in the queue for petrol and/or torches." But for our media this is not newsworthy. It's just life. So I gave it all a lot of thought. Then I did some more real deep thinking. And guess what - bugger all happened! So I stopped thinking for a while, by learning to meditate. Then I stopped reading most of the newspapers. Then I stopped watching the news on TV and listening to the news in my car. And I stopped listening to people with negative chirps and bad energy. And I stopped focusing on what was going wrong in my life. Then I started to meditate every morning, after doing some simple yoga stretches and synchronized breathing exercises. And I replaced my morning cup of coffee and cigarette with some herbal tea and a dagga joint. (OK - joking about the joint!) And I re- read the Power of Now and Conversations With God and a Short History of Nearly Everything. And I began to visit an awesome positive web site called "sagoodnews" And MAN did I start to feel better. MUCH BETTER. Then I started to watch every sunset possible, ride my bicycle, watch funny video's on Youtube, work in my garden, walk on the beach - I fu&%#ng started living again BRU! From the inside out! And it finally hit me between the eyes, an epiphany: You can't change your thinking in order to improve your behaviour. You need to change your behaviour in order to improve your thinking. It's taken me many years of searching and many many books, self development courses and personal growth experiences to come to this simple truth. So if you, like me, are feeling anxious, concerned, depressed or gatvol, why not try changing your behaviour and DOING something differently, from today. I wish you an awesome day. Choose to make it that way! Mark Berger. Let's have your ideas - Message Board Free Forums by Bravenet.com	Online Shop Past Views Current Joke Past jokes Gallery Links Current Exchange Rate Daily News Headlines Articles
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