Published inKoinonia·PinnedTo Fear or Not to Fear, You ChooseFear is a response to information; it creates an attitude, and it happens by choice — COVID-19 is in the news everywhere, all the time. Since the world is in lockdown, nothing else happens that gets reported in the news. COVID-19 is the main feature on every newscast. It is COVID-19 in short clips between programs, COVID-19 in the time space normally reserved for cigarette ads…Attitude Is Everything7 min readAttitude Is Everything7 min read
Published inAuthor Masterminds·PinnedMember-onlyDetour to Success.Side tracks often looks like derailments or dead ends but might be a connection to new opportunities. — Imagine you’re speeding down the highway, enjoying the scenery, the hood off and the wind blowing your hair backwards. You know exactly where you are going and happy to get there. Suddenly the traffic in front of you slows down, then stops. The road ends and you need to turn…4 min read4 min read
May 16, 2021An Interview with Francine HammondWhat a Character in a Book has to say about her Role and her “creator” — Photo by Christopher Campbell. Unsplash “Good day, Francine. I hope you and yours are well and keeping safe”. “Hello. Yes we are and I hope you are too”. “Sure. All right, let’s get started. Where were you born?” “Oh, come on, what sort of question is that. You know very…4 min read4 min read
Oct 9, 2020Indigenous Peoples of South AfricaWho are They and Where are They Coming from — It is believed that the San people had been present in Africa as long as two-hundred-and-fifty-thousand years. This means they have been on the continent longer than any other ethnic group. …History8 min readHistory8 min read
Published inAuthor Masterminds·May 17, 2020How the Weather Influences our MoodsDifferent reactions to different types of weather patterns from different kinds of people Thunder storms are frightening to most people. I know of very few who enjoy them. Like my husband. In awe he usually stood staring at the dancing of the lightning flashes and the ferocious rolling clouds while…Psychology5 min readPsychology5 min read
Apr 16, 2020FictionFiction The Curses and Blessings of Covid19 How to Cope with a “Stranger” during Lockdown The silence is shattered by the big bang when Tamsin slamed the front door shut. Sounds of her handling packages followed. “For goodness sakes Tamsin, do you have to make such a noise? Can’t you ever enter quietly? …Fiction8 min readFiction8 min read
Published inAuthor Masterminds·Apr 13, 2020Rediscovering Forgotten TalentsLockdown Removes all Excuses to Test Our Creativity — During Covid 19 lockdown we need to keep busy to retain our sanity. What better way than to use our imagination and stretch our creativity. We can not only rediscover forgotten talents and skills, but develop talents and skills we didn’t know we had. As the date for lockdown loomed…Isolation4 min readIsolation4 min read
Published inKoinonia·Apr 4, 2020It Takes a VirusA virus brought silence upon the earth — People running to and fro, doing business on the go. The noise is overwhelming; nothing else is heard. Then, along came the virus called corona. Slow down. Shut down. Lock down. Quiet down.Busyness2 min readBusyness2 min read
Mar 26, 2020Sing Along this Song.Let’s fight Covid19 with a song on our lips. On the tune of "O Tannenbaum" Go sanitise go sanitise bafore you go from inside. Come sanitise, come sanitise when you come in from outside. You do not want to get disease, you do not want to spread disease. Come sanitise come sanitise Let’s kill that nasty virus.1 min read1 min read
Feb 29, 2020CricketA Good Match against Splendid Visual Display. — Photo by Marcus Wallis. Unsplash Gold and bright green against foliage green and light green. Colors of the teams reflected in the late afternoon sunlight; bright green field and dark green shaddows moving about against the pale pink and purple Drakenstein mountains bordering what’s known as Boland. SA Proteas against…2 min read2 min read
