Blog : Brett Fish

Taboo Topics: Race – The Panel – Questions from you about Race-related things – Q2: Being ‘over’ apartheid?

QUESTION 2: [Graeme Broster] I don't believe we can even begin to discuss issues of race, reconciliation etc before we begin to discuss and answer the issue of identity. Not sure if it's clear but give it some thought Race panel question: When, if ever, will it be OK to be "over" apartheid? If possible put a number of years to your answer. [Brett: Hot question i know but i followed it up with Graeme to [...]

By brettfish|2014-06-01T22:21:37+02:00June 1st, 2014|challenging thorts, inspire-ations, life, pain and Hope, Taboo Topics, thorts of other people|2 Comments

Whose Taboo Topic is it anyway?

My favourite space on my blog is probably the Taboo Topics section where we look at topics rarely spoken about such as losing a baby or infertility, singleness or being a parent of young children when it's really really hard, abortion and adoption, issues of race and many more... with one exception these posts take the form of stories of real live people who put their names and faces on them to help make them more [...]

By brettfish|2014-05-31T12:20:47+02:00May 31st, 2014|inspire-ations, Taboo Topics, thorts of other people|0 Comments

Taboo Topics: Race – The Panel – Questions from you about Race-related things – Q1: Framing our Identity?

A short while ago i introduced this panel to you made up of friends of mine from South Africa who are from a variety of different race groups/backgrounds and then invited you to ask any race-related questions you might have. The opinions of the members of the panel are in no way expected to represent the thoughts, feelings and ideas of a whole race group or culture, nor are they anticipated to be complete expositions [...]

By brettfish|2014-05-30T12:55:27+02:00May 30th, 2014|challenging thorts, change the world, inspire-ations, pain and Hope, people, thorts of other people|0 Comments

Dear 70’s/80’s child…

[a guest post by my friend Lindsay Brown] Dear 70’s/80’s child, Enough! I get it; you were beaten, neglected, starved and lived without (TV, computers, electronics; etc.) as a child. Strangely enough you want to remind us daily on how well you turned out despite your horrific childhood - With phrases like “I was beaten and therefore I have respect” and “I was sent outside to go make my own fun”. I’m an 80’s child [...]

By brettfish|2014-05-30T08:10:45+02:00May 30th, 2014|change the world, shtupidt people, thorts of other people|0 Comments

the day i didn't give a stranger a ride…

Earlier today i was sitting working in Starbucks while Chris Martin sang gentle somewhat melancholic tunes to me. SUDDENLY, like in a movie [one that was maybe titled 'Everyone in Starbucks rushes pointingly at the window'] everyone in the store suddenly started rushing to the window behind me, pointing and looking very much like they had just witnessed someone steal a laptop computer from an unassuming customer outside before jumping through the window of a car that came [...]

By brettfish|2014-05-29T18:00:05+02:00May 29th, 2014|activities, adventures, and other animals., change the world, inspire-ations, love and chocolate|0 Comments

My new heart tattoo.

Okay, so i don't have a heart tattoo. Or any tattoo. And time is running out for me to get my first one before i leave Americaland [have the money, don't have the right design!] But i just started reading the book, 'Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion' by Father Gregory Boyle [who i heard speak at CCDA last year in a deeply moving session] and already it is breaking me up [...]

By brettfish|2014-05-28T14:40:21+02:00May 28th, 2014|activities, heroes or heroic moments, inspire-ations, thorts of other people, what i am reading|0 Comments

Taboo Topics: Adoption – Meet Mariska de Beer

Well, as a first time blogger I’m not really sure where to start and what to write. I cannot say that I am really good with words, but this I know….I do not want to keep quiet about this and if writing gives me an opportunity to be heard then I’m grabbing hold of this with everything I’ve got. I’ve always known that I will adopt children one day…not sure why – I guess it [...]

By brettfish|2014-05-27T10:40:08+02:00May 27th, 2014|family, Taboo Topics, thorts of other people|0 Comments

Mark, my words: Let it all really sink in

Today's Mark passage is a little bit different to what we are used to and i would encourage you to wait until you have decent reflection time before watching it - don't rush through this one - rather make a time to simply reflect and listen and feel and respond. Join me as i look at Mark 15 from verse 16 to 32: [For the next passage and a look at [...]

By brettfish|2014-05-26T12:58:20+02:00May 26th, 2014|activities, bible things, God stuff, inspire-ations, what i am reading|0 Comments

Yesallmen should really pay attention to #YesAllWomen

There's a new hashtag in town. Followed by a yawn right? Cos who cares about hashtags? Aren't they just like 'groups' on Facebook? What is a group on Facebook? Someone starts a group based on some topic they feel passionate about such as interesting shapes of clouds, bonsai tree gardening or stuffed animals - you get an invite, you join the group and... NOTHING ELSE EVER HAPPENS. I dunno, maybe you're in better groups than [...]

By brettfish|2014-05-25T19:30:13+02:00May 25th, 2014|challenging thorts, change the world, life, local news, pain and Hope, people, shtupidt people, thorts of other people, what i am reading, world news|0 Comments

The Character Equation: Saying and being sorry

"It takes a big man to cry, but it takes a bigger man to laugh at that man." [Jack Handey] Ah, i love me some Jack Handey, but as i continue to look at some different aspects that define the character of a person, i'm not quite sure that would be the best approach. However, when we hear the word "Sorry!" coming out of our mouth, we should always be asking ourselves one key question: [...]