Changing the World one post at a time... Brett "Fish" Anderson, podcaster, recently-published poet [check out 'Not water, JUST ICE!' on Amazon or get a copy directly from the Fishman!], youth leader, Fathers Matter facilitator, Improv actor, and a whole lot more... With most of the best stuff i do being offered for FREE as much as possible, how does that work? From Tik Tok challenges to Facebook updates to blog posts and podcast [...]
hi everyone, i have not blogged for at least a year, but figured i do have a few things to say or share and so here we go and what better way than to drop my word for the year, although even as i type this sentence i don't have one yet, so this is going to be quite Improv'd. i just saw that my most recent post was my word for the year [...]
Every year i try to focus in on a Word for the Year and 2024 is no different. Although, i guess you could say it is a little different, as i normally use words that exist. But while i was leaning in and listening and trying to get a sense of what my word for this year would be i came up with a made-up word that i thought would be perfect. And then [...]
For those of you who have been waiting quite a while for this moment, Season 4 of my podcast, Out of the Fishbowl, landed today. You can jump right in and dive into episode one, titled, 'Holding Two things' over here and please give feedback, add comments where you listen, and share the link if you like it. i think this one is going to land really well! But for those of you who [...]
My word for 2023 is Healing. Every year i try to pause and reflect and listen and then pick a word that will be a theme or focus for the coming year. With the past two years being the hardest two in my life for a number of reasons - but mostly my wife, Val, leaving me and ending our 12-year marriage- it possibly makes a lot of sense as to why this would be [...]
i am SUPER EXCITED to introduce you all to Tshepiso Sibisi, whose pizza making business caught my eye earlier this year. Due to the super busyness of my work and life vibes, i have taken way too long to get this blog post written - and i humbly apologise - but we are here, and this is a story to enjoy and share. And if you are in the area to take advantage of. [...]
Fathers Matter. We know that, right? i mean it's not a statement that needs to be proven or argued for or defended? It's one of those undeniable truths. And yet, the reality in South Africa, is that in too many households, this does not seem like the case, simply because fathers are not there. In so many cases the father is physically absent for a variety of reasons - men not taking responsibility for [...]
i have been playing around with the idea of Season 3 of my podcast for a while now. And finally pen has been put to paper and the ideas are starting to flow. As it stands at the moment, Out of the Fishbowl will start with an episode on Curiosity. The first idea that comes to mind is this concept of 'Curiosity killing the cat' which got me thinking about what the cat could [...]
This morning i got a little inspired and wrote a poem on the Twitterer that goes a little something like this: WE BUILD A COUNTRY we build a country not by voting or protesting or even trying to hold leadership accountable although all of those might be important and deeply necessary rather we build a country by showing up actively loving our neighbour (All of them!) building bridges and longer tables! = [...]
A friend of mine connected me to Eve Thompson, who, among other things, is the author of the book 'Leading Women of Africa'. When i heard how the book had come about, due to a lack of black women being mentioned in educational materials, i was very excited to connect with Eve and hear a little more of her story and she has graciously shared it here... Leading Women of Africa Hi. My [...]
