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# Brett Fish

Live life better.

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## Posts

- [Blog](https://brettfish.co.za/blog/)
- [Fathers Matter: How might Heartlines help you?](https://brettfish.co.za/2026/01/28/fathers-matter-how-might-heartlines-help-you/) - Fathers Matter is a Free programme presented by the values-based non-profit Heartlines that seeks the Positive Active Presence of Men in the Lives of Children.
- [Five Seasons of Out of the Fishbowl podcast](https://brettfish.co.za/2026/01/15/five-seasons-of-out-of-the-fishbowl-podcast/) - Five seasons of my podcast Out of the Fishbowl [so far] and as we near our 9000th listen and ready for Season 6 here is some of the journey so far.
- [Become a Patron and help spread the influence wider...](https://brettfish.co.za/2026/01/07/become-a-patron-and-help-spread-the-influence-wider/) - An opportunity to support Brett Fish Anderson by becoming a patron on Patreon and donating towards the Justice work that he does
- [Word for the Year: 2026 - DEPTH](https://brettfish.co.za/2026/01/07/word-for-the-year-2026-depth/) - What is your word for the year for 2026? Mine is depth as i started a number of new things last year, so the key is to be taking them further & deeper in 2026
- [Taboo Topic: Tantrums – Meet Leigh Geary](https://brettfish.co.za/2015/08/24/taboo-topic-tantrums-meet-leigh-geary/) - This is a piece that was shared with me by Leigh Geary but which originally was published on her blog, The Mom Diaries under the title, 'The Terrible Twos: Am I being punished for all my sins?' Lets talk about the terrible two’s shall we? Holy Moley! I think I’m about to lose my shit
- [Taboo Topics: Race - Mixed Race and Culture Connections](https://brettfish.co.za/2014/05/01/taboo-topics-race-mixed-race-and-culture-connections/) - As we have started talking about different aspects of Race on my blog, one area that quickly came to mind was that of mixed race/culture relationships. Hard to believe that this was illegal when i was growing up. And that it was normal for it to be so. And even when it wasn't, it took a
- [Taboo Topics: Race – Mixed Race Connections – Meet Roxanne Rhoda and Gregory Jewell](https://brettfish.co.za/2014/05/08/taboo-topics-race-mixed-race-connections-meet-roxanne-rhoda-and-gregory-jewell/) - [Disclaimer: while in Americaland, the term "coloured" is a strongly negative term, in South Africa there is a unique group of people who have come from a heritage of different cultures but now have developed their own distinct culture. They are neither black nor white, nor are they mixed race, and they would call themselves 'coloured'.]
- [A Few Good Anti-Racism Resources](https://brettfish.co.za/2021/01/26/anti-racism-resources/) - With so much work on anti-racism to be done there are fortunately so many anti-racism resources at our disposal so i decided to share some
- [Word for the year 2024](https://brettfish.co.za/2024/01/08/word-for-the-year-2024/) - My word for 2024 is a made up word that combines the ideas of service and listening and is the word Lervice which i am hoping will guide me through 2024
- [Out of the Fishbowl: Season 4 had landed...](https://brettfish.co.za/2023/11/20/out-of-the-fishbowl-season4-had-landed/) - Out of the Fishbowl Season 4 has just dropped and i would love for you to take a listen and let us know what you think! Some fun episodes on the way!
- [Let's get behind our team and win this thing: #TwoTeamsTwoCupsOneNation](https://brettfish.co.za/2023/11/06/lets-get-behind-our-team-and-win-this-thing-twoteamstwocupsonenation/) - We won the rugby and now it's time for the cricket as we mobilise under the slogan #TwoTeamsTwoCupsOneNation to try give the Proteas the same kind of support!
- [Taboo Topic: Tantrums – Meet Kirby and Sean Greathead](https://brettfish.co.za/2015/09/01/taboo-topic-tantrums-meet-kirby-and-sean-greathead/) - So this post by my friend Sean's wife, Kirby, is a little bit different [was an eye-opener for me] as it differentiates between Tantrums and Meltdowns and i would love to hear some response to this from other parents who have maybe never thought about this before. She posted this under the title 'Moment on
- [Calling all Board Gamers!](https://brettfish.co.za/2021/04/29/calling-all-board-gamers/) - When the Pandemic hit and we were sent into lockdown, it was the board gamers who felt it quite dramatically but there is hope...
- [Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem - a review](https://brettfish.co.za/2023/08/07/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-mutant-mayhem-a-review/) - Caught the new Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesL Mutant Mayhem movie this weekend and here are my positive reactions and thoughts...
- [Have you met The Something Guy aka Shaun Zietsman](https://brettfish.co.za/2023/08/01/have-you-met-the-something-guy-aka-shaun-zietsman/) - The Something Guy, aka Shaun Zietsman, is a social media influencer & blogger, fast becoming a force to be reckoned with in the South African digital space.
- [Taboo Topics: Singleness [Intro]](https://brettfish.co.za/2012/09/04/taboo-topics-singleness-intro/) - SINGLENESS is a topic that usually does not get addressed well, if at all. There was a time when particularly within the catholic church the focus was on singleness as the way to have reached it - nuns and monks and the gift of celibacy were the way to go and being single meant you
- [An Open Invitation to the Church in Cape Town: What's Your Story?](https://brettfish.co.za/2023/03/30/whats-your-story-church/) - Dear Cape Town church, i have an exciting opportunity for you. Knowing full well as someone who grew up in and about the church, that you tend to be busy with your things, whatever those things are. Your programs, and events, and services, and plans. And so the idea of stopping for another one will
- [Word/Phrase for the year 2023](https://brettfish.co.za/2023/01/05/word-phrase-for-the-year-2023/) - Every year i choose a Word or Phrase for the year that will guide or inform or inspire or help keep me focused for what lies ahead and this year it is Healing!
- [2023: Looking forward](https://brettfish.co.za/2022/12/31/2023-looking-forward/) - Looking ahead to 2023 and while i don't do New Year's Resolutions, i do have a list of commitments i am making that will hopefully make 2023 a much better year!
- [Knives do not need to be Out as we encounter this Glass Onion](https://brettfish.co.za/2022/12/22/knives-do-not-need-to-be-out-as-we-encounter-this-glass-onion/) - Was invited to view Glass Onion with Netflix SA yesterday and it proved a worthy sequel to the Daniel Craig starring Knives Out Whodunnit Murder Mys
- [The Road to the Catan World Champs in Malta 2022! [Part II]](https://brettfish.co.za/2022/11/30/the-road-to-the-catan-world-champs-in-malta-2022-part-ii/) - Part I was largely about how i found myself chosen and made my way to the Catan World Championships in Malta. Now to talk about the competition itself. Strategy vs Luck and some other third thing! The most asked question, by fellow competitors, and others, during the weekend of the Catan World Championships was ‘Strategy
- [The Road to the Catan World Champs in Malta 2022! [Part I]](https://brettfish.co.za/2022/11/28/the-road-to-the-catan-world-champs-in-malta-2022-part-i/) - This year's Catan World Champs took place on the beautiful island of Malta and one Brett "Fish" Anderson somehow found a way to earn his spot at the table.
- [Mwari Pizza House: Meet Tshepi the Pizza Maker](https://brettfish.co.za/2022/09/13/mwari-pizza-house-meet-tshepi-the-pizza-maker/) - i have the privilege of sharing a little bit about the journey of Tshepiso Sibisi and the Mwari Pizza House, a positive South African story of hope and pizza!
- [Meet Zaan Cilliers and the tiny school with a lot of heart](https://brettfish.co.za/2022/08/22/meet-zaan-cilliers-and-a-tiny-school-with-a-lot-of-heart/) - i recently had the opportunity to meet Zaan Cilliers who is the principal of the Pikkewyntjies pre-primary school in Betty's Bay and here is some of her story
- [A Kind that is Fierce](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/08/12/fiercely-kind/) - i read an inspirational piece that talked about being 'Fiercely Kind' and started wondering what that type of kind might look like in my life.
- [Fathers Matter - an invitation to shift the narrative](https://brettfish.co.za/2022/06/13/fathers-matter-invitation/) - In the next two months you are going to be hearing the phrase Fathers Matter a lot as Heartlines invites you to join the movement.
- [Poetry review: Washed Away by Shiksha Dheda](https://brettfish.co.za/2022/07/12/poetry-review-washed-away-by-shiksha-dheda/) - A glimpse into the works & words of Shiksha Dheda in her poetry anthology Washed Away. i hope this will inspire you to seek out more of her poetry for yourself.
- [Paper Trail Poetry Slam - Youth Day 2022](https://brettfish.co.za/2022/06/21/paper-trail-poetry-slam-youth-day-2022/) - Youth Day in South Africa saw the second ever Poetry Slam for those on Ekta Somera's whatsapp poetry group and some amazing poems were shared
- [Why so Curious?](https://brettfish.co.za/2022/06/06/why-so-curious/) - With Season III of my podcast Out of the Fishbowl in the works it is time for the Curiosity to flow as i look towards episode I
- [Poem: We build a country](https://brettfish.co.za/2022/05/23/poem-we-build-country/) - Wrote a poem on the Twitterer this morning about how we build a country like South Africa and here it is for you to hear
- [Leading Women of Africa: Meet Eve Thompson](https://brettfish.co.za/2022/03/03/leading-women-africa/) - When i heard about this book project by Eve Thompson called Leading Women of Africa and how it came about, i had to share it with you all
- [Out of the Fishbowl: Season 2...](https://brettfish.co.za/2022/02/15/season-two-vibes/) - As Season 2 of Out of the Fishbowl heads towards its conclusion, i take a look at the journey so far and share links
- [A way to support the content...](https://brettfish.co.za/2022/02/08/contribute-content-creation/) - As a content creator with a pretty unconventional job a& income, i thought it might be helpful to share the present needs and desires
- [Get involved in the #LunchBoxChallenge](https://brettfish.co.za/2022/02/04/lunchboxchallenge/) - After seeing the #LunchboxChallenge tweets all over my timeline in knew i had to connect with Veronique and invite her to share her story
- [Out of the Fishbowl: Season 2 - Ep1 The Define Line](https://brettfish.co.za/2022/01/18/out-of-the-fishbowl-season-2-ep1-the-define-line/) - It’s official. Season 2 of Out of the Fishbowl is a go! And after just one day of being available it has already surpassed all the episodes [except for Pineapple on Pizza] of Season 1 in terms of number of listens in the first week, so that is looking good. Needs another 91 during the
- [Out of the Fishbowl Season 2: Loading...](https://brettfish.co.za/2022/01/13/podcast-season-2/) - Get ready for Season 2 of Out of the Fishbowl as it is preparing itself to land on Monday - i am so super excited to share it with all of you
- [Book review: Made in Poetry - Meet Ekta Somer](https://brettfish.co.za/2021/12/02/ekta-somera-poetry/) - On my recent trip to Durban i managed to secure a signed copy of Ekta Somera's poetry book, Made in Poetry and it is something you will want!
- [This good ever came out of Lavender Hill...](https://brettfish.co.za/2021/10/22/lavender-hill-valedictory/) - i had the absolute privilege of attending the Lavender Hill High School Valedictory ceremony as guest speaker & this is what i said, and saw
- [Poem: Erection time](https://brettfish.co.za/2021/10/20/poem-erection-time/) - A Twitterer poem that just happened to write itself in the build up to local elections which are happening soon, titled Erection Time
- [Do you have Ambition?](https://brettfish.co.za/2021/09/22/ambition-app/) - A few years ago i was introduced to the amazing card game by Robert Acton who designed it. Now the Ambition app is available & worth getting
- [The Food Dialogues: Meet Kurt Ackermann](https://brettfish.co.za/2021/09/22/food-dialogues-kurt-ackermann/) - Was given an opportunity to interview Kurt Ackermann this afternoon and had a fascinating conversation around this Food Dialogues Event
- [Season I recap: Out of the Fishbowl Codcast](https://brettfish.co.za/2021/09/14/fishbowl-codcast-recap/) - With my Podcast 'Out of the Fishbowl' wrapping up Season I, i take a few moments to do a Season I recap and get excited about what is next!
- [How to discover a diverse group of friends: a Twitterer thread!](https://brettfish.co.za/2021/09/13/diverse-friends/) - A thread on the Twitterer about diverse friends absolutely exploded and brought in some beautiful and encouraging conversation
- [Take a moment to smell the Lavender](https://brettfish.co.za/2021/08/30/lavender-hill-high-smell/) - After an opportunity to visit Lavender Hill High School on 3 different occasions last week alone, i wanted to share why that is a privilege
- [The Season so Far: Out of the Fishbowl Codcast](https://brettfish.co.za/2021/08/16/fishbowl-codcast/) - With Episode IV of Out of the Fishbowl about to drop, Brett Fish shares some more about the journey so far in anticipation
- [Out of the Fishbowl Episode II: Diverse vs Divers](https://brettfish.co.za/2021/08/06/podcast-episode-ii/) - Two weeks in and Episode II of the Out of the Fishbowl has dropped with some surprising & amazing feedback. And a look ahead to Episode III...
- [The Podcast has landed... and it was good!](https://brettfish.co.za/2021/07/28/podcast-review/) - So my first Podcast episode has finally landed and Out of the Fishbowl has been launched with 'Pineapple on Pizza' the first to drop!
- [Not my first Pandemic - a guest post by Ashley Brownlee](https://brettfish.co.za/2021/07/23/ashley-brownlee-vaccine/) - Ashley is a friend of mine living with HIV Aids and he shares some of that story with us as he explains why he will be getting his vaccine!
- [Out of the Fishbowl: The Podcast is about to land.](https://brettfish.co.za/2021/07/22/brett-fish-podcast/) - It has been more than a year in the making, but my first Podcast Season is about to launch so get ready for out of the Fishbowl Season I
- [A Tale of Two Jab!](https://brettfish.co.za/2021/07/19/blood-donate-vaccinate/) - Today is blood donation day for me, just three days after getting my first covid vaccination jab and i want to invite you to join me
- [Teaching during a pandemic: An Open Letter to Cyril Ramaphosa](https://brettfish.co.za/2021/06/22/teaching-during-pandemic/) - The world-wide pandemic has hit us all very hard,, but for those teaching during a pandemic there has been a huge cost and here is one story
- [A huge list of Ideas for Children to help you survive slash thrive these corona virus times](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/03/23/ideas-for-children-physical-distancing/) - During these times of quarantine, self-isolation & physical-distancing there is a huge need for Ideas for Children to help keep parents sane - this is great
- [On being Different and why that should be okay](https://brettfish.co.za/2021/05/03/being-different/) - i have been doing a lot of self-reflection of late and one of the areas that i have been thinking a lot about lately is being different
- [To go where no child should go b̶e̶f̶o̶r̶e̶ again](https://brettfish.co.za/2021/04/28/pit-latrine-toilets/) - How are pit latrine toilets for children in schools still something we are talking about - and not talking about - and when will we act?
- [Book review of sorts: Community by Peter Block](https://brettfish.co.za/2021/04/27/book-review-community-peter-block/) - A 2nd exploration into the book Community by Peter Block in which i share some potentially transformative passages around space & community
- [The Racial Literacy Project](https://brettfish.co.za/2021/04/26/racial-literacy-project/) - i was introduced to The Racial Literacy Project recently which is an excellent site for white people working on their anti-racism
- [Put your money where my mouth is?](https://brettfish.co.za/2021/04/13/patreon-calling-patrons/) - Would you pay money to support the people who create the content that inspires and challenges you? Patreon is one space you can do this!
- [Are you listening?](https://brettfish.co.za/2021/04/08/listening-well/) - Listening well feels like something we all naturally do, right? But i would suggest that if we have never learned how, we might need some work
- [Easter Saturday: a reflection](https://brettfish.co.za/2021/04/03/easter-saturday-reflection/) - Easter Saturday is this stranger in between day that people seldom talk about and yet it has a gift to offer us if we choose to lean in
- [Easter Sunday: a reflection](https://brettfish.co.za/2021/04/04/easter-sunday-reflection/) - Easter Sunday is meant to be the plot twist climax happy ending of the Easter weekend - but what if it is not?
- [Good Friday: a reflection](https://brettfish.co.za/2021/04/03/good-friday-reflection/) - As we enter the Easter Weekend the temptation is to rush right past the pain and chaos of Good Friday right towards Sunday, but...
- [Catching sight of the invisible people](https://brettfish.co.za/2021/03/26/invisible-people/) - Two stories from this past week made me think of invisible people and how we might do better at seeing everyone around us in significant ways
- [Confronting Whiteness with Asanda, Hani and Megan](https://brettfish.co.za/2021/03/25/confronting-whiteness/) - For more than a year now i have been having online streamed conversations with friends where we are confronting whiteness & this is the story
- [Partner for Possibility](https://brettfish.co.za/2021/03/24/partners-for-possibility/) - A glimpse into my journey with Partners for Possibility which started this year and which sees me journeying with Lavender Hill High School
- [Belated Word/Phrase for the Year 2021](https://brettfish.co.za/2021/03/23/2021-curiosity/) - This year's somewhat belated Word for the Year is Curiosity and i am hoping it will help move me away from making judgements of others.
- [Cancel Culture vs Consequences](https://brettfish.co.za/2021/03/17/cancel-culture-vs-consequences/) - We have seen a lot about Cancel Culture recently and i think that a narrative including the idea of Consequences might be helpful here
- [What i am reading: Community by Peter Block](https://brettfish.co.za/2021/03/15/community-peter-block/) - As part of my journey with Partners for Possibility this year i am reading the book Community - The Structure of Belonging, by Peter Block
- [Cancel Culture? Or just becoming better people?](https://brettfish.co.za/2021/03/11/cancel-culture-vs-kindness-culture/) - In the past week we have seen a number of incidents from Piers Morgan to Mr Potatohead to Dr Seuss and more being labelled Cancel Culture
- [What i am Reading: The Art of Possibility](https://brettfish.co.za/2021/03/02/reading-art-possibility/) - One of the books i just finished was the incredible The Art of Possibility by Benjamin Zander & Rosamund Stone Zander & here are some thoughts
- [Seeking character in a broken fridge magnet](https://brettfish.co.za/2021/03/01/seeking-character-broken-fridge-magnet/) - What does it mean to have character and integrity? And is it possible to lose it and find it in the same little moment?
- [Vaccines: Friend or Chip?](https://brettfish.co.za/2021/02/26/vaccines-some-information/) - i do not know a lot about the Covid-19 vaccines that have been so much in the news of late and so asked my friend Ciandri to help clue me up
- [Kruger Park revisited](https://brettfish.co.za/2021/02/23/kruger-park-revisited/) - Having recently returned from the most incredible trip to the Kruger National Park i wanted to share some pics and stories to help remember
- [The Little Garden That Could](https://brettfish.co.za/2021/01/15/creating-eden-garden/) - One super positive aspect of Lockdown has been watching Val partner with Creating Eden to start working on a community garden behind our wall
- [Black people can - and cannot - be racist!](https://brettfish.co.za/2021/02/02/racism-definitions/) - One of the biggest derailers of race conversations can happen when two people with different racism definitions cross paths
- [Poem: Those people!](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/05/15/poem-those-people/) - A poem i wrote called 'Those People' in response to the #WhichSouthAfricans hashtag prompted by a John Steenhuisen interview on the news that i saw!
- [How much money is too much money?](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/05/16/too-much-money/) - When i saw a list of salaries of bank CEOs this week it got me thinking again about how much money some people have in the world
- [Poem: Posture](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/05/18/poem-posture/) - My latest poem is called Posture and it takes a look at what has too often been the typical posture between a black man and a white man.
- [The importance of 'anti-racist'](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/05/19/importance-anti-racist/) - Am i an anti-racist? As someone who particularly doesn't like labels i feel like this is important enough of an idea for us to emmbrace
- [Blessed are DA homeless... until we step on them!](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/05/22/da-treatment-of-homeless/) - In Cape Town at the moment there is a range of ways that the homeless people are being treated. St Peters microsite with the utmost dignity & the DA less so
- [Poem: The weak that was](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/06/01/poem-weak-was/) - This has been quite a week or so in South Africa and America as our very different but completely overlapping race stories collide once more
- [Why i absolutely have to see colour! #ColourblindMustFall](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/06/02/colourblind-myth/) - Race has been forefront in the world this past week, especially in South Africa & America. It feels important to clarify colourblind and #BlackLivesMatter
- [When last did you? A Twitterer thread on lived experiences.](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/06/03/twitterer-questions/) - i wrote a series of 'When last did you' questions on the Twitterer to help white people unpack their privilege & the difference of our lived experiences
- [When black friends don't appreciate the effort.](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/06/04/black-friends-effort/) - A blog post written in the hope of helping white people to become better allies to their friends of colour without becoming more of the problem
- [Why it's not okay that i took so long.](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/06/05/not-okay/) - We put so much time and effort into making the transition from racist to anti-racist so easy and comfortable for white people and it is not okay!
- [The Violence sheltered by Kindness](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/06/08/violence-behind-kindness/) - In spaces of Social Justice and Activism a caution is often given about the need for kindness. While i absolutely agree that kindness is necessary. To who?
- [Why and how i believe that All Lives Matter.](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/06/10/blacklivesmatter-alllivesmatter/) - Why i think that #BlackLivesMatter is important in a time whn so many white people are holding up #AllLivesMatter signs and shouts
- [From the Bottom Up: the importance of offline activism](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/06/09/offline-activism-important/) - When you spend a lot of time online, it is NB to make sure that your life also has an impact in the real world which is why offline activism is crucial
- [Where would Jesus stand on #BlackLivesMatter?](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/06/14/jesus-blacklivesmatter/) - Where would Jesus stand when it comes to the #BlackLivesMatter protests and movement. Personally i don't think there is a lot of doubt on this one.
- [What does Jesus have to do with Justice?](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/06/15/social-justice-jesus/) - There are a number of churches today which separate following Jesus from being involved in Social Justice as if they were two different things.
- [The Myth of White Privilege](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/06/17/white-privilege-misunderstanding/) - The term 'White Privilege' is one that tends to get people defensive and removed from conversations before they even begin. But what is it really?
- [When church, christianity and christians let you down...](https://brettfish.co.za/2021/02/01/church-christians-religion-jesus/) - What do you do when christians, church and religion seem to constantly be disappointing you and letting you down? Give Jesus a try!
- [Are you making anti-racist disciples?](https://brettfish.co.za/2021/01/28/anti-racist-disciples/) - For those of us who are working on our anti-racism we need to also make sure that we are spending time developing anti-racist disciples
- [The Little Garden That Could: Revisited](https://brettfish.co.za/2021/01/25/community-garden-invitation/) - A follow up story and pictures of the local Community Garden started by my wife Val which is inspiring and starting to feed neighbours
- [What did Bernie meme?](https://brettfish.co.za/2021/01/22/what-did-bernie-meme/) - In the last day the internet has just gone wild creating Bernie meme history with those amazing mittens and that jacket and pose!
- [Bernie memes part II](https://brettfish.co.za/2021/01/24/bernie-memes-part-ii/) - Having seen SO MANY amazing contenders for best Bernie Memes since posting my original post i figured i had to do a sequel
- [#ThingsThatMatter](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/06/18/thingsthatmatter/) - After a moment of looking back at my life, one of my biggest sadnesses is seeing how much passion and effort i put into things that didn't really matter
- [Don't you wish your boyfriend was woke like me?](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/06/23/dont-you-wish-your-boyfriend-was-woke-like-me/) - i respond to a tweet about 'The Woke Police' by speaking about how anti-racism is not a moment or a change but a lifelong journey we all need to be on.
- [Five helpful anti-racism resource videos for white people seeking to understand](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/06/24/anti-racism-resource/) - As a lot more people seem to be entering into anti-racism spaces and preparing to do the work, i thought i would put this anti-racism resource out there
- [You don't have to agree to listen.](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/06/25/listen-understand/) - As people are starting to find themselves in more conversations there is a huge importance that needs to be placed on the need to listen to understand
- [Brett Fish St John's Preach: Scripture in Context...](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/06/28/scripture-context-world-today/) - i preached the online preach for St Johns Anglican church this week on the use of Scripture in context to teach God's Word today
- [Character Stories for Children: A transition...](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/06/29/character-stories-transition/) - As the Character Stories for Children YouTube channel moves into a bit of a different season slowing down the pace of our incoming videos i look back
- [Race with Me: Some ideas in response to white people's "But what can I do?"](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/06/29/race-with-me-3/) - For white people asking "But what can I do" when it comes to race in South Africa, i have started a little video series called Race with me
- [The City of Cape Town and the DA that works for no, not you...](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/07/02/the-city-of-cape-town-and-the-da-that-works-for-no-not-you/) - Another night and another inhumane encounter between the City of Cape Town and those who live on the margins. When will it end? What can we do?
- [Poem: Breathe their last](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/07/03/poem-breathe-their-last/) - The juxtaposition of this imagery hit me last night. i had thought that the executioner had always worn a mask as they breathe their last
- [Who watches the [neighbourhood] watch?](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/07/09/neighbourhood-watch-whatsapp/) - Listening to stories of the Neighbourhood Watch Whatsapp groups on Facebook this morning has caused me a great sadness. Who watches the watchers?
- [#NotOnOurWatch](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/07/10/notonourwatch/) - i speak about a #NotOnOurWatch movement often and it simply is a daily commitment that i make to interrupt areas of injustice wherever i see them.
- [Poems on an anniversary [not anniversary poems]](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/07/15/poems-written-while-anniversarying/) - Val and i just returned from two days away for our anniversary & while we were away i wrote these two short poems which have nothing to do with anniversary
- [While waiting on the government [corruption]...](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/07/16/government-corruption/) - When you're hoping for the best for your country and yet story after story of government corruption keeps hitting the news
- [Poem: The dust](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/07/17/poem-dust/) - My friend Siphokazi Jonas challenged me to write some poetry from a different perspective than i would normally and this one on Dust is my first attempt
- [The Domino effect - this is how it begins...](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/07/20/domino-effect/) - When looking at the present state of South Africa, it can feel quite overwhelmming in terms of the challenges. But what if you pushed just one domino?
- [Steve Biko speaks](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/07/21/steve-biko-speaks/) - Having finally made it through the Steve Biko book from the amazing Voices of Liberation series i decided to share some significant passages
- [poem: troll venom](https://brettfish.co.za/2021/01/23/poem-troll-venom/) - Wrote this poem called Troll Venom a while back & never got round to publishing it but it speaks to the poison that faceless individuals spew
- [Losing someone to Covid-19: Intro](https://brettfish.co.za/2021/01/21/death-from-covid-19-stories/) - How do you ask someone who has faced a death from Covid-19 to share their story? In the hope that there is some healing in the telling!
- [A few easy steps to De-Troll one's self](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/07/30/de-troll-yoself/) - Social Media is not always an easy place to remain a perso of character with integrity. i look at some aspects of being a Troll and share some thoughts.
- [What Women's Month means to me [a man!]](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/08/07/womens-month/) - As we finish the first week of Women's Month in South Africa i thought it was important for me as a man to say a few words to my fellow men
- [It is always about the audience](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/08/03/it-is-always-about-the-audience/) - One of the most helpful and profitable principles i have learned as a social media fighter for Justice is that there is always an audience who are watching
- [How do we get to the men?](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/08/11/how-do-we-get-to-the-men/) - It is Women's Month & there is a large focus on trying to educate & mobilise men. What happens if women seem to be the only ones turning up?
- [The Good Old Days [But for who?]](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/08/19/good-old-days/) - Last night i was challenged by a statement which responds to ideas of 'the good old days' or 'make something great again' with "But for who?"
- [The last time i got it wrong](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/08/21/last-time-wrong/) - Some reflections on the most recent time where i was aware that i got it wrong and quite horribly so and the call for us to do and be better
- [Own your mistakes! And move on, determined to do better.](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/08/24/own-your-mistakes/) - We all make mistakes, which is really not the end of the world But most of us can do a whole lot better at owning them.
- [But what can I do about race? [Ideas 1-5]](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/08/25/what-can-i-do/) - A lot of white people ask the question, "But what can I do?" Here are five answers to that question, plus the promise of 45 more!
- [One way to heal or perhaps even save your marriage.](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/08/26/marriage-counselling/) - Marriage can be difficult at the best of times. Lockdown has put strain on many marriages which is why marriage counselling is worth a look.
- [Stones, tables and bread.](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/08/28/stones-tables-bread/) - i want to be someone who is a lot more consistent with throwing tables and not stones and also spends a lot of time breaking bread
- [Social Media Shoutout: Meet MJay aka Merlize Jogiat](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/09/02/social-media-shoutout-meet-mjay-aka-merlize-jogiat/) - Had this opportunity to hear from Merlize Jogiat aka MJay who i recently met on Instagram and she speaks boldly in power and truth
- [re: Move One Million](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/09/05/re-move-one-million/) - Today there is a Move One Million protest gathering and march taking place and it brings me deep and troubling concerns on so many levels!
- [Poem: Words from Different Mouths](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/09/07/poem-words-from-different-mouths/) - i wrote a poem titled 'Words in Different Mouths' that seeks to interrogate some of the same words from different mouths during pandemic
- [Poem: Just us](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/09/10/poem-just-us/) - This poem just kinda formed itself for me as i wrote it down and feels like the best thing i have written for a long time
- [Poem: Assumptions](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/09/08/poem-assumptions/) - Wrote a poem on the assumptions we make about people and how if we were able to strip people's skin away the results would be interesting
- [What are you feeding your eyes?](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/09/14/man-cave-quotes-eyes/) - Looking around my man cave i see the quotes my sister-in-law gave me for Christmas which have been super inspiring and so i wrote about eyes
- [It's time to hold [y]our leaders to account!](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/09/28/leadership-account/) - It is high time in South Africa that we start to hold our leaders accountable, especially when it comes to representation and more
- [Ten starters for white people asking, 'But what can I do?'](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/10/01/white-people-practical-ideas/) - i decided to make it easier for white people who are on an anti-racism journey by sticking links to my first ten videos into a post
- [What an "I hope Trump dies!" response says about me.](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/10/02/trump-coronavirus/) - Woke up this morning to the news that Donald and Melania Trump have both tested positive for the coronavirus which got me thinking
- [In a time of information...](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/10/05/information-ignorance/) - Just the other day i was inspired by a quote or two from a grade eleven learner that spoke about ignorance and learning and more.
- [What am I not doing?](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/10/12/not-doing/) - It can become so easy to list all the things we would like to see less of in the world. But what are we not doing that we should see more of?
- [Forget potatoes, i want Faith like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/10/14/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-faith/) - Who are the people who inspire you? For me when it comes to politicians it is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Michelle Obama
- [Sharing is Blaring.](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/10/26/sharing-blaring/) - As a writer, vlogger and creator it can be frustrating sometimes when people are quick with the likes but slow with sharing.
- [Facilitating brave spaces](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/11/02/facilitating-brave-spaces/) - For a long time i have been calling for safe spaces but i realised this past week that we need brave spaces to be able to grow & flourish
- [How to pick leaders with bruised or scabby knees](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/11/09/church-leaders/) - How should we choose leaders for churches when so many who we have there now seem to be doing a really lousy job? Is it time to change it up?
- [Political Correctness - Have we gone too far? Or not far enough?](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/11/13/political-correctness/) - What does the phrase 'Political Correctness' mean to you? Is that an area where you feel like we have gone too far or not far enough?
- [Poem: I don't see race](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/11/17/poem-dont-see-race/) - i wrote a poem about not seeing race and about some of the consequences and contexts and ideas related to not being able to see race
- [My <del>Octopus</del> Whiteness Teacher: Megan Choritz](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/12/08/whiteness-megan-choritz/) - While many people are going on about that silly Octopus, i had a different teacher making waves in and around my life: Megan Choritz
- [Surviving Covid: Meet David O'Sullivan](https://brettfish.co.za/2021/01/02/survivingcovid-19-meet-david-osullivan/) - The first story in our Surviving Covid series comes from David O'Sullivan who shares about his and his wife Jacui's experiences with covid-19
- [Surviving Covid: Meet Sue Diepeveen](https://brettfish.co.za/2021/01/03/surviving-coronavirus-meet-sue-simpson-diepeveen/) - The next of our stories from people who have survived this coronavirus comes courtesy of my friend Sue who gives us a glimpse
- [Storming the Capitol: a story in tweets](https://brettfish.co.za/2021/01/07/storming-capitol/) - Just before i went to sleep last night i turned on the Twitterer to find that the Capitol in America was being stormed and stayed tuned in
- [Surviving Covid [twice]: Meet Nicola Date](https://brettfish.co.za/2021/01/08/surviving-covid-twice-meet-nicola-date/) - My friend Nicola Date shares some of her experiences of contracting Covid-19 not just once but twice and in some of the worst of ways
- [A World COVIDed and the stories that might help us make it through.](https://brettfish.co.za/2021/01/11/world-covided/) - Nicola Date's story of having survived Covid-19 twice blew up all over the internet and so i decided to share more about a World Covided
- [i upped my argument... up yours!](https://brettfish.co.za/2021/01/13/argument-social-media/) - Yesterday we had an amazing engagement around argument on Social Media on the Twitterer and this is a highlights package of your tweets
- [Some African Authors worth taking a look at](https://brettfish.co.za/2021/01/18/african-authors/) - Who are the African authors you are reading at the moment or have read? i asked my online community to provide an amazing list for us to use!
- [GUEST POST: Contradiction in the White Church's Approach to Unity in Diversity](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/12/16/guest-post-church-diversity/) - Ben Ker shared a piece with me on church diversity about how the western church needs to do a lot more work there to get things right
- [A Christmas Carol Parody Music Video story...](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/12/23/christmas-carol-parody-lockdown-music-video/) - This took a lot of energy and much community participation but i came up with a Christmas Carol Parody Lockdown music video i am happy with
- [Losing someone to Covid-19: Meet Nicky Vigeland](https://brettfish.co.za/2021/01/23/covid-deaths-nicky-vigeland/) - Nicky Vigeland shares with us stories of three different people that she knows who are close to her and have died from Covid-19
- [An Easter Communion reflection: Do this in remembrance of me...](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/04/11/easter-communion-reflection/) - As we move into a very strange & unique time for us to be celebrating Easter i spent some time creating an Easter communion reflection
- [Losing someone to Covid-19: Meet Carolyn Blunden](https://brettfish.co.za/2021/01/22/losing-someone-covid-19-meet-carolyn-blunden/) - Some friends have bravely agreed to share their stories of losing someone to Covid-19 & here is Carolyn Blunden talking about her dad, Edward
- [My Birthday Wish](https://brettfish.co.za/2021/01/19/my-birthday-wish/) - Tomorrow, on the day that Donald Trump finally - we hope - slinks away from the white house, is my birthday and here are some thoughts
- [Surviving Covid: Meet Eve, a teacher who had covid](https://brettfish.co.za/2021/01/06/surviving-covid-meet-teacher-covid/) - Today's story comes from a teacher who had covid and very likely got it from a colleague or one of her pupils which is a challenging space
- [Surviving Covid: Intro](https://brettfish.co.za/2021/01/01/surviving-covid-intro/) - Over the next few days i look to share some stories with you of people who are surviving covid and how they have been affected by the disease
- [Surviving Covid: Meet Jane](https://brettfish.co.za/2021/01/05/surviving-covid-fatigue-meet-jane/) - Another story - this time of a fairly mild case of Covid-19 but still horrific when you read of the covid fatigue and more that drags on
- [Surviving Covid: Meet K](https://brettfish.co.za/2021/01/04/surviving-covid-meet-k/) - Today’s story is from another friend of mine on social media who asked to remain anonymous and so i am going to call her K [not her real initial!] My husband is a physio at Groote Schuur hospital. He’s been working in covid wards and with covid patients for 7 or 8 months now. His
- [Brief Reflection on a New Year](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/12/31/reflection-new-year-2021/) - As the clocks tick down to New Year, so we sit with this belief that it will somehow all be different. But will it unless we are different?
- [Poem: A silence of stones](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/11/12/poem-silence-stones/) - a poem i wrote on the back of unfortunate but not too surprising bullying encounter in a hockey whatsapp group described as a stoning
- [Whose Live Show [ish] is it anyway? Spoiler: It's ours!](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/10/27/improguise-live/) - We have been performing some creative online improv shows in the last few weeks but to get the chance for an Improguise Live show was amazing
- [A Guide to Help you Understand the Internet](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/10/21/understand-internet-guide/) - i've been trying to understand the internet and how some posts do really well while other similar posts get no traction at all
- [Between the world and Ta-Nehisi Coates](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/09/15/world-ta-nehisi-coates/) - i just started reading 'Between the World and Me' by Ta-Nehisi Coates, which has been on my to-read pile for a while now. It is written in the form of a series of letters between him and his son and speaks into race in America and beyond. This is another book well worth reading, especially
- [Marcel's is smashing it out of the park with peppermint!](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/10/04/marcels-peppermint-tart/) - Went down to Marcels yesterday to try out their brand new limited edition Peppermint Tart flavoured frozen yoghurt and i was NOT disappointed!
- [poem: words all matter](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/09/11/poem-words-all-matter/) - Wrote a new short poem called words all matter playing around with the black lives and all lives matter cries
- [Poem: Antifa Hair](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/08/31/poem-antifa-hair/) - A friendly neighbourhood troll dropped by my blog to tell me i had kak antifa hair so i wrote a poem about it
- [But What Can I Do? Tips #31-35](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/09/15/race-tips-continue/) - The white people tips continue as we continue to try to help those who are genuinely asking, 'But what can I do?' when it comes to race & diversity in SA.
- [40 Tips for white people asking, 'But what can I do?' - a summary](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/09/28/40-tips-summary/) - Tips for white people who are asking the question, 'But what can I do?' - we have finished the journey and this post summarises all 40 tips for you!
- [Roz to the occasion: A Brett Fish Hair Adventure](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/08/18/roz-hair-studio/) - Last week it was time for me to get my hair done & so i walked down the road to Roz Hair Studio for the transformation to begin
- [Lockdown stage 2: And breathe...](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/08/17/lockdown-stage-2/) - As South Africa heads into Lockdown stage 2 a few words of caution as we embrace these newly realised freedoms some of us have been missing
- [#40TipsForMen: A Summary of all 40 Tips](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/10/30/40-tips-for-men-summary/) - This is a Summary version of the recent 40 Tips for men that i put together with my community to hopefully help men be and do a little better #40TipsForMen
- [Blogger's Block Part III: White guilt and other things that are thrown.](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/07/31/bloggers-block-three-white-guilt/) - The third part of my Blogger's Block series and i was asked a question about white guilt and white saviours and other such things and replied with a frie
- [Bloggers Block: Episode 2 - Forgiveness, for my sake.](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/07/28/bloggers-block-episode-2-forgiveness-for-my-sake/) - Continuing my Blogger's Block series with another question that was put to me which was all about Forgiveness and how important it is for our sake
- [Blogger's Block: Episode 1 - Problematic Family Members](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/07/27/bloggers-block-episode-1-problematic-family-members/) - What do you do with problematic family members when they make a comment that is racist? Or hold to a conspiracy theory? Or are a Trump supporter?
- [Interrupting Whiteness: Intro](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/07/04/interrupting-whiteness-intro/) - What does it mean to Interrupt Whiteness? Well, in a world where Whiteness has been raised as a more-than better-than higher-than standard of beauty/worth/intelligence/rightness and so much more, this is clearly something we need to figure out, if we in fact do believe that all races are created equal - not the same, but equal.
- [5 Ways to Improve your World during Lockdown](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/07/07/improve-your-world/) - While we all sit in the reality of lockdown here are some ideas to help you improve your world and one of the biggest is simply passing on these ideas
- [Stay at home! And keep your people with you!](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/07/06/staying-home/) - Why are we still telling people to stay at home? This feels like an easy one for those of us who live in relative comfort and wealth to be able to get.
- [Dubula ibhulu: Shoot the Boer/Farmer [and why we need to embrace this song]](https://brettfish.co.za/2014/11/12/dubula-ibhulu-shoot-the-boerfarmer-and-why-we-need-to-embrace-this-song/) - [Possibly as good a time as any to remind readers that while i don't necessarily agree with all the points made in every post that is published on my blog, i do believe that the conversation and engagement with pieces like this is absolutely invaluable and i think it is so helpful to know
- [Poem: pushing back](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/07/13/poem-trapped-box/) - try as you might you just can't seem to push open the lid of this cardboard box they have you trapped in doesn't make sense though as cardboard should not be such a worthy adversary yet here you are time to sit back and take a moment to try and remember how this all came
- [Homepocalypse review](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/06/22/homepocalypse-review/) - We are om about day 90 something of the Homepocalypse and it felt like a good time to remind people why we are here and to share some hope and warnings!
- [Poem: Two boys went out to play](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/06/01/poem-two-boys/) - My latest poem looking at how two different people in South Africa use their platforms when it comes to race and awareness and making a difference
- [Reflections on a president's speech: Whose Lang was it anyway?](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/05/14/president-ramaphosa-speech/) - Last night's speech by president Cyril Ramaphosa was inspirational and humbling [for me] but for many others it was a confusing mess of words!
- [40 Character Stories for Children/Kinders/Abantwana](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/05/13/40-character-stories-children/) - 6 weeks in and Character Stories for Children is about to drop our 40th story and we are close to 250 subscribers! Brett Fish shares some of the story!
- [How to turn a zombie flick into an award-winning short film called 'Alone' [True Story!]](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/05/11/award-winning-short-film-alone/) - The short movie 'Alone' by Durban movie house The Edit Room has burst on to the scene and scooped a major award at the Enfoque International Film Festival
- [Life during Lockdown: meet Alexa Russell Matthews](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/05/11/life-during-lockdown-alexa/) - Last story i have of someone answering the 4 questions i posed to them about living during lockdown & today it's the turn of my good friend Alexa
- [Life during Lockdown: Intro](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/04/26/life-during-lockdown-intro/) - How are you experiencing Life during Lockdown? During this coming week we will hear some stories from a variety of people who talk about how it's been.
- [The Plandemic Pandemic](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/05/09/plandemic-pandemic/) - A friend showed me the Plandemic documentary video this week with the most urgent of invitations and so i did a little digging.
- [Life During Lockdown: Meet some of the Botha family](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/05/08/life-during-lockdown-bothas/) - It's a bit of a family affair as we chat to some of the girls of the Botha family to see how they are coping with lockdown & hear some of their thoughts
- [Life during Lockdown [as a child]: Meet Mika'il and Batman](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/05/06/life-during-lockdown-children/) - As we continue to hear stories and experiences from those facing the homepocalypse its time for some voices of lockdown children sharing their stories
- [Life during Lockdown: Meet Kat Gensicke](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/05/07/life-during-lockdown-kat-gensicke/) - Next person up in our Life during Lockdown stories is Kat Gensicke who shares some of her thoughts and reflections of being at home during this time!
- [Life during Lockdown: Meet Irma Oosthuizen](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/05/04/life-during-lockdown-irma-oosthuizen/) - Today we ask Irma Oosthuizen four questions about her experience of life during lockdown and she gives us a glimpse into her world
- [Life during Lockdown: Meet Debbie Hutton](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/04/27/live-during-lockdown-debbie-hutton/) - First story in my Life during Lockdown series is from my friend Debbie Hutton who shares some of ther challenges and hopes as a mom during this time!
- [Life during Lockdown: Meet Yvonne de la Rey Smith](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/05/01/yvonne-delarey-smith/) - A brand new story of a woman and a family facing life under lockdown as we invite Yvonne de la Rey to share some of her experiences and thoughts.
- [Life during Lockdown: Meet Kerzia Chetty](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/04/30/life-during-lockdown-kerzia-chetty/) - Another day brings a new set of reflections about Living during lockdown & this time they are from my friend Kerzia Chetty who has been super vulnerable.
- [Life during Lockdown: Meet Beauty Bokwani](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/05/05/life-during-lockdown-beauty-bokwani/) - Moving into the second week of Life under Lockdown stories & really privileged to hear from Beauty Bokwani who shares some insight into her community
- [Life during Lockdown: Meet Mary-Louise](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/04/29/life-during-lockdown-mary-louise/) - Another story and some reflections from life during lockdown as Mary-Louise answers the four questions and shares her reflections wuth us
- [Life during Lockdown: Meet Juliet Paulse](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/04/28/live-during-lockdown-juliet-paulse/) - I asked Juliet Paulse four questions about her experiences of life during lockdown and this is what she had to say to us about her time so far.
- [Poem: Hide and God Seek](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/04/27/poem-hide-god-seek/) - A poem of Hide and Seek that in some ways seeks to capture my relationship and search for God in the eight years since we have returned from America
- [i'm becoming the Squirrel guy, and it is scary!](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/04/24/squirrel-guy/) - i am becoming the Squirrel Guy during lockdown and if that doesn't make any sense to you yet then you should come and give this a read.
- [The Fast and the Furious](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/04/23/fast-cape-town-furious/) - The Fast and the Furious movies are a franchise full of ridiculous action much like the City of Cape Town which is full of ridiculous actions right now!
- [Character Stories for Children: Two weeks in.](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/04/16/character-stories-two-weeks/) - Two weeks ago there was not such thing as a Character Stories for Children YouTube channel and now there is one with almost two weeks of stories on it!
- [Before we blame God...](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/04/20/blame-god-pandemic/) - With all that is going on in the world right now a lot of people are tempted to blame God, even some who don't believe in God. i have some thoughts.
- [Quotes of Liberation: a little Steve Biko to chew on...](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/04/15/quotes-liberation-biko/) - Am busy reading - and loving - the Steve Biko book in the Voices of Liberation series & so decided to drop some Quotes of Liberation to challenge & inspire
- [Before you bite into that chocolate...](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/04/10/homeless-strandfontein-concentration-camp/) - As many of us prepare for a somewhat different Easter celebration in lockdown, we need to move our attention to the plight of the homeless in Strandfontein
- [A visit to the Strandfontein site...](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/04/14/strandfontein-site-visit/) - Yesterday i was given an opportunity to visit the Strandfontein site where so many of Cape Town's homeless people have been placed & here is a glimpse
- [Corona Virus Lockdown: Voice note a child](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/04/13/voice-note-child/) - Some of the most fun i have had during lockdown has involved sending a voice note to some of my favourite children and i invite you to join me
- [Amplify your voice with regards to the homeless...](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/04/10/practical-response-strandfontein/) - A practical way for you to get involved in highlighting some of the horrendous situations that are taking place in the Strandfontein homeless camp
- [The Good[est] Friday](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/04/09/good-friday-reflections/) - As we head into the first ever Good Friday during lockdown i had some throughts that connect the two in some not too forced ways.
- [A channel is born](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/04/07/channel-stories-children/) - Yesterday say the birth or the launch of our new YouTube channel Character Stories for Children which seeks to bring a new story to young children every day
- [You are invited to the Premiere of Character Stories for Children](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/04/05/premiere-character-stories-children/) - Tomorrow sees the launch of our new channel Character Stories for Children and we invite you to join us for the Premiere as Hairyette tells the first story!
- [Character Stories for Children](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/04/02/character-stories-for-children/) - i am very excited to announce that Character Stories for Children is only four days away - we are hoping to entertain your children in the most fun way!
- [Stay at home really means just that!](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/03/31/stay-home/) - This is a post about the people with the means & the money & the space who are refusing to stay at home for a variety of selfish reasons which need to stop!
- [Open letter to government, business... and me!](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/03/30/open-letter-government-business/) - In this open letter to government, businesses and individuals i strongly encourage people to use te time that lockdown has given us to create a better world
- [Let a silver lining to these Corona times be discipline.](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/03/20/silver-lining-corona-discipline/) - During these times of enforced staying at home this becomes an excellent opportunity to work on some healthy discipline which will hopefully become habit
- [The Good, The Corona and the Pandemic](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/03/28/pandemic-perspective/) - In the midst of this unprecendented pandemic it can be easy to give in to fear and lose perspective. My friend Uel Maree invites us to meet ourselves.
- [For all the christians during lockdown](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/03/27/christians-during-lockdown/) - A special message for all the christians during lockdown who will hopefully see the extra time as incredible opportunity to stand in front of the mirror
- [Tips on surviving the corona virus lockdown](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/03/27/surviving-corona-virus-lockdown/) - As South Africa heads starts day 1 of its lockdown i have a few suggestions to see you surviving the first three days in thriveworthy fashion
- [Corona character check-in](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/03/26/corona-character-checkin/) - As South Africa prepares for a midnight lockdown, how people are going to respond to it is raising questions of character and integrity.
- [What can we do for your marriage during Lockdown?](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/03/25/marriage-during-corona/) - As South Africans head into a 21 lockdown period i have been looking at what service i can give to others & being an ear/shoulder for marriage feels like it
- [Even more ideas for parents during lockdown times](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/03/24/more-ideas-children-lockdown/) - With a nationwide lockdown just days away, the need for activities to keep children occupied, having fun & learning has intensified, but so have the ideas
- [The Marcel's you want to physical-distance with: Peanut Butter!](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/03/22/marcels-peanut-butter-flavour/) - Trust Marcel's to find a better way to help us self-isolate in these desperate times by bringing out their new peanut butter flavour which is good!
- [Five practical ways to spend your Corona Virus practical-distancing time](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/03/17/five-ways-social-distancing/) - For those of us needing to practice social distancing or who might be self-isolating or actually quarantined, here are some ways we might get through it
- [Corona Virus: Some facts, ideas and strategies for South Africa](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/03/16/corona-virus-south-africa/) - With all the misinformation and panic spreading around the corona virus i decided to share some more helpful resoources and information and encouragement!
- [Poem: The Our Creator](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/03/09/poem-lords-prayer-revisited/) - This was a bit of a different poem that emerged from our time in the Philippines where i ended up penning my version of the Lord's Prayer called Our Creator
- [Poem: They hide](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/03/10/poem-they-hide/) - They Hide is another poem that came out of our time in the Philippines and this one was inspired by these incredible tiny crabs we saw on the beach.
- [Poem: Grasp](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/02/21/poem-grasp/) - A shorter poem that i wrote during my time here in the Philippines having made good use of this time to try to get back into poetry more consistently
- [Poem: Word Splay](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/03/04/poem-word-splay/) - This was quite a strange and silly poem that i came up with in the Philippines but i like how the silliness of it started to make a whole lot of sense
- [Poem: Instagrave](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/03/02/poem-instagrave/) - A poem that i wrote while in the Philippines where i spent a lot of time documenting the beauty but also was intentional about switching off and just being
- [Philippines Reflections: Hospitality and Generosity](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/03/03/philippines-reflections-hospitality/) - Second reflection from the Philippines following on from the obvious traffic one which hits your every sense as you arrive but hospitality strikes the heart
- [Philippines Reflections: Disciplines](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/03/04/philippines-reflections-disciplines/) - For this reflection from our recent time in the Philippines i look at disciplines and how we managed to find some really great rhythms while we were there
- [Philippines Reflections: Traffic](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/02/26/philippines-reflections-traffic/) - Having recently returned from a two month visit to the Philippines i have decided to share some of the reflections i have had with this one on traffic
- [Poem: The cabin](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/02/26/poem-cabin/) - Another poem that i wrote while in the Philippines - really like how this one turned out in terms of giving a glimpse into a struggling human's soul
- [Another [sigh] Open Letter to the Proteas (team and management)](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/02/27/open-letter-proteas-cricket/) - As one of the biggest cricket and South African fans around i just can't sit quietly any longer - we need to see some change and we need to see it quickly.
- [Poem: The fish](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/02/20/poem-fish/) - This was the first poem that i wrote on this trip to the Philippines sparked by a little fish i saw jumping on to the land - Poem the fish
- [Poem: The very worst of me](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/02/19/poem-worst/) - A new poem i wrote while on my trip to the Philippines titled 'The Very Worst of me' is about interrogating the judgements you impose on others
- [Poem: Beauty in the Eye](https://brettfish.co.za/2020/02/11/bee-poem/) - Have been loving using some time in the Philippines to be making regular time to write some poetry again - this bee poem i really like, like a lot.
- [Marriage Year 8: Meet Steve and Kristin Heineman](https://brettfish.co.za/2014/03/04/marriage-year-8-meet-steve-and-kristin-heineman/) - I tried to write about being married for 7+ years without mentioning kids, but it’s kind of like trying to discuss a laundry machine without mentioning clothes. Let’s get one thing clear straight off the bat: once you have kids, the length of time you are married ceases to be a very important thing. This article
- [Two flights and one journey](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/12/23/two-flights-one-journey/) - 2019 has turned out to be a year of two flights for me, both largely unexpected but very much appreciated. Some reflections before we leave.
- [Taking a spin with the Ford's Driving Skills for Life team](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/12/17/ford-driving-skills-for-life/) - i recently had the incredible opportunity of joining the Ford Driving Skills for Life day at the Killarney race track to hone my safety driving skills
- [We Are Dying Here: a review and recommendation](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/12/03/we-are-dying-here/) - Watched an incredible gut-punching piece of poetry, music and wordplay by Siphokazi Jonas, Hope Netshivhambe and Babalwa Makwetu called We Are Dying Here
- [Black [teeth] Friday: The Marcel's Way](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/12/01/marcels-black-friday/) - A visit to popular frozen yoghurt store Marcels on Black Friday led to a taste-experience of note with charcoal-infused chocolate being the order of the day
- [16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/11/25/16-days-activism-violence-women-children/) - Today marks the beginning of 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children and so i put together some ideas particularly for us men
- [A visit to the Saartjie Baartman Centre for Women and Children](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/11/22/saartjie-baartman-centre/) - i was given a brief visit to the Saartjie Baartman Centre for Women and Children this week and deeply inspired by the nature of the work they do there.
- [Poetry with Erik with a K: Intro](https://brettfish.co.za/2015/07/29/poetry-erik/) - i would like to introduce you to Erik [with a K] Sometimes when i am bored or feeling extremely creative, i like to disappear so that my alter ego, Brad Fish, can take centre stage - among the most popular things that Brad Fish was ever good for was a series of Dangerous Things You
- [Dr Seuss stories for your children, read by Erik [with a K!]](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/11/19/erik-reads-dr-seuss/) - If you have children who like Dr Seuss stories then my friend and alter ego Erik [with a K] has started recording some stories on video they might enjoy.
- [Rethinking Christmas](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/11/18/rethinking-christmas/) - With Christmas creeping towards us at a pace of knots, i look at some ideas of rethinking Christmas so it becomes a better thing for more of us
- [The Both/And vs the Either/Or Philosophy](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/11/13/both-and-philosophy/) - I have found that too often on social media we tend to try to divide things into Either/Or when we should be looking at them as a Both/And.
- [Open letter to a hurting man](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/11/11/hurting-man/) - This morning i received a comment on my blog with some quite vicious words in it aimed at hurting me. But then i remembered who i am and everything changed.
- [Racism: i'm not sure that word means what you think it means](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/11/11/racism-definition/) - Too many people are scared off by the racism conversation based on a misunderstanding of what people mean when they say racism.
- [the party](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/11/09/party-melting-pot/) - Last night i attended a birthday party where as a white person i ended up being in the minority and it was such an incredible experience
- [Five helpful Facebook Tips people would love for you to know...](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/11/08/five-helpful-facebook-tips/) - What are 5 of the Facebook Tips my friends & i would really love you to know? Check these out & see if there is anything you need to take on board?
- [On publically criticising and being criticised...](https://brettfish.co.za/2014/04/30/on-publically-criticising-and-being-criticised/) - "Not taking offense is 10 times harder than not giving it. Try going a day without taking offense when criticized." That is how Peter Enns ends off this simple but profound blog piece titled '6 thoughts–let’s call them tips–on publicly criticizing and being criticized' and while you should totally go and read the whole piece to see
- [Have you ever thought of becoming a Travel Blogger?](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/10/16/letting-travel-treat/) - I miss flying. Long distance flying in particular, because of the opportunity it gives me to catch up on movies I might have missed. Catchup movies and small bottles of spirited alcohol are the things my flights are made of. Yet I am not sure when, or if, I will ever fly again. The choices
- [Rugby World Cup: Good or Bad? Or some measure of both?](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/11/04/rugby-world-cup/) - The Rugby World cup has come and gone and had a variety of responses depending on who you were speaking to. i prefer the Both/And approach though....
- [40 Tips for Men: Tips #31-35](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/10/09/40tipsformen-31-35/) - Moving in to the final stretch in this series of #40TipsForMen as we look at some really important ones that need our direct attention as men!
- [40 Tips for Men: Tip 26-30](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/09/29/40tipsformen-tip-26-30/) - Tips 26 to 30 inour growing list of #40TipsForMen in which we look at some of the ways that men can look to be and do better
- [40 Tips for Men: Man Tips 21-25](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/09/24/man-tips-21-25/) - Continuing with the man tips as we look at another five which will heopfully help us to become better men as we work on ourselves.
- [40 Tips for Men: Part 16-20](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/09/18/40-tips-for-men-part-16-20/) - The next five tips in our series that seeks to identify what real men look like as we continue to share towards 40 Tips for Men
- [40 Tips for Men: Part 1-5](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/09/04/man-tips-first-five/) - The first 5 tips in our 40 Tips for Men series as we seek to educate ourselves as to how we can treat the women in and around our lives a whole lot better
- [Where do I fall on the racism spectrum?](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/10/29/racism-spectrum/) - When we only see racists as 'the overtly evil race-hating' people it can keep us from doing the much-needed work. What if there was a racism-spectrum?
- [40 Tips for Men: Tips #36-40](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/10/29/40tipsformen-36-40/) - Finally we are on the last 5 tips of our #40TipsForMen series as we wrap it up with some serious things for men to take notice of
- [Demonic art or demonic heART?](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/10/24/demonic-art-demonic-heart/) - Some thoughts from a variety of people on the 'demonic art' controversy linked to the Grantleigh Curro school - or is it the case of a demonic heart?
- [What do we do with the Angry Activist?](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/10/21/angry-activist/) - i have been trying to get my head around anger and tone policing and the online space and trying to figure out how to respond to the angry activist
- [i'm not sure you're against that thing you think you're against: part rape culture](https://brettfish.co.za/2014/06/12/im-not-sure-youre-against-that-thing-you-think-youre-against-rape-culture/) - What does the term 'Rape Culture' mean? The phrase is off-putting and in some ways misleading [to someone who doesn't understand what it means at any rate]. Tell a guy he is a part of the existing rape culture and he is most likely to react strongly against that: "How dare you suggest I'm a
- [Bishops sex scandal is no joke](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/10/16/bishops-sex-scandal-joke/) - When news of an alleged Bishops sex scandal is met by people sending jokes then we need to seriously question where we as a society are headed.
- [What Bishops sex scandal incident has to say about us...](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/10/17/bishops-sex-scandal-jokes-comments/) - A follow up piece to yesterday's post about the Bishops Sex scandal particulary focused on the way men have responded when it comes to comments and 'jokes'
- [40 Tip for Parents: Tips #31-35](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/10/16/40-tip-for-parents-tips-31-35/) - We are into the final stretch in our #40TipsForParents series as we look at the next five tips aimed at helping parents: 40 Tips for Parents: Tip #31 [i realise there are families in which this particular tip does not apply and want to take a moment to Shoutout to all the women and men
- [#ImStaying, but...](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/10/15/imstaying-poem/) - A poem based on the ideology of the #ImStaying group which takes a look at some of the things they do and some of the things they don't do
- [The con-sequences of Racial Isolation](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/10/12/racial-isolation-con-sequences/) - When looking at the obstacles to change in South Africa we can look no further than racial isolation. It is Racial Inclusion we should be working towards.
- [40 Tips for Parents: Parts 26-30](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/10/06/40tipsforparents-26-30/) - Continuing with another five of the #40TipsForParents as we look at comparing, questions, affirmations and the encouragement to think and more!
- [Criticism vs Critique and why we absolutely HAVE to ask the questions.](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/10/04/criticism-vs-critique/) - Critique feels like another of those words that many people don't quite understand, confusing it with Criticism a lot of the time, which it can be in part.
- [Why i joined Conversations for a Just South Africa](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/10/03/conversations-just-south-africa/) - The story behind how i joined a group called Conversations for a Just South Africa that imagines and works towards what might be
- [the question of Virtue Signalling](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/10/01/virtue-signalling-question/) - The term Virtue Signalling has caused me to think a lot lately. Because i do speak about a lot of the things I am part of online. But with intention...
- [#ImStaying but i am committing to doing the work...](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/09/28/conversations-for-just-south-africa/) - A group has started on FB as a conversations space for people to hang out who are positive about South Africa but committed to the work needing to be done
- [The rise and flaw of #ImStaying](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/09/26/imstaying-imcommittedtothework/) - in response to th #ImStaying group which has been on Facebook for a while but in the last week suddenly exploded with huge attention, i share some concerns!
- [40 Tips for Parents: Parts 11-15](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/09/14/40tipsforparents-more-tips-for-parents/) - Continuing with our #40TipsForParents series which looks to help parents with some ideas on how to do it well, we move to the third set of five tips
- [40 Tips for Parents: Parts 6-10](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/08/30/40-tips-for-parents-second-part/) - We continue this series looking at 40 Tips for Parents to give them ideas on how they might be able to do parenting better and create space for conversation
- [40 Tips for Parents: Parts 16-20](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/09/20/40-parenting-tips-parts-16-20/) - The next five parenting tips as we march towards 40 tips to help parents to be better parents to their children as we share ideas together
- [40 Tips for Parents: Parts 21-25](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/09/26/40tipsforparents-parts-21-25/) - Five more tips in our series for parents as we head towards 40 Tips for Parents to give them some helpful things to consider #40TipsForParents
- [A few MORE good [South] African books… for children](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/09/19/more-good-south-african-books-for-children/) - A second list of South African books for children that have been highly recommended by parents and friends of mine helping us educate our children well
- [Blessed are the rich](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/09/23/blessed-are-the-rich/) - Sharing some thoughts from a Rene August preach yesterday i write some words around Blessed are the rich as we search for a world that is more equal for all
- [Head on down to Marcel's for a Unique Unicorn Flavoured Adventure and WIN!](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/09/21/marcels-unicorn-flavour/) - Marcel's Frozen Yoghurt store has a brand new unique Unicorn flavoured flavour especially for the children during this holiday time
- [Spank you very much: Hitting your kids and stuff](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/10/24/spank-much-hitting-kids-stuff/) - Is it okay for us to hit our kids? Is the question a lot of parents are asking, especially in light of the new change to the law in South Africa. i was going to do next week's Facebook Live video on it, but the conversations were happening thick and fast and so i decided
- [40 Tips for Men: Part 11-15](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/09/11/40tipsformen-next-five/) - The next five tips in our #40TipsForMen journey as we reach the 15 mark with some more ideas to help men to behave and be better around women
- [40 Tips for Men: Part 6-10](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/09/07/40-tips-for-men-part-6-10/) - Moving on to the next 5 tips in our series of 40 Tips for men as we seek to navigate a messy complicated situation in South Africa and try and be better men
- [Lifehack #73: Fill up with petrol at the same place](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/09/18/lifehack-73-petrol-place/) - Did you ever think that filling up with petrol could be a significant thing? Here is a simple way that you can use a mundane thing for good!
- [It's Valerie Kondo time](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/09/16/valerie-kondo/) - Valerie announced to me this week a plan to over the next eight weeks give our home a serious clearing out. i call it the Valerie Kondo Experience! You in?
- [A Vigil of Prayer of Lament for Uyinene](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/09/13/prayer-vigil-lament/) - Yesterday i was invited to join the Peace Justice Witnesses to presence ourselves at a Vigil & Prayer of Lament gathering of Methodists at the post office.
- [I Write What I Like – Steve Biko: Part human face](https://brettfish.co.za/2015/07/09/i-write-what-i-like-steve-biko-part-human-face/) - Another passage from the chapter titled 'Some African Cultural Concepts': 'Yet it is difficult to kill the African heritage. There remains, in spite of the superficial cultural similarities between the detribalised and the Westerner, a number of cultural characteristics that mark out the detribalised as an African. I am not here making a case for
- [I Write What I Like – Steve Biko: Part History and Heroes](https://brettfish.co.za/2015/06/09/i-write-what-i-like-steve-biko-part-history-and-heroes/) - A further extract from the same chapter as the last one i shared, this one looks at the history that is taught and the need for young black men and women to have stories and heroes they can relate to: One writer makes the point that in an effort to destroy completely the structures that
- [Some reading for men who are looking to up their game](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/09/09/reading-for-men/) - This week has brought a sharp focus on violence against women [and children] in South Africa, largely caused by men so i have compiled some reading for men
- [Who will wail and sob for Uyinene Mrwetyana? And who will act?](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/09/02/uyinene-mrwetanya/) - With the shocking news of the brutal death of Uyinene Mrwetyana who was GOING TO THE POST OFFICE, we men have to flippin do something already.
- [40 Tips for Men: Intro](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/09/02/40-tips-for-men-intro/) - After such a heavy day in South Africa it feels like 40 Tips for Men might just be the starting point to addressing some of the mess we need to face
- [40 Tips for Parents: Parts 1-5](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/08/25/40tipsforparents-beginning/) - i am busy putting together a list of 40 tips for parents because i realise how difficult parenting can be and to draw parents into an engaging conversation
- [#40TipsForParents: Intro](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/08/21/40-tips-parents/) - Being a parent has to be one of the hardest jobs in the world and so the hope is by compiling tips we can help make it easier for all parents!
- [The Discipline of Parenting](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/08/27/discipline-parenting/) - As i am busy creating a series looking at 40 Tips for Parents #40TipsForParents the concept of discipline came up which felt like it deserved its only post
- [The Simplest of Extremes](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/08/26/simplest-extremes/) - Why is it that there is such a fine line between the extremes of what can make me so deeply joyful and so irrationally angry? Some thoughts!
- [I don't want to be right!](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/08/22/right-south-africa/) - i love South Africa and i dont want to spend so much time fighting about who is right and who is wrong that i m never involved in significant change here
- [Fishing with BottomUp](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/08/20/fishing-public-speaking-festival-bottomup/) - There are metaphors to do with fishing that ask some of the questions we need to be asking but BottomUp is a non-profit taking young people so much further
- [Breaking through the defences](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/08/19/kind-breaking-through-defences/) - After another tough and challenging week in some of my online spaces i take some time to reflect and write about being kind and disagreeing well!
- [Undoing the Legacy](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/08/16/undoing-legacy/) - Instead of shrugging off the past, is there a way we can look at the legacy we have inherited when it comes to race & work towards a better future?
- [Brettfish on the YouTube](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/08/15/brettfish-youtube-channel/) - My YouTube channel is one of my lesser-known and lesser-populated social media spaces. i love making videos though and am looking to grow an audience.
- [Veg, please!](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/08/14/meat-free-september/) - What if for one month you ate no meat every second week? i am looking for 50 people who will join us in this meat-free challenge for September. Is it you?
- [Where can i go to get it wrong?](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/08/13/internet-safe-spaces-fight/) - Following on from yesterday's call to be Fiercely Kind i take a look at safe spaces on the internet and where people can go to avoid an internet fight
- [Ten Ways to Love part X: Pray without ceasing.](https://brettfish.co.za/2012/11/21/ten-ways-to-love-part-x-pray-without-ceasing/) - so this is the last of the ten ways to Love and it might be good to mention again that i got these on a list and just expounded on them - this was originally number 4 but i bumped it to the end, not because it is any less important but because the others
- [Ten Ways to Love part IX: Promise without forgetting](https://brettfish.co.za/2012/11/15/ten-ways-to-love-part-ix-promise-without-forgetting/) - Proverbs 13.12 says 'Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.' which is nice and everything so if you give someone your word then make sure you are true to it otherwise you will give someone a sick heart. is what i think the author of the Ten
- [Ten Ways to Love part VIII: Forgive without punishing](https://brettfish.co.za/2012/11/10/ten-ways-to-love-part-viii-forgive-without-punishing/) - Colossians 3 verse 13 reads, 'Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.' i am not convinced that 'forgive and forget' is a biblical concept altho many people quote it as if it is... for me the idea that God
- [Ten Ways to Love part VII: Trust without wavering.](https://brettfish.co.za/2012/11/03/ten-ways-to-love-part-vii-trust-without-wavering/) - 1 Corinthians 13.7 says 'It [Love] always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.' this Corinthians description of Love is a huge one and is one of the most quoted Christian passages at weddings and i really do love it - what stands out for me is that the Love described here is very different
- [Ten Ways to Love part VI: Enjoy without complaint](https://brettfish.co.za/2012/10/29/ten-ways-to-love-enjoy-without-complaint/) - Philippians 2 verse 14 to 16 says, 'Do everything without grumbling or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, “children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation.” Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky 16 as you hold firmly to the word of life. And then
- [Ten Ways to Love part V: Share without pretending](https://brettfish.co.za/2012/10/26/ten-ways-to-love-part-v-share-without-pretending/) - Ephesians 4.15 says, 'Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ.' Ah, i get it now! When i read 'Share without pretending' i had no idea what this was going to be about, but the verse link
- [Ten Ways to Love part IV: Answer without arguing](https://brettfish.co.za/2012/10/23/ten-ways-to-love-part-iv-answer-without-arguing/) - Proverbs 17 verse 1 says, 'Better a dry crust with peace and quiet, than a house full of feasting, with strife.' i'm hoping there is a feasting with no strife option, but in the meantime i think i will reach for the dry crust. to Answer without Arguing feels like it belongs hand in hand
- [Ten Ways to Love part III: Give without sparing](https://brettfish.co.za/2012/10/22/ten-ways-to-love-part-iii-give-without-sparing/) - Proverbs 21 verse 25 and 26 read, 'The craving of a sluggard will be the death of him, because his hands refuse to work. All day long he craves for more, but the righteous give without sparing.' Okay, so my hand is up again, but this time i think it's a good thing. Giving generously
- [Ten Ways to Love part II: Speak without accusing.](https://brettfish.co.za/2012/10/21/ten-ways-to-love-part-ii-speak-without-accusing/) - James 1 verse 19-20 says, 'My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires.' Oh no, why is my hand up again? Anyone else got their hand up in the
- [Ten Ways to Love part I: Listen without interrupting.](https://brettfish.co.za/2012/10/20/ten-ways-to-love-part-i-listen-without-interrupting/) - Proverbs 18 vs 13 says, 'To answer before listening — that is folly and shame.' Whoops, my hand is up. Is anyone else's hand up? This is not a great start. One way in which you can definitively show Love to someone is by listening without interrupting them. And i do confess that i do
- [Ten Ways to Love: Intro](https://brettfish.co.za/2012/10/20/ten-ways-to-love-intro/) - i saw this as a typical Facebook post, like, share piece and so can not claim that it is original, but also do not know what the original source is, so please be gentle plagurism police... and while i am not a huge fan of "the 7 keys to financial success" or "118 ways to
- [When life makes you screen!](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/08/08/screen-time-alternatives/) - At the end of the day when you find some downtime do you tend to gravitate behind some sort of screen - tv, phone, tablet, computer - and is there more?
- [The manna conundrum](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/08/07/manna-conundrum/) - What would happen if everything you owned in excess of what you needed disappeared every night when you went to sleep? i call it The Manna Conundrum!
- [The breath of disconnecting](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/08/05/intentional-disconnecting/) - To end our weekend Val and i did some intentional disconnecting by inviting whoever wanted to join us to come over for records and reading. And it was good.
- [A night at the [made up] movies](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/07/31/style-high-club/) - Style High Club is back as Cape Town's number one group of Improvisers known as the Improguise bring us 5 nights of completely made up styled mayhem & mirth
- [Trying to figure out race vibes on the internet [or off it?]](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/07/30/internet-educate-race/) - When trying to learn about race, the internet can be a complicated & at times scary place to try and be educated, but here are some ideas to make it easier
- [Christmas in July](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/07/27/christmas-july/) - When the year gives you lemons, you make? Egg nog'ade? With 2019 having started quite roughly for us we decided to retaliate with a Christmas in July party
- [Race to watch these movies](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/07/26/some-helpful-race-movies/) - Five of the best recent movies i have watched which have helped me grow my understanding and empathy when it comes to race and the important conversations
- [Excited to hear the voices Speak Up](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/07/24/cape-flats-voices-festival/) - So very excited for the Public Speaking festival that is taking place soon as we launch the second year of Speak Up 2019 coming your way soon!
- [Why i am reading what i am reading](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/07/23/currently-reading/) - What helps you make the decisions on what books you read? For me it has largely become the challenge to be reading people who don't look like me.
- [From Diversity to Inclusion and beyond.](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/07/22/diversity-equity-inclusion/) - For the longest time I thought that Diversity was the end goal we were looking for until I realised that Inclusion and a sense of Belonging are crucial.
- [Ten Life Hackery things to make things work better.](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/06/14/ten-life-hackery-things-to-make-things-work-better/) - A lot of great ideas in the world are simply never thought of, until they are. We are part of some groups and some practices which feel quite positive and so i thought it would be fun to share some of them in the hopes that you might discover a new thing or two and
- [Poem slash Spoken Word: Come to your senses](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/06/03/poem-slash-spoken-word-senses/) - My work at Heartlines on race coonversations has the tagline "You know my name but do you know my story?" which i tried to work into a poem
- [Poem: Where is this Protea Fire?](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/06/03/proteasworldcuppoem/) - Two games into the World Cup of Cricket and already i have to write a poem to/about the Proteas because it is not going well...again
- [My vote goes to the table party](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/05/10/vote-table-party/) - In a week of elections, i found that my vote went to a party that wasn't even on the ballot. My hope is found in the diversity that gathers around the table
- [40 Tips for Christians: The Summary](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/05/06/40tipsforchristians-summary/) - This is the #40TipsForChristFollowers summary that has a more deliberate order for the 40 tips shared to help people try to follow Jesus more effectively
- [Travelstart Birthday Sale - Your chance to be there for the takeoff.](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/08/20/travelstart-birthday-sale/) - Travelstart Birthday Flight Sale - An amazing opportunity to get some chea tickets for the flights you need to be making in the next while.
- [Married People Tips: The Bonus - Marriage with kids](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/05/04/married-people-plus-children/) - After forty tips for married people i asked a few of my friends doing marriage with kids if they had any thoughts specific to their situation...
- [#40TipsForChristFollowers: Tips #36-40](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/05/04/40tipsforchristfollowers-tips-36-40/) - The last five tips in our #40TipsforchristFollowers series and hopefully this has helped a lot of people to have some things to help them live better
- [The Fairest Fair Cape aka My trip to the dairy farm](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/05/02/fairest-cape-dairy-farm-visit/) - i was recently given the opportunity to visit the Fair Cape Dairy farm and it was a true adventure with some really delectable treats along the way
- [#40TipsForChristFollowers: Tip #26-30](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/04/24/40tipsforchristfollowers-tip-26-30/) - Continuing with the #40TipsForChristFollowers and moving from tip 26 to 30 we look at another five ways we can interrogate our faith and try and live better
- [#40TipsForChristFollowers: Tip #31-35](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/04/29/40tipsforchristfollowers-tip-31-35/) - Continuing with my 40 Tips for people who are looking to follow Jesus better we have some that challenge us to be a little more confrontational
- [#40TipsForChristFollowers: Tip #21-25](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/04/19/40tipsforchristfollowers-tip-21-25/) - As we continue on with our #40TipsforChristFollowers we move on to aspects of diversity, trust, sin and how Jesus was not a white man.
- [#40TipsForChristFollowers: Tip #16-20](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/04/12/40tipsforchristfollowers-tip-16-20/) - As we head to the halfway mark of tips for Christ followers who want to follow better, we touch on issues such as pedestals, submission and loving sinners
- [#40TipsForChristFollowers: Tip #11-15](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/04/08/40tipsforchristfollowers-tip-11-15-tithe/) - The next five tips in our 40 Tips for Christ followers series includes looking at tithe and money in general as well as conflict and worship and more.
- [Luke: What i see](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/04/09/luke-video-series-intro/) - i have finally started filming the video series Luke What I see where i will be slowly working my way through the book of Luke and engaging with what i read
- [#40TipsForChristFollowers: Tip #6-10](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/04/02/40tipsforchristfollowers-tips-six-ten/) - As we continue to look at 40 Tips for people following Jesus i touch on worship and service and leaving the bubble and more
- [#40TipsForChristFollowers: Tip #1-5](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/03/28/40-tips-christ-follower-first-five/) - If you are someone who hyas decided to follow Jesus then here are the beginning of 40 Tips to help you to be a more effective follower and friend of God.
- [#40TipsForChristFollowers : Intro](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/03/23/40-tips-following-jesus/) - 40 Tips and Ideas on how to follow Jesus better is an invitation for you to think about your faith and how you live it out #40TipsForChristFollowers
- [Investing in recycling with Fair Cape Dairies](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/03/08/fair-cape-dairies-recycling/) - Val and i try to do as much recycling as we can and so when we hear about companies and products doing their part in keeping green we pay attention
- [Book Review: I'm still here by Austin Channing Brown](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/03/06/book-review-austin/) - i am busy reading Austin Channing Brown's new book 'I'm Still Here: Blackn Dignity in a world made for whitness' and here are some initial thoughts.
- [i'm not trying to change your mind](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/02/04/invitation-race-work/) - The focus of both the official work i am doing for Heartlines and the workshop work i am doing with Megan Furniss is an invitation to deal with race.
- [Of work and things.](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/07/10/brett-fish-work/) - i have been without any kind of real job since November. And largely out of real work since returning from America almost four years ago. Time for a change.
- [The power of a network to flip a country on its head](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/01/30/giving-generously/) - My BMW bump has had us thinking a lot about money and generosity these past few days and i wanted to share once more about the benefits of Common Change
- [I Write What I Like - Steve Biko: Part Black Consciousness](https://brettfish.co.za/2015/06/06/i-write-what-i-like-steve-biko-part-black-consciousness/) - In my quest to continue learning South African history from voices other than those i grew up with i was encouraged to read, 'I Write What I Like' by Steve Biko. Not so much a story as a collection of letters and speeches, this book is really helpful as it contains real time words, thoughts
- [I Write What I Like – Steve Biko: Part community over individualism](https://brettfish.co.za/2015/07/08/i-write-what-i-like-steve-biko-part-community-over-individualism/) - i am still slowly making my way through Steve Biko's 'I write what I like' and here is a passage that i marked a while ago from Chapter 8: Some African Cultural Concepts: One of the most fundamental aspects of our culture is the importance we attach to Man [by which i think he is
- [I Write What I Like – Steve Biko: the perceived inferiority of the black man](https://brettfish.co.za/2015/07/23/i-write-what-i-like-steve-biko-the-perceived-inferiority-of-the-black-man/) - This is a hard but necessary passage to share from Steve Biko's 'I Write What I Like' which you should totally get hold of and read in its entirety. Hard, because it is true. Not true that the black man is inferior, but that the idea of the black man being inferior has been so
- [I Write What I Like – Steve Biko: The External and Internal Forces](https://brettfish.co.za/2015/11/09/i-write-what-i-like-steve-biko-the-external-and-internal-forces/) - A while back i shared a number of passages from the Steve Biko book: I Write What I Want. Which are all well worth checking out, as is the whole book if you get the chance. i found one more i would like to share with you which is an example of Steve's conduct while under
- [The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. - a book review, of sorts](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/01/28/martin-luther-king-jr/) - i have wanted to read some Martin Luther King, Jr. for the longest time and so this autobiography that tbV gave me for Christmas was timely.
- [The best of birthday words](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/01/22/birthday-words/) - When it comes to my birthday i find people are my greatest gift. But after that is words & one particular set of words on this birthday were music to me.
- [#NotAllPoisons](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/01/21/gillette-response/) - The recent Gillette ad that called for men to be better has caused a lot of controversy with the usual #NotAllMen responses & i take a deeper look at those
- [What i want for my birthday.](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/01/20/birthday-wishlist/) - Today is my birthday and so i thought i would share some of the things that i want out of life and this next year in particular.
- [Where did you seat yourself in the Laerskool Schweizer-Reneke debacle?](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/01/11/laerskool-schweizer-reneke/) - Yesterday saw the deeply disturbing pics from Laerskool Schweizer-Reneke and a very mixed reaction from the general public taking sides quite quickly.
- [To build a better country, ask the question.](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/01/10/better-country-question/) - i spend a lot of time trying to work at being a part of building a better country and one of the key things we need to learn to do is ask the question
- [Melusi's Everyday Zulu: a book review of sorts](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/01/09/melusi-everyday-zulu/) - i have just finished reading the book 'Melusi's Everyday Zulu' that tbV gave me for Christmas and it is well worth getting your hands on for these reasons.
- [The cure for racism?](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/01/06/racism-cure-connection/) - Sho. Racists? i just don’t understand you. Except that it HAS to be othering. That’s all i can think of. The cure for racism then has to be connection… That was a thought that came to mind as Val and myself sat on the pavement just off De Waal drive last night, about 100m
- [Word/Phrase for the year 2019](https://brettfish.co.za/2019/01/03/2019-word-stewardship/) - Every year i try to come up with a word that will help focus me in terms of how i want to see the year ahead progress and my word for 2019 is Stewardship
- [The Christ Mass](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/12/25/christmas-christ-mass/) - As we head into the busyness of a Christmas day with fun, feasts & festivities, i wanted to remind myself of the meaning behind this present celebration
- [The Whiteness conversation has begun [and it was good!]](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/12/15/whiteness-conversation-begins/) - i was privileged to be a part of a ten-person whiteness workshop that Megan Furniss hosted last night and it was an incredible and much-needed start.
- [Married People Tips: The Summary [40 in one post]](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/12/15/marriage-tips-complete-list/) - Forty tips on how to improve or assist your marriage in summary form. Having dropped a tip a day it is now time to gather them all together.
- [i kissed dating part "The One"](https://brettfish.co.za/2011/03/29/i-kissed-dating-part-the-one/) - i want to briefly look at the whole concept of 'the One' which i used to refer to as my Neo girl ala the Matrix... is there that one specific person that God has hand picked for me to date and marry? and i think the answer is no! ...except when it is yes! hm?
- [i kissed dating: the parts](https://brettfish.co.za/2012/09/19/i-kissed-dating-the-parts/) - i have recently been collating some of my archived blogs on various aspects of relationship and so here are a bunch of different thorts and ideas related to DATING largely by me but also from a friend or two of mine - hope they give you a fresh and inspiring picture of some different aspects
- [i kissed dating part Eliminate the Klingon](https://brettfish.co.za/2011/03/28/i-kissed-dating-part-eliminate-the-klingon/) - ...continuing on the journeying of looking at how we date and how we could do better at it... this specific thort is very couple specific so for those who need to hear it, you REALLY need to hear it, whereas there are probably a whole bunch of people who don't [but you know people who
- [i kissed dating part Joy and Serving one another in Love](https://brettfish.co.za/2011/03/25/i-kissed-dating-part-joy-and-serving-one-another-in-love/) - and the search for revolutionary dating methodology continues... firstly some interesting thorts i read on my friend's blog linked to that whole 'Guys, Step up!' mentality of the girls. Girls, this is not an excuse, but provides some understanding of the guys place in this whole thing... "Telling a girl I liked her was about
- [i kissed dating part revirgining yourself](https://brettfish.co.za/2011/03/24/i-kissed-dating-part-revirgining-yourself/) - ...and the discussion continues seeking out a Christ-following version of dating and relationships that is more effective than the model we have simply been borrowing from the world - beginning with a renewing of your mind and refusing to conform any longer to the pattern of this world. Somebody asked the question - what if
- [i kissed dating, part how far is too far? [part III]](https://brettfish.co.za/2011/03/20/i-kissed-dating-part-how-far-is-too-far-part-iii/) - some last thorts on this 'HOW FAR IS TOO FAR?' question... i want to expand a little on the TAKE YOUR TIME principle i mentioned. We live in a time of INSTANT GRATIFICATION - microwaves and sms's and takeaway coffee. This has affected our minds and lifestyles and we have gotten completely caught up in
- [i kissed dating, part how far is too far? [part II]](https://brettfish.co.za/2011/03/19/i-kissed-dating-part-how-far-is-too-far-part-ii/) - continuing with the HOW FAR IS TOO FAR question... finished the first part by saying this: So THE QUESTION you frame will sound a lot more like this – HOW CAN I LOVE AND RESPECT THIS PERSON i am in a relationship with to the extent that if the dating relationship ever ends, he/she does
- [i kissed dating, part how far is too far? [part I]](https://brettfish.co.za/2011/03/19/i-kissed-dating-part-how-far-is-too-far-part-i/) - Belgium. i would say that Belgium is probably TOO FAR. Unless you're in Holland, cos then it's just like down the road or something... But in our recent history or being asked to speak or lead workshops on relationships, THE ONE QUESTION that the beautiful val and i GET ASKED WITHOUT FAIL is this one:
- [i kissed dating, part good, positive, successful break-ups [WHAT?]](https://brettfish.co.za/2011/03/18/i-kissed-dating-part-good-positive-successful-break-ups-what/) - Continuing the series on Christ-following dating, trying to look at PRINCIPLES THAT WILL HELP MAKE IT EASIER for us to date more successfully and healthy'ly... I want to look at THE BREAK-UP which we see as a NEGATIVE THING, right? "Francesca and Orville broke up? Aw shame, sorry guys" is the general response we have
- [i kissed dating, part marriagewards](https://brettfish.co.za/2011/03/17/i-kissed-dating-part-marriagewards/) - this will be a quick one but it is an important principle... those of you who are still in high school who are reading this will - more than likely - not be thinking about marriage at this stage of your lives and why should you? well here is one reason... the PURPOSE OF DATING,
- [i kissed dating, part Vision/Values essential, passion helpful](https://brettfish.co.za/2011/03/15/i-kissed-dating-part-visionvalues-essential-passion-helpful/) - continuing with a look at the whole dating thing and how JESUS-FOLLOWERS NEED TO BE UPPING THEIR GAME, transforming their lives thru A RENEWING OF THEIR MINDS and being part of creating a BETTER, HEALTHIER SYSTEM OF DATING... this one is closely linked to the previous one which was about dating someone who has JESUS
- [i kissed dating, part get to know the person first](https://brettfish.co.za/2011/03/14/i-kissed-dating-part-get-to-know-the-person-first/) - i really believe this is ONE OF THE FUNDAMENTAL KEYS to a REVOLUTIONISED SYSTEM OF DATING... there is a trend that happens specifically in christian contexts (altho i am sure there are equivalent secular contexts that promote the same thing - like actors making a movie together for example) which contributes to a lot of
- [dating Q & A: where have all the good (christian) men gone? [more reply]](https://brettfish.co.za/2011/03/14/dating-q-a-where-have-all-the-good-christian-men-gone-more-reply/) - working thru anonymous email - continuing with part 2... Then you look at the girls who are dating. Just have a look around in churches and think about it. I’ve actually heard a sermon being preached on dating, where the pastor said that we should make ourselves attractive for the opposite sex. At one point
- [dating Q & A: where have all the good (christian) men gone? [the reply]](https://brettfish.co.za/2011/03/14/dating-q-a-where-have-all-the-good-christian-men-gone-the-reply/) - hey anonymous friend thankx for the email and the sharing and the questions - some hectic and hardcore and challenging questions indeed and i don't want to patronise you in the slightest by assuming i have the answers to all of them, if any of them, but i do have some thorts and i hope
- [dating Q & A: where have all the good (christian) men gone? [the email]](https://brettfish.co.za/2011/03/14/dating-q-and-a-where-have-all-the-good-christian-men-gone-the-email/) - i got this email from a friend of mine and because it covers a bunch of relevant issues with regards to christians dating i asked her if she minded if i shared it and answered - or tried to - some of them publically - i will include just the email here and the reply
- [i kissed dating, part number one thing](https://brettfish.co.za/2011/03/14/i-kissed-dating-part-number-one-thing/) - i believe it is imperative that THE NUMBER 1 THING IN YOUR LIFE IS THE NUMBER 1 THING IN HER LIFE [i'm talking guy to girl here, but all of this flows both ways] when it comes to passion and interests and hobbies and so on there is room to have differing, even at times
- [How to Love your Woman better part 'Saying it'](https://brettfish.co.za/2011/01/14/how-to-love-your-woman-better-part-saying-it/) - If you are married: Tell her you love her. Tell her often. Don't ever get bored or tired or let it become a cliche (or a quiche cos that would be weird) and so mean it every time. But say the words. Don't assume she knows. Tell her again. If you are dating: Don't tell
- [How to Love your husband/wife better: The Parts](https://brettfish.co.za/2012/09/11/how-to-love-your-woman-better-the-parts/) - these are a series of posts i am sharing that i have taken from a series called 'How to Love your Woman/Man better' from a while back and also a series titled 'One way to Love your spouse better' that i ran more recently [with the input of some friends] - there are many incredible
- [How to Love your Woman better part 'Choosing This Day'](https://brettfish.co.za/2011/01/13/how-to-love-your-woman-better-part-choosing-this-day/) - if you are married or going out: forget the myth that love is a feeling - if love is purely a feeling your relationship is doomed - run, run and keep running - cos feelings are context-linked, situation-dependent and none of us can stay on top of all of our contexts and situations - bad
- [When my "Yes!" sounds like a "No!"](https://brettfish.co.za/2012/10/03/when-my-yes-sounds-like-a-no/) - i love my wife, the beautiful Val, i really do, and when i love her well, i think i love her really, really well, but when i love her badly, i can REALLY suck at it... one way i have becoming increasingly more aware of doing this is by giving her a "yes" to a
- [How to love your woman better part 'Amnesia'](https://brettfish.co.za/2011/01/12/how-to-love-your-woman-better-part-amnesia/) - If you had to ask me what is one of the key principles in loving your woman well (whether it be wife or girlfriend) i would say to you, “I don’t remember.” No i mean that’s the answer... intentional amnesia In the Bible, Paul writes ‘Love does not keep a record of wrongs’ and that
- [How to love your woman better part halting the movement of the sun.](https://brettfish.co.za/2011/01/11/how-to-love-your-woman-better-part-halting-the-movement-of-the-sun/) - There is another verse in the Bible that says, “Don’t let the sun go down while you are still angry” and since most of us have no real effect on stopping the sun from its nightly perceived movement away from us, i guess that means it makes a lot more sense for us to concentrate
- [How To Love Your Woman Better part 'the verbal blessing'](https://brettfish.co.za/2011/01/10/how-to-love-your-woman-better-part-the-verbal-blessing/) - in a nutshell if you refer to your woman (whether it be girlfriend or fiance or wife) as a 'ball and chain' or any similiar type negative reference you are probably in need of an attitude shift... or maybe a slap to the head (and i am more than happy to assist with either!) as
- [how to Love your Woman better part small intentional sacrifices](https://brettfish.co.za/2011/01/09/how-to-love-your-woman-better-part-small-intentional-sacrifices/) - i’m not a big fan of commercialised Christmas vibes and in particular Christmas carols – woergh – kinda hate them with a passion... my wife, TBV, is a big fan of Christmas and Christmas-related stuff though (although she says carols aren’t huge for her either!) and i realised the other day that in my adamant
- [How to Love Your Woman Better part the Defining of Love](https://brettfish.co.za/2011/01/08/how-to-love-your-woman-better-part-the-defining-of-love/) - Hollywood (and the greater media) pretty much says (intimates) that love is a feeling and that the expression of that feeling is sex, and also pretty much once the feeling goes love has gone and you should walk away (and get a divorce). Which is why we have such a huge divorce rate where one
- [How to Love your Woman Better part arguing well part III](https://brettfish.co.za/2011/01/07/how-to-love-your-woman-better-part-arguing-well-part-iii/) - this part added by my wife, TBV: Step away from the emotion of the moment. I really struggle to think clearly, reason well, and see things from Brett’s point of view, when I am caught up in the emotion of the immediate argument. I may be hurting, angry, frustrated, sad, feeling sorry for myself, or
- [How to Love your Woman Better part arguing well, part II](https://brettfish.co.za/2011/01/07/how-to-love-your-woman-better-part-arguing-well-part-ii/) - I don’t think tbV and i are there yet, in fact i know we’re not. It’s definitely a work in progress and there is definitely progress because we are working on it. We argue a lot better (in terms of nicer, friendlier, love-lier) than we used to when we were going out, but we can
- [How to Love your Woman Better part arguing well. Part I (of III)](https://brettfish.co.za/2011/01/07/how-to-love-your-woman-better-part-arguing-well-part-i-of-iii/) - This one goes out to those of you who have girlfriends or wives (and if you’ve been paying attention and using your brains all along this series you will realise that most of what i say would fit into a ‘how to love your man better’ series or be applied to family and friends and
- [How to Save a Marriage… before you need to. [part XVII]](https://brettfish.co.za/2011/11/17/how-to-save-a-marriage-before-you-need-to-part-18/) - And the series rages on, and my friends continue to write some incredible marriage-growing things and so i continue to post them... this post from someone who has been a dear friend of mine from long, long ago and is now happily married to one of my old youth okes who is not called PG
- [How to Save a Marriage… before you need to. [part x]](https://brettfish.co.za/2011/11/13/how-to-save-a-marriage-before-you-need-to-part-x/) - i have purposefully tried to get different voices as i ask friends of mine who are married well for their opinions on what can help to make a marriage strong and while a lot of my friends have only been married for under ten years, it is clearly an advantage to hear from those who
- [How to Save a Marriage… before you need to. [part ii]](https://brettfish.co.za/2011/11/09/how-to-save-a-marriage-before-you-need-to-part-ii/) - Ever since the beautiful val and i got married, God has put relationships [and especially marriage] strongly on my heart as something to pour into, not only for us, but others as well… so i asked a bunch of my married friends [who i think are married well] for one thing that they see as
- [How to save a marriage [before you need to] - the parts](https://brettfish.co.za/2012/09/17/how-to-save-a-marriage-before-you-need-to-the-parts/) - if you are a single person, then embrace that, completely. hope to be married if that is your dream, but be absolutely content with where you are and living in it, til the opportunity arises. don’t live where you’re not. if you are a married person, then embrace that, completely. be content with what you
- [How to Save a Marriage… before you need to. [part xvi]](https://brettfish.co.za/2011/11/16/how-to-save-a-marriage-before-you-need-to-part-xvi/) - and now for the long ones... this one directed to the women... and a great write... - by now you know what's going on so read, enjoy, learn... this one by my internet friend Rachel T Moore: Since I only know my half of what works (my husband is amazing and mysterious like that), I'm
- [How to Save a Marriage… before you need to. [part xv]](https://brettfish.co.za/2011/11/16/how-to-save-a-marriage-before-you-need-to-part-xv/) - the series continues to breathe and i hope no-one is getting tired cos there is still a lot of great stuff to come - this bit of advice on how to grow a strong marriage comes from my older sister Susan Minne: We have been married for just over 20 years. I don't think we
- [How to Save a Marriage… before you need to. [part xiv]](https://brettfish.co.za/2011/11/15/how-to-save-a-marriage-before-you-need-to-part-xiv/) - i met this guy when he was part of a not-so-famous band when they came and played at the teacher's college i was studying at. Then i met him later when he was part of a famous band in south africa and over the years kept bumping into him and he always recognised me and
- [How to Save a Marriage… before you need to. [part xiii]](https://brettfish.co.za/2011/11/15/how-to-save-a-marriage-before-you-need-to-part-xiii/) - another day, some more challenging and insightful advice on how to build a strong marriage relationship by my friend Lauren McGill: I think the thing that makes my marriage more special than any other relationship in my life is the vulnerability. I remember in our first few years of marriage, sharing something that had been
- [How to Save a Marriage… before you need to. [part xii]](https://brettfish.co.za/2011/11/14/how-to-save-a-marriage-before-you-need-to-part-xii/) - ...and the series continues, and will continue to [i still have a bunch of posts to come and some very long ones] because i think this is becoming an incredible resource and because you don't necessarily have to read and ingest it all now - bookmark it, print it out, come back to it later,
- [How to Save a Marriage… before you need to. [part xi]](https://brettfish.co.za/2011/11/14/how-to-save-a-marriage-before-you-need-to-part-xi/) - I still have about a week's worth of marriage-enhancing tips/advice to share as it is such an important topic it needs great attention and also because people are so different, every marriage will be different and so different advice or thoughts or ideas will relate to different people - so trust you will find something
- [How to Save a Marriage… before you need to. [part ix]](https://brettfish.co.za/2011/11/13/how-to-save-a-marriage-before-you-need-to-part-ix/) - my friend Rob takes the advice on how to create a strong marriage thing in a bit of a different direction with this solid advice: Lock the escape hatch and throw away the key. With no way out we are left to work through our challenges together and become the purposed display or shadow of
- [How to Save a Marriage… before you need to. [part viii]](https://brettfish.co.za/2011/11/12/how-to-save-a-marriage-before-you-need-to-part-viii/) - Great words of marriage wisdom from my good friend Debbie [who once taught me how to play 30 Seconds, for the second time] Realize that in the difficult stuff you are NOT against each other. Together, as a Team, face the issue. Don't put it in between you. LISTEN to each other's NEEDS. Actively love,
- [How to Save a Marriage… before you need to. [part vii]](https://brettfish.co.za/2011/11/11/how-to-save-a-marriage-before-you-need-to-part-vii/) - And one more short yet profound look at what my best friend Rob Lloyd had to say when I asked him about what makes a strong marriage stronger? "If you love them in the little ways, you'll love them in the big ones too. Don't ever stop working at it - who wants a marriage
- [How to Save a Marriage… before you need to. [part vi]](https://brettfish.co.za/2011/11/11/how-to-save-a-marriage-before-you-need-to-part-vi/) - Another looks at what makes a good marriage great, this time by my good friend Richard 'Snoek' Leonard: • Humility, constant communication, a surrendered heart to God and a biblical 1Cor13 active love. Short and sweet, so let's take a look at what he means by 1 Corinthians 13 love: 1 Corinthians 13 If I
- [How to Save a Marriage… before you need to. [part v]](https://brettfish.co.za/2011/11/10/how-to-save-a-marriage-before-you-need-to-part-v/) - Continuing the series where I asked a bunch of my friends who I think are in healthy marriages to share a key or two about what they have found helps make their marriage work well: Pray together often. Hug, kiss and say I love you every day. say thank you often, for the little things
- [How to Save a Marriage… before you need to. [part iv]](https://brettfish.co.za/2011/11/10/how-to-save-a-marriage-before-you-need-to-part-iv/) - Continuing the series where I asked a bunch of my friends who I think are in healthy marriages to share a key or two about what they have found helps make their marriage work well. Here are thoughts from my sister-in-law: I think one of the biggest things that makes our marriage work for us
- [How to Save a Marriage… before you need to. [part iii]](https://brettfish.co.za/2011/11/09/how-to-save-a-marriage-before-you-need-to-part-iii/) - Continuing the series where I asked a bunch of my friends who I think are in healthy marriages to share a key or two about what they have found helps make their marriage work well. Here are thoughts from my brother-in-law: We communicate about everything, no matter how trivial it might seem. We clear stuff
- [How to Save a Marriage... before you need to. [part i]](https://brettfish.co.za/2011/11/08/how-to-save-a-marriage-before-you-need-to-part-i/) - if you are a single person, then embrace that, completely. hope to be married if that is your dream, but be absolutely content with where you are and living in it, til the opportunity arises. don't live where you're not. if you are a married person, then embrace that, completely. be content with what you
- [Married People Tips #36-40](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/12/14/married-people-tips-36-40/) - The last five tips in our series for married people looking at smaller and bigger ways that your marriage can be improved
- [Married People Tips #26-30](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/12/10/married-people-tips-26-30/) - Continuing the married tips as we head towards 30 of them with different ideas that will hopefully help you be married better
- [Married People Tips #31-35](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/12/10/marriage-advice-tips-31-35/) - This series of 40 tips for married people continues to share some marriage advice which you may find helpful as you navigate the sometimes tricky waters.
- [Married People Tips #21-25](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/11/26/married-people-tips-21-25/) - Continuing to put together the marriage tips we look at the next five which cover cleaning and scorecards and other aspects of serving each other in love
- [Married People Tips #16-20](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/11/21/married-people-tips-16-20/) - As we work our way towards 40 tips for married people we take a look at jokes, communication and cheerleading among other things.
- [The poker game, the muslims and the brownie](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/11/24/the-poker-game-the-muslims-and-the-brownie/) - An evening that was hopefully going to be about poker victories headed in a much different direction as a conversation with a family of muslims intervened
- [Married People: Tips #11-15](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/11/16/marriage-tips-11-15/) - Continuing the series working towards 40 marriage tips to help make your marriage better, here are tips number 11 to 15. Hope you find something useful
- [When Social Media is social...](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/11/20/social-social-media/) - A asuper positive experience i had on Facebook yesterday encouraged me to share this story of how social media can be the best of things when it works well
- [Married People: Tips #6-10](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/11/11/marriage-tip-six-ten/) - We are working towards 40 Tips for married people with ideas on how to do marriage even better and these are marriage tips 5-10
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #BettyWhitesBucketList](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/11/19/betty-white-bucket-list/) - We decided we need to honour and celebrate Betty White as the undisputed first lady of the Twitterer and so we made up a game about her bucket list
- [Of airports and mummies](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/11/16/airport-mummy/) - i dressed up as a Mummy to meet my wife at the airport yesterday and in the process gave a whole lot of people something to smile about
- [Tales of White Fragility](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/11/02/white-fragility-tales/) - i have started reading the book 'White Fragility: Why it's so hard for white people to talk about racism' by Robin DiAngelo and it's a must read!
- [More Tales of White Fragility](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/11/13/more-tales-white-fragility/) - Some more helpful extracts from 'White Fragility' by Robin DiAngelo in the hope that you will get yourself a copy and read the whole thing for yourself
- [Married People Tips #1-5](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/11/06/married-people-tips/) - 40 Marriage tips in 40 days to give you some ideas about how you can improve your marriage but also a space of invitation for you to share stories and tips
- [Marriage through the years... part Intro](https://brettfish.co.za/2014/02/18/marriage-through-the-years-part-intro/) - there is no blueprint for marriage. because every marriage is made up of two different people and so it will never look the same. but that doesn't mean we can't learn from each other. we all have different stories but there are similarities and areas of overlap and moments of intersection that teach and instruct
- [Follow your values or they're not](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/11/06/values-versus-ideals/) - i have been thinking a lot lately about the Values we claim to hold and the way we live our lives and what kind of gap often exists between the two
- [But Jesus.](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/10/24/social-justice-enter-jesus/) - Focusing on social justice will take us so far and it is important, but when you add in the person and presence of Jesus Christ it goes to the next level
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #TheyRobbedMyHouseButLeft](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/10/30/frikkin-hashtag-robbed/) - For this week's @AFrikkinHashtag hashtagging game following my house being robbed we decided to incorporate that into the fun...
- [The two elders and the swine](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/10/30/elders-swine-jesus-justice-church/) - A conversation about Jesus and Justice and the church was had last night that felt far more valuable than tossing some pearls before swine.
- [When issues become people](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/10/27/people-before-issues/) - We can become overwhelmed so quickly when we see all the issues around us, but the moment we start connecting with people, something starts to shift.
- [Justice had a beat](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/10/26/justice-conference-worship/) - One of my absolute highlights from the recent Justice Conference in South Africa was the African Worship that took place which was incredible!
- [Blessed are the defensive](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/10/10/blessed-defensive/) - How defensive are you? Your internal gut response to that question might be a helpful clue. i take some time to explore my own defensiveness.
- [Justicing all the way to the Conference](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/10/05/justice-conference-south-africa-2018/) - Just one week to go until the second ever Justice Conference of South Africa and here are a few reasons why you should seriously consider attending.
- [Taboo Topics: Living with HIV/Aids – Intro](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/10/01/taboo-topics-hiv-aids/) - The next Taboo Topic that i am going to be sharing some stories on is Living with HIV and Aids in the hope that this will get us talking more freely about these things.
- [Taboo Topics: Living with HIV/Aids - Meet Cindy Pivacic](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/10/02/taboo-topics-hiv-aids-2/) - One topic that is certainly taboo in that it is both rarely spoken about and also seen as somewhat of a taboo is that of living with HIV AIDs.
- [Taboo Topics: Living with HIV/Aids – Meet Ashley Brownlee](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/10/03/taboo-topics-hiv-ashley/) - The second story in this Taboo Topics series on living with HIV Aids comes from my good friend Ashley Brownlee and is both devastating and beautiful.
- [But What Can I Do? Tips #36-40](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/09/20/white-race-tips-south-africa/) - Five more tips for white people who are genuinely asking, 'But what can I do?' when it comes to race and diversity in South Africa and beyond.
- [But what can i do? [White people in South Africa and beyond…] Tips 6-10](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/08/19/white-people-south-africa-tips/) - A continuation of the 40 Tips speaking to the question that many white people in South Africa have, "But what can I do?" Try some of these.
- [But What Can I Do? Tips 21-25](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/09/04/white-action-race-bridge-building/) - We continue to look at some of the action you can take when confronted with racism and prejudice with the next 5 tips for white South Africans
- [But What Can I Do? Tips #26-30](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/09/10/white-tips-south-africa/) - We continue to look at Tips for white people who are honestly asking the question, 'But what can I do?' when it comes to race relations in South Africa
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #IfAnimalsWereHuman](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/09/19/frikkin-hashtag-animals-human/) - What if animals were human was the question we asked for this week's @AFrikkinHashtag hashtag game and you came up with some incredible tweets!
- [A new Brand of Recovery - some more thoughts](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/08/29/russell-brand-addiction-wisdom/) - Some more passages from the latest book by Russell Brand titled 'Freedom - Recovery from our Addictions' which is well worth a read.
- [A new Brand of Recovery - some final encouragement to buy the book.](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/09/13/russell-brand-freedom-tips/) - The third set of passages i am sharing from Russell Brand's latest book 'Recovery - Freedom from our Addictions' as an encouragement to get hold of it!
- [But what can i do? Tips 11-15](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/08/24/but-what-can-i-do-tips-11-15/) - White people asking the question, 'But what can I do?' when it comes to race and transformation. It has been super exciting to see how much dialogue and engagement has been happening around these tips. If you have not yet read the first five which started this series or the next five then click on those
- [The Bad News is out: It isn't Facebook that's Toxic, it's me!](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/09/11/toxic-facebook/) - Another of my friends leaves Facebook because 'Facebook is toxic' but i have some different thoughts about that. i am the toxic one if anything.
- [Taboo Topics: Losing a baby - some last stories and links.](https://brettfish.co.za/2012/05/21/taboo-topics-losing-a-baby-some-last-stories-and-links/) - When i started writing this blog series on people who have had miscarriages/lost babies, i was overwhelmed with the response i got, because in my life experience i had never come across many stories of this happening but i had heard that it happens a lot more than we think. And so i really am
- [But what can I do? Tips 16-20](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/08/29/white-people-tips-sixteen-twenty/) - I am busy compiling a list of 40 tips for white people wh are genuinely asking the question, 'But what can I do?' when it comes to race and transformation. We are almost at the halfway point.
- [But What Can My Business do? A response by Megan Furniss!](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/09/05/being-white-workshop/) - Megan Furniss weighs in on her response to the #ButWhatCanIDo series of Tips for white people asking that question by suggesting a Being White Workshop
- [A day of Rest.](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/09/03/restitution-moments/) - On Sunday I attended the closing session of the Restitution Conference and came away with a few gems I wanted to share with everyone.
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #AUniversallyAcceptedTruth](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/08/29/frikkin-hashtag-universal-truth/) - We asked the @AFrikkinHashtag community to provide us with their favourite Universal truth using the hashtag #AUniversallyAcceptedTruth
- [But what can i do? [White people in South Africa and beyond...]](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/08/15/white-people-action/) - 'But what can I do?' is a quite desperate question that comes up from my white South African friends in conversations of race. How about some of these?
- [For those who value the content i produce.](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/08/21/content-value/) - i produce a lot of content for free and want to continue to do so. The idea of a Patreon page is that it will help me do it more and better.
- [Making it out of the Mindgame Escape Room...](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/08/16/mindgame-escape-room/) - On Monday night with five of my good Durban friends we attempted the Mindgame Escape Room The Forgotten Temple and what happened next was...
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #MySpaceOlympicsEventIs](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/08/08/frikkin-hashtag-space-olympics/) - For this week's @AFrikkinHashtag Hashtag game we imagined what the Space Olympics might be like and what events will we compete in?
- [A new Brand of Recovery](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/08/08/russell-brand-recovery-freedom/) - i have just started reading Russell Brand's new book 'Recovery - Freedom from our Addictions' and three chapters in have a bunch to share already...
- [The Yesterday Friends](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/08/03/yesterday-friends/) - We all have friends, but then there are those people that you can not see for two years and then step right back into a solid friendship with...
- [Around the Fire with Siphokazi Jonas](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/08/01/siphokazi-jonas-show/) - Siphokazi Jonas brings her hit show 'Around the Fire' back to the Artscape in August - i caught up with her for a few questions around the show.
- [Is it power or love?](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/07/31/love-power-love/) - If you had to choose between power and love as the most important thing, i would encourage you not to choose. Love AND power together can do much good.
- [Show me all the pretty colours...](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/07/30/colour-appreciative/) - When people say they don't see colour, i have to feel sad for them. Firstly, because they are obviously lying & secondly they are dramatically missing out!
- [Tis the feeling of our discontent](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/07/26/feeling-conviction/) - When you read something that makes you feel like someone is taking a dig at you, a possible cause might be conviction that you should perhaps listen to.
- [Introducing - Concert in the Dark: "Into the Light"](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/07/25/concert-dark/) - On the 6th of October there is going to be an event called 'Into the Light', a concert which will take place in the dark to help raise money for the blind.
- [Before the name-calling begins...](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/07/24/before-name-calling/) - How much different would the world look if when people were confronted with something that caused a negative reaction in them they took time to ask the question?
- [Blessed are the Uncomfortable](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/07/20/blessed-uncomfortable/) - We tend to shy away from uncomfortable spaces and awkward silences. But when did we learn to do that and how do we change it so that we can become better?
- ["I'm sorry YOU were offended."](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/07/19/sorry-offended/) - i had a frustrating interaction on a Whatsapp group today that led to a classic "I'm sorry you were offended" comment which is anything but an apology...
- [There's a new podcast in town [almost]: Preview of Stuff Hitting Fans](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/07/17/brettfish-wayne-eaves-podcast/) - My friend Wayne Eaves & i have been talking about doing a Podcast for absolutely ever & we have finally gotten around to it. And it will be launching soon!
- [Old dogs...](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/07/16/old-dogs/) - We all know the saying that you can't teach old dogs new tricks but that seems quite offensive to the elderly and i think we can do better.
- [Breaking Bread [with Trevor]: On the White Saviour Complex](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/07/11/white-saviour-complex/) - My friend Trevor Ruddick Black and i have a back and forth conversation about thew idea of the white Saviour complex and how to get around that
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #rockpaperscissorsremake](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/07/11/rock-paper-scissors/) - The latest @AFrikkinHashtag game was the tag #RockPaperScissorsRemake where we invited you to come up with new & improved ideas for this rock classic game!
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #AlternativeUsesForPizza](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/07/04/alternative-uses-pizza/) - This week's AFH hashtagging game brought the tag #AlternativeUsesForPizza & you brought the rest - check out this week's Top Tweets on our weekly F.L.O.P.
- [A quick massage from our sponsors](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/07/02/mymassage-greenpoint/) - The best kind of massage is a free massage. Well a free and good massage. Which is what i got when i went to check out MyMassage in Greenpoint.
- [Words of 'i don't hate my skin'](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/06/28/poem-hate-skin-words/) - Earlier this week i shared a spoken word attempt of a poem i wrote about my skin titled 'i don't hate my skin' and here are the words for anyone interested
- [i don't hate my skin](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/06/26/spoken-word-skin-hate/) - In my first real attempt at a spoken word poem i present this piece called 'I Don't hate my skin' by Brett Fish. i hope it speaks to you.
- [The LifeMatters Foundation: Lifeskills, mentoring and much much more.](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/06/22/life-matters-foundation/) - Another non-profit organisation that is doing amazing things in Western Cape schools is The Life Matters Foundation and here is a little bit of who they are
- [Outliers: After school programs as a safe space for learning and growth](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/06/21/outliers-after-school/) - For the next few days, i will be sharing some stories of friends of mine who are part of incredible organisations such as Outliers working in education
- [A Poem: Whiteness by brett "Fish anderson](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/06/21/poem-brettfish-whiteness/) - i am not a great poet but i do like to play with words & every now and again i get round to writing some down in a more poetic form - this time on whiteness
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #ANameInABook](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/06/20/frikkin-hashtag-bookname/) - This week's Hashtag game on @AFrikkinHashtag was #ANameInABook where we invited you all to discover people's names hidden in book titles and it was great!
- [Into the Furniss](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/06/20/megan-furniss-improv-legend/) - After watching my friend Megan Furniss speak life into a group of high school students she had directed in a performance last night, i just had to comment
- [A glimpse of dignity: a parable of Napoleon Webster](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/06/19/napoleon-webster-activist/) - Yesterday i got to hang with my friend Napoleon Webster who taught me the hugest lesson in affording dignity to those around you.
- [](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/06/12/book-review-housemaids-daughter/) - i have just finished reading 'The Housemaid's Daughter' by Barbara Mutch and wanted to share a brief review and a couple of passages that leapt out at me!
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #MySpaceInventionWouldBe](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/06/06/afrikkin-hashtag-space/) - In our latest @AFrikkinHashtag Hashtag game we released the tag #MySpaceInventionWouldBe to see what kind of fun you could come up & turns out it was a lot!
- [The black woman speaker, the deputy principal and a truckload of exclamation marks...](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/06/01/jeppe-privilege-speech-response/) - A deputy principal from Jeppe Boys High school gives a speech about privilege and the transcript his speech goes viral. But should we be looking a little bit closer and seeing if there is more to learn?
- [Roseanne Barred](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/05/31/roseanne-barred/) - A short response to the recent Roseanne Barr racist tweet incident where she likened Valerie Jarrett to a monkey calling us all to act more quickly and decisively when it comes to racism.
- [Erik... [with a K]](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/05/28/poetry-german-twist/) - When i was living in Americaland i came up with an alter ego called Erik [with a K] who spoke in a German'ish type of accent and recited poetry, shouting bits of it on occasion. He is starting to gain a little bit of a following.
- [Is there meaning in what i do?](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/05/28/life-significance/) - Does your life and your every day activity carry significance? That is something i have been thinking about a lot lately as i try to find work that pays the bills but also changes the world.
- [Dear White Men: the most beautiful invitation](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/05/25/dear-white-men/) - An incredibly beautiful invitation to white men from my friend Shelley Frost who gave me permission to share it.
- [From the Bottom Up](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/05/14/bottom-upwards/) - This weekend I had the privilege of being a leader slash facilitator on a BottomUp camp that saw learners from four different Cape Flats schools come together to be inspired and educated on how they can change their schools.
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #AfterSwimmingToTheIsland](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/05/09/frikkin-hashtag-island-swim/) - This week's Hashtag game took us swimming to the island as we played #AfterSwimmingToTheIsland which was a lot of fun and certainly brought out the creativity
- [Ask the questions](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/05/07/ask-questions/) - For me the bare minimum that i ask of people in life is to ask the questions. Too many people dismiss or ignore or refuse to engage without asking whether or not what is in front of them is real?
- [Give the change you want to see...](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/05/03/common-change-generosity/) - Do you give money to people or organisations in need? What if there was a way of doing that but alongside people you already know and love? Consider Common Change and how that might be a good fit for you.
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #JokeWithWrongPunchline](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/04/25/a-frikkin-hashtag/) - What if a popular joke was given a wrong punchline? That was the focus of our recent @AFrikkinHashtag hashtagging game and it brought a lot of fun and confused stares.
- [Let's build sandcastles together: An Open Letter to the Church](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/04/23/church-building-sandcastles-together/) - This post comes as a response to a dream i had in which i was addressing members of the church and i felt God speak some specific stuff to me which i need to share.
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #AlliterateAnAdventure](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/04/18/frikkin-hashtag-alliterate-adventure/) - Is this the first Hashtag game to try and sneak alliteration into our tweets? We think it might be and yet completely not a challenge for the regulars and new players who gave @AFrikkinHashtag a go this week - what a lot of fun!
- ["Your very presence is violent!"](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/04/12/violent-presence/) - When your friend tells you that your very presence must be violent, it is likely to trigger some kind of defensive mechanism. But what if, instead, it caused to you think more deeply about it?
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #YouMakeItEasierWhen](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/04/10/frikkin-hashtag-mental-health/) - It was time for our annual partner with #BellLetsTalk game to shine a focus on Mental Health issues and awareness and so we chose a game that linked closely to the theme and it was good!
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #TheProblemOfChocolate](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/04/04/frikkin-hashtag-chocolate/) - This week's hashtag game tag was #TheProblemWithChocolate and we knew that so many people would be responding with Chocolate? No problem.,. but we did it anyways...
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #DontYouWishYour](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/03/22/frikkin-hashtag-dontyouwishyour/) - This week's tag was #DontYouWishYour as we looked to be inspired by the song and ask questions about other things and create a lot of Hashtagging fun!
- [the accident of my skin](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/03/21/white-skin-black-skin/) - I have so-called white skin which means that I was accidentally born with a certain hue to my skin that has been given a certain amount of meaning by the people who passed by before me. That is all. And it's time to undo some of that garbage!
- [Interrogate your spaces](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/03/19/spaces-worth-interrogating/) - What do the spaces you inhabit say about you? i asked my Facebook friends to spend the weekend bein aware of the various spaces they inhabited in terms of who else was there and this is an invitation to reflect on that.
- [How Jesus followers might want to think about reparation](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/03/14/zacchaeus-south-africa/) - As a follower of Jesus and a South African i am always looking out for where those two meet and the story of Zacchaeus gave me some ideas about the road we have travelled and a possible way forward.
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #UnwantedBoyBandNames](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/03/14/frikkin-hashtag-boy-band/) - This week's @AFrikkinHashtag game used the tag #UnwantedBoyBandNames to see how creative you could all be about the Boy Band names that didn't quite make it.
- [What Jessica Jones Season II trailer said to me](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/03/05/jessica-jones-season-ii-trailer-said/) - The second season of Jessica Jones is out and an exchange in the trailer really got me thinking about the way we [men] treat women and how there is so much work still to be done there.
- [Blessed are those who clamp down on appropriation...](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/03/10/cultural-appropriation/) - There has been a lot of talk about appropriation recently, particularly with the whole Gatsbygate incident and it's high time we thought about the implications a little bit.
- [Endless Questions and the answers Brett Fish gives to them](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/03/08/endless-questions-brettfish/) - My friend Geraldine, aka Ger Bear, tagged me in this endless questions blog challenge to see if i would make the distance and i just crawled over the finish line so yes.
- [We have a good ways to go](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/03/07/mahlatse-mashua-cape-town-race/) - My friend Mahlatse Mashua endured a disgusting road rage incident this morning which has left me devastated and forced me to call out Cape Town and our need to do better
- [Let my people go...](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/03/06/my-people-south-africa/) - Who are your people? A lot of South Africa's volatile conversations seemed to be fuelled by people who are picking and Us vs. Them view of my people that creates boundaries and separates. Is there a better way to view this?
- [Chasing Franciscan](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/03/02/franciscan-values/) - i was reminded of this beautiful Franciscan blessing today which is something we could all hold to and try and live out. Which got me thinking about Saint Francis and those who followed the path he took...
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #AndThenTheFightingBegan](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/02/28/frikkin-hashtag-fighting/) - This week's @AFrikkinHashtag game had the tag #AndThenTheFightingBegan in which we asked people for their reasons behind the fighting and you came up with some great ones!
- [Things i don't understand... part I](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/02/26/makes-not-much-sense/) - What is one thing you don't understand? i find that for me there are so many. From more digestible ones like the idea of pineapple on pizza to terrible treatment of women to racist or prejudiced attitudes, i take a look at some of them here.
- [A few good [South] African books... for children](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/02/21/good-south-african-books-children/) - My sister in law asked me to source a list of helpful South African children's stories and so I put the word out on Facebook and this helpful list was created.
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #2017WasTheYearThatIFinally](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/02/21/frikkin-hashtag-2017-vibes/) - For our new AFH Hashtagging game we did a repeat on one of our most popular tags from the first two years of the game with #2017WasTheYearThatIFinally - inspiring stuff.
- [A few good [South] African books...](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/02/20/good-south-african-books/) - If you're looking for some great books to read for and by South Africans i did a bit of crowdsourcing this week asking my friends what South African books they would recommend.
- [It's time to get angry](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/02/20/time-get-angry/) - When i comes to being angry we often think of it as a bad thing. But there is a great need for anger when it comes to the treatment of so many people in the world today. But how we do anger will determine how helpful it has been, or whether it has gotten in our way.
- [Black Panther: the movie the world has been waiting for](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/02/19/black-panther-movie-world-waiting/) - My review of Black Panther which seems to be a movie that is significant on so many levels all the way from director and cast to the messages and motivations within the film. Definitely a must see.
- [Always Another Book Review of sorts...](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/02/16/always-another-book-review-sorts/) - This morning at around 2 am i finished reading Sisonke Msimang's 'Always Another Country'. Which was my second Christmas present from tbV after 'Americanah' by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. To be fair, i think any book i read after 'Americanah' would have felt somewhat like a hospital pass, because Adichie just has such an impressive gift
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #TheGiftIGive](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/02/13/frikkin-hashtag-giving/) - As Christmas approached we decided to have a gift-related game and so together with The UnNamed Ones i played #TheGiftIGive: [The Story So Far: Every Wednesday at 1pm South African time [6am EST] an inspired and growing number of brilliant, creative and absolutely fun people from all around the world take part in what is called a
- [A Few Woke White Men](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/02/06/white-men-woke/) - Are white women more open to becoming wokified than white men? If you're not sure what 'Woke' means in this context, a quick delve into Merriam-Webster should help you out: Stay woke became a watchword in parts of the black community for those who were self-aware, questioning the dominant paradigm and striving for something better. But stay
- [A Few Woke White Men: some thoughts from the internet](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/02/07/white-woke-men/) - Do white women wake up to racial disparity and the need for personal change and movement and a different way of thinking quicker than men? i published this piece yesterday repeating a friend's question as to why there seem to be more woke women than men when it comes to racial matters. There was some
- [The Story of My Tattoo](https://brettfish.co.za/2015/01/17/is-it-okay-for-a-christ-follower-to-get-a-tattoo-part-ii-well-i-did/) - Following on from the previous post asking if it is okay for a follower of Jesus to get a tattoo, i thought i would share the story behind my tattoo: THE PLACE For the longest time i thought it was going to be tennis ball sized and on my left shoulder. Then quite recently, when
- [The [Cape Town] Life Aquatic: How do we go from here?](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/02/01/cape-town-life-aquatic/) - Day Zero continues its menacing approach like a menacing Sith Lord approaching with somber orchestral accompaniment in the background... Cape Town readies itself by desperately grabbing hold of any water-catching, water-containing or water-producing containers it can find... And we stand at a dry and dusty crossroads
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #TwoReasonsIGetOutOfBed](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/01/31/frikkin-hashtag-reasons-bed/) - Everyone typically has a reason to get out of bed. But do you have a second? i sought out some fellow South African inspiration in the form of Kenny from @SocialTrendsZA to help me find out... [The Story So Far: Every Wednesday at 1pm South African time [6am EST] an inspired and growing number of brilliant, creative and
- [Dear South Africa - Intro](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/01/03/dear-south-africa-intro/) - Dear South Africa... And so the letter begins. A letter penned to a nation. Well, not 'penned' per say, because who does that anymore? Typed. A letter typed to a beloved country. But what type of letter might that be? How would yours look? Would it be filled with hope or be more likely to
- [Water we do now: a collection of helpful posts and stories](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/01/30/water-solutions/) - Cape Town Water Day Zero approaches rapidly with April 12th being the latest prediction. And people are talking about it everywhere... and there is some really helpful stuff... and so i thought it might help if we collected a bunch of it together for easy access, you know, like 25L water bottles in that one
- [Dear South Africa - meet a privileged white woman](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/01/30/privileged-white-woman/) - Dear South Africa... This is an interesting one. i was sent this story and asked if i could share it anonymously. And only realised when i copied it in here that it was a two-parter [i had initially missed the second part]. Which adds a whole different layer to the first part of the story
- [How to grow from conflict](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/01/29/conflict-growth/) - Do you want to be a better person than you are right now? i do, and that's the assumption that i start this post with. It boggles my mind that there seem to be people out there who don't want to be better people than they are now, but the evidence seems quite overwhelming to
- [Cape Town Water Crisis: The Longer game...](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/01/26/cape-town-water-crisis-longer-game/) - i have written and shared a number of posts about the water crisis in Cape Town and the approaching Day Zero. It is super important that we think about those things. And continue to. BUT, this too will pass, and if we are still alive at the end of it, then we will need to
- [A Christian's foolproof solution to the drought in Cape Town](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/01/25/christians-foolproof-solution-drought-cape-town/) - Dear Christ-following people of Cape Town, Apparently a million or more people were praying yesterday for rain. That is an amazing thing. Okay, let's go back to the checklist and see what else is there: "If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn
- [Day Zero approaches: Water we going to do? Meet Shana Kreusch](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/01/23/cape-town-day-zero-shana-kreusch/) - i would like to introduce you to my sister-in-law Shana and her easy and doable water-saving idea combo: = = = == = = = == Guys. I did it. I brushed teeth, showered, shaved and washed and conditioned my hair, using 5L of water, and caught it all to use to flush the toilet
- [Day Zero approaches: Water we going to do? Meet Shana's realisation](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/01/24/day-zero-approaches-water-going-meet-shanas-realisation/) - Yesterday i posted a Facebook status by my sister-in-law Shana who was celebrating the fact that she had managed to combine a shower, hair wash and condition, teeth wash and leg shave all just using 5l of water. She did get some pushback as a number of people commented about how that has been their
- [Day Zero approaches: Water we going to do? Meet the realisation.](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/01/24/day-zero-approaches-water-going/) - "We've been doing this for years!" As we celebrate and cheer ourselves on for reducing our water to comply with restrictions [ a good thing - the reducing, not the cheering] many of our eyes are being opened to the reality that for so many people across the country, this has been their reality for
- [Day Zero approaches: Water we going to do? Meet the Pattendens](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/01/22/day-zero-cape-town-water-pattendens/) - Cape Town has a water crisis going on. Something like 50% of families in Cape Town have done absolutely nothing to make any effort in terms of water conservation which boggles the mind as the rest of us are standing in buckets and queueing up for water and getting all sorts of creative to try
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #NatureFoodsThatDidntMakeTheCut](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/01/19/afrikkin-hashtag-nature-food/) - Who was the first person to look at the udders of a cow and think to themselves, "Let me squeeze those and drink whatever comes out!"? And more importantly perhaps, what else had they tried before that? #RedBull [The Story So Far: Every Wednesday at 1pm South African time [6am EST] an inspired and growing number
- [Dear South Africa… a letter from Jess Basson](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/01/18/dear-south-africa-letter-3/) - Dear South Africa, Actually, dear white South Africans. My peeps. I love you but we can't have another year like 2017. Seriously. I've taken the liberty of writing a few New Year's Resolutions for us. I reckon we can do it. Learn an African language. Pay your domestic worker a living wage and stop calling
- [Americanah - a book review of sorts](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/01/11/americanah-book-review/) - i really loved Americanah - let's just get that out the way - best novel i have read in a long, long time. Also it was written by a black African woman and so ticks a whole lot of the boxes of the majority of books i am trying to read these days - different
- [Americanah - some more thoughts](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/01/17/americanah-some-more-thoughts/) - The last book i read was the incredible Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie which i shared some thoughts about over here, but there were a couple more passages that really stood out to me when i read the book and so here they are. This first extract is another blog post by the main character,
- [Word/Phrase for the year 2018](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/01/12/word-phrase-year-2018/) - Every year i try to have a word or phrase to focus on and give me some direction and purpose for the year ahead. Last year's word was Interdependence, the idea of things and people being connected to move forward well rather than independence which focuses on going it alone and trying to get ahead.
- [Dear South Africa… a letter from Terence Mentor](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/01/16/dear-south-africa-letter-terence-mentor/) - Dear South Africa, Increase empathy. Kind regards, Terence P.S. Sorry, I’ve just realised that you may not know what I mean. Here’s the deal - it really shouldn’t need an explanation or a justification. I shouldn’t have to show you why we need to be open to the idea that other people are complete and
- [Dear South Africa... a letter from Dalene Reyburn](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/01/15/dear-south-africa-dalene-reyburn/) - Dear South Africa... Charles Dickens starts A Tale of Two Cities with this: ‘It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light,
- [Dear South Africa… a letter from Ntobeko Mzoli](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/01/12/dear-south-africa-letter-2/) - Dear South Africa, I would have liked to have more of an upbeat and hopeful letter to you but the reality, the real reality, is that we’re a country of deep division and intense trauma. We are a people who do not know each other, once the babalas of the rainbow nation faded away we
- [H&M: some thoughts on the boy in the hoodie](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/01/12/hoodie-monkey/) - This is a post for all those of you who have seen the original H & M advert of the little black boy wearing the hoodie with the slogan 'Coolest Monkey in the Jungle' on it. He was pictured next to a white boy who had the slogan 'Survival Expert' on his hoodie. Because it
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #ADayWeShouldCelebrate](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/01/10/frikkin-hashtag-celebrateday/) - What days do you think we should celebrate that we don't? Well one of them was the day we got the big cheese himself, Jeff Dwoskin aka @bigmacher , who runs the Hashtag Roundup app with his wife Robyn, to come and co-host a frikkin hashtag game... [The Story So Far: Every Wednesday at 12 noon South African time
- [Dear South Africa… 'n brief van Jana Niehaus](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/01/10/dear-south-africa-afrikaans/) - Liewe Afrikanermense in Suid-Afrika, Ek het nou onlangs terug gedink aan ons laerskoolklas wat elke Vrydag na tweede pouse vir twee periodes (met ander woorde ’n volle uur lank) sangklas gehad het. Gegewe die spesifieke uitdagings hieraan verbonde, kan ‘n mens dus nie ons musiekonderwyseres kwalik neem dat sy dikwels gekies het om ons na
- [They called me Scuba Steve...](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/01/09/name-scuba-steve/) - So the Protea cricket team took on the Indians at Newlands in Cape Town this week - first of three tests. And we won convincingly, so that was fun. DRESSUP FOR NEWLANDS It has become a tradition for tbV and me with my friend MJ and whoever else might be with us [looking at you,
- [Dear South Africa… a letter from Thandi Refilwe-Rose Nkomo](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/01/08/dear-south-africa-letter/) - Dear South Africa, LOVE BLACK PEOPLE It only dawned on me recently, how we need this. Desperately need this. I cannot speak for all Black people, I cannot even speak for the majority of Black people, but I can speak for Black people like me. Love us. It has been alleged that the idea was
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #AnimalTopTwentySongs part I](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/01/05/frikkin-hashtag-animaltop20songs/) - i normally run the Top Tweets list a few weeks after the game but #AnimalTopTwentySongs was such a hit i felt it needed to happen this same week to celebrate the momentum... We decided to imagine what songs might appear on an animal Top 20 Hits list and everybody got on board with one of
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #AnimalTopTwentySongs part II](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/01/06/frikkin-hashtag-animalsongstwo/) - We continue with Part II of #AnimalTopTwentySongs [For Part I, click here] where we move beyond the trends and celebs and bots to the tweets that really matter, those made by YOU... that's right, so many Fish List of Prizeworthyness [F.L.O.P.] tweets that they could not be contained in just one post. There were really
- [Dear South Africa... a letter from Thandi Gamedze](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/01/05/dear-south-africa-letter-thandi-gamedze/) - My friend Thandi Gamedze is an exceptional poet and wordsmith and her 'Dear South Africa...' comes in the form of a poem Beloved South Africa, I bless you to let loose the oceans of tears that you have carried, and cry For your sons that have been trodden down and stripped of their dignity And
- [Dear South Africa... a letter from Wayne Eaves](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/01/04/dear-south-africa-wayne-eaves/) - Dear South Africa: I wanted to write you a love letter, but it does not feel like a good idea right now. I want to write about hope but it just doesn’t feel like the right time. We keep talking about how far we have come and so many are saying we have not come
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #ICanDoBetterBy](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/01/03/frikkin-hashtag-better/) - 2017 was a hard year for a lot of people and also the shtupids were out in full force and so we looked to encourage people to up their game with a tag called #ICanDoBetterBy [The Story So Far: Every Wednesday at 12 noon South African time [6 am EDT] an inspired and growing number of brilliant,
- [Poem: Less Miserable in 2018](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/12/30/poem-less-miserable-2018/) - We had a dream our lives would be... So different from this hell we're living So different now from what it seemed, Now... Life... Has killed The dream... We dreamed... The dream to some it seemed started in '94 as lines of voters snaked around fields Filled with the anxious anticipation of first-time voters
- [Poem: Will i see you?](https://brettfish.co.za/2018/01/02/poem-will-see/) - Will i see you today? Behind your skin? Through a hastily rolled up window and averted gaze at a traffic light? Over that high and mightily barbed wired electricity-generating fence? Through the veneer of your class distinction? Peeking nervously out from behind that oh-so-hipster handlebar moustache? Through the tears? Behind the laughter? LOL Will i
- [A good farewell to 2017](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/12/29/farewell-2017/) - 2017 was a horrible, horrible year for a lot of people. But on the flip side we still have Betty White... If you remember back to 2016 it became the year of the celebrity death as a long list of well-known and beloved actors and sports icons
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: UnusualWarning](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/12/20/frikkin-hashtag-unusual-warning/) - Because people tend towards stupid [seriously, check the science, or the Darwin awards], we need warnings in life... but also because people tend towards silly [check out Crocs, seriously stop that!] some of those warnings might be a little bit different. We decided to explore that a little bit in our latest Hashtagging game... [The
- [The Christmas Carol that could](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/12/18/best-christmas-songs-ever/) - Let me be honest here. i'm not a fan of Christmas carols. i judge a successful year by how late in the year i hear my first Christmas carol in the mall [and this year was a pretty decent year let me tell you - may have even been December, although that might say more
- [Open letter to Ster Kinekor about why you suck so much!](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/12/15/open-letter-to-ster-kinekor-about-why-you-suck-so-much/) - [*Disclaimer: this blog post can only be read in 3D, so please deposit R20 in my brettfish@hotmail.com Paypal account before reading further ] Dear Ster Kinekor Overlords, I'm just going to assume you have given yourselves that title, because it would be a missed opportunity if not, with the way you treat the general masses. I watched
- [When you cannot weight any longer.](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/12/14/cannot-weight-longer/) - i think this is my most embarrassing photo ever [and for me, that's saying a lot]. i call it my fat face photo and i keep it to remind me of a time when my face was about as wide as it was long. This is me in Umtata in 2002 and clearly it wasn't
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #MyThirdGenieWish](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/12/13/frikkin-hashtag-mythirdgeniewish/) - When it comes to genies and wishes, the first two tend to get all the fame and attention, but in the absence of being able to wish for more wishes [read the small print] we wondered aloud what would you do with your final wish? You know, once you had already used up the two
- [Drinks on me: almost the end of a year of not drinking alcohol](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/12/12/not-drinking-alcohol-2017/) - A year of not drinking alcohol... completed in something like twenty days time... Felt like a good time to check in and let you know how it's been and invite you to join me on a different Giving Up adventure in 2018 - WAIT!!! COME BACK HERE! So why'd i give it up [for those
- [Open Letter to School Principals in South Africa](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/12/06/open-school-conversations-race/) - Dear Principal, This week we have all been shocked and deeply dismayed to witness the Selborne College Class of 2017 scandal with the dog-faced Hector Pieterson photo incident. Another week, another SA school making the headlines for all the wrong reasons. I’m sure you hope your school isn’t next - there are no quick fix
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #HistoricalFigureReviewsMovie](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/12/06/historical-figure-reviews-movie/) - At @AFrikkinHashtag we pride ourselves on being creative in our Hashtagging which is why you will never find a Trump tag [except the one that was #NotTrumpOrChristmas [which you have to admit is pretty creative!]] and i don't know if we've ever done a word limit tag [we certainly don't limit words in our tags,
- [Hope for South Africa: From the Bottom Up](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/12/05/hope-south-africa-bottomup/) - Last night tbV and i attended the end of year function - AGM and celebration - of the local non-profit organisation Bottomup. Who are Bottomup? i will let them introduce themselves to you in their own words: What is Bottomup?: Bottomup positions itself as a catalyst for organizational change in the under-resourced schools in the Grassy
- [Changing Cape Town one garden at a time: Meet Ujamaa](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/12/01/ujamaa-collective-guerrilla-gardening/) - Let me introduce you to Ujamaa... Definition: The Swahili word ujamaa means 'extended family', 'brotherhood' or 'socialism'; as a political concept it asserts that a person becomes a person through the people or community. Yesterday i was given the privilege of hanging out with a small group of truly inspirational people doing small but country-transforming things. The
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #AnimalExcuses](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/11/29/frikkin-hashtag-animal-excuses/) - We know that people love to make excuses for everything. But what if we were able to tune into the excuses that animals might make? How PUNderful would they be? Turns out very. Very PUNderful indeed. The Story So Far: Every Wednesday at 12 noon South African time [6 am EDT] an inspired and growing number
- [Be Kind, yes but to who?](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/11/27/be-kind-yes-but-to-who/) - Can't we all just be a little more kind to people online? And maybe offline too..? i would say, "Yes, absolutely!" But also, "No!" Well, i mean kinda, but probably not in the way you understand Kindness. Because often when somebody posts an inspirational or challenging message like this, what they are actually wanting people
- [The church i will be a part of](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/11/21/prophetic-imagination-church/) - What kind of church will you be part of? i have written a little bit before about my diving into studies this year with a course called Leadership in Urban Transformation, a one year certificate through the University of Pretoria looking at Theology and the City. This week finds us in week four of our
- [Imagine with me a world that is not [yet]](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/11/17/prophetically-imagine/) - i am busy reading a book called 'The Prophetic Imagination' for my Leadership in Urban Transformation studies course and this passage jumped out at me: 'The prophet is the one, who, by use of these tools of hope, contradicts the presumed world of the kings, showing both that that presumed world does not square with
- [The freedom that comes with Forgiveness](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/11/15/forgiveness-times/) - Is Forgiveness more than just a nice idea? My friend Julie asked me to post a piece on the topic of forgiveness after i recorded a Facebook Live conversation about it, so here goes. i have a friend who recently got caught doing some pretty reprehensible stuff. We weren't good friends but i have known
- [Poem: This skin](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/11/14/white-skin/) - If I stay out in the sun long enough Can the red hide the pain of past injustices? If I poke my head over an electrified walled property on the slopes of Camps Bay Will the green be enough to disguise my own wealth I struggle to even keep track of? If I host a
- [Poem: There is no "I" in death](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/11/14/poem-south-africa/) - If you are looking for someone who actively supported apartheid You will always be faced with a quiet room The sudden hush of the crickets who rapidly flick their eyes around the room Desperately hoping somebody else will claim responsibility for that one For a new nation to be born out of the ashes
- [How to become a perfect Christian](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/11/12/become-perfect-christian/) - Step 1: Realise there is no such thing as a perfect Christian. If you're thinking or acting like you are one, stoppit! Step 2: Own your crap. Don't pretend to be who you're not. But also don't be satisfied with being who you are. You are on a journey of sanctification which is really just
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #DidYouHearTheJokeAboutThe](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/11/08/frikkin-hashtag-thejokeabout/) - With all the seriousness happening in the world at the moment, we thought we needed to go light-hearted for a moment and so we invoked the gods of pun and misdirection and invited you to ask us if we'd heard the one about... The Story So Far: Every Wednesday at 12 noon South African time
- [A New Normal for 2018](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/11/07/new-normal-2018/) - i have an invitation for you... Much like i've started speaking about Christmas a little early so that we can be intentional about putting plans and traditions into effect before the fact, i want to take a look at this whole going into the New Year thing. i've never been a huge fan of the
- [Time to leave the old South African flag behind for good](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/11/06/old-south-african-flag/) - What a week, South Africa. Of old flags and racist rants and countrywide demonstrations and polarised conversations and threats of rape and questions of intelligence and more. How do we move on from here? i wrote this post to try and invite people from both sides to consider the opinion of the other and step
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #AutocorrectASaying](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/11/01/autocorrect-frikkin-hashtag/) - Way back in the day our game #AutocorrectASentence was one of the most times we had experienced and so we decided we needed to drag Auto Carrot out of the closest for one more goad: The Story So Far: Every Wednesday at 12 noon South African time [6 am EDT] an inspired and growing number of
- [After the #BlackMonday dust clears...](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/10/31/blackmonday-dust-clears/) - So #BlackMonday was a thing. And wasn't, depending on who you were. And was accidentally so for tbV and others who just happened to realise into the day that they had unintentionally worn black. For me it had to be a lot more intentionally as probably eighty percent of my shirts are black. So i
- [Some thoughts about wearing black on Monday for the farmers](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/10/27/black-monday-farm-murders/) - Today's Facebook status with regards to the #BlackMonday in response to farm murders has garnered a lot of attention. This is what i wrote: Anytime someone is murdered it is a tragedy. But, if you are concerned about the farm murders to the point of wanting to wear black for the victims, but have never
- [Some more thoughts on #BlackMonday and #AllDeathsMatter](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/10/28/thoughts-blackmonday-farm-deaths/) - Yesterday i shared a whole bunch of thoughts - mine and others - about the concept of #BlackMonday and wearing black to honour the lives of farmers who have died. Two statuses i added later in the day, which many may not have seen, but which i think sum up some of my thoughts on
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #ThisPoemDontRhyme](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/10/25/frikkin-hashtag-poems-norhyme/) - Do you like to poem? We know that some of our Hashtagger friends [and nemeses, yes looking at you K Dawg] don't like poetry tags so we thought we'd help them out a little by removing that elusive rhyme... and you had a whole lot of fun with it. The Story So Far: Every Wednesday
- [Why #MeToo can not be last week's news](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/10/23/followup-metoo/) - It's been a week since the #MeToo tag went viral. When women across social media platforms started sharing their stories, or simply putting their hands up to help us glimpse the extent of sexual abuse and harassment that so many of them face on a daily basis. Many of you may have read The Invisible
- [Taboo Topics: Living with Bipolar 2 - meet Claudia Klaase](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/10/23/taboo-topics-bipolar2/) - My friend Claudia bravely shares some of her journey with Bipolar2: 15 is far too young to decide to stand on a railway track and end it all. But if you felt like the world is around you is a dark vortex of despair, hate and no hope death seems like a really good option.
- [The invisible men](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/10/16/metoo-invisible-men/) - Where have all the bad men gone? i know i'm not friends with any of them, because none of my friends have come forward with a #MeToo signifying they were the perpetrator and not the victim. In case you're not sure what we're talking about, this is a response to a Twitterer campaign that went
- [So what should we men do with #MeToo](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/10/19/metoo-response/) - It's been a week of #MeToo tags and stories and commentaries all over social media. i hope men have taken note as a lot of the sharing and commenting has been done by women. i hope that enough men have read my The Invisible Men post and started to think about who these men are
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #UnorthodoxWaterSavingTips](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/10/18/unorthodox-water-saving/) - Cape Town where i live has been facing serious water shortages and so we turned to you for help: The Story So Far: Every Wednesday at 12 noon South African time [6 am EDT] an inspired and growing number of brilliant, creative and absolutely fun people from all around the world take part in what is
- [A Storey of Race](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/10/17/race-storey/) - What is this race thing all about? The other night a bunch of us went to go and listen to Alan Storey from the Central Methodist Mission in town share some of his thoughts as an Introduction to Privilege and Racism. Alan's dad Peter Story was at one-time chaplain to Nelson Mandela and others on
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #AlternativeBond25Title](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/10/11/frikkin-hashtag-alternativebond25title/) - We greeted the news that Daniel Craig was returning for one more Bond movie by starting a hashtag game inviting you all to suggest what you thought its name might be [especially because Shatterhand was such a useless sounding name for a Bond movie]... The Story So Far: Every Wednesday at 12 noon South African
- [Race with me: A closer look at white privilege](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/05/17/race-white-privilege/) - The next in a series of Race videos with the hope of helping us understand concepts and labels that might be confusing. One of the biggest of these is “white privilege” and in this video, using three different story or analogy vibes i try to give a broader understanding as to what white privilege is
- [Is it okay to name and shame? [Facebook Poll results]](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/10/10/okay-name-shame-facebook-poll-results/) - Is it okay to name and shame a person online? For example when someone has said or done something hugely sexist or racist, does the world need to know? That was part of the conversation we had yesterday. In the light of the controversial Dove ad and the Harvey Weinstein accusations. Locally, i am thinking
- [Why i am not drinking alcohol in 2017](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/01/13/not-drinking-2017/) - So i'm not drinking in 2017 [just in case the title wasn't too obvious]. i mean i'm drinking water, and coffee, and chocolate shots if i ever go back to Spice Route cos chocolate shots, Mmm... but not the alcohol. And it's not actually the biggest deal. i don't think i have a drinking problem
- [Let's make this Christmas the best one yet](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/10/06/best-christmas-ever/) - Those who know me well know that one of the ways i count the success of a year is how late in the year i hear my first Christmas Carol [holding thumbs - still not there!] But looks like i am the 'there is always one' this time around as we have barely crawled our
- [Christmas for Parentals](https://brettfish.co.za/2015/12/07/christmas-for-parentals/) - i asked some of my parentals of young children friends on Facebook to share some creative ideas they have done or hope to do with their children and this is some of the response: Bronwyn: We've used the idea of the advent box, putting one item in a day so on Christmas Day we can
- [Join me and give up ____ in 2018](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/10/06/join-give-____-2018/) - A long time ago - in this galaxy - gave up Coke [the drink] and chocolate for a year. Before that i used to drink about 500ml Coke every 2 or 3 days, and me and chocolate! The Coke was quite easy and after that year i found that i had developed an anti-taste for
- [On the search for South African worship vibes](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/10/03/african-worship/) - What does it mean to worship as a South African? As an African? Is there any difference to worshipping in any other place in the world? We do tend to import our worship songs from Americaland [Bethel, Jesus Culture], the United Kingdom [Redman, Tomlin, Hughes] and Australia [Hillsongs, Planetshakers] and if worship is just worship
- [Let them bear guns](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/10/05/let-bear-guns/) - As Marie Antoinette once famously said, "Let them bear guns" although, to be fair, there was quite a loud howling gale of wind at the time she said it and so history has mistakenly recorded her words as "let them eat cake" which is what those at the back of the crowd swear that they
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #MakesThisAWonderfulWorld](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/10/04/louis-armstrong-hashtag-game/) - For Louis Armstrong it was trees of green and red rose as well that made him come to the conclusion that he was looking at a Wonderful World. We decided to draft in a Canadian in the form of Christian Fletcher aka @Darth_pingu who we had had our eye on for a long time [great
- [A widow, a rich man and a holy little Jesus huddle](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/10/01/giving-money/) - What does how we give our money say about us? There is a beautiful short story hidden at the end of Mark 12 that doesn't get enough attention. 41 Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large
- [Life in the no-work place](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/09/28/looking-for-work/) - So, after i finish this post i am heading out to a potential work thing. There is another possibility a friend mentioned the other day - doing something i would really enjoy and love to do in an area i have wanted to spend a lot more time in. But i don't know whether it
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #ToShowYouICareI](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/09/27/frikkin-hashtag-toshowyouicarei/) - A few weeks ago we met Barry aka Baz with the tag #INeedThatLikeAHoleInMyHead and then we met his wife Geraldine aka Ger Bear [but only to us else she will m̶a̶u̶l̶, um kill you] and we thought we need to get both of them co-hosting this thing... and so we did... And it was good...
- [Make South Africa great again!](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/09/25/south-africa-heritage-day/) - Make South Africa great? When Donald Trump runs a campaign with the slogan, "Make Americaland great again!" a large majority of white Americans cheer, because they have grown up with the notion that America is the greatest country on earth and with crime and unemployment and some other issues on the rise, we clearly just
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #MyEscapePlanIncludes](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/09/20/frikkin-hashtag-myescapeplanincludes/) - We all know about the metal file hidden in the cake delivered to the prison cell, but we wondered what your plan would involve... [The Story So Far: Every Wednesday at 12 noon South African time [6am EDT] an inspired and growing number of brilliant, creative and absolutely fun people from all around the world
- [Between Ta-Nihisi Coates and me](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/09/18/ta-nihisi-coates/) - It's not a long book and it is not difficult reading [#LoveLanguage] and i am almost halfway through 'Between the World and Me' by Ta-Nehisi Coates, which i already shared one passage from to whet your appetites. But yoh, this book is so so good. Coates writes with such a rough and organic style that
- [Witnessing the Cult of the Ekac](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/09/16/witnessing-cult-ecak/) - i witnessed a bizarre and strange thing today. A frenzied group of people stood at a bit of a distance as the two lead people were ceremoniously handed a long dagger. The crowd seemed completely mesmerised by this ritual that was being carried out in front of them and started cheering and screaming, urging them
- [Oh man, we got a problem](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/09/13/real-man/) - We've been having some conversations online about what it means to be a real man, and how to treat women better. And while the choir is cheering us on, it is quite obvious that there is still a whole lot of work to be done. i am hoping that those who struggle with the race
- [Thoughts on being a real man](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/09/08/thoughts-real-man/) - This is a status i posted on Facebook today which i thought would be a bit more easy to share as a blog post and i hope that men [in particular] who agree with what is written here, will share it on your wall and via your Twitterer accounts as a sign of saying you
- [Biko: A Biography - some thoughts and words](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/09/14/steve-biko-biography/) - So recently i finished reading the book, 'Biko: A Biography' by Xolela Mangcu It is not often that you get to hang out with the guy who authored the book you are reading [unless you have bought my book, 'i, church' and then hang out with me over an ice cold board game, of course]
- [More thoughts on becoming a real man](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/09/12/thoughts-becoming-real-man/) - Let me start with a little spoiler alert - the answer to becoming a real man is not going to have anything to do with punching sharks. Or knifing them. A couple of days ago i compiled this post with a number of suggestions for us men in terms of treating women better. It was
- [The Good, The Bad and "You're Ugly!"](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/09/11/good-bad-youre-ugly/) - It was the best of Social Medias, it was the worst of Social Medias. i mean, let's be honest, i don't tend towards being a 'go gently into that good night' kind of person when it comes to the online. Or the offline. Or an unattended chocolate fountain, to be honest, but that's just your
- [Change Cape Town: Outliers event 2017](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/09/07/outliers/) - So last night was the annual Outliers event and it was incredible - six speakers, six talks, ten minutes each, with ten slides accompanying them. With my wife tbV kicking it off and setting the foundation and then just amazing speaker after amazing speaker knocking it out of the park. The edited videos will be
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #INeedThatLikeAHoleInTheHead](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/08/29/hashtag-hole-head/) - No one needs a hole in a head [beyond ears, eyes, nose etc...] but what other things feel equally unnecessary? We asked you to share your #INeedThatLikeAHoleInTheHead and this is what happened: [The Story So Far: Every Wednesday at 12 noon South African time [6am EDT] an inspired and growing number of brilliant, creative and absolutely
- [Let me entertain you [slash your business]](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/08/29/office-party/) - As we head into the last quarter of the year [WHAT? How did that even happen?] there are two ways in which i may be able to assist you if you work in an office environment, and vice versa. [1] Corporate Improv: We are heading towards the end of the year when businesses start thinking
- [More thoughts on ‘Thoughts on the New South Africa’ – Neville Alexander](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/08/28/second-thoughts-neville-alexander/) - i shared some of Neville Alexander's thoughts with regards to capitalism in my first post on his book, 'Thoughts on the New South Africa' which you can read over here. This is a second passage which stood out for me. In it, Neville Alexander speaks against the notion of fighting for top spot and creates
- [My thoughts on 'Thoughts on the New South Africa' - Neville Alexander](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/08/25/neville-alexander-book/) - i recently read 'Thoughts on the New South Africa' by Neville Alexander which my friend Ashley Visagie lent to me. Now for anyone who doesn't know Ashley Visagie, if the term 'thought leader' applies to anyone in South Africa with regards to education and poverty and identity and so much more, it would have to
- [the question of anger](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/08/22/the-question-of-anger/) - What do we do with anger on the internet? It's five days later and i have found writing part II of this anger piece pretty difficult. Part I dealt with Jesus and His take on anger and violence which was, in essence, a book study, and so pretty straightforward - this is what i read,
- [Dear Fish: What do we do with the anger?](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/08/17/jesus-anger-violence/) - i received an email from a friend of mine on Facebook who is asking some questions that relate quite strongly to some stuff i have been giving a lot of thought to, especially this last week. i think it's a bit of a minefield, to be honest. But i also think it's high time we
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #RhymeAnApology](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/08/15/frikkin-hashtag-rhymeanapology/) - Not everyone feels like they have the skills of a poet. But everyone has had to give an apology at some time... so we decided to give you all a chance at letting out your inner Suess as we attempted to #RhymeAnApology [The Story So Far: Every Wednesday at 12 noon South African time [6am EDT]
- [Different strokes](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/08/15/different-strokes/) - So yesterday i visited my first ever stroke victim's support group. i should perhaps clarify up front that i have not had a stroke. My friend Stephanie runs the group and invited me to come and check it out after i had an encounter with a stroke victim at the clinic she runs speech therapy
- [What the world needs now, is mentors, sweet mentors](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/08/14/mentor/) - "What a chop!" "What a flippin punk!" "Oi!" These are statements i utter in my brain space, and sometimes out loud, when young people who i know are passionate and committed to the cause of racism interruption and poverty transformation and reconciliation and restitution jump on to social media and act like... well, like teenagers
- [21 votes of confidence](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/08/09/jacob-zuma-wins-vote/) - Jacob Zuma is still the president. Not too many surprises there i don't think, although the 21 vote margin may have been a lot closer than many people suspected. But it certainly was no Brexit or Trump sideswipe [maybe we're saving that for 2019!] and the result of the vote of no confidence certainly revealed
- [No Confidence in the No Confidence](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/08/08/jacob-zuma-confidence-vote/) - When i hear the words 'secret ballot' i immediately change them to 'secret ballet' and feel like there is some kind of underground mysterious quite-possibly-Russian dance extravaganza happening that i wasn't invited to. And will there or won't there be need for the traditional tutu? But then i hear that it's a No confidence vote
- [i made it all up [again!]](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/08/07/improv-brilliance/) - Sometimes lying can be fun. Last week i was part of two of the three shows that Improguise - Cape Town's longest running show and Improv group - put on at the Alexander Bar. Both shows were the first time i had taken part in the specific format and one of the formats - On
- [The Better Coloured/Black/Indian](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/07/31/better-black-coloured-indian/) - i first heard the term 'the better black' from a friend of mine who i am hoping will share a bit of her story for this series at some stage. It was shared in the context of her being part of a church congregation that looked very diverse on the outside but where she felt
- [The better Coloured/Black/Indian: an outsider's perspective](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/08/03/whiteness-magnified/) - The other day i started a series looking at the concept or idea of 'The better coloured/black/indian'. i am still hoping to share a few more stories on it as they come in, but i think it has already been useful in helping some white people to become aware of its existence and hopefully get
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #BadFirstDateLocations](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/08/02/bad-date-location/) - First dates are all about making that good first impression and so we asked you to put your heads together to come up with some places that may not be the best for that. And you did! #WellOfCourseYouDidDontBeRidiculous [The Story So Far: Every Wednesday at 12 noon South African time [6am EDT] an inspired and
- [The Better Coloured: some thoughts from Juliet Paulse](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/08/01/juliet-paulse/) - Firstly, let me start off by saying I vehemently disagree with the term “(Better) Coloured” it has way too many links with the ‘amper baas’ (almost boss) apartheid assertions. I struggle with being confined to the label “Coloured”, I myself am still grappling with it. Although, I understand to some extent that for people to
- [The Better Black - guest post by Thandi Nkomo](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/05/23/the-better-black-guest-post-by/) - i online-met Thandi via my friend Alexa and she agreed to share some words on the concept of 'The Better Black' which is a heart-breaking idea for me and i hope that by sharing it, we will all be able to take one step closer. i also hope it hits many of you hard in
- [The Better Coloured: some thoughts from Terence Mentor](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/07/31/better-coloured-thoughts-terence-mentor/) - i asked me friend Terence if he would share some thoughts about the concept of 'The Better Coloured' and he came up with these: “Yeah, but you’re one of the good ones” My friend and I were standing under a tree trying to escape the summer heat during break-time. He had been talking about those
- [We are still calling him 'boy'](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/07/27/racist-labels/) - Another day, another person calling a grown man who works in your garden 'boy' - these racists are everywhere, right? Except this time it wasn't a racist. And in fact, it came in the context of a social justice looking-out-for-people-of-colour post [because let's face it, i have still to experience a white domestic worker in
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #MyHybridCreatureIs](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/07/26/hybrid-animal/) - What if you mixed this animal with that animal we thought out loud... and you showed us... [The Story So Far: Every Wednesday at 12 noon South African time [6am EDT] an inspired and growing number of brilliant, creative and absolutely fun people from all around the world take part in what is called a
- [Blessed are the Critique'ers](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/07/25/critique-vs-criticism-not-thing/) - This is an important one for the church to get. Because the evidence seems to suggest that so many people are missing it. There is a big difference between criticism [especially the negative kind] and critique and while both feel sometimes necessary, for the church to embrace critique is crucial: Criticism: [negative] the expression of
- [Revisiting Angus Buchan: time to share some stories...](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/07/24/revisiting-angus-buchan/) - It has been exactly three months since i posted about the Angus Buchan prayer time in Bloemfontein which i wrote about here. Which got a lot of people mad. How dare i challenge such an obviously God thing and good people with good intentions gathering together to pray for the country? How can that possibly
- [CD Giveaway: Chris Tomlin/Rend Collective](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/07/19/free-cd-giveaway/) - Who doesn’t like FREE stuff, right? So let’s jump straight to the point which is that i have the latest Chris Tomlin 3 cd collection [a combination of his See the Morning, Hello Love and Burning Lights cds] as well as the Rend Collective Mixtape [a new collection which combines some of your favourite Rend
- [What if there were no Whites in South Africa: book review](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/07/18/no-whites-south-africa-book-review/) - i have just finished reading 'What if there were no Whites in South Africa?' by Ferial Haffajee. And in the shell of a giant big nut, i would recommend it, if only because it tells a different story. Or rather looks at the same story - that of post-apartheid South Africa - from a different
- [How a-Woke am i?](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/07/17/woke-voice/) - What do you see in this picture? A young woman looking away from you? Or a much older woman looking to the left? You're sitting in a business meeting with five men and five woman around a boardroom table. One of the women makes a suggestion which is largely ignored. Ten minutes later, her male
- [Taboo Topics: Parents of Young Children [Intro]](https://brettfish.co.za/2013/05/07/taboo-topics-parents-of-young-children-intro/) - This is not a topic i have a lot of personal experience of. Or any. The beautiful Val [tbV] and my philosophy about children is that we enjoy other peoples and the opportunity to give them back to them at the end of the day. We enjoy kids but we don't particularly want our own.
- [Taboo Topics: Parents of young children – Meet Geraldine Walsh](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/07/14/taboo-topics-parents-young-children/) - i am so grateful to my friend Geraldine Walsh, who recently joined the @AFrikkinHashtag Hashtagging team on Twittter for sharing such a vulnerable story about her time as a new mom as well as letting me link this to her post on post-natal depression. Make sure that you sign up to follow her blog after
- [My Traitor's Heart: The fear we cause](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/12/02/traitors-hearts-fear-cause/) - 'I began to understand something quite important about South Africa: My fear of blacks was obscuring my understanding of the fear blacks felt for my white skin.' [Rian Malan, My Traitor's Heart] i am almost finished reading 'My Traitor's Heart' by Rian Malan which was highly recommended to me. The tagline of the book is
- [#NotOnOurWatch II: Tattoo man vs car guard](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/07/08/notonourwatch-tattoo-man/) - Having spoken about and encouraged the #NotOnOurWatch hashtag commitment for probably over a year now, i just had my second big encounter [you can read about the first one here], which i wrote about on Facebook: Climb out of my car at Canal Walk to see this decently large tattooed white guy swearing at a
- [Agreeing to disagree in the very best of ways...](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/07/07/agreeing-disagree/) - 'Howzit buddy, just got to Bootleggers.' [Whatsapp from Lukhanyo Neer] What a great message to receive. i had been looking forward to connecting with Lukhanyo for a while, since i had met him at The Justice Conference in March and again after interacting on some #MenAreTrash vibes on Facebook. This week tbV [the beautiful Val]
- [Wanna make a game?](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/07/06/wanna-make-game/) - So we are going to be designing a board game. Or maybe we are still at the stage of that being a question. i honestly can't remember where the idea came from, but suddenly it was there and this morning i met with my friend Ashley Visagie [who incidentally was over at my house with
- [Philandro Castile, Imizamo Yethu and the uneven choice](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/07/04/philandro-imizamo-yethu/) - 'Once again, police get away with murder.' Those are the words Julia Wallace used to begin this article she wrote about the murder of Philandro Castile and the subsequent "Not Guilty" acquittal of Jeromino Yanez, the police offer who clearly panicked [if you have watched the horrific video of the shooting], killing him in front of
- [King of the choose](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/07/03/king-choose/) - i have been thinking a lot about choices lately. For many of us the idea of choice looks something like this quote: There is some truth in that, but i don't think it is the whole Truth. i also think it's a nice quote for people with stuff [money, time, resources, skills, networks, opportunities]. Think
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #ImaginativeCurse](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/06/29/frikkin-hashtag-imaginativecurse/) - For this game, we decided to invite you to get creative in coming up with family-friendly and completely original and imaginative curses... and did you just? [The Story So Far: Every Wednesday at 12 noon South African time [6am EDT] an inspired and growing number of brilliant, creative and absolutely fun people from all around
- [Race with me: The voices in my head](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/06/26/invite-voice/) - Continuing the ‘Race with Me’ video series i take a look at one thing that has been super helpful for me in terms of learning and growing and becoming better prepared for conversations about race and knowing that changes i need to make in my own life. If you have asked the question, “What can
- [Race with me - Intro](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/05/05/race-videos/) - i wanted to create a video version of much of what is blogged about on here in terms of Race and particularly South Africa. Not because i know it all, but because i have learned and am learning some stuff and want to share it with others who might be needing to learn. The title 'Race
- [Don't let Monday w[h]in[e]](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/06/26/dont-let-monday-whine/) - It's Monday, the start of a new week and i want to encourage you to let that thought inspire you. How you feel about Mondays may very well affect the trajectory of your week, so start with your head looking up, filled with optimism for the possibilities that lie ahead and see what happens from
- [Some thoughts about Economics and Theology](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/06/22/thoughts-economy-theology/) - i mentioned that the other night about thirty of us of various ages, genders and races hung out at The Warehouse in Wetton to discuss Economics and Theology. Wayne Eaves chaired a bit of a conversation between Ashley Visagie and Cobus van Wyngaard and then the floor was opened to questions. Here are some things
- [What if history isn't done?](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/06/21/history-isnt-done/) - Last night i was sitting in a room of about thirty people who were diverse in age, gender and race as we took a couple of hours to look a little more deeply into the concepts of Economics and Theology. One comment that someone made sparked some thinking that i had already been doing -
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #TheLieDetectorWentOffWhenI](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/06/20/frikkin-hashtag-lie-detector/) - You may be good at keeping a straight face, but we asked you what kind of statement you would not be able to get away with as we played a game of #TheLieDetectorWentOffWhenI [The Story So Far: Every Wednesday at 12 noon South African time [6am EDT] an inspired and growing number of brilliant, creative and
- [the will of God](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/06/15/gods-will/) - What does the will of God mean? Every time i hear the phrase what comes to mind is the question, 'If God dies who gets all His stuff?' But it's probably not that. After all, where would we keep it? i had an interesting interaction around the topic of God's will on Facebook the other
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #UniqueReasonToBlockSomeone](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/06/13/unique-reasons-block/) - We know the obvious reasons why you might choose to block someone on the Social Medias... so we thought let's find some out there bizarre unorthodox reasons that people might have for blocking people... yes, that guy... [The Story So Far: Every Wednesday at 12 noon South African time [6am EDT] an inspired and growing
- [Give these people [of diversity] the mic!](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/06/12/give-people-diversity-mic/) - Celebrating diversity. This weekend i spent time with some young adults from across the St. Johns parish of six churches that i am part of and some others who were from outside of that as well. It was inspiring, fun, challenging, cold, enlightening and just really an amazing weekend. It was diverse in so many
- [Open letter to the Proteas cricket team](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/06/11/open-letter-proteas-cricket-team/) - Another major tournament, another exit. Traditionally that would be the end of my day and i'd be in an emotional slump for the next couple of hours and quietly sad for the next few days as i try and get over the emotional burden another South African cricket loss places on me. But this time
- [Would you still plant the seeds if you knew?](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/06/09/planting-seeds/) - What if only some of it matters? You decide you want to try your hand at planting veggies so you prepare a patch in the garden behind your house and you plant four sets of seeds. A professional gardening expert comes over for a meal and you take them out back to show them what
- [The revolution is happening [bring hashtags!]](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/06/07/anti-racism-movement/) - There is a hashtag that reads #NotOnOurWatch - if you've been around for a bit you've probably seen me write it or heard me speak about it. Well as heavy winds rip trees out and strong rains lash Cape Town far and wide, i am hopeful that more and more the movement is starting to
- [My impersonal relationship with Jesus](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/06/05/impersonal-relationship-jesus/) - This post is going to be a collection of scattered thoughts largely inspired by a Keegan Davids sermon last night [so attribute all wisdom nuggets to him]. He managed to put a lot of good words on some of the things i think and feel and know... Disciples over Converts "Discipleship has collective implications for
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #AdviceFromMovieCharacters](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/06/05/movie-character-advice/) - If your favourite [or most feared] movie character had some advice for you, what do you think it would be? [The Story So Far: Every Wednesday at 12 noon South African time [6am EDT] an inspired and growing number of brilliant, creative and absolutely fun people from all around the world take part in what
- [Race with me: White guilt?](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/06/02/race-white-guilt/) - By now you have hopefully recognised that you have white privilege and moved to the place of acknowledging that white privilege is a thing in your life. So what now? This is where a lot of [angry] people start bringing up the idea of ‘white guilt’ which is what i want to tackle in this next
- [Deep Dive Dinners: If you invite them](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/06/02/deep-dive-dinners-invite/) - i had an exciting conversation with my friend Annie yesterday about an upcoming Deep Dive Dinner we are hoping to organise around Race Conversations. Then last night i chatted with my friend Jess in Durban who recently hosted a follow up dinner to the one we did when we were up there - also exciting
- [A Storey of inclusion](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/05/31/inclusion-storey/) - i wrote a little bit last week about suddenly being thrust into a world of study as i joined the incredible LUT group to spend the rest of the year diving deeply into Leadership in Urban Transformation. After just four days with the group, i feel like i could already write a ton of blog
- [Dear Ijeawele: a book review](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/05/30/dear-ijeawele-book-review/) - The other day i borrowed and read 'Dear Ijeawele: or a feminist manifesto in fifteen suggestions' by Nigerian author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. My friend Heidi had just finished reading it and had it with her on a recent weekend away and so i asked if i could borrow it. At 60ish pages it feels a
- [It was Brett Fish in the Study with the Theological Text Book](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/05/24/brett-study/) - Monday mid morning i received a whatsapp message from my wife, tbV: How quickly can you make it to Wynberg by train? The answer, as it turned out, was pretty quickly... within forty five minutes she was picking me up and dropping me at The Warehouse where she offices. Within about another thirty, lunch break was
- [What? The funk.](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/05/19/brettfish-funk/) - So, as i write this, i find myself in a bit of a funk. The fact that i just used the word 'funk' twice does not make me feel good. What is happening to me? Could be worse, Brett, could be bae, but we all know that bae is not a word. It is not! STOPPIT! #BaeWatch
- [Water we going to do](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/05/17/water-saving/) - 'Scientists have calculated that we would actually save more water by forgoing one pound of beef, or four hamburgers, than by not showering for at least six months.' How about sitting with that one for a moment? Especially if you live in Cape Town where we have just about hit level 4 Water restrictions... What's
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #MyRealityTvShowWillBe](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/05/16/frikkin-hashtag-reality/) - When it came to a Reality Show tag we knew we had to get family involved... @Cattereia and @mioscenic just happened to be in the right place at the right time... [The Story So Far: Every Wednesday at 12 noon South African time [6am EDT] an inspired and growing number of brilliant, creative and absolutely fun people from
- [a journey into #MenAreTrash](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/05/12/menaretrash/) - i started off quite irritated and frustrated with the #MenAreTrash tag that i've seen pop up all over Facebook this last week. So i eventually started writing a Facebook status on it and literally changed my mind as i was writing... so this may come across as a bit of a clever clickbait make-you-think-one-thing-but-i-am-saying-the-other misdirection
- [Dominate this week in 3 easy steps.](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/05/15/dominate-week/) - May this be a week where we seek to listen more, be slower in reply and hungry for increased knowledge over being right. LISTEN MORE BE SLOW TO REPLY INCREASED KNOWLEDGE OVER BEING RIGHT Let's see what this week might look like as we put those three into practice... Have a great one love brett
- [#MenAreTrash revisited](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/05/14/menaretrash-revisited/) - Some more thoughts on the #MenAreTrash hashtag i visited over here. Clearly #MenAreTrash has got people talking, which again is a good start, and hopefully people are looking deeper than just what feels like an offensive tag to some. So here are some follow up thoughts i wrote on FB: Here's a thought [not mine]
- [Race with Me: White Privilege - Intro](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/05/12/race-privilege/) - The second video in my Race with Me series takes a look at the big hairy mammoth-type creature in the room, namely “White Privilege” BUT BEFORE YOU RUN AWAY… take a moment to entertain the possibility that the idea of ‘White Privilege’ you are against may not be the same as the thing i am
- [Deaf White People](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/05/11/deaf-white-people/) - Sorry, that should read 'Dear White People', a super helpful, brilliantly made series on Netflix that i am busy watching, which does an excellent job of unpacking many of the race issues i try to write about here. From a range of perspectives. [Disclaimer: it is quite sexualised for people who don't particularly enjoy watching that
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #AsTheChestCreakedOpen](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/05/11/frikkin-hashtag-asthechestcreakedopen/) - When i was clearing out the attic and i came across that old dusty chest, i decided to open it and what did i find inside? [The Story So Far: Every Wednesday at 12 noon South African time [6am EDT] an inspired and growing number of brilliant, creative and absolutely fun people from all around
- [Maybe the problem is that we didn't start.](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/05/10/apartheid-apology/) - So the other day i posted my first Race with Me video of a series i plan to run on the topic of the white people question, "When can we stop saying sorry?" and "When have we done enough?". Which you can watch here if you missed it. Then yesterday i posted this question as
- [Guardians of the Galaxy II: Some thoughts...](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/05/09/guardians-galaxy-ii-thoughts/) - Finally watched Guardians of the Galaxy II Sunday night. i say "finally" because i think Guardians of the Galaxy original is probably my best movie of all time. So. Much. Fun. And yes, SPOILERS be alerted... Let's be honest, pretty much anything with Chris Pratt in is going to likely be a win for me.
- [Race with Me: When have white people done enough?](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/05/06/race-white-people-done-enough/) - In this video i take a brief look at the question of when we as white people can move on from needing to talk about and act on apartheid stuff...
- [Fasting alcohol: the 5 months in report](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/05/05/fasting-alcohol-5-months-report/) - In January i shared a piece about my decision to stay away from alcohol in 2017. This week i was reminded about it when my friend Megan posted something on Facebook about her having stopped drinking for six months, whereas i have just hit five. Hers was less specific i think and generally she has
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #ToSeekJusticeIWill](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/05/04/seeking-justice/) - My wife tbV [aka The Beautiful Val] has spent most of the last year pulling together the first Justice Conference in South Africa. This week's game coincided with the conference so i decided to use the theme for a really positive game. And you all played along... [The Story So Far: Every Wednesday at 12 noon
- [Taboo Topic: Mental Health - Intro](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/03/29/taboo-topics-mental-health-intro/) - It has been a while since i have added a new Taboo Topic so just a quick reminder: The idea behind TT was not so much topics that are taboo in and of themselves as much as it was about highlighting stories and shared experiences from a range of topics that tend not to be
- [Taboo Topic: Mental Illness [schizophrenia] - meet Hilary Mushambi (nee Peer)](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/05/03/schizophrenia/) - i am so super grateful for another brave person sharing a story that deals with mental illness as i imagine this has to be something that makes you feel cut off from society at large, because there is often stigma attached and just lack of information for those on the outside as it were. Especially
- [A different kind of peace](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/05/02/chasing-francis/) - Some more thoughts that jumped out at me as i was reading 'Chasing Francis' recently. Firstly, if you have never read the peace prayer of Francis of Assisi, this thing is so flippin powerful. Imagine if every day, all of us started off our days by honestly praying this and then looking for it to determine
- [Their houses will be turned over to others.](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/05/01/house-redistribution/) - Let there be peace! Most weeks when life is not too crazy i send out an email message called 'Thort For The Week'. Basically a sermon/message/thought for the week that relates to God and following Jesus or wrestling with some aspect of faith. This week i asked my friend Ashley Visagie if i could use a
- [Accidental Saints: Part 'Who Pastors the Bishop?'](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/03/28/accidental-saints-part/) - i am busy reading Nadia Bolz-Weber's Accidental Saints: Finding God in All the Wrong People and being completely inspired by it. For those of you who don't know her, Nadia is the tattoo-covered ex-addict F-bombing Lutheran pastor who wrote the amazing Pastrix: The Cranky, Beautiful Faith of a Sinner & Saint [do yourself a favour!] and
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #ThatsNotArtIts](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/04/28/thatsnotartits/) - Having found two very talented women on the Twitterer who have amused and delighted us with their tweets, we decided to put them to work... [The Story So Far: Every Wednesday at 12 noon South African time [6am EDT] an inspired and growing number of brilliant, creative and absolutely fun people from all around the
- [Taboo Topic: Mental Illness - the tattoo](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/04/28/taboo-topic-mental-illness/) - This post is from a good friend of mine who asked to remain anonymous. It is such a powerful glimpse into the behind-the-scenes struggles of someone struggling with mental illness and really gave me a lot to think about: there are lots of reasons why people get tattoos. I have two tattoos. They are a
- [i found Jesus [He was in Durban!]](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/04/26/found-jesus-durban/) - Just to be clear, that's not Jesus in the picture, it's my friend Rudzani Thangoane. i met him in Durban too. Sho, it would take too many words to do our recent KZN trip any justice, but let me try a few. That was definitely the highlight two week period of 2017 for me so far,
- [Chasing 'Chasing Francis': a book review of sorts](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/04/15/chasing-francis-review/) - 'The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.' [Marcel Proust] i am about a third of the way through reading the book 'Chasing Francis: A Pilgrim's Tale' by Ian Morgan Cron and already trying to figure out in my head how i am going to get hold
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #IfIWasYou](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/03/21/meghan-trainor-song/) - Meghan Trainor sang, "If I was you, I'd wanna be me too" which got stuck in my head for a few weeks and inspired me to ask what you would do if you were me, or she, or them... [The Story So Far: Every Wednesday at 12 noon South African time [6am EDT] an inspired and
- [To pray or not to pray: thoughts on an Angus Buchan prayer meeting](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/04/22/angus-buchan-prayer/) - "If my people pray... then I will hear from heaven and forgive their sins and heal their land." [2 Chronicles 7.14 beginning and end] Wow. This feels a little bit like a dejavu flashback or something. From two weeks ago when the question was to march or not to march, which i wrote about here.
- [It's time to be on the lookout for the fruit of the Angus Buchan prayer time](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/04/25/itstime-angus-buchan-prayer/) - On Saturday 22 April, 2017, a million South Africans met in Bloemfontein to pray for South Africa. Or three hundred thousand. Or closer to 2 million. Depending who you ask. People of all races, ages and genders. Or majority white afrikaans middle class people. Again, difficult to say. Let's get this straight from the start
- [Chasing Francis: On Artists, Forgiveness and a Communal Faith](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/04/20/chasing-francis-passages/) - i already shared some glimpses into the book 'Chasing Francis' that i am busy reading and absolutely loving. i have a lot of pieces of paper sticking out of a lot of pages, so i thought i would have to do a follow up, with the main focus being GET A HOLD OF THIS BOOK...
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #IWokeUpAndDecided](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/04/19/hashtag-awake-decision/) - How focused are you at the beginning of a day? We decided to find out in our latest game... [The Story So Far: Every Wednesday at 12 noon South African time [6am EDT] an inspired and growing number of brilliant, creative and absolutely fun people from all around the world take part in what is called a
- [If you think you're 'woke' you're not.](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/04/19/woke/) - i can't stand the term 'woke'. But i get the meaning behind it and sometimes we need to use words we don't like, simply because that's is how the majority of people will understand what we're talking about. But anytime i ever use the word 'woke' [which is really hardly ever if i can help
- [Deep Dive your way to deeper relationship.](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/04/18/deep-dive-way-deeper-relationship/) - Last night we hosted our second Deep Dive Dinner Conversation in Durban. While Saturday's was a group of all white people chatting about Identity as a white person in South Africa, last night was a completely more diverse group of twelve including indian, coloured, black and white. Two very different dinners, but each with a
- [Anatomy of a march](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/04/12/march-anatomy/) - This follows on from 'South Africa - the week that followed: Where to from here?' so if you didn't read that maybe start there. BEWARE THE IDEAS OF MARCH For all those of you who marched or live protested for the first time on Friday, i think it might be helpful to share one possible reason or
- [South Africa - the week that followed: Where to from here?](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/04/12/justice-week-following/) - South Africa, how are we doing? How is Justice being fought for this week? It's been a week since a bunch of you wore black in protest. It's been a couple of days since a bunch of you marched, a bunch of you didn't march, some of you held hands in a chain [or if
- [Having received your marching hors d'oeuvre...](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/04/10/received-marching-hors-doeuvre/) - If this last week was the first time you ever did anything in terms of protest then THAT IS AMAZING. Well done. Good for you. That's really great. At the same time it is very possible that it also sucks that it took you so long. i fall into that category. For the last two
- [Post-Marchem: Reflections after the #AntiZumaMarch](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/04/08/anti-zuma-march/) - i have to go out quite early today, so not going to be able to compile as much as i would hope, but maybe tomorrow there will be a part II. Yesterday there was a march and some people did and some people didn't and you can read my thoughts about that if you didn't
- [To March or not to March [and the answer is Yes!]](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/04/06/march-not-march-answer-yes/) - This started out as a Facebook status but got a little long: A bunch of people have been asking me what they should do tomorrow or for advice on what to do and let me straight up say, "i don't know!" i certainly am not someone who gets this as much as i want or
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #ThatNoiseUnderMyBedIs](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/04/05/frikkin-hashtag-thatnoiseundermybedis/) - There's a strange noise coming from under my bed and i can't believe it's a monster so it must be... [The Story So Far: Every Wednesday at 12 noon South African time [6am EDT] an inspired and growing number of brilliant, creative and absolutely fun people from all around the world take part in what is called
- [Bleak Monday: Studios were touched](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/04/03/bleak-monday-studios-touched/) - Some thoughts linked to #BlackMonday that took place in South Africa this past week... i imagine an up market coffee shop somewhere in the heart of Cape Town where black clothed wearing upper class people are sipping on their frozen no-whip skinny ironies... = = = i woke up this morning with no idea what
- [#BlackMonday review: Wear black if you want, but also don't.](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/04/04/blackmonday-summary/) - So #BlackMonday was a thing. For anyone who missed it, i wrote a post during the day collating a lot of the stuff i shared and read which i titled: Bleak Monday: Studios were touched It was in some ways a frustrating day, but i also saw a lot of what felt like really helpful
- [April Fool's Day takes on the Bachelors...](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/04/01/april-fools-day-takes-bachelors/) - Hm, April Fool's Day vs. Bachelor Party? Tough choice. And while many people see both of those in different more positive ways and brett fish anderson as a big giant killjoy at times cos you know, my heart and intention has always been to stop people having fun as much as possible... i see them
- [Accidental Saints: Part Mary, mother of Jesus](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/03/30/accidental-saints-part-2/) - i have just finished reading Nadia Bolz-Weber's second book, Accidental Saints: Finding God in all the Wrong People and i highly recommend it to everyone. Especially people who are not Christian. i really think this is a book you might enjoy because of the heart, compassion and just basic realness of this lady. The first
- [Taboo Topic: Mental Health - meet Ross Moorhouse](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/03/29/taboo-topics-mental-health-mum/) - i met Ross online as a Hashtag Game player of note and pretty soon he joined my crew of UnNamed Ones [Sh!] which is basically code for people who have co-hosted a game of @AFrikkinHashtag [which happens every Wed on the Twitterer]. i can't even remember how it came up, but i invited Ross to
- [The Justice Conference: The humility of leaders.](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/03/29/justice-conference-humility-leaders/) - The word 'Redress' was not there by accident... i have been sharing some thoughts about The Justice Conference that recently happened in Cape Town with almost 1000 participants and 60 plus contributors from all over the place in various shapes, shades and forms. And i have touched on this fact. But i want to dive
- [The Justice Conference: an overview](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/03/20/justice-conference-overview/) - Where do you begin talking about the first ever Justice Conference South Africa? Maybe you start with a huge shout out to your wife, Valerie [aka tbV which stands for The Beautiful Val and is only not awkward when i am the one calling her that] who was in charge of bringing the whole thing
- [Taboo Topics: Contents Page](https://brettfish.co.za/2012/09/04/taboo-topics/) - Taboo Topics is a series dedicated to sharing stories from real live people [mostly who i know] on real life issues, situations or experiences that are seldom spoken about for various reasons. So far the topics that have been addressed [with links to all the stories] are the following: Abortion Addiction Adoption Cancer Dealing with
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #WisdomOfTheJungle](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/03/28/frikkin-hashtag-wisdomofthejungle/) - What kind of wise words would the Jungle have for us? We decided to find out by playing #WisdomOfTheJungle [The Story So Far: Every Wednesday at 12 noon South African time [6am EDT] an inspired and growing number of brilliant, creative and absolutely fun people from all around the world take part in what is called a Hashtag
- [The Justice Conference: Arriving justly](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/03/27/justice-conference-arriving-justly/) - So you may have heard that we were part of a Justice Conference recently. You may have even invested some of your time in browsing and wrestling with some of the Quotes that i shared from different sessions. If you haven't, i seriously suggest that you do, because whether you were there or not, some
- [The Justice Conference: The Quotes [Part I]](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/03/21/justice-conference-quotes/) - Yesterday i shared some overview thoughts and impressions from The Justice Conference that we were part of this weekend. i was on the social media team and my role specifically was to sit in meetings and workshops and tweet standalone thoughts [in 140 characters or less, or 16 less than that once you include the
- [The Justice Conference: The Quotes [Part III]](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/03/23/justice-conference-quotes-part-iii/) - i shared an Overview of the Justice Conference that recently took place in Cape Town, South Africa. Followed by Part I and Part II where i shared some of the direct quotes from the plenaries and electives that i sat in. This is the third and final part to give both glimpses and reminders of an incredible two days
- [The Justice Conference: The Quotes [Part II]](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/03/22/justice-conference-quotes-part-ii/) - In part I i shared some thoughts from The Justice Conference from René August, Sivuyile Kotela and Craig Stewart and here are some other notes and thoughts i was able to take down: Afrika Mhlope had this to say: We have to break this entrenched idea that this is white man's religion. We've got a lot of work
- [Black Jesus and the "Can this just stop being about race!"](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/03/14/black-jesus/) - PART I: The Picture Yes, the race conversation is still going on #ThereIsMuchWorkToBeDone And while most of you will likely have missed the back and forth banter between myself and two Facebook friends which was overspill of the Black Jesus Last Supper Depiction the last few days, i felt this needed to go here because
- [The art of having an opinion... via Survey](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/03/08/opinion-survey/) - Some of you may have seen that i put up a survey the other day on Facebook... [If not, there is probably still a little bit of time as it was only up for a day and i don't know how to extend that - https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/7RXRBJC] i was chatting to my good buddy Dreadlock Mike
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #ICouldNotBeHappierIf](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/03/07/not-happier/) - i invited @1cookinggal to join me in asking the world about their happiest of happy places, a place so happy that you couldn't top it even if... [The Story So Far: Every Wednesday at 12 noon South African time [6am EDT] an inspired and growing number of brilliant, creative and absolutely fun people from all around the
- [A little bit of a rANT](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/03/06/little-bit-rant/) - World, i need help. i've tried to be strong about this and persevere and last them out, but i think they are starting to win. i'm talking about ants, the ones currently taking over my life. Three days ago, Jaden Smith [son of Will 'Fresh Prince' Smith] took over the internet with a viral video
- [Blessed are the cyclists...](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/03/06/blessed-cyclists/) - i blame Duncan! Best friends since High School... we'll see after Sunday... Which, if you didn't know by now is the Argus Cycle Tour. i know, i know, it's not officially sponsored by the Argus newspaper or called The Argus any more but for anyone who has done more than three of them, it's The
- [The Bad Habits of Jesus, part Dangerous](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/03/03/bad-habits-jesus-part-dangerous/) - i am busy reading [and really enjoying] Leonard Sweet's 'The Bad Habits of Jesus'. People who know me well, will get that one of the reasons i am really enjoying it is because it is not a wade - the words are straightforward and simple even if the concepts are not. But today, when i've
- [Terry Pratchett on achieving world peace...](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/03/01/terry-pratchett-create-world-peace/) - i recently finished reading Terry Pratchett's 'A Slip of the Keyboard: Reflections on Life, Death and Hats'. For anyone who might live in a sucking vacuum, Terry Pratchett was my favourite fiction author and most memorably creator of the Discworld series of which there are 41 amazing books. Sho, it's hard to believe it's coming
- [Cape Town Festival of Improv part V.](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/02/28/cape-town-festival-improv-part-v/) - We are just over a week away from performing our 5th Annual Improguise Festival in Cape Town. i remember being in Americaland for the 1st one and being so fortunate to have an SA visit coincide with the dates and so i was able to play in some of the shows which were then at
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #IWouldRunIf](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/02/25/hashtag-game-run/) - What would make you run? With the amazing @Solely_Toya at my side, we decided to find out... [The Story So Far: Every Wednesday at 12 noon South African time [6am EDT] an inspired and growing number of brilliant, creative and absolutely fun people from all around the world take part in what is called a Hashtag game. @AFrikkinHashtag [say
- [Making it all up Improv-style at the Masque](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/02/25/masque-improv/) - Last night i was a Combine Harvester. Or was it a Combined Harvester. Hard to tell. But then i was also a Scottish Horseman slash barman who got slashed but if it all took place in the walk someone took in their mind, did it really happen at all? i was washed up on a
- [the Entitlement factor](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/02/24/entitlement-factor/) - EXHIBIT A i was driving to go and pick up my new temporary phone yesterday. And it happened. Far left lane backed up with people heading to town. Middle lane flowing fairly quickly and i was in the right lane as i was heading straight to Salt River. Two cars zooming along middle lane and
- [A Series of Un-phoned-tunate Events](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/02/22/series-un-phone-tunate-events/) - So i had my phone stolen out of my hand at a red traffic light yesterday. Not my finest moment and followed by a combination of feelings of sad and angry and maybe embarrassed. But there are a billion worse things happening to a billion other people [like Nick who just had his house robbed
- [The Bad Habits of Jesus](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/02/20/bad-habits-jesus/) - i am busy reading Leonard Sweet's book, 'The Bad Habits of Jesus: Showing us the way to live right in a world gone wrong'. It has a very different way of looking at Jesus in terms of picking up some things that might be seen as bad habits - He spat, He procrastinated, He was
- [Listen to me...](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/02/17/listen-to-me/) - i had a catchup lunch with my good friend Linda Martindale yesterday. i texted her this morning to let her know it had been good for my soul. It was great catching up and it was really cool to show her bits of the book that i'm writing and get some input and be able
- [Movie Review: The 'Lion' King](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/02/16/lion-movie-review/) - tbV and i went to watch the movie Lion at the Labia theatre last night. Let's get this out of the way from the start: Dev Patel is one of my favourite actors. i would probably watch him in an Adam Sandler movie. Well, maybe not THAT, but most other stuff. So although we were
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #WhenIAmDown](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/02/15/bell-lets-talk/) - What happens when you are down? This was a super special game for us as we decided to invite the entire Hashtagging community to join us [so many did] and we unofficially partnered with the #BellLetsTalk focus on Mental Health issues, helping to raise both focus and support. [The Story So Far: Every Wednesday at 12
- [Obligatory Valentine's Day post](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/02/14/valentines/) - When it comes to Valentine's Day you can't find many people who don't have strong feelings about it either way. Love it or hate it here is the Facebook status i wrote this morning to everyone i know and love: To all my friends, single, with someone or married, i see you. May you feel
- [Following Jesus: A different way](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/02/13/different-way/) - Do you believe in a different way? Yesterday i posted a piece on trying to speak with a prophetic voice which included this status quote of mine from a little earlier: i’m sorry my words make you feel so bad when there are people literally living in devastating conditions and being treated like absolute adjective on
- [Blessed are the prophetic, for they will be...](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/02/12/blessed-prophetic-will/) - ...confused, mostly. i have never had the sense that God wanted me to strip naked and wander around in public [Isaiah 20] [although to be fair that didn't stop me from getting accused of doing just that when i was doing my YWAM DTS in Holland in 2001] i have also not felt like God
- [Poem: The Block](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/02/10/18215/) - i want to write but i cannot because there is a big block upon my desk not sure what it is made of it is just there sitting nonchalantly as if it owns the place [can a rock sit nonchalantly? this one can. or so it seems] i have tried writing around it but
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #ImNotCryingIm or #IAmNotCryingIAm](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/02/08/frikkin-hashtag-imnotcryingim/) - What excuse do you use to cover up the fact that someone caught you having a little face water? We decided to find out... [The Story So Far: Every Wednesday at 12 noon South African time [6am EDT] an inspired and growing number of brilliant, creative and absolutely fun people from all around the world take part
- [What are you living for?](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/02/06/life-meaning/) - Is it too early in the week to get a little existential? i'm sitting at my computer this morning trying to get my head around the idea that some people - many people - live life purely for themselves. i don't get that. Not because i'm the biggest saint that ever lived or close to
- [Extending the choice](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/02/01/extending-choice/) - Who has the ability to choose? i was involved in a Whatsapp conversation with a really amazing group of people who have the most hecticest [it's a word] race conversations. Usually i can't keep up with them [diverse group of leaders mostly from Joburg side that i connected with at the beginning of last year
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #AsTheDustCleared](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/02/01/frikkin-hashtag-asthedustcleared/) - What happens after the dust clears? We asked you in our latest @AFrikkinHashtag game, #AsTheDustCleared, and this is what we found... [The Story So Far: Every Wednesday at 12 noon South African time [6am EDT] an inspired and growing number of brilliant, creative and absolutely fun people from all around the world take part in what is
- [Taboo Topics: Living with Disabilities/Special Needs - Intro](https://brettfish.co.za/2014/09/15/taboo-topics-living-with-disabilitiesspecial-needs-intro/) - From my friend, Dalene Reyburn: So, I’m honoured to be hanging out with Brett in this bustling corner of the internet to introduce the next Taboo Topics series: people with special needs. I think Brett’s a hero for having the courage to open up these sorts of topics – things that are often ignored or
- [Taboo Topic: Living with Special Needs – meet Sarah, mother of Keller [Autism]](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/01/31/taboo-topics-autism/) - When we moved to South Africa seven years ago, being an American family and transplanting ourselves into the middle of a new country, new culture, and living in a township community, we knew there would be many challenges ahead. There is so much we have learned while living in South Africa, and our lives and
- [#NotOnOurWatch: That's not my name!](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/01/26/real-name/) - i stopped to fill up my car with petrol today and got really mad and jumped on to my phone and wrote this as my Facebook status: Disclaimer: this post will not have the amount of swearing i feel it deserves. Caltex, Main Road, Diep River, know that i am gunning for you. How DARE
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #AWordThatILoveIs](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/01/25/frikkin-hashtag-awordthatiloveis/) - Do you have a favourite word? After the success [we had to do two F.L.O.P. lists] of last year's #AWordICantStandIs, we knew we had to flip it on its head and see what the positive versions were. And you did not disappoint. #DoYouEver [The Story So Far: Every Wednesday at 12 noon South African time [6am
- [Do you speak life? And have it spoken to you?](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/01/24/speak-life/) - "You can be anything you want to be!" is a lie some parents tell their children. Take a member of the Proteas cricket team for example. There are 11 players on a team. So the moment the 12th enthusiastic parent tells their child, "You can be a member of the Proteas cricket team if you
- [Taboo Topic: Living with Special Needs – meet Karen, mother of Tim [Aspergers Syndrome]](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/01/23/aspergers/) - So I offered to write something for Brett about parenting a child with Aspergers, and I immediately went blank. What do I know? Sure, Tim, my son is nearly 16, and he has Aspergers. But what can I tell you that might be helpful? I dithered, wrote things, deleted them. Tried again. And so finally
- [Can we please make it more about race?](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/01/20/can-please-make-race/) - You can tell i'm getting over my pity party. Well, maybe you didn't know i was having a pity party but it's my birthday and i'm trapped at home and my wife is out at work and the one thing i have to look forward to is an Improv show i am doing tonight which
- [Two Parrots and a Sandcastle: an Improv show](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/01/19/improv-two-parrots-sandcastle/) - Have you ever watched me Improv before? Tomorrow night at the Alexander Bar in Cape Town we make stuff up. Not stuff ups, that's something else. But actually it all begins tonight. Esteemed actress, director, short, story writer, long novel writer, activist, animal love and newly turned Vegan, Megan Furniss, begins three nights of Improv duets.
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #PoemAJobInterview](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/01/18/frikkin-hashtag-interview-poem/) - A job interview is a scary thing at the best of times but imagine having to do it in poem. Well you don't have to cos we already asked you to and so many of you did and it was great... [The Story So Far: Every Wednesday at 1pm South African [6am EDT] an inspired and growing
- [Taboo Topics: Parents of young children – Meet Christie Mae Roberts](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/01/17/taboo-topics-parenting-tough-christie/) - Parenting is the hardest thing I have ever done. That’s stating the obvious, right? I mean, one can’t open Facebook without finding a meme that involves children and the need for copious amounts of wine (or maybe that’s a reflection on how mommified my Facebook feed has become?) I don’t think there is a parent
- [Taboo Topics: Parents of young children – Meet Hilary Mushambi](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/01/18/taboo-topics-parents-young-children-meet/) - I’m. So. Tired. And I’m scared. Scared to admit how hard I find it. Scared to let people in to see my struggle. Scared of the judgment I expect to see. Because I knew motherhood would be hard. But I never expected it to be like this. It’s like boot camp. You get dumped in
- [The Bachelor Party: You don't have to make him feel like a tit](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/01/09/bachelor-party/) - i won't lie. i'm not the biggest fan of bachelor parties. The idea of dressing a good friend up and then making them feel like a tit is beyond me. Hey friend, you are about to have one of the most important celebrations of your life and start a whole new way of living as
- [What my Married Friends would like their Single Friends to know: Intro](https://brettfish.co.za/2014/04/25/what-my-married-friends-would-like-their-single-friends-to-know-intro/) - I started out by inviting a bunch of my Single Friends to share some thoughts they really wanted their Married Friends to hear, consider, think about and respond to and some really great posts came out of that, which you can read over here. When someone gets married, the dynamic between them and their single
- [Taboo Topics: Pornography and Masturbation [Intro]](https://brettfish.co.za/2012/08/08/taboo-topics-pornography-and-masturbation-intro/) - the next topic that i will be dealing with [and starting with my own story] is that of PORNOGRAPHY and MASTURBATION which are often closely linked together. the idea of Taboo Topics is to take a topic that is very real [and often raw and painful, perhaps embarrassing or just difficult to speak about] but
- [Taboo Topics: Losing a baby [intro]](https://brettfish.co.za/2012/03/10/taboo-topics-losing-a-baby-intro/) - this series of blog posts has been on my heart and mind for well over a year and i am excited to finally be at the point of getting started on it. there are a number of incredibly important, life-transforming, heart-breaking life events that happen to huge numbers of people that no-one, or very few
- [Taboo Topics: Losing a baby - meet Graeme and Nicole](https://brettfish.co.za/2012/03/10/taboo-topics-losing-a-baby-meet-graeme-and-nicole/) - My second daughter, Zoe, was stillborn at 37 weeks on 24th March 2007 in London, UK - we had no warning, one day she was well, with a strong heartbeat, head down, ready to come into the world, and two days later, she was dead. It turns out that Nicole has a blood condition that
- [Taboo Topics: Infertility [Intro]](https://brettfish.co.za/2012/06/14/taboo-topics-infertility-intro/) - this is the third in my series of Taboo Topics that I am tackling and the topic this time around is INFERTILITY the idea of Taboo Topics is to take a topic that is very real [and often raw and painful, perhaps embarrassing or just difficult to speak about] but which no one, for various
- [Taboo Topics: Eating Disorders [Intro]](https://brettfish.co.za/2012/10/04/taboo-topics-eating-disorders-intro/) - i remember a time many years ago when eating disorders came into the light in a big way and things like Anorexia and Bulimia were spoken about quite a lot, they became popular youth group topics and were highlighted in the media with high profile models and Hollywood celebrities bringing light on to it but
- [Taboo Topics: Adoption [Intro]](https://brettfish.co.za/2012/05/29/taboo-topics-adoption-intro/) - this series of blog posts has been on my heart and mind for well over a year and i am excited to finally be at the point of getting started on it. there are a number of incredibly important, life-transforming, heart-breaking life events that happen to huge numbers of people that no-one, or very few
- [Taboo Topics: Abortion [intro]](https://brettfish.co.za/2012/08/15/taboo-topics-abortion-intro/) - the purpose of Taboo Topics is dealing with some life issues that affect a lot of people but that are rarely if ever spoken about or into... and this topic, ABORTION, must be one of the hugest of those... what to a lot of people might seem like a black and white, right or wrong
- [Red Bull Jesus](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/01/16/red-bull-jesus/) - If the Jesus you offer... speak about... claim to follow... ...doesn't affect your money... ...doesn't engage your time... ...doesn't influence your decisions... ...doesn't infiltrate every one of your relationships... ...doesn't require [demand] your obedience... ...then i'm sure we're really not talking about the same person at all. Therefore if you have any encouragement
- [Saturday Reflection: Prevalence of whiteness](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/01/14/saturday-reflection-white-nation/) - Two quick thoughts about whiteness that have been inspired by pieces that two amazing women [Jess and Jana] have written for my upcoming book on race. Less than ten percent of people in South Africa are white, by way of introduction and context. [1] Does living in the suburbs give you the illusion that most people
- [Taboo Topics: When Marriage is Hard - Intro](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/01/10/taboo-topics-marriage-hard-intro/) - Marriage is a beautiful amazing incredible thing. But it is not always as easy as it looks from the outside. The purpose of Taboo Topics on this blog is to create a place where people can share stories on topics that are rarely spoken about. Marriage being tough or requiring work or needing counselling to
- [Taboo Topic: When Marriage is Hard - meet Catherine and Alastair](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/01/12/marriage-tough-catherine/) - Marriage can be amazing. But it is not always the easiest of things. My friend Catherine shares some of her journey with Alastair: “So how’s married life treating you?” My husband and I look at each other, shake our heads slightly and smile. It’s everybody’s favourite question but nobody wants the honest answer. We’ve stopped
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #ThisIsNotAChristmasOrTrumpTag](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/01/11/not-trump-christmas/) - In the build up to Christmas, some of us were getting a little tired of Christmas and Trump tags. Many of us were starting to wonder if it was possible to come up with a tag that wasn't about either. We decided to run with #ThisIsNotAChristmasOrTrumpTag which referenced both but was about anything but. [The Story
- [#NotOnOurWatch: Who it's for.](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/11/16/not-on-our-watch-who-its-for/) - For months i've been speaking about the idea of #NotOnOurWatch as a movement worth joining. i know a lot of people have been challenged by that and in their own ways are joining in [i know because i am having conversations with some of them and assume there are a lot more] But i think
- [Taboo Topic: When Marriage is Hard - meet Dannean and Sean](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/01/10/taboo-topic-marriage-hard-dannean/) - Marriage is not always the easiest of things. i asked Dannean to share some of the struggles her and Sean encountered as they entered those waters: About Us Sean and I are in our late 30's. We have been married for 9 and a half years and been together for 12. We have three 'Magnificent
- [Things to learn from being Born A Crime, part I [Fish]](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/01/06/things-learn-born-crime/) - Yesterday i shared a bit of a book review of Trevor Noah's new book, 'Born a Crime'. i would like to share a few of the excerpts from that book [which i recommend you get hold of] which jumped out at me: [1] Sometimes you have to start with a fish This one goes completely
- [Things to learn from being Born A Crime, part II [Notions of Right and Wrong]](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/01/09/things-learn-born-crime-right-wrong/) - What notion do you have of what is right and wrong? Continuing with some thoughts shared from Trevor Noah's book: Born a Crime [2] Notions of Right and Wrong This passage deals with Trevor speaking about one of the ways he used to make money growing up, which essentially was selling stolen stuff. At the
- [Book Review: Born a Crime - Trevor Noah](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/01/05/book-review-born-crime-trevor-noah/) - i just finished reading 'Born a Crime' by Trevor Noah. Aaand i'm in two minds... there is something i can't quite put my finger on - whether the book feels lazy or rushed or perhaps ghost written from some audio tapes Trevor made... but it feels like something of him is missing. It certainly is
- [How do we harness the Christmas/New Year's Shalom?](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/01/05/shalom/) - Shalom means completeness, wholeness, health, peace, welfare, safety soundness, tranquility, prosperity, perfectness, fullness, rest, harmony, the absence of agitation or discord. Shalom comes from the root verb shalom meaning to be complete, perfect and full. [Strong's Concordance] i was thinking about this on our recent camping trip in the Cederberg. How is it that everyone
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #TellACelebWhyYouLikeThem](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/01/04/frikkin-hashtag-tellacelebwhyyoulikethem/) - If you haven't watched Noel Fielding as the Moon in the hit UK series 'The Mighty Boosh' then you may not have lived. We all have a celeb or two that has a skill or gift or general weirdness that we all appreciate from time to time. So we decided to play a game to
- [My word for 2017: Interdependence](https://brettfish.co.za/2017/01/03/2017-word-interdependence/) - Interdependence: The dependence of two or more people or things on each other [Oxford English Dictionary] i have just returned from an incredible few days camping at the Cederberg with an assortment of pretty amazing people. Much fun and games and dam building [yup, we literally built a little dam and it made the one pool
- [Money it forward in 2017](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/12/29/money-forward-2017/) - How do you spend your money? The forbidden, mysterious, never-asked question. i'm not quite sure why, but that's a subject for another post. In this one, all i want to do, is encourage you to be intentional with your money and to choose some good things and people to spend it on in 2017. Recently
- [Whose mentor are you anyway?](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/12/28/whose-mentor-anyway/) - Do you see yourself as a mentor? As we head into 2017 looking to make it more significant than 2016 was, this is a key area. i speak about it a lot but i don't think you can encourage it enough. And it goes two ways: Who are you mentoring? But also, is there anyone who
- [Here's to a much improved 2017!](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/12/27/much-improved-2017/) - 2017 is just around the corner... A lot of people agree that 2016 wasn't a super great year... David Bowie, Alan Rickman, Harper Lee, Ronnie Corbett, Prince, Muhammad Ali, Anton Yelchin, Kenny Baker [R2D2], Gene Wilder, Arnold Palmer, Leonard Cohen, Robert Vaughn, Andrew Sachs [Manuel from Fawlty Towers], John Glenn, Zsa Zsa Gabor, George Michael.
- [Happy Jesus Day!](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/12/25/happy-jesus-day/) - Happy Jesus day everybody. i know [and understand] why a lot of you are not big fans of Christianity, but i encourage you to let go of all the negativity you feel towards it and the concept of God you might have [if it's a doesn't exist or vengeful wrathful angry God or uninterested
- [Fanoning the Flames: Part Individualism](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/12/22/fanoning-flames/) - i am busy reading Frantz Fanon's 'The Wretched of the Earth'. Although to be fair it's probably more accurate to say it is reading me. This is what i call a big wade book and i'm usually not a fan. But there are some very significant and profound concepts in here that i am trying
- [Fanoning the Flames: Part Violence](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/12/23/fanoning-flames-violence/) - Continuing my journey through Frantz Fanon's 'The Wretched of the Earth' and i came upon this passage. Some of this is a little scary. Some of it is helpful and inspirational. But i think it is all so important for us to read and take on and understand, that even if some of the bits
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #In2017IWantTo](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/12/21/hopes-2017/) - Looking back at 2016 went REALLY well, so we decided to peek ahead to 2017... [The Story So Far: Every Wednesday at 12 noon South African time [6am EDT] an inspired and growing number of brilliant, creative and absolutely fun people from all around the world take part in what is called a Hashtag game. @AFrikkinHashtag [say
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #MyWrestlerNameWouldBe](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/12/16/afrikkin-hashtag-mywrestlernamewouldbe/) - Wrestlers have some of the funniest names, yeah? i mean we all know The Rock, The Undertaker, Triple H and Hulk Hogan, but this world has also given us Pegasus Kid, Lash LeRoux, Pez Whatley, SCotty 2 Hotty and of course Dolph Ziggler. But we thought you might be able to do even better and
- [Beware the Ides of 2017](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/12/07/beware-ides-2017/) - To 2017 and beyond... i imagine this might come as a surprise to some people... or maybe not. But in the last week or so i've had a strong sense that God has been telling me that i need to get a little more hectic in 2017. You might not agree with this if you
- [The Great Gatsby or 'Why i decided NOT to keep my pie hole shut'.](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/02/17/the-greatest-gatsby/) - "Someone get that man a gatsby!" [Fusi Nkoala] The response to a blog post i wrote about the Passion worship event on Saturday titled, 'The Passion of the Chris'. It wasn't quite everyone's response and some of the suggestions were a little conflicting with a different one strongly suggesting to me that i should "Shut
- [For Blacks Only: Guest post by Linde Ndaba](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/01/28/for-blacks-only-guest-post-by-linde-ndaba/) - My name is Linde Ndaba and I’m addicted. My addiction might not have me shacking relentlessly from withdrawal symptoms, as drug dependence often does or leave me broke and destitute, but it may arguably be just as problematic. As a black person raised in a white suburb (Pinelands) in South Africa, my neighbourhood friends rarely
- [Take offence better.](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/10/31/be-offended-better/) - If you're never offended, you're probably dead. i remember hearing an excellent preach by my friend Albert, a Korean-American pastor in Americaland, on the subject of intolerance. He suggested that we are all intolerant, but that we choose what to be intolerant towards. If you believe in a clean and appealing neighbourhood or city, then
- [Taboo Topics: Living with Disabilities – Meet Sabrina and Gabriella Del Fabbro [Spastic Quadriplegic Cerebral Palsy]](https://brettfish.co.za/2014/10/20/taboo-topics-living-with-disabilities-meet-sabrina-and-gabriella-del-fabbro-spastic-quadriplegic-cerebral-palsy/) - Without getting too technical, the simplest way to explain S.Q.C.P. Cerebral Palsy - injury to the brain which controls movement of the body Quadriplegia (or Quadriplegic) – all four limbs are affected Spastic - spasticity in the body is high, affects the muscles, pulling the body in awkward directions My Little-Big Sister My little sister
- [Taboo Topics: Living with Disability - meet Lachlan Nicholson [Spastic Cerebral Palsy]](https://brettfish.co.za/2014/09/16/taboo-topics-living-with-disability-meet-lachlan-nicholson-spastic-cerebral-palsy/) - I’m a quadriplegic, not an inspiration By Lachlan Nicholson Fresh off of my twenty-fourth birthday and living with a condition known as spastic cerebral palsy, I consider most things in my life to be causes for joy and gratitude. After all, I have a full-time job, several good friends and though severe, my disability is
- [Taboo Topics: Living with Disability – meet Helen Laas [Soft tissue Spinal Damage and more - Car Accident]](https://brettfish.co.za/2014/10/08/taboo-topics-living-with-disability-meet-helen-laas-soft-tissue-spinal-damage-and-more-car-accident/) - A Tough Miracle Thanks, but I've had mine Every once in a while, when I'm feeling particularly masochistic, I pay a visit to a different church. All usually goes well on arrival. I find an empty spot along the side or at the back, planning a quick escape after the service. Then someone who knows
- [Taboo Topic: Living with Disability – meet Steph Mclennan [Ataxia - Mild form of Cerebral Palsy]](https://brettfish.co.za/2014/10/15/taboo-topic-living-with-disability-meet-steph-mclennan-ataxia-mild-form-of-cerebral-palsy/) - "Why do you wear those things on your knees?" "Look at Steph, she is so slow. Ha ha!" "Why can't she run and jump like a normal kid?" "Steph you're a freak." These are the refrains that followed me around as a child born with the mildest possible strain of Ataxia, which is a form
- [Taboo Topics: Living with Disability/Special Needs – meet Rebecca Benn [Dyslexia]](https://brettfish.co.za/2014/10/12/taboo-topics-living-with-disabilityspecial-needs-meet-rebecca-benn-dyslexia/) - Being a dyslexic: Hi there, my name is Rebecca Benn, and I suffer (although I find my condition to be a blessing) from a learning disability or syndrome called dyslexia. The dictionary defines my syndrome as a developmental reading and spelling disorder that occurs when the brain does not properly recognise, transmit and process certain
- [Taboo Topic: Living with Disability – meet Kashveera Chanderjith [Deaf]](https://brettfish.co.za/2014/10/07/taboo-topic-living-with-disability-meet-kashveera-chanderjith-deaf/) - AN INTRODUCTION It is a silent world, a world devoid of sound. It is an abyss of unknown tunes, of unheard melodies, of nameless songs. The world I belong to is a world where I wake up not to the shrill of an alarm clock, where I walk at the edge of the sea, but
- [Taboo Topics: Living with Disability – meet Lauren and her son Noah [Learning Disability coupled with ADD & Auditory Perception Difficulties]](https://brettfish.co.za/2014/09/28/taboo-topics-living-with-disability-meet-lauren-and-her-son-noah-learning-disability-coupled-with-add-auditory-perception-difficulties/) - I am a mom to a child with special needs. This is not something we were prepared for or ever expected. Noah looks like a normal little boy and his disability, for want of a better word, is not visible. It makes it easier and infinitely more difficult for him. Because he is not visibly
- [Taboo Topic: Living with Disability – meet Louise Bowley [Aspergers Syndrome]](https://brettfish.co.za/2014/11/03/taboo-topic-living-with-disability-meet-louise-bowley-aspergers-disorder/) - My name is Louise and I have Asperger's syndrome. Not many people know what this is, especially those in the church. There are two polar opposite views that I have come across in the church when faced with any mental or psychological disorder. On the one extreme its total denial of the illness or disorder
- [Taboo Topics: Living with Disability – meet Keith Slabbert [Quadriplegic - Broken neck]](https://brettfish.co.za/2014/10/02/taboo-topics-living-with-disability-meet-keith-slabbert-quadriplegic-broken-neck/) - Hi I’m Keith. In the early hours of 26th of August 2012 I was found lying paralyzed on the floor next to my bed. I had suffered a seizure while sleeping and fell to the floor. I had broken my neck by fracturing my C4 vertebrae, which has left me to be a quadriplegic. I
- [Taboo Topic: Living with Disability – meet Shaina Cilimberg [Aspergers Disorder]](https://brettfish.co.za/2014/09/30/taboo-topic-living-with-disablity-meet-shaina-cilimberg-aspergers-disorder/) - My name is Shaina Cilimberg and I am almost 27 years old. I was diagnosed with Asperger's in the Dark Age, the 2000s. Back then, there was limited knowledge on Asperger's Disorder. It was a time when mental illness was seen as demon possession or an excuse for sin. While Satan does attack everyone's (neurotypical
- [Taboo Topic: Living with Disablity - meet Michelle Botha [Retinitis Pigmentosa - degenerative sight condition]](https://brettfish.co.za/2014/09/18/taboo-topic-living-with-disablity-meet-michelle-botha-retinitis-pigmentosa-degenerative-sight-condition/) - At two years old, after numerous visits to various specialists, I was diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP), a degenerative sight condition. RP affects the cells of the retina and results in tunnel vision, night blindness, severe light sensitivity and consistent sight loss. In short, I was going steadily and irreversibly blind. It has been quite
- [Taboo Topics: Living with Disabilities - Meet Uel Maree [Spinal Cord Injury - Unfortunate diving accident]](https://brettfish.co.za/2014/09/17/taboo-topics-living-with-disabilities-meet-uel-maree-unfortunate-diving-accident/) - Hi, my name is Uel and pre-December 2011 I was an avid rock climber, swam in the sea a lot, gymed, organized adventure camps and helped out at church. But in December 2011 i dived into a river and well, i didn't end up winning any medals for my attempt but did unfortunately break my
- [Taboo Topics: Dealing with the grief of losing someone you love - Intro](https://brettfish.co.za/2014/03/28/taboo-topics-dealing-with-the-grief-of-losing-someone-you-love-intro/) - Grief is such a huge and too often taboo topic, possibly because different people grieve in different ways and so it is often hard to know what to say or do when someone has lost someone they love. We have already looked at some powerful stories from people who have lost a baby and those
- [When sickness or tragedy strikes...](https://brettfish.co.za/2015/11/03/when-sickness-or-tragedy-strikes/) - Sometimes well-meaning people do bad things. Let's work together to not be one of those... i have two good friends who have recently faced different kinds of grief - one is desperately sick at the moment and the other lost his mom a couple of weeks back. They are surrounded by a lot of well-meaning
- [Taboo Topics: Addiction - Intro](https://brettfish.co.za/2014/12/19/taboo-topics-addiction-intro/) - When i started sharing stories on rarely spoken off issues in the form of Taboo Topics, one of the main reasons was to put a name and a face on a topic that is not often dealt with. There is a lot of power in this as it helps make an issue someone else might
- [Taboo Topics: Cancer [Intro]](https://brettfish.co.za/2013/03/22/taboo-topics-cancer-intro/) - Cancer is a beast! it used to be this far off distant disease that you heard about and was pretty scary, but i'll bet you most people these days know someone who has been through it, is currently suffering from it or undergoing treatment, or knows a number of people who have died from it.
- [Taboo Topic: Cancer - Journeying with Aaron [Testicular Cancer] - Intro](https://brettfish.co.za/2015/09/04/taboo-topic-cancer-journeying-with-aaron-testicular-cancer-intro/) - This is going to be a little bit of a different one. i 'met' Aaron online, as much as you can 'meet' anyone online [i think you can] and i don't even remember how although it might have been through Hashtag Game tweets or some other comedy moment. And we got chatting, which is a
- [Taboo Topics: Parents of young children - Meet Candi Fourie](https://brettfish.co.za/2013/05/09/taboo-topics-parents-of-small-children-meet-candi-fourie/) - I met Candi as a friend of a friend a couple of years ago and then somewhere along the way we became friends as well which has been great. Candi has been married to Matt for coming up to four years on the 23 May. They have 'two little ninjas' - Noah who is nearly
- [Taboo Topics: Sex in Marriage [Intro]](https://brettfish.co.za/2013/04/29/taboo-topics-sex-in-marriage-intro/) - Wow! So this one should get people clicking on it. It may seem like a bit of an unusual topic to list under 'Taboo Topics' which after all was a series designed with the aim of talking about some of the issues that are very prevalent in the world, but that the church [and often
- [How much sex in marriage?](https://brettfish.co.za/2013/04/22/how-much-sex-in-marriage/) - So i got this comment at the bottom of the recent 'Singleness' Taboo Topic posted and approved it and started replying, but then thought that responding to 'How much sex in marriage?' on a Singleness post might be stretching the boundaries of love and sensitivity and so i decided to deal with is directly as
- [What if The Christmas Gift You Give is a space at the table?](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/12/01/christmas-table-invite/) - Christmas is not so far away... which means the big feast planning will soon be well and truly underway... The other day i was playing a Twitterer Hashtag Game with the tag #TheGiftYouGive One of the stunning things about Hashtag Games is that many of them can be incredibly fun or funny, but also often really
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #2016WasTheYearThatIFinally](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/12/01/a-frikkin-hashtag-2016wastheyearthatifinally/) - What positive milestones were reached in 2016? We decided to find out. [The Story So Far: Every Wednesday at 12 noon South African time [6am EDT] an inspired and growing number of brilliant, creative and absolutely fun people from all around the world take part in what is called a Hashtag game. @AFrikkinHashtag [say it out loud]
- [The Car Challenge: You up for it?](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/11/29/car-challenge/) - i took a taxi today for the first time in a long, long time. Two actually, and it was great. This morning my friend and Improv aficionado [always wanted to use that in a sentence] Megan and i went to a primary school to volunteer run four thirty minute classes of Improv with grade 5's and
- [Be intentional this Christmas](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/11/29/be-intentional-this-christmas/) - "Always give someone else the best slice." Wow, that doesn't sound like me. Except maybe sometimes when i'm with my wife. But also even sometimes not. And actually it's not me, it's my good friend Dalene Reyburn, who wrote this super helpful piece, 'How to feast and not get fat this festive season: 20 small
- [My Work: What do you do, exactly?](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/11/28/what-work-do-you-do/) - i get asked that question a lot. i won't say i dread it as much as i consistently seem to find myself coming up with creative ways of answering it. So depending when you ask me, "What do you do?" you might get a varied or improvisationalised answer. The current response is 'Freelance writer'. For
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #WhyDinosaursBecameExtinct](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/11/22/dinosaurs-extinct/) - If you're like me, you've always wondered what REALLY made the dinosaurs disappear... so we decided to try and figure it out. [The Story So Far: Every Wednesday at 12 noon South African time [6am EDT] an inspired and growing number of brilliant, creative and absolutely fun people from all around the world take part in what
- [Who is your King?](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/11/22/who-is-your-king/) - i preached at St John's on Sunday about Jesus as king. The passage was Luke 23.33-43 - Jesus on the cross. It was Christ the King Sunday in the Anglican church, also known as The Feats of our Lord Jesus Christ the King. So i decided to look at Jesus as King. The feast was
- [Deep Dive Conversation at St Johns](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/11/19/deep-dive-conversation-st-johns/) - Last night we hosted another Deep Dive Conversation Dinner, this time at someone else's house. This was a dinner that has been in the planning for months and one that i've been super excited and anticipationary about. Getting some leaders from St Johns Anglican church [where i currently hang out and am preaching on Sunday
- [2016: It's A Frikkin Hashtag World Game...](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/11/17/frikkin-hashtag-world-game/) - Yesterday, 16 November 2016 @AFrikkinHashtag ruled the world... albeit for a couple of hours. #2016WasTheYearThatIFinally was the Hashtag which was a rif on a game we did last year which was of course #2015WasTheYearThatIFinally. i thought it would be great to have a bit of a game tradition that people can look out for. Also i
- [One Year Anniverary of A Frikkin Hashtag: #MyAnniversaryCelebration](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/11/14/hashtaganniversary/) - What do you do when your Hashtagging Game has been around for a whole year? Why, you throw an anniversary celebration party of course. On the 19th of October 2016, A Frikkin Hashtag did just that and hordes of old ex-hosts joined the regular loyal UnNamed Ones Crew and threw the biggest anniversary game possible.
- [Remembering a friend: Rob Lloyd](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/11/14/remembering-friend-rob-lloyd/) - Rob Lloyd. Tomorrow will be one whole year since you've been gone. And i remember. Theologically i don't know that i believe that you're up there somewhere looking down on me. But in every other way i feel like i often live as if that is true. When i think of you looking down on
- [Restitution: the beginning](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/11/10/restitution-the-beginning/) - i attended the Restitution Conference yesterday at the Castle in Cape Town, cos slavery. [And am going back later today for part II] Which in some ways just feels like a thing i did. Oh i went to this thing and stuff happened and people spoke and it was good. Excepting that it wasn't just
- [Come and Race with me](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/11/07/race-with-me-2/) - When it comes to things about race, i have been on a journey for just over two years. i have certainly not arrived and assume this will be a life long journey. But i did realise that i couldn't ignore it any more or choose to get involved if, when and how it suited me.
- [All lives smatter](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/08/14/all-lives-smatter/) - This has been on my mind for a while and feels like a very delicate subject to broach, although a necessary one. For the last two to five years i have been on a personal journey of understanding the causes and effects of apartheid a lot more, as well as the negative consequences that continue
- [I ate vegan and live to tell the tale.](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/04/15/ate-vegan-live-tell-tale/) - A couple of weeks ago tbV and i were invited to a vegan function with Frys. It took place last night at the stunning ginger & lime kitchen and so at 6.30pm we nervously approached what, to be honest, we were not super excited about... the prospect of free food when it's vegan is like saying to me:
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #PoemADream](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/10/28/frikkin-hashtag-poemadream/) - Do you dream? Either at night in the form of happy Unicorn flying you through the air or scary mare of the night terrorising you? Or else in terms of hopes and aspirations for the future? Now what if you took those dreams and shared them in 140 character poem form? We decided to ask
- [Whose notification is it anyways?](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/10/27/whose-notification-anyways/) - When i click on my Facebook notifications i see names of people that have written things i have not yet seen. Some of them make me sigh internally and dread clicking cos i just know it's going to be a fight or an excuse or a blame, while others make me do the interesting sound internally
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #AModernDayMetaphor [Part II]](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/10/25/frikkin-hashtag-amoderndaymetaphor-part/) - Getting your metaphor on? With too many great tweets for #AModernDayMetaphor, this week's game TOP TWEETS F.L.O.P. list had to be split up into two parts - catch yourself up with Part I over here and then keep reading for the continuation: THE CONTINUED F.L.O.P. LIST OF TOP TWEETS FOR #AModernDayMetaphor We will start part
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #AModernDayMetaphor [Part I]](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/10/25/frikkin-hashtag-amoderndaymetaphor/) - "The depth of his stupidity was equivalent to that of the appreciation of a soothing chocolate snooze bath." Your Hashtagging skills are on Fleek... we thought to ourselves as we invited you to submit your very own Modern Day Metaphors. [The Story So Far: Every Wednesday at 12 noon South African time [6am EDT] an inspired
- [WIN 3 Books by doing hardly a lot at all.](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/10/24/win-3-books/) - i've been wanting to do this for a while now. Three books up for grabs: [1] 'i, church' - my first book talking about how church is much more than simply that meeting at that place on that day with those people... for any of you who love Jesus but are having some difficulty with
- [What Bastille has to add to Universities shut down.](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/10/21/bastille/) - i was driving to a university campus to do a Peace Justice Witness shift and listening to the band Bastille on a cd in my car. And the walls kept tumbling down In the city that we love Great clouds roll over the hills Bringing darkness from above And i thought to myself, "Wow, that
- [Look what these university hooligans are up to now.](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/10/22/look-university-hooligans-now/) - You'd hope that being the weekend these University protesters would give it a break. But no, last night they were definitely at it again i had just returned from performing an Improv show as part of the MamaCity Improv Festival [You should totally go by the way - i'm playing again on Monday but they're doing
- [It's A Frikkin Hashtag Birthday... One year of SA's #1 game](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/10/18/its-a-frikkin-hashtag-birthday-one-year-of-sas-1-game/) - HAPPY ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY AFRIKKIN HASHTAG!!!!! Wow, how did that happen? Just about a year ago i stumbled on to this weird phenomenon called Hashtagging Games and it felt like it had been created for me. Shortly after that, a girl called Breezy Puffs let me co-host a game she ran and i think about
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #MyAmbitiousLawyerObjection](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/10/17/frikkin-hashtag-myambitiouslawyerobjection/) - Objection, you honour! Um... that comment... contained traces of nuts? We thought it might be fun to see what kind of lame, over-the-top, creative and inspirational alternative Lawyer Court Objections you could all come up with... we were not far wrong... [The Story So Far: Every Wednesday at 12 noon South African time [6am EDT] an
- [A Better 'Better Ally' description](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/10/17/better-better-ally-description/) - How can i be a good ally to the people around me who are struggling with race issues? This is a question i have asked a lot. One of the things white people who join this conversation tend to do is expect people of colour to educate them on how not to be racist. So
- [How to be an Ally: Intro](https://brettfish.co.za/2015/09/18/how-to-be-an-ally-intro/) - When i was looking for an image to reflect the idea of becoming an Ally i found this poster and really liked it. Because the question that i am wrestling with at the moment is just that: How to Be a Better Ally, specifically when it comes to matters of Race. And possibly one of
- [Hey dude, where'd the Pokémon Go?](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/10/17/hey-dude-whered-pokemon-go/) - So, did you catch 'em all? And if not, are you still trying to? And do you even remember what i'm talking about. Exactly three months to the day [was two days ago and so technically three months and two days ago] Pokémon GO had exploded on to the scene, more people were playing it than
- [Church in South Africa: Is this your burning issue?](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/10/16/church-south-africa-burning-issue/) - South African Universities are burning and where is the church? Well, we are there. i actually spoke a little about this in my previous post, titled 'Where is the church?' As part of the PJW team in Cape Town we are there. Pastors joining in/leading marches in Joburg [including being shot in the face with
- [Where is the church?](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/10/11/where-is-church/) - Where is the church? i am one of the first ones to call out the church when we are not doing well [fighting to hit our children, yo]. But i am definitely also one of the first to cheer us on when we get it right [which we actually do a lot in this country
- [#UCTShutdown: a glimpse behind the scenes](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/10/10/uctshutdown-glimpse-behind-scenes/) - One thing is certain to me: if you think you have a solid grasp of what is going on at our universities right now, you are probably wrong. The bottom line is that it is not simple - it is complex and complicated and there are so many stories and so many groups and for
- [Hey dude, where's my bicycle?](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/09/10/hey-dude-wheres-my-bicycle/) - 'One day there were two boys, Tom and Bernard. Tom lived right opposite Bernard. One day Tom stole Bernard's bicycle and every day Bernard saw Tom cycling to school on it. After a year, Tom went up to Bernard, stretched out his hand and said, "Let us reconcile and put the past behind us." Bernard
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #YouMustPayBack](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/10/07/frikkin-hashtag-mytwitterbotname-2/) - In South Africa, the refrain "You must pay back the money!" has been a common one over the last few years. It refers to our state president, Jacob Zuma, and a criminal amount of tax-payers money that was used to update his private residence including a million rand amount that was used for the swimming
- [An open letter to... but who?](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/10/07/an-open-letter-to-but-who/) - This started as a status for the 'book but got way too long... Guess who's back? [what follows is a quote from fcuk brett] "Brett Brett Brett!! I notice you're copying my posts on your FB wall. How do I know that? Because I'm on your friendslist, and your political doctrinated propoganda is sickening, as
- [The Passion of the Cries](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/10/06/the-passion-of-the-cries/) - Last night as tbV and i left after a calm and productive evening at UCT as part of the Peace and Justice Witnesses team, stunned by an incredible evening of students talking to students and trying to figure all this stuff out, we noticed a stream of water. Upon closer inspection, we found that someone
- [How do we treat the seekers?](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/10/04/treat-the-seekers/) - The other day i asked a simple question in a Race Engagement group i belong to on Facebook, believing it was a safe place. i actually had typed out my question as a status and then decided last second to move it to the group cos it would probably be more appropriate there. The first
- [Do you get in your way of communicating?](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/09/30/get-way-communicating/) - Communication is one of those things that can be tough even when everyone is doing it well. But let's face it, some people do not do it so well. And tend not to notice it. i thought today maybe we can help them notice it. Warning though - there may be a moment when the
- [If you take their money...](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/09/29/if-you-take-their-money/) - i am almost finished reading 'Country of my Skull' by Antjie Krog and it has been punching me relentlessly in the gut. This passage from chapter 20 titled 'Mother faces the Nation' contains one of my particular angry spots when it comes to lazy South Africans: To the right of the Commissioners, a phalanx of
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #MoreAccurateNameFor](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/09/27/frikkin-hashtag-moreaccuratenamefor/) - Yes, we all know they are gloves, but if we were more honest with ourselves we'd all be calling them Finger Pants, right? This week we decided to take a look at some more accurate names for everyday things that we know and love... [The Story So Far: Every Wednesday at 12 noon South African time
- [One fight too many](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/09/27/one-fight-many/) - Sometimes i think to myself, 'Man, i just feel like a good old internet fight. What controversial status can i write that will really get people revved up?' And by 'Sometimes' i mean 'NEVER' because i'm not THAT person. A bunch of people think i'm that person, and that's really okay cos you thinking it
- [That car burning hooligan.](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/09/26/car-burning-hooligan/) - [Just make sure you read all the way to the end of this one...] There was a guy named Thando who lived down the road from me. He used to walk past my house on the way to school. One day, as a joke, i decided to ice the path in front of our house.
- [For the Board: Intro](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/09/23/for-the-board-intro/) - There are two kinds of people in the world. Those who play 'board games' and those who play board games. Oh, and my dad. He hates all games. Three kinds of people in the world... Our chief weapon is Settlers of Catan, that's right... The Settlers of Catan, sometimes shortened to just Catan, is a
- [They should speak English](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/09/21/they-should-speak-english/) - Everyone in South Africa speaks English, right? i imagine we would be surprised as how many English speakers think and assume that. i would probably be less surprised at how many of us expect that. Because English, right? Firstly, it would probably surprise a whole lot of them to discover that English is only the
- [The Fast or the Furious](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/09/20/the-fast-or-the-furious/) - i have a tablet bible application called You Version where i am busy slowly working through the book of Isaiah [three chapters a day when i get to it] and today was Isaiah 58 which i absolutely love and i find this a helpful checklist for people who say they follow Jesus... This is just
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #MyTwitterbotName](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/09/19/a-frikkin-hashtag-mytwitterbotname/) - Some people get frustrated by internet bots, others [like AFH] choose to embrace them and even have a favourite [@Seinfeld_bot although @BotSchmot runs a close second] so we thought that would be a great theme for this week's game. [The Story So Far: Every Wednesday at 12 noon South African time [6am EDT] an inspired and
- [Who lets the dogs out?](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/09/15/who-lets-the-dogs-out/) - [Disclaimer: If you're a dog owner, try and read through this entire post without formulating a response - just read to understand and hear - and then let what you've read help inform what your response will be] i watched the most fascinating conversation unfold on Facebook yesterday, related to dog owners. Probably one of
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #UnexpectedTwitterParty](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/09/13/a-frikkin-hashtag-unexpectedtwitterparty/) - Remember the last time you logged on to the Twitterer and there wasn't a #EndOfJustinBieberParty or #SwiftIsOVerParty? Me neither cos it feels like a fun idea that has gotten so old that every day there's a new one. So we decided to make the most of it and ask YOU what parties you might not
- [Race with me...](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/09/12/race-with-me/) - [Due to a funeral happening this Saturday, the date of this gathering has been pushed forward a week to the 24th] Let's talk about race, baby... tbV and i have been back in South Africa for just over two years and for most of that time i have been talking about race online in different
- [Between the Cheerers and the Jeerers](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/09/09/between-the-cheerers-and-the-jeerers/) - Who do i write for? Well, if you hung around on my social medias as a total stranger for a couple of weeks, you might have what seems like a simple and straightforward answer to this. Commentators of Brett Fish are firmly divided into two camps: the Cheerers and the Jeerers. THE CHEERERS We might
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #AWordICantStandIs [Part I]](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/09/03/a-frikkin-hashtag-awordicantstandis-part-i/) - Is there a word you really can't stand? We asked the question and moist of you responded quickly... [The Story So Far: Every Wednesday at 12 noon South African time [6am EDT] an inspired and growing number of brilliant, creative and absolutely fun people from all around the world take part in what is called a Hashtag
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #AWordICantStandIs [Part II]](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/09/05/a-frikkin-hashtag-awordicantstandis-part-ii/) - This @AFrikkinHashtag game had SO MANY F.L.O.P.worthy tweets we had to compile a second list... If you missed part I and the list of seven top words people can't stand, you should check that out first over here. But here follows the rest of the words that you could not stand: https://twitter.com/clebrun77/status/768400699562532864 https://twitter.com/EatNiceCakes/status/768402662928900096 https://twitter.com/EEnderinWales/status/768397079425187840 https://twitter.com/riknik1965/status/768400445270331392
- [Life is beautiful...ly difficult.](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/09/07/life-is-beautiful-ly-difficult/) - Hm. Big fat punch in the face right there. Sitting at my computer thinking i should write a post on how difficult my life is right now because i'm sure there are people out there who are finding life incredibly difficult and a post on how difficult i am finding life might be encouraging or
- [Pretty Frys for a white guy: Teriyaki Prawn Stir Fry](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/09/06/pretty-frys-for-a-white-guy-teriyaki-prawn-stir-fry/) - A little while ago i wrote about a breakfast meeting i had with Brett [great name] from Frys. He gave me a bunch of their products and i said i'd attempt to cook some up and blog about the experience and invited a bunch of people to join me. While i didn't quite get up
- [Three and two levels of racism](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/09/02/three-and-two-levels-of-racism/) - Two short pieces on racism that you might find very helpful: THREE LEVELS OF RACISM My friend Matt Talley, who i met in Americaland but who is currently living and working with his family in Spain, sent me this from a class he is doing. It's super simple but I don't think I had heard
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #IWasGoingToPlayThisGameBut](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/08/30/a-frikkin-hashtag-iwasgoingtoplaythisgamebut/) - What stopped you from playing the game you're playing by telling us what stopped you from playing it? That's right, two weeks ago AFH decided to go full meta and we brought @math_tagger with us for the ride... [The Story So Far: Every Wednesday at 12 noon South African time [6am EDT] an inspired and growing
- [#NotOnOurWatch: Biker guy](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/08/26/notonourwatch-biker-guy/) - i remember it like it was just last night. But mostly because it WAS just last night. This is the status i wrote minutes after it happened: Holy craps. After months of #NotOnOurWatch preaching I had my first real experience of it - old motorcycle guy in a car park going off at a car
- [South Africa](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/05/27/south-africa/) - These are some of the recent posts that i and others have made to hopefully challenge and encourage and educate you as you try and figure out how to do life better in South Africa. Please feel free to share any of these posts that are helpful with people you think it might help to
- [Ask first before you leap [to conclusions]](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/08/25/ask-first-before-you-leap-to-conclusions/) - i attended a race panel last night called Real Talk where we got to hear stories from a black, coloured and white person [tbV]. It was a really great time and hopefully more churches and organisations will start hosting these moments of just getting to hear each other and catch glimpses into journeys that have
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #IWasWinningUntil](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/08/22/a-frikkin-hashtag-iwaswinninguntil/) - With the Olympics fading off into the distance, it's a good time to remember what stopped you all from winning when we played this Hashtagging game two weeks ago: [The Story So Far: Every Wednesday at 12 noon South African time [6am EDT] an inspired and growing number of brilliant, creative and absolutely fun people from all
- [Pretty Fry's for a white guy](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/08/16/pretty-frys-for-a-white-guy/) - i had breakfast with myself this morning. Well that's not entirely true, but the big bearded man who sat across me also goes by the name of Brett [Thompson] and he is a living legend. He also is a vegan, but wait, before you start throwing things, just hear me out for a little bit. i
- [All lives smatter [part II]](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/08/15/all-lives-smatter-part-ii/) - This is a follow on from yesterday's All Lives Smatter post so if you haven't read that yet, start over there... Some key thoughts from part I: # It would have taken an absolute miracle for someone to grow up in apartheid South Africa and be completely not affected or indoctrinated by racism in some
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #ThatDoesImpressMeMuch](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/08/11/a-frikkin-hashtag-thatdoesimpressmemuch/) - What impresses you? Beyond old Shania Twain songs that it? Well armed with dual co-hosts we decided to find out just that, in the hopes that Shania Twain might feel vibed up and join in [she didn't! Clearly we didn't impress her much!] But we did have these two super people who have been playing
- [Want to talk about race with me?](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/08/09/want-to-talk-about-race-with-me/) - Let's talk about race, baby. Let's talk about you and me... Wait, what, more? Yes, but offline. i was reminded by tbV that i had mentioned this idea a while ago when life was still in crazy transition before we found this place to rent. Years ago i hosted a set of gatherings at Seattle
- [The Honey(melon)moon is over: Meat-free weak.](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/08/05/the-honeymelonmoon-is-over-meat-free-weak/) - So let me begin by saying this, "I really LOVE meat!" For the last, wow, must be almost two years?, my wife tbV and i have been doing our best to do a week of normal eating [as in what we're used to, which is not a crazy amount of meat actually] followed by a
- [All white lives matter](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/08/04/all-white-lives-matter/) - All lives matter? True. i thought we had gotten to a point where we didn't need to have this conversation again. But after explaining it on two or three different conversations threads this week i figured i would give it another go - some people are still catching on to this one. And i get
- [Community Parenting: Advice from Parents to other Parents](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/08/03/community-parenting-advice-from-parents-to-other-parents/) - Last week i invited a number of people who love children and know a decent amount them [despite not being parents themselves] to share some thoughts/advice/suggestions and encouragement to parents of young children. You can catch both parts of that over here. A number of parentals wrote some thoughts on the "I'm going to ask
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #IProcrastinateBy](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/08/02/a-frikkin-hashtag-iprocrastinateby/) - So i almost didn't get around to compiling this F.L.O.P. list because of the bi... HEY LOOK, A SQUIRREL!!! [The Story So Far: Every Wednesday at 12 noon South African time [6am EDT] an inspired and growing number of brilliant, creative and absolutely fun people from all around the world take part in what is called a
- [What do black people want from me?](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/08/01/black-people-want/) - i am busy reading Eusebius McKaiser's "Run Racist Run!" It has some great and helpful insights, but this piece on white people expecting people of colour to help us not be racist i found really helpful in terms of putting words to something i've started to understand for a while. Also as a helpful response to
- [So long and thanks for all the rich](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/07/30/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-rich/) - i am busy reading Douglas Adams 'So Long and Thanks for all the Fish' book which is the third part of the increasingly badly named Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Trilogy [which was five books long] and i came upon this gem of a passage which i think is so deeply profound. i also think that
- [Community Parenting: Advice from those who don't have children. [Intro]](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/07/25/community-parenting-advice-from-those-who-dont-have-children-intro/) - Do i as a person without children have anything of worth to offer as advice to those who do? This blog post or mini series comes out of an article i wrote for 1Africa this morning, titled, 'Other People's Children: An offer of help' with the bottom line being that i do believe we might have something
- [Parenting ideas from non-parents](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/07/27/parenting-ideas-from-non-parents/) - Do people without children have any wisdom to offer parents who do? That was the question i asked in this post earlier this week, which met with mostly positive response. i also asked friends on Facebook if any of them had any advice to pass on to parents and this is what i received: Leah
- [More Parenting ideas from non-parents](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/07/28/more-parenting-ideas-from-non-parents/) - So yesterday's post looking at Parenting Ideas from non-parents generated a lot of healthy conversation. i had a few more people share some more ideas and while me sharing them is not an endorsement to all of the ideas [this is honestly meant to be some input to reflect on, consider, see if there is
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #PokemonGoACeleb](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/07/26/a-frikkin-hashtag-pokemongoaceleb/) - What would happen if you morphed a Pokémon creature and your favourite [or least favourite] celeb? [The Story So Far: Every Wednesday at 12 noon South African time [6am EDT] an inspired and growing number of brilliant, creative and absolutely fun people from all around the world take part in what is called a Hashtag game. @AFrikkinHashtag
- [The prayer of mirroring](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/07/26/the-prayer-of-mirroring/) - i am busy working through a 'Seven Hebrew Words Every Believer Should Know' Bible plan on my tablet via YouVersion and this one by Dave Adamson really struck me: "Too often we pray when we need or want something from God - which is understandable considering the English word 'pray' means to 'ask or beg'.
- [Just Like Fire: the song the neighbours are dreading](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/07/22/just-like-fire-the-song-the-neighbours-are-dreading/) - i am loving Pink's "Just Like Fire" so much right now! In fact it is the first song i have bought for a long long time [last one was Honey I'm Good by Andy Grammer if that helps you see my state of mind] And i just watched the music video and am even more
- [Ten Questions](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/07/21/ten-questions/) - [1] Is there something i can learn today from someone else? [2] When i stand in front of the mirror and reflect on the person i am in this moment, is there something obvious that needs to change? [3] Who are the people in my life i can ask about those things that might be
- [Niqabi Ninja: the horrible play you HAVE to see](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/07/20/niqabi-ninja/) - Calling a play "horrible" doesn't sound like a great endorsement, but give me a moment. Last night my friend Megan and i went to watch my other friend Megan [Furniss]'s new directed play Niqabi Ninja [written by Sara Shaarawi] and i was blown away. Not surprised at all, because Megan directed it and so i
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #HobbiesSuperHeroesSuckAt](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/07/19/frikkin-hashtag-hobbiessuperheroessuckat/) - What is a hobby that a particular superhero might suck at? [The Story So Far: Every Wednesday at 12 noon South African time [6am EDT] an inspired and growing number of crazy people from all around the world take part in what is called a Hashtag game. @AFrikkinHashtag [say it out loud] is South Africa’s #1
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #AcceptableTortureMethod](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/07/19/a-frikkin-hashtag-acceptabletorturemethod/) - Sadly my website went down last night and this post which took me a long time to put together disappeared into thin internet air... so i will not be repeating the whole post with comments but i will include all the tweets that made it on to the F.L.O.P. list this week: Every Wednesday at
- [Breaking Bread with Trevor: #NotOnOurWatch](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/07/18/breaking-bread-trevor-notonourwatch/) - Have you heard about the #NotOnOurWatch movement of interrupting racism? i have really enjoyed having some back and forth conversations with my friend Trevor [whose work you can see on his Swart Donkey blog] and this one we had in the last few weeks, that has now been converted to a blog post, was one
- [Why i suspect this Pokémon will GO.](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/07/15/suspect-pokemon-will-go/) - If you haven't yet heard of the Pokémon Go Phenomenon that is sweeping the world, then you were clearly celebrating our 7th wedding anniversary in McGregor with us this past week. tbV alerted me to the fact that Pokémon was a big trend when we emerged from an amazing time away and after a short
- [Moving like Beyonce’: a guest post by Jess Basson](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/07/14/moving-like-beyonce-guest-post-jess-basson/) - My friend Jess shared this with me a while back and in all the sickness and busyness and awayness it kinda got lost for a bit, but i found it again and there is some super helpful stuff in here: When Beyonce’ dropped her single, Formation, off her new album Lemonade, I sat in a coffee
- [Seven years anniversary reflections.](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/07/14/seven-years/) - i considered titling this post "Seven years a slave" for the clickbait effect, but didn't for two reasons: [1] That would be horribly offensive to slaves and slavery and the ongoing pseudo-slavery that still happens in many places around the world. [2] That would be horribly offensive to marriage and married people. And especially tbV
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #YourHonestTwitterBio](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/07/07/frikkin-hashtag-yourhonesttwitterbio/) - So i've been sick and away and so this one is a little bit late, but herein lies the flop for the Honest Twitterer Bio... It was an absolute pleasure having Mistress Indistarr with us as co-host and she did an amazing job: The focus of this week was to come up with a more
- [Interrupting Whiteness: De-othering your neighbourhood Whatsapp group](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/07/04/interrupting-whiteness/) - i really loved this post i read from a friend of mine on Facebook today: My friend just got kicked out a crime watch Whatsapp group in Morningside, Sandton for posting "Just spotted a white male walking up my street! Be careful everyone!" Well, loved and hated, because it sadly just proved something i have
- [Meet Akala: my new favourite guy](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/06/30/meet-akala-new-favourite-guy/) - Before today i had never heard of Akala [sorry, bro!] But then on the Facebook i clicked on a video clip that my friend Terence had tagged me in and was powerfully moved. And just now on the Twitterer i watched this clip, which is brilliant and heart-breaking all in one: Everyday racism: what should
- [The friends who are going to end this war](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/06/29/friends-going-end-war/) - So i'm sitting a this coffee shop called Post in Joburg watching these two okes go at it. In the left corner, EFF member Napoleon Webster, who is notorious for having heckled Jacob Zuma at a meeting, for having heckled Cyril Ramaphosa at a meeting, for having heckled... well, you get the picture. He describes
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #OneThingIdLikeToUnseeIs](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/06/22/frikkin-hashtag-onethingidliketounseeis/) - What is one thing you would like to unsee? That was the question that @she_nutt and the @AFrikkinHashtag crew asked last week and it was the basis for a really fun game. Otherwise known as Lady Ä, @she_nutt is someone who is always hovering on or around the F.L.O.P. list as she really is a gifted Hashtag player, so
- [Sunday Preach: Faith in Active Solidarity](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/06/20/sunday-preach-faith-active-solidarity/) - Yesterday i preached three times at Christ Church Kenilworth on the topic of 'Faith in Active Solidarity' with the tagline: Friends who carry friends to Jesus. The passage i was given was Mark 2.1-12 and i imagine many of you will know the story of the four friends who carry their paralysed friend to Jesus
- [When did you get so old?](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/06/16/when-did-you-get-so-old/) - Hope when you take that jump, you don't fear the fall Hope when the water rises, you built a wall Hope when the crowd screams out, they're screaming your name Hope if everybody runs, you choose to stay Today, as i was driving home from a morning at the Big Box in Cape Town, i
- [A Frikkin Hashtag:  #IWillTellMyGrandchildrenAboutTheTime](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/06/14/frikkin-hashtag-iwilltellmygrandchildrenaboutthetime/) - What stories will you be telling your grandchildren? [The Story So Far: Every Wednesday at 12 noon South African time [6am EDT] an inspired and growing number of crazy people from all around the world take part in what is called a Hashtag game. @AFrikkinHashtag [say it out loud] is South Africa’s #1 Hashtag game
- [The day the internet played along](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/06/14/day-internet-played-along/) - Yesterday it felt like the internet had a good day! We woke up to be informed that someone had started a crowdfunder on YouCare to raise money to pay the fine that Penny Sparrow received earlier this year. For being racist. The fundraiser didn't even try sugarcoat what she'd done or suggest she'd been wronged.
- [the man and the coins](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/06/10/the-man-and-the-coins/) - A man was sitting opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts. But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a few cents. Calling his friends to him, the man
- [help me understand](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/06/08/defence/) - i don't get it, you know... i really don't understand how day in, day out you seem to make everything about you and by doing that you lose sight of everything that this thing could have brought to you in terms of helping you grow, to learn, to change to unlearn, to discern, to know
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #MyUnOlympicEventWouldBe](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/06/07/frikkin-hashtag-myunolympiceventwouldbe/) - What would YOUR UnOlympic event be? [The Story So Far: Every Wednesday at 12 noon South African time [6am EDT] an inspired and growing number of crazy people from all around the world take part in what is called a Hashtag game. @AFrikkinHashtag [say it out loud] is South Africa’s #1 Hashtag game and is
- [Hope for South Africa](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/06/06/hope-south-africa/) - i was being driven home from a hockey match yesterday when my mate turned to me and asked me, "How are you feeling about South Africa right now?" The answer is that i am feeling hopeful. In fact a number of people both black and white have been asking me this question recently and that
- [What about Bob?](https://brettfish.co.za/2015/04/21/what-about-bob/) - A week or so ago, i received an email from an old friend of mine who is currently living outside of South Africa and who asked to remain anonymous. Let's call him 'Bob'. Bob emailed me some thoughts about the current situation in South Africa and his feeling as a white South African at this
- [But pity the mutants...](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/06/03/but-pity-the-mutants/) - The other day my Facebook friend Innocentia shared this X-Men related tweet with me; And i thought it was great because it really brought a strong point home. So i shared it on Facebook. My friend Craig jumped on and asked me if i thought black people would appreciate being compared to mutants. i told him
- [Inferiority complex in studies: Guest post by Zukisani Zamela](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/05/31/inferiority-complex-in-studies-guest-post-by-zukisani-zamela/) - i love this brief story by my friend Zukisani which shows that despite the uneven playing field that so many people start on, it is possible to succeed... but at the same time reminding us that we would do better to be leveling out the playing field as much as possible: The year is 2005
- [Quickest way to get rich [legally]](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/06/01/quickest-way-get-rich-legally/) - Want to get rich quick? i'm not particularly interested in it, but i know a lot of people who are. Well i have discovered a way to legitimately become rich and it is a lot simpler than anything you might have imagined. Don't be nervous. It's not a pyramid scheme or a get-rich-quick
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #DontPanicButRather](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/05/31/frikkin-hashtag-dontpanicbutrather/) - Every Wednesday at 12 noon South African time [6am EDT] an inspired and growing number of crazy people from all around the world take part in what is called a Hashtag game. @AFrikkinHashtag [say it out loud] is South Africa's #1 Hashtag game and is always a lot of fun. The F.L.O.P. [or Fish List
- [If I were white... [guest post by Thandi Nkomo]](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/05/30/white-guest-post-thandi-nkomo/) - A guest post by my new friend, Thandi, that is worth taking a good listen to and sharing with your people... and i join her in the hope that her children will NEVER wish that they were white... IF I WERE WHITE, I’D HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BREATHE There my parents were, struggling in Apartheid
- [Bible things](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/05/27/bible-things/) - When switching from my old website to my new one, not everything made the jump and so i am creating this as a base page to stick helpful links about Bible-related things that will hopefully prove to be helpful resoources for you. So far i have worked through the Psalms in a series i called 'Psalmthings',
- [Relationships](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/05/27/relationships/) - When switching from my old website to my new one, not everything made the jump and so i am creating this as a base page to stick helpful links about Relationships in various shapes and forms. i have had some incredible people write some super helpful posts on topics ranging from Singleness to Dating to
- [Don't you DARE let them give you an "easier" name.](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/05/27/dont-dare-let-give-easier-name/) - i was chatting to a black grade six girl yesterday afternoon as we struggled through some Afrikaans homework together about Vasco de Gama. Before we got started with the homework, i asked her what her name is. She said it for me, followed by the words, "It's very hard." She then added her nickname and the
- [umlungu](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/05/27/umlungu/) - i was chatting to a black grade six girl yesterday afternoon as we struggled through some Afrikaans homework together about Vasco de Gama. It was all going pretty well until she turned to me and asked me, "Do you like being umlungu [white person]?" "Why do you ask?" i inquired. "Well you know, all the
- [The Queen, My Dad and Sarafina - guest post by Thandi Nkomo](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/05/26/queen-dad-sarafina-guest-post-thandi-nkomo/) - My new friend, Thandi, shared this story on Facebook and i asked her if she would flesh it out as a guest post for me as it moved me [and so many others] so deeply: THE QUEEN, MY DAD AND SARAFINA This is going to seem disjointed, but bear with me. It will come together
- [The Greatest Birthday Gift](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/01/21/the-greatest-birthday-gift-2/) - What a birthday! Started with breakfast with tbV [aka the beautiful Val, my lovely wife] and our former housemates from Oakland, California, Aaron and Sarah at Martin's, a local bakery/restaurant just down the road from us. It finished with a drive along Chapman's Peak, some Sticky Ribs and a game of Lords of Waterdeep [which
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #AutocorrectASentence](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/05/20/autocorrectasentence/) - Ever have a bad autocorrect moment? You meant to type, "Hey that felt a little mean" and autocorrect changes it to "You stupid cow, you ruined my life." Happens to all of us. Hopefully we catch most of them before we hit send, but with the busyness and rush of life a lot of them escape
- [Ways in which white people are better than black people [part I]](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/05/18/ways-white-people-better-black-people/) - THE END [For Part II, which is a little wordier, click here]
- [Ways in which white people aren't better than black people [part II]](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/05/19/white-people-black-people/) - In Part I titled 'Ways in which white people are better than black people [part I]' i drew up a list of all the ways i think white people are better than black people. Or rather i left a big chunk of empty space. Because we are not better. We are different. Although you wouldn't think
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #PoemYourLife](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/05/17/frikkin-hashtag-poemyourlife/) - Roses are red Violets are blue I poemed some Hashtags AND SO. DID. YOU. That's right - we decided to dig into the poetic nature of the @AfrikkinHashtag community and you guys pitched up [and some surprise guests and visitors who we hope will be back!] - had a few of the Unnamed Community [my
- [Entitlement with an 'I'](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/05/12/entitlement-with-an-i/) - Entitlement is a huge problem in South Africa. i would suggest it is more a problem in the white communities because Apartheid was specifically created with that in mind - the elevation of whiteness and superiority. While white people need to wrestle with their entitlement in different areas, a lot of people of colour are
- [Deja-Who? A story of attempted murder.](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/05/16/deja-story-attempted-murder/) - Wow. That is all. The Twitterer brought one to me today. Here's the story. This morning i am driving my mother-in-law to hospital and i see the woman in my read view mirror speaking on her phone while driving. i give her the polite "hey lady put your phone down" hand signal and she gestures
- [When the offence is that you're offended](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/05/13/offence-youre-offended/) - i wrote a brief piece about Entitlement the other day [check it out by clicking here if you haven't yet] and then i had coffee with my friend Megan. Who told me what i already knew that the first post was just touching the tip of the iceberg and needed to go a lot deeper,
- [8 steps to help me ally better](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/05/11/8-steps-help-ally-better/) - "How can i be a good ally?" Well one of the ways is to definitely do some work. Read, research, listen, watch, don't expect people [especially black people] to spoonfeed you all the answers. But i did come across this which was created for Americaland but has some strongly helpful overlaps for our present situation
- [When Equality is not the best thing to chase.](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/02/11/equality/) - The Search for Justice. i have seen and loved that cartoon many times before, because it helps shift perspective. Some of us might have been clamouring loudly for Equality [or for the things that make us feel equal but still leave others behind a fence] when in actual fact what we are needing to champion
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #LetMeImproveYourDayBy](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/05/10/frikkin-hashtag-letmeimproveyourdayby/) - Another Wednesday, another Hashtag game... well hopefully not just another hashtag game - we continue to do everything we can to make @AFrikkinHashtag stand out as a game that has that little bit of its own flavour and it's all of you that make that possible. This week my co-host, the incredible Kathleen Adams aka
- [The one about the Pente-Costs](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/05/09/one-pente-costs/) - Yesterday i preached a message at Mercy Vineyard and figured some people might be interested in reading it here: Leading up to the preach one of the people who asked me to preach said it was Pentecost. Then as i was preparing my preach and decided to check, Google told me that Pentecost is on
- [Economic Justice 101: part I](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/05/05/economic-justice-101/) - "The church needs to stop talking about sex and start talking about money." [paraphrase, Alan Story] On Tuesday nite i attended an evening with some friends, largely from Christ Church Kenilworth, looking at Economic Justice. One of the statements the speaker Alan Storey made, was relating to how little Jesus spoke about sex and how
- [Economic Justice 101: part II](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/05/06/economic-justice-101-part/) - Continuing from yesterday's part I on Economic Justice: God and our Money The story so far: On Tuesday nite i attended an evening with some friends, largely from Christ Church Kenilworth, looking at Economic Justice. One of the statements the speaker Alan Storey made, was relating to how little Jesus spoke about sex and how
- [I'm not racist, but...](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/05/04/racistbutt/) - ...is possibly one of the most untruthful sentences we can utter. In fact the word "but" following the phrase "I'm not racist" is pretty much always a strong indicator that the very next thing said is going to reek of racism. This post is in response to the status that Matthew Theunissen posted on Facebook
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: Obit Yourself](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/05/03/frikkin-hashtag-obit/) - When you die, what obituary are you hoping to receive? Taking a leaf out of Parks and Rec's Tom Haverford's "Treat Yo'self" day and with inspiration from my wife, tbV [aka The Beautiful Val] we came up with this week's game tag of #ObitYourself and as always everyone came to the party. Super stoked to
- [A waitressing tip.](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/05/02/a-waitressing-tip/) - Don't! No, just kidding, i have always said that waitering is the best job in the world when everything goes smoothly [which working at Spur for five years it never did, but nothing the hummed bars of the Mission Impossible theme song couldn't fix as i spun myself around the place]. By now you have
- [You kiss your mom with those troll fingers?](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/04/29/kiss-mom-fingers/) - An internet troll is like someone in South Africa who supported apartheid: we know they must exist and yet no-one ever admits to being one. i'm pretty sure no-one i know personally is a troll, right? i don't hang with those kinds of people. You too i'm sure? But i've also never met anyone who
- [Listen hear](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/04/28/listen-hear/) - i just had a brief conversation with a Facebook friend that began with him writing the words, "Knowing what white privilege is..." and then asking a question. Having learnt from some people who are really good at Questions over the last few years, i responded with one of my own: Well i would need to
- [A Poem: as i stand](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/04/26/poemasistand/) - as i stand - by brett "Fish" anderson as i stand before mountains i stand looking up completely overwhelmed by the enormity of the peaks towering over me threatening to topple down on me crush the very existence out of me at any moment they so choose i wonder is that a small
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #ThatsNotAMonsterUnderYourBedIts](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/04/25/frikkin-hashtag-thatsnotamonsterunderyourbedits/) - This week it was Nisha Nazim aka @NishaNazim all the way from India who agreed to co-host my game... "Known to be a music junkie with a passion for singing. Bookish and I always follow my gut instinct. Just another Grammar Enthusiast who loves soccer... " Although i also found out she has a You Tube channel
- [transition](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/04/25/transition/) - It's like you could say i've been married to Transition. tbV and i are heading towards our seven years of marriage celebration and in that time we have had four major moves, a couple of smaller ones in between and are facing another one as we search for a more permanent spot to stay. Let
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #StrangelyAccurateHoroscope](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/04/19/frikkin-hashtag-strangelyaccuratehoroscope/) - Is a horoscope something that affects your life? This week i had the alien-shaped [in his avatar pic at least] beautifully named Fungus the Bogeyman aka @bigstevie1967 join me as co-host to see... and what fun we had... My co-host this week was @bigstevie1967 aka Fungus the Bogeyman, the name of a well known Raymond Briggs
- [God and Social Media](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/04/18/god-social-media/) - Would Jesus be on social media? i believe the answer is no. Would Jesus want me to be on social media? i believe the answer is yes. This Sunday i was given the opportunity by Ben the Priest to preach a message on God and my Social Media at St John's church at both the
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #ConfusingCompliment](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/04/14/frikkin-hashtag-confusingcompliment/) - So i've been having a few website issues but holding middle fingers that it's sorted now and so we can finally do a catch up on last week's Hashtagging game which was a lot of crazy fun as we got a little weird and complimentary... ish. This week i had the incredible Katie aka @_Katiebyy69 co-hosting with
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #ModernCollectiveNouns](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/04/06/frikkin-hashtag-moderncollectivenouns/) - Such as a Twit of Tweeters or a Farce of Facebookers? THIS WEEK WE COMPLETELY DOMINATED! Let's just get that out of the way... Number 1 in the USA, in Canada, in the UK, number two in Australia [only cos World Cup cricket was happening] and finally, the second time making it on to the SA
- [How about BOTH/AND when it comes to Race?](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/04/04/how-about-bothand/) - It begins with a cartoon posted on Facebook: And before long someone jumping on with a "But Zuma orchestrated the Red Wedding, is responsible for ongoing Adam Sandler movies and killed all the unicorns!" To which I responded with: Racism 101: There is a scenario in which we can comfortably say that Jacob Zuma has
- [Deep Diving with the African Americans](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/04/01/deep-diving-african-americans/) - Wow! What an hour and a half. Just listened to this entertaining conversation on black and white racism in America by Michael Gungor and Science Mike who are in conversation with Propaganda and William Matthews on so many different aspects of race which, while focused specifically on Americaland, have so much to teach us and
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #PunYourJob](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/03/29/frikkin-hashtag-punyourjob/) - Last week we had a Hashtag game crew of note. i invited a number of past co-hosts and regulars to join me in the mix and be part of the informal promoting of the game and they really rocked up in fine fashion and helped catapult the game into the stratosphere. And it really did
- [Why I deny the resurrection.](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/03/28/why-i-deny-the-resurrection/) - Yesterday, i wrote a piece about how important the resurrection of Jesus Christ is to my beliefs and the way i live my life. But at St Johns yesterday, Benjamin the Priest read this passage from edgy theologian Pete Rollins talking about why he denies the Resurrection... And i have to say, i wholeheartedly agree...
- [Easter Sunday: a re-new-ed hope](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/03/27/easter-sunday-new-hope/) - For followers of Jesus, today is the most important day. If Easter Sunday didn't happen, then everything we believe changes. Don't get me wrong, if Jesus had just been a good man who had come and lived the life He lived, i still think it would be worth following Him. The man who preached enemy
- [What's Good about this Friday?](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/03/25/whats-good-friday/) - This is the day when we remember a significant death. And how it changed the world. i began today, celebrating the start of the Easter weekend, watching the dvd from my best mate Rob Lloyd's funeral - a collage of photos and some video set to music... it's been just four months and i miss
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #RhymeImproveAMovie](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/03/23/frikkin-hashtag-rhymeimproveamovie/) - Last week my internets was waging war on me and so i was unable to publish the F.L.O.P. list and so apologies for all of you whose brief but significant moment of Twitterdom fame was snuffed out. Today's game has a whole legendary crew of secret unofficial co-hosts helping me and so it should be
- [A moving post](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/03/22/a-moving-post/) - Just to clarify, that is NOT us. Or if it is us, then what's going on behind the boxes is quite likely to NOT be mirroring what you see on the outside. If you were to look REALLY carefully, perhaps you would see tiny little drops of salty liquid dripping down from under the boxes.
- [Breaking Bread with Jana: Relocation](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/03/17/breaking-bread-jana-big-move/) - Recently it was my pleasure to connect with Jana and Ampie Niehaus from Durban who recently felt like a certain geographical move was on the cards for them. i engaged with Jana on a series of ten back and forth emails in which we tried to keep it to about 100 words a comment. It
- [Improv Vibes in Cape Town: What's up? Doc!](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/03/15/improvcapetown/) - Last night i had to tell one of my Improv team mates [who had been out of the room] that they were the Minister of Finance at a Rodeo and that the murder weapon was a piece of Bread at which point they had to 'kill' me with the bread. Only problem is, i had
- [Just showing up: a vigil for Sinoxolo](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/03/14/just-showing-vigil-sinoxolo/) - This has been a tough two weeks with a focus on the deaths of Sinoxolo and Franziska in Cape Town. Two tragic deaths. One not more important than the other. One not more meaningful than the other. Two lives lost. Countless families, friends, communities affected. Much pain. These were two very bad things. As people
- [An inconvenient preach](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/03/13/watch-your-mouth/) - 6 With what shall I come before the Lord and bow down before the exalted God? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old? 7 Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousand rivers of olive oil? Shall I offer my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of
- [All deaths matter: In memory of Sinoxolo and Franziska](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/03/12/alldeathsmatter/) - Today a group of us head out to Khayelitsha to join in the vigil to remember the life of a young woman, Sinoxolo Mafevuka, who was found murdered there last week. The same week when another young woman, Franziska Blöchliger, was found murdered in the Tokai forest. Both murders are complete tragedies. The temptation is to add
- [Friends](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/03/11/friends/) - An area i am well rich in is friends. That might seem trite or bumper stickery or Oprah-informed or something, but it's not. It is an absolute truth. If there is an area that i feel most privileged in in life it is in the area of Friendship. i struggle to get my head around
- [Some petrol for your thoughts](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/03/10/petrol-thoughts/) - This is a follow up to the post i wrote a few days ago looking at petrol attendants in South Africa. Before i actually wrote the previous post [or while i was writing it, really] i stuck this survey question as a status on Facebook: Monday Survey: How much [if anything] do you tip your petrol
- [Let's make some history.](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/03/09/lets-make-history/) - Do you remember where you voted in 1994? Where you were when the twin towers fell on 9/11? How about when we won the 1995 World Cup of Rugby? More importantly, where did you stand in 2016? The year everything changed... We are in the middle of making History. It started picking up pace with
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #BonoSearchUpdate](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/03/08/bonosearchupdate/) - Has Bono still not found what he was looking for? With last week's #IWouldLikeToBeBetterAt greatness still ringing in our ears, we looked to the greatest rock band on earth [in my opinion, some of you clearly didn't think so, and let us know] for inspiration. Having played without a co-host i decided i needed to right that wrong
- [Step towards](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/03/08/step-towards/) - You can do it! You can take one more step! i think i know to some extent how you are feeling. You're tired. You're frustrated. You've really been making an effort in terms of these race and privilege conversations and you just want to get through another day without having to feel bad about something
- [From R2 to R20](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/03/07/from-r2-to-r20/) - In South Africa we have people who pump our petrol for us. i generally try to tip the petrol attendant to thank them for doing a good job. But what is a good tip? Years ago it used to feel like a R2 coin or a R5 coin was good. Returning from Americaland 18 months
- [My Shame: Some of the story of how i got from there to here.](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/03/04/my-shame/) - My name is brett "Fish" anderson and i am ashamed it took me so long to get here. A BIT OF MY JOURNEY i didn't grow up in a particulary racist family, in fact if anything, my parents taught us to view all people as equal and deserving of love and respect. i was very
- [It starts here: reflections on Sobukwe](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/03/03/it-starts-here-reflections-on-sobukwe/) - "When I came back from overseas, the road I had grown up on had been changed to Robert Sobukwe drive. That is all I knew of him." One of the comments after the Robert Sobukwe documentary 60 to 80 of us watched together last night in a cafe called Jou Ma Se Kombuis situated on
- [Have you read 'i, church'?](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/03/02/ichurch/) - For anyone who doesn't know, last year i self-published a book called 'i, church'. On the back cover of the book there is a bit of a summation and part of it reads like this: To those of you who believe church is the worst thing ever: You're right! To those of you who believe
- [Tandem Post: Just one of those paradoxical observations](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/03/01/tandem-post-just-one-of-those-paradoxical-observations/) - Welcome to the last week of our seven writer, four Tandem Post blog series. This week's tricky title was audience-sourced and provided by Tim Van de Venter. = = = = = = = = = = JUST ONE OF THOSE PARADOXICAL OBSERVATIONS "I'm the Doctor." "Doctor... who?" "If you like. And tell me good
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #IWouldLikeToBeBetterAt](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/03/01/a-frikkin-hashtag-iwouldliketobebetterat/) - Hello Community, Well last time we solved the mystery of #WhoReallyLetTheDogsOutAndWhy and it was a LOT of fun and better than we'd had for a while. How do you follow up such a fun game? You explode the internet - well not quite, but #IWouldLikeToBeBetterAt did trend for a solid nine hours and spent a bunch
- [Tandem Post: The Missing Voice](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/02/09/themissingvoice/) - Every couple of months a few writers gather together to create a series of Tandem Blog Posts. What this means this time is that seven of us - Nick Frost, Trevor Black, Megan Furniss, Ashley Visagie, Dave Luis, Candice D'Arcy and myself - all received the same title a week ago - The Missing Voice
- [Hope for South Africa rising...](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/02/29/southafricahope/) - i am hope-filled for South Africa. i am not so naive to not suspect how much of a knife point this country feels on at the moment and to know that at any moment things could suddenly go horribly wrong. We have a LONG way to go still and time feels short. But being in
- [On Justice and Shalom: Sarah Bessey speaks [part i]](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/02/15/on-justice-and-shalom-sarah-bessey-speaks/) - A Book that is worth getting hold of... [For part II of this extract which includes the story of the man who literally moved a mountain, click here]
- [On Justice and Shalom: Sarah Bessey speaks [part II]](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/02/26/on-justice-and-shalom-sarah-bessey-speaks-part-ii/) - A week ago i shared a piece from Sarah Bessey's new book 'Out of Sorts' on Justice and Shalom and so i want to share the second part of that with you. This is from Chapter 11 which is titled ‘Beautiful Facade’ and subtitled ‘On Justice and Shalom’: = = = = = = = =
- [Can't we All just be Colourblind?](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/02/18/colourblind/) - Colour blindness, or colour vision deficiency, is the inability or decreased ability to see colour, or perceive colour differences, under normal lighting conditions. Colour blindness affects a significant percentage of the population. There is no actual blindness but there is a deficiency of colour vision. [WikiThePedia] In a practical sense, what this often means is that
- [I'll tell you what you can do.](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/02/25/ill-tell-you-what-you-can-do/) - i hear that so often in conversations of race. But what am i meant to do? It sounds like an honest question and a healthy cry for help. But as a matter of fact i am starting to realise that it is incredibly lazy. You are asking me to give you the answers [which is
- [Taboo Topics: Race - Some thoughts from the Internet - on White Privilege and Post-Racial America](https://brettfish.co.za/2014/04/22/taboo-topics-race-some-thoughts-from-the-internet-on-post-racial-america-and-white-privilege/) - Let's crank this thing up a notch. Two articles that have caught my attention recently [Thankx Tsholofelo for the first one] and have a lot to say in this Race conversation that we've started and are engaging with each other on [although am still hoping to see more of that]. These feel like they could
- [How to be an Ally: Positive Influence [Jacqui Tooke]](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/02/02/betterallyjacquitooke/) - My friend Jacqui Tooke continues the 'How to Be a Better Ally' to people of colour series with this guest piece, looking at Positive Influence: Let’s get vocal… If you are like me, then your heart has been crushed by all the racist attitudes, thoughts and opinions that have been expressed in our country recently.
- [Tandem Post: Too Much For You](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/02/23/tandem-post-too-much-for-you/) - This week’s Tandem Blog Title [seven writers producing a blog post from the same title] is ‘Too Much For You’ and so without much further ado about nothing, here is my version of: = = = = = = = = = = TOO MUCH FOR YOU Am i too much, for you? Is
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #WhoReallyLetTheDogsOutAndWhy](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/02/24/a-frikkin-hashtag-whoreallyletthedogsoutandwhy/) - In the year 2000 the Baha Men released one of the catchiest songs ever. With the chorus posing that existential question: Who let the dogs out? Who? Who? Who? Who? And we never received the answer. 16 years later and i was still feeling a little short-changed by that whole thing, so i decided to
- [My God, My God, and other fun Psalms to cheer you up.](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/02/22/my-god-my-god-and-other-fun-psalms-to-cheer-you-up/) - When last did you lament out loud? Anyone who knows me even just a medium amount will know, when they saw that cover pic verse, that there was a huge and loud BUT on the way. We love happy endings, hope-filled verses and to quote the promises of God to each other [even when we
- [Re-introducing No_bob [the world's most famous stuffed dolphin]](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/02/20/re-introducing-no_bob-the-worlds-most-famous-stuffed-dolphin/) - No_bob, No_bob, swimming in the ocean No_bob, No_bob, showing no emotion No_bob, No_bob, the world famous dolphin No_bob, No_bob, everybody loves him No_bob, No_bob, you know you want to hug him No_bob, No_bob, the world famous dolphin That is the chorus from 'The No_bob Song' which was written and performed by Serving Suggestion probably a
- [Coffee over Pie Holes](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/02/19/coffee-over-pie-holes/) - Soooo, i wrote a post with my reflections on the Passion worship event on the weekend as most of you know and BOOM! Oh and then there was the one i wrote titled, 'Sodomy: A South African Love Story' which was a "great post, but please change the title because it's awkward having that on
- [I will not apologise for my 'white privilege'.](https://brettfish.co.za/2014/05/09/i-will-not-apologise-for-my-white-privilege/) - This feels like an important part of the conversation to spend some time on and i would love to hear your response to this. You may have seen the article by Princeton student, Tal Fortgang, titled 'Checking my Privilege: Character as the Basis of Privilege' that has been doing the rounds this week in which
- [Taboo Topics: Race - 10 Important thoughts for the Rainbow nation to hear and know - by Busi Ledibane](https://brettfish.co.za/2014/04/28/taboo-topics-race-10-important-thoughts-for-the-rainbow-nation-to-hear-and-know-by-busi-ledibane/) - As a nation we are celebrating 20 years of democracy and while there is still a lot that has to be done in this country of ours that bears the horrible scars of Apartheid, I am still proud that we are here. It means something because at least we are not where we used to
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #UnlikelyOscarCombos](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/02/17/a-frikkin-hashtag-unlikelyoscarcombos/) - Let's be honest... neither Sylvester Stallone nor Arnold Schwarzenegger are going to be nominated for an Oscar for appearing in a Wes Anderson movie. Quentin Tarentino is NOT going to receive an Oscar for any kind of Disney Kids movie type thing. And Adam Sandler? Well let's just stop right there. For last week's game,
- [Tandem Post: Behind the Tree](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/02/16/tandem-post-behind-the-tree/) - Week two of our Tandem Blog Post series in which seven writers receive a title every week and then produce whatever the title inspires in them - had some really hardcore, emotional, quite challenging pieces from some of our writers last week - who knows what mood they will be in this week? Please make
- [Sodomy: A South African Love Story](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/02/13/sodomy-a-south-african-love-story/) - South Africans, i love you. All of you. i sat in a room this morning with a handful of people, some linked to the university who represented a collective called Disrupting Whiteness and some from the non-profit organisation called The Warehouse, and a handful of others. It felt like a room full of incredible people
- [The Passion of the Chris](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/02/14/the-passion-of-the-chris/) - Last night was the Passion 2016 Worship Conference in Cape Town. Earlier in the day i had been at a significant meeting with the young folks from Disrupting Whiteness which i reflected on in this somewhat controversially titled post, 'Sodomy: A South African Love Story' which reminded us of an earlier definition of Sodomy which
- [Please help me help Phil: On Sacrifice](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/02/15/philpottersacrifice/) - i kinda stumbled into an impromptu dinner after the cricket [Go Proteas!] last night. One of the people sitting at the table with us was Phil Potter [no relation!] from the UK who is here to speak at a conference called Fresh Expressions, which looks at different ways of doing and being church. We all got
- [Push the Button [Please]: Warning: May contain traces of Telkom Rant](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/02/12/push-the-button-please-warning-may-contain-traces-of-telkom-rant/) - Are you even kidding me? Is that really their logo.? And if it really is true that 'Tomorrow starts today', don't you think it would be the littlest bit gentlemanly to add the bit about 'oh and just in case you weren't aware Today starts three months from Wednesday'? If i sound a little bit
- [The Biggest "Yes" is a "Know"](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/02/09/biggestyesisaknow/) - Who do you know? Graeme Codrington shared an article on my Facebook page today with this statement at the top of it: For my South African friends, we're having an interesting time at the moment, as we talk again about race relations. It's hard, and sometimes hurting, but I love that we're having this conversation.
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #ImprovedMovieTaglines](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/02/08/a-frikkin-hashtag-improvedmovietaglines/) - This week's game focused on movies with #ImprovedMovieTaglines and with Christine Wonders [aka @googlegirl98] and Portmanteau Jones [aka @SadlyCatless] jumping in to perform co-hosting duties, we knew it was going to be a blast... and it was. Thank you to two wonderful, amazing and fun women who are kicking the butt cheeks of the Twitterer in the
- [We who have choice.](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/02/05/we-who-have-choice/) - Most days i wake up and am excited to try and do my little bit to hopefully help make things better in South Africa. i write blogs, i engage with people in conversation online and offline, i use the platforms i have to create spaces for other voices to speak boldly about important and significant
- [Breaking Bread [with Linde]: On Allyship, Friendship and Engagement](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/02/04/breakingbreadwithlinde/) - Hi Linde, thank you so much for agreeing to try this with me. It started with you writing a blog post titled 'For Blacks Only' - https://brettfish.wordpress.com/2016/01/28/for-blacks-only-guest-post-by-linde-ndaba/#comments - although you did tell me that it was also a great post for white people to read and i fully agree with that. Then my friend Megan [who i
- [Ten Steps to Becoming more Productive](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/02/03/ten-steps-to-becoming-more-productive/) - Time flies: You can't, they move too fast. [Think about it]. But yes, that would be an accurate description of my life, at least since we returned to South Africa in August of 2014. Non stop. i sit with things i want to do, things i need to do, a physical pile of books to
- [Breaking Bread [with Trev]: Words vs Life](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/02/02/breakingbreadwithtrevwordstolife/) - It has been a bit of a while since i had a Breaking Bread conversation with Trev where each of us gets five chances to respond to the other person with around 100 words per time and so we decided to give it another try and here it is: = = = = = = =
- [When last did you threaten your pastor?](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/02/02/last-threaten-pastor/) - i can’t remember any time recently when i wanted to kill the pastor of the church i was in [Ben the Priest is kinda cool!]. In fact it’s probably more likely that there were people thinking those kinds of thoughts about me during some of my more challenging or hectic messages back in the day.
- [How to be an Ally: #NotOnMyWatch](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/01/25/how-to-be-an-ally-notonmywatch/) - i want to continue this series on trying to figure out as white people, how we can be better allies to our friends of colour and i guess people of colour in general. i would LOVE to have more of you contributing pieces to this series, so if you have an idea please get hold
- [See you, see me](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/01/28/see-you-see-me/) - Hey, you! Yes, YOU! i see you! Is that maybe not everything we want to hear and know? That i am seen. That someone acknowledges my existence and my presence. That someone knows my name. That i count. i matter. DO YOU SEE? Think back over this week… What was
- [Welcome to Brettfish.co.za](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/02/01/welcome-to-brettfish-co-za/) - Greetings and Welcome to Brettfish.co.za - this has been a LONG time coming and huge thanks to my friends, Mandy Papenfus and Simon Streep, for helping me get to this point. The hope of a cleaner, crisper, fresher look for my blog as well as a space to add videos and book sales and other
- [Just One Story? The Pavement Bookworm](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/01/27/just-one-story-the-pavement-bookworm/) - 'Books are a very important part of my life. Books are my wealth and pay my bills. Books have a magic that keeps me going through hard times.' [Philani Dladla, The Pavement Bookworm, opening line] Meet Philani Dladla. You may have seen glimpses of his story that went viral a while back as a young
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #ForYourBirthdayI](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/01/26/a-frikkin-hashtag-foryourbirthdayi/) - Well, it was bound to happen sooner or later as i have been flying high with @AFrikkinHashtag since i started hosting the games. But this game bummed me out. And it was my birthday. So not the best of presents... or presence, really. Sorry, community, but you can do better. With the advantage of hindsight
- [How Long?](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/01/22/how-long-2/) - This is a comment that 'Jul' posted on one of my blog posts the other day and deserved to be a blog post of its own [hope that's okay, Jul?]: For over 21 years, black South Africans have largely forgiven the majority of the white population who repeatedly voted in a racist government that dehumanised
- [A poem: On Point](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/01/25/a-poem-on-point/) - On Point “I didn’t do it,” she said, as she pointed at someone else’s parent’s parents. “I didn’t do it, “he said, “and I have NEVER used that word.” “We didn’t do it,” they loudly declared, as they counted out the coins to pay the lady who was busy raising their children. “I
- [Meet my new friend, Mapula Diale](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/01/20/meet-my-new-friend-mapula-diale-2/) - There is a vicious rumour going around that you can't meet people on the internet. That is completely true and some of my best friends at the moment are people i have engaged with online and never [or only recently - hi Trevor Black!] met in real life... Sindile, Linde, Felicity and so many more
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #ConfusingProverbs](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/01/19/a-frikkin-hashtag-confusingproverbs/) - So i had a week off with some visiting friends to go on a road trip and visit the Kruger National Park and we saw some crazy amazing animal sights... but i also missed all of you and so am super ready to dive back into this week's game... [And with tomorrow being my birthday
- [Happy Birthday to me: What I Want!](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/01/18/happy-birthday-to-me-what-i-want/) - On Wednesday it is my birthday. i am turning 42 which, according to 'The Hitchkhiker's Guide to the Galaxy's Douglas Adams is the answer to the question, 'What is the Meaning of Life?' That's right, i am literally going to be The Meaning of Life... years old. This is happening at quite a busy time
- [i am NOT brave.](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/01/18/i-am-not-brave/) - Since i have started speaking and writing more about issues of Race in South Africa i have had a fair amount of [mostly black] people telling me from time to time how brave i am. i don't believe that is true. NOT ON MY WATCH i began the daily #NotOnMyWatch tag statuses on Facebook with
- [#NotOnMyWatch](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/01/05/notonmywatch/) - White people of South Africa. The time is now! Yesterday i shared a status by my friend Sindile which is pretty much going viral which is excellent to see as it is such an important prophetic word especially for the white people across South Africa to really get. This is the summation extract from that
- [A Sparrow by any other name...](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/01/05/a-sparrow-by-any-other-name/) - It has been a heart-breaking day... i've known Sindile for close to a year and a half now i think. Known as in i've never met him in real life [yet - hopefully remedy that in the next ten days!] but he has guest posted on my blog a number of times and he has
- [What Matters Most?](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/01/04/what-matters-most/) - As we hit the ground running in 2016 it can be so easy to simply be caught up in all the responsibilities, habits and routines that characterised 2015. I WANT TO INVITE YOU TO STOP FOR TWO MINUTES To Be Still. And Know. A couple of years ago, tbV [the beautiful Val] and i were
- [A Frikkin Hashtag: #UnlikelySuperheroAndSidekick](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/01/03/a-frikkin-hashtag-unlikelysuperheroandsidekick/) - Another week, another great Hashtag game. For those of you who play, which is made easier on the @HashtagRoundup app, you might find it gets a little monotonous, especially around holiday times. With something like 50 different game tags a week on the app it is hard to stay original and set your games apart. But
- [Ten Great posts from 2015](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/01/02/ten-great-posts-from-2015/) - The other day i posted the top 5 blogs of this past year in terms of the amount of eyes they got on them. This doesn't necessarily mean they were the best five blog posts of the year, but they definitely resonated with more people. But i have some favourites outside of them as well
- [Carpe Momentum: Seize the Moments](https://brettfish.co.za/2016/01/01/carpe-momentum-seize-the-moments/) - What a powerful end to 2015! At the end of most normal years, if there is such a thing, i imagine tbV and i would have tried to find a few days off to just chill and recover from what has been a busy, crazy, challenging, great and difficult year. But this year we decided
- [The Deep Dive South Africa needs.](https://brettfish.co.za/2015/12/31/the-deep-dive-south-africa-needs/) - i crawled into bed sometime after 2 this morning... Exhausted, challenged, frustrated, reflective, inspired, hopeful. It had been a long, packed day. The night before had seen 11 of us sharing a meal and then sitting outside in our tiny courtyard, wrestling with the idea of what it means to Live Simply. Realising that even

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- [australia](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/australia/)
- [cans](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/cans/)
- [cardboard](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/cardboard/)
- [conservation](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/conservation/)
- [glass](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/glass/)
- [Jesus followers](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/jesus-followers/)
- [no meat thursdays](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/no-meat-thursdays/)
- [plastic](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/plastic/)
- [recycling](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/recycling/)
- [stalker](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/stalker/)
- [David](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/david/)
- [disciples](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/disciples/)
- [Holy Spirit](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/holy-spirit/)
- [leadership](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/leadership/)
- [Saul](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/saul/)
- [Solomon](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/solomon/)
- [5fm](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/5fm/)
- [idiot](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/idiot/)
- [prostitution](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/prostitution/)
- [rape](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/rape/)
- [stupid](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/stupid/)
- [trafficking](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/trafficking/)
- [world cup](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/world-cup/)
- [bosnians](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/bosnians/)
- [gentile](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/gentile/)
- [gospel](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/gospel/)
- [hutus](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/hutus/)
- [jew](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/jew/)
- [multiculturalism](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/multiculturalism/)
- [peace](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/peace/)
- [prejudice](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/prejudice/)
- [racism](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/racism/)
- [rodney king](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/rodney-king/)
- [serbs](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/serbs/)
- [sociologist](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/sociologist/)
- [tutsis](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/tutsis/)
- [eddie izzard](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/eddie-izzard/)
- [Jesus Christ](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/jesus-christ/)
- [keith green](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/keith-green/)
- [no compromise](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/no-compromise/)
- [poverty](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/poverty/)
- [questions](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/questions/)
- [shane claiborne](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/shane-claiborne/)
- [the irresistible revolution](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/the-irresistible-revolution/)
- [wealth](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/wealth/)
- [Christ follower](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/christ-follower/)
- [da vinci](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/da-vinci/)
- [edison](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/edison/)
- [einstein](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/einstein/)
- [franklin](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/franklin/)
- [hawking](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/hawking/)
- [jefferson](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/jefferson/)
- [michaelangelo](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/michaelangelo/)
- [newton](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/newton/)
- [nietzsche](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/nietzsche/)
- [trends](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/trends/)
- [voltaire](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/voltaire/)
- [chocolate](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/chocolate/)
- [cocoa](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/cocoa/)
- [microwave](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/microwave/)
- [survivor](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/survivor/)
- [the amazing race](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/the-amazing-race/)
- [top deck](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/top-deck/)
- [Christians](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/christians/)
- [Gandhi](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/gandhi/)
- [hell](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/hell/)
- [hypocrite](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/hypocrite/)
- [iphone](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/iphone/)
- [irresistible revolution](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/irresistible-revolution/)
- [judgemental](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/judgemental/)
- [televangelists](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/televangelists/)
- [the simple way](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/the-simple-way/)
- [bacon](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/bacon/)
- [birthday](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/birthday/)
- [breakfast in bed](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/breakfast-in-bed/)
- [happy](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/happy/)
- [marvin the martian](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/marvin-the-martian/)
- [phone](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/phone/)
- [smarties](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/smarties/)
- [sms](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/sms/)
- [yoghurt](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/yoghurt/)
- [Christian Union](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/christian-union/)
- [dead](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/dead/)
- [Herschel](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/herschel/)
- [i wish you were dead](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/i-wish-you-were-dead/)
- [improv](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/improv/)
- [Jack Handey](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/jack-handey/)
- [jewish](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/jewish/)
- [pizza](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/pizza/)
- [compassion](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/compassion/)
- [father](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/father/)
- [insane](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/insane/)
- [mercy](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/mercy/)
- [pigs](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/pigs/)
- [son](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/son/)
- [true love](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/true-love/)
- [close](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/close/)
- [distance](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/distance/)
- [hearing from God](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/hearing-from-god/)
- [school](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/school/)
- [abundance](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/abundance/)
- [China](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/china/)
- [house](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/house/)
- [India](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/india/)
- [money](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/money/)
- [overseas](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/overseas/)
- [rich](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/rich/)
- [television](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/television/)
- [Timothy](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/timothy/)
- [cross](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/cross/)
- [death](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/death/)
- [jamestown](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/jamestown/)
- [revenge](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/revenge/)
- [roman](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/roman/)
- [stabbed](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/stabbed/)
- [torture](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/torture/)
- [youth](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/youth/)
- [bp](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/bp/)
- [community](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/community/)
- [complex](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/complex/)
- [green](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/green/)
- [no meat thursday](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/no-meat-thursday/)
- [planet](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/planet/)
- [tin](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/tin/)
- [vegetarian](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/vegetarian/)
- [century city](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/century-city/)
- [coffee](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/coffee/)
- [creative](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/creative/)
- [greek](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/greek/)
- [oikos](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/oikos/)
- [seattle](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/seattle/)
- [skills](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/skills/)
- [world-changing](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/world-changing/)
- [AIDS](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/aids/)
- [bono](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/bono/)
- [caffeine](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/caffeine/)
- [charles manson](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/charles-manson/)
- [hitler](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/hitler/)
- [jacob zuma](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/jacob-zuma/)
- [mother teresa](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/mother-teresa/)
- [nelson mandela](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/nelson-mandela/)
- [osama bin laden](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/osama-bin-laden/)
- [saddam hussein](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/saddam-hussein/)
- [holy day](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/holy-day/)
- [sabbath](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/sabbath/)
- [african national congress](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/african-national-congress/)
- [anc](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/anc/)
- [jackson mthembu](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/jackson-mthembu/)
- [julius malema](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/julius-malema/)
- [sex](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/sex/)
- [condoms](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/condoms/)
- [guard](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/guard/)
- [gun](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/gun/)
- [neelsie](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/neelsie/)
- [semi-automatic](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/semi-automatic/)
- [amnesia](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/amnesia/)
- [forget](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/forget/)
- [atm](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/atm/)
- [call centre](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/call-centre/)
- [cellphone](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/cellphone/)
- [customer](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/customer/)
- [mobile](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/mobile/)
- [richard branson](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/richard-branson/)
- [virgin](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/virgin/)
- [evangelism](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/evangelism/)
- [hope](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/hope/)
- [hypocracy](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/hypocracy/)
- [purpose](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/purpose/)
- [beach](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/beach/)
- [capitalism](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/capitalism/)
- [capitals](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/capitals/)
- [high school](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/high-school/)
- [hot](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/hot/)
- [sentence](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/sentence/)
- [township](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/township/)
- [body boarder](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/body-boarder/)
- [dead poets society](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/dead-poets-society/)
- [family](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/family/)
- [good morning vietnam](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/good-morning-vietnam/)
- [kayamandi](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/kayamandi/)
- [kill](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/kill/)
- [robin williams](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/robin-williams/)
- [stalking](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/stalking/)
- [surfing](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/surfing/)
- [swim](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/swim/)
- [water](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/water/)
- [evil](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/evil/)
- [james bond](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/james-bond/)
- [shack](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/shack/)
- [voters](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/voters/)
- [watch](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/watch/)
- [grow](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/grow/)
- [growth](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/growth/)
- [abortion](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/abortion/)
- [black people](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/black-people/)
- [catholic](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/catholic/)
- [drink](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/drink/)
- [drugs](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/drugs/)
- [gay people](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/gay-people/)
- [homosexuality](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/homosexuality/)
- [sex shops](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/sex-shops/)
- [tattoo](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/tattoo/)
- [fire](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/fire/)
- [fireplace](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/fireplace/)
- [fireworks](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/fireworks/)
- [illusion](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/illusion/)
- [praising God](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/praising-god/)
- [character](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/character/)
- [journey](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/journey/)
- [spiritual](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/spiritual/)
- [ten commandments](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/ten-commandments/)
- [boer](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/boer/)
- [clown](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/clown/)
- [drunk driving](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/drunk-driving/)
- [jackson methembu](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/jackson-methembu/)
- [joke](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/joke/)
- [rapist](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/rapist/)
- [shoot](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/shoot/)
- [singing](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/singing/)
- [university of johannesburg](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/university-of-johannesburg/)
- [anc youth league](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/anc-youth-league/)
- [bennie hinn](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/bennie-hinn/)
- [HIV](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/hiv/)
- [leaders](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/leaders/)
- [ray macauley](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/ray-macauley/)
- [scandal](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/scandal/)
- [scripture](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/scripture/)
- [calling](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/calling/)
- [evangelist](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/evangelist/)
- [missionary](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/missionary/)
- [thanksgiving](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/thanksgiving/)
- [war and peace](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/war-and-peace/)
- [winnie the pooh](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/winnie-the-pooh/)
- [disciple](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/disciple/)
- [extraordinary](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/extraordinary/)
- [Paul](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/paul/)
- [radical](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/radical/)
- [revolutionary](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/revolutionary/)
- [standard](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/standard/)
- [marry](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/marry/)
- [mind control](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/mind-control/)
- [romans](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/romans/)
- [transform](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/transform/)
- [high-fiveable](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/high-fiveable/)
- [michael-john](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/michael-john/)
- [muscle-john](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/muscle-john/)
- [no_bob](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/no_bob/)
- [oprah](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/oprah/)
- [the daily post](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/the-daily-post/)
- [time magazine](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/time-magazine/)
- [commandment](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/commandment/)
- [economy](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/economy/)
- [gold](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/gold/)
- [homosexual](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/homosexual/)
- [mirror](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/mirror/)
- [muslim](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/muslim/)
- [neighbour](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/neighbour/)
- [old testament](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/old-testament/)
- [poem](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/poem/)
- [poetry](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/poetry/)
- [prodigal son](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/prodigal-son/)
- [second chance](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/second-chance/)
- [cascade](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/cascade/)
- [collaboration](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/collaboration/)
- [cycles](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/cycles/)
- [government](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/government/)
- [infinity](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/infinity/)
- [monlith](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/monlith/)
- [orchestra](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/orchestra/)
- [911](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/911/)
- [abuse](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/abuse/)
- [accusation](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/accusation/)
- [guilty](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/guilty/)
- [hillbrow](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/hillbrow/)
- [horror](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/horror/)
- [justice](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/justice/)
- [nazi](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/nazi/)
- [violence](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/violence/)
- [hoops](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/hoops/)
- [twitter](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/twitter/)
- [band](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/band/)
- [brothers streep](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/brothers-streep/)
- [raisins](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/raisins/)
- [settlers of catan](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/settlers-of-catan/)
- [simon van wyk](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/simon-van-wyk/)
- [americans](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/americans/)
- [durban](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/durban/)
- [germans](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/germans/)
- [God is not a white man](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/god-is-not-a-white-man/)
- [guinea pig](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/guinea-pig/)
- [hamster](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/hamster/)
- [michael gunga](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/michael-gunga/)
- [music video](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/music-video/)
- [piercings](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/piercings/)
- [sweets](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/sweets/)
- [behave](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/behave/)
- [believe](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/believe/)
- [belong](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/belong/)
- [gay](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/gay/)
- [living together](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/living-together/)
- [pray](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/pray/)
- [black](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/black/)
- [eerie](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/eerie/)
- [grapes](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/grapes/)
- [haunting](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/haunting/)
- [raisin](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/raisin/)
- [shadows](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/shadows/)
- [baseball](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/baseball/)
- [fly](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/fly/)
- [gymnastics](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/gymnastics/)
- [superman](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/superman/)
- [cynthia](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/cynthia/)
- [die](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/die/)
- [google](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/google/)
- [old](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/old/)
- [pro life](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/pro-life/)
- [rita reed](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/rita-reed/)
- [scripture union](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/scripture-union/)
- [sherlock holmes](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/sherlock-holmes/)
- [spartacus](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/spartacus/)
- [young](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/young/)
- [cancerous](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/cancerous/)
- [hopelessness](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/hopelessness/)
- [loneliness](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/loneliness/)
- [amazing race](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/amazing-race/)
- [ching cho cha](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/ching-cho-cha/)
- [christian muffins](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/christian-muffins/)
- [pastors wife](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/pastors-wife/)
- [rock paper scissors](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/rock-paper-scissors/)
- [tag team](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/tag-team/)
- [tagalong](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/tagalong/)
- [barney](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/barney/)
- [complaints](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/complaints/)
- [cupcakes](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/cupcakes/)
- [dinosaur](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/dinosaur/)
- [excalibur](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/excalibur/)
- [flapjacks](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/flapjacks/)
- [muffins](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/muffins/)
- [premix](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/premix/)
- [purple](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/purple/)
- [snowflake](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/snowflake/)
- [terrorist](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/terrorist/)
- [toshiba](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/toshiba/)
- [waffles](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/waffles/)
- [car guard](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/car-guard/)
- [cheese and crackers](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/cheese-and-crackers/)
- [electrician](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/electrician/)
- [face](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/face/)
- [ginos](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/ginos/)
- [man in the mirror](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/man-in-the-mirror/)
- [michael jackson](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/michael-jackson/)
- [petrol attendant](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/petrol-attendant/)
- [plastic surgery](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/plastic-surgery/)
- [tip](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/tip/)
- [waiter](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/waiter/)
- [waitress](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/waitress/)
- [following Jesus](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/following-jesus/)
- [homeless](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/homeless/)
- [lindri](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/lindri/)
- [moses](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/moses/)
- [positive](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/positive/)
- [pro south africa](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/pro-south-africa/)
- [soiuth africa](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/soiuth-africa/)
- [proudly south african](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/proudly-south-african/)
- [all-powerful](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/all-powerful/)
- [faithful](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/faithful/)
- [pome](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/pome/)
- [congregation](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/congregation/)
- [fall out boy](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/fall-out-boy/)
- [Flight of the Conchords](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/flight-of-the-conchords/)
- [gifts](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/gifts/)
- [language](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/language/)
- [magic](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/magic/)
- [open mic](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/open-mic/)
- [photos](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/photos/)
- [talents](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/talents/)
- [the roy](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/the-roy/)
- [happy marriage](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/happy-marriage/)
- [husband](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/husband/)
- [romance](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/romance/)
- [appearance](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/appearance/)
- [bob newhart](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/bob-newhart/)
- [freak my bean](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/freak-my-bean/)
- [reality](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/reality/)
- [truth](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/truth/)
- [alice in wonderland](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/alice-in-wonderland/)
- [avatar](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/avatar/)
- [indian](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/indian/)
- [leon shuster](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/leon-shuster/)
- [mr bones](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/mr-bones/)
- [racist](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/racist/)
- [shucks shabalala](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/shucks-shabalala/)
- [the pacifier](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/the-pacifier/)
- [vin diesl](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/vin-diesl/)
- [allan boesak](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/allan-boesak/)
- [baldrick](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/baldrick/)
- [dom joly](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/dom-joly/)
- [helen zille](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/helen-zille/)
- [ken livingstone](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/ken-livingstone/)
- [london](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/london/)
- [monty python](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/monty-python/)
- [nokia](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/nokia/)
- [rob van vuuren](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/rob-van-vuuren/)
- [shucks](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/shucks/)
- [terry gilliam](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/terry-gilliam/)
- [tony robinson](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/tony-robinson/)
- [trigger happy](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/trigger-happy/)
- [uk](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/uk/)
- [bafana bafana](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/bafana-bafana/)
- [mexico](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/mexico/)
- [namrock](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/namrock/)
- [victory](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/victory/)
- [vuvuzella](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/vuvuzella/)
- [nature](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/nature/)
- [exiles](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/exiles/)
- [fully God](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/fully-god/)
- [fully man](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/fully-man/)
- [incarnation](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/incarnation/)
- [michael frost](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/michael-frost/)
- [peppermint crisp tart](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/peppermint-crisp-tart/)
- [perfection quotient](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/perfection-quotient/)
- [PQ](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/pq/)
- [authentic](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/authentic/)
- [living it](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/living-it/)
- [witnessing](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/witnessing/)
- [2010](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/2010/)
- [cheating](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/cheating/)
- [england](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/england/)
- [fifa](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/fifa/)
- [german goalkeeper](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/german-goalkeeper/)
- [henry](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/henry/)
- [maradona](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/maradona/)
- [soccer](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/soccer/)
- [life to the full](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/life-to-the-full/)
- [undivided heart](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/undivided-heart/)
- [valley](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/valley/)
- [gems](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/gems/)
- [holland](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/holland/)
- [hungry](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/hungry/)
- [kleinfrans](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/kleinfrans/)
- [malawi](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/malawi/)
- [overcome](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/overcome/)
- [revolution](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/revolution/)
- [thirsty](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/thirsty/)
- [tit](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/tit/)
- [debt](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/debt/)
- [liberation](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/liberation/)
- [hate christianity](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/hate-christianity/)
- [anniversary](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/anniversary/)
- [carcassonne](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/carcassonne/)
- [carcossane](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/carcossane/)
- [cricket](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/cricket/)
- [dating](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/dating/)
- [engaged](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/engaged/)
- [it crowd](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/it-crowd/)
- [married](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/married/)
- [michael mcintrye](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/michael-mcintrye/)
- [prawn cocktail](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/prawn-cocktail/)
- [scrubs](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/scrubs/)
- [single](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/single/)
- [steri stumpie](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/steri-stumpie/)
- [summer heights high](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/summer-heights-high/)
- [terry pratchett](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/terry-pratchett/)
- [waffle](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/waffle/)
- [honeymoon](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/honeymoon/)
- [val](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/val/)
- [big mike](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/big-mike/)
- [cry](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/cry/)
- [leigh anne tuohy](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/leigh-anne-tuohy/)
- [mel gibson](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/mel-gibson/)
- [michael tuohy](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/michael-tuohy/)
- [newsong festival](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/newsong-festival/)
- [passion of the Christ](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/passion-of-the-christ/)
- [sandra bullock](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/sandra-bullock/)
- [starfish](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/starfish/)
- [the blind side](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/the-blind-side/)
- [Christianity](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/christianity/)
- [forgive](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/forgive/)
- [goats](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/goats/)
- [hate christians](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/hate-christians/)
- [naked](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/naked/)
- [needy](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/needy/)
- [prison](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/prison/)
- [sheep](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/sheep/)
- [sick](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/sick/)
- [amazink](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/amazink/)
- [brazil](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/brazil/)
- [dr bones](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/dr-bones/)
- [france](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/france/)
- [germany](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/germany/)
- [namibia](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/namibia/)
- [netherlands](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/netherlands/)
- [portugal](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/portugal/)
- [reegs](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/reegs/)
- [spain](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/spain/)
- [star trek](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/star-trek/)
- [uruguay](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/uruguay/)
- [awesomesa](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/awesomesa/)
- [ayoba](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/ayoba/)
- [shari cohen](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/shari-cohen/)
- [ubuntu](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/ubuntu/)
- [world cup soccer](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/world-cup-soccer/)
- [ghana](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/ghana/)
- [italy](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/italy/)
- [ivory coast](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/ivory-coast/)
- [ranking](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/ranking/)
- [belief](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/belief/)
- [Matthew](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/matthew/)
- [serve](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/serve/)
- [cell c](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/cell-c/)
- [craig beech](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/craig-beech/)
- [drivers ed](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/drivers-ed/)
- [mtn](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/mtn/)
- [spurgeon](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/spurgeon/)
- [stupid people](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/stupid-people/)
- [thesising](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/thesising/)
- [virgin movile](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/virgin-movile/)
- [vodacom](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/vodacom/)
- [practical](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/practical/)
- [construct](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/construct/)
- [crayon](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/crayon/)
- [kill hate with love](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/kill-hate-with-love/)
- [perception of christianity](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/perception-of-christianity/)
- [mini olympics](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/mini-olympics/)
- [polystyrene](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/polystyrene/)
- [steroids](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/steroids/)
- [vibe](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/vibe/)
- [vybe](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/vybe/)
- [country](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/country/)
- [exotic](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/exotic/)
- [holiday](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/holiday/)
- [travel](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/travel/)
- [travel blog](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/travel-blog/)
- [vote](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/vote/)
- [write book](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/write-book/)
- [baby](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/baby/)
- [internet ad](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/internet-ad/)
- [pregnancy miracle](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/pregnancy-miracle/)
- [pregnant](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/pregnant/)
- [anotine de saint-exupery](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/anotine-de-saint-exupery/)
- [sean tucker](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/sean-tucker/)
- [wrestling](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/wrestling/)
- [countries](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/countries/)
- [get rid of me](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/get-rid-of-me/)
- [anti-gay](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/anti-gay/)
- [witness](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/witness/)
- [antoine de saint-exupery](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/antoine-de-saint-exupery/)
- [inspiration](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/inspiration/)
- [motivation](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/motivation/)
- [ocean](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/ocean/)
- [ship](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/ship/)
- [elk](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/elk/)
- [frightened](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/frightened/)
- [funny](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/funny/)
- [humour](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/humour/)
- [male](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/male/)
- [random](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/random/)
- [trapdoor](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/trapdoor/)
- [urine](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/urine/)
- [wild dogs](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/wild-dogs/)
- [competition](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/competition/)
- [army](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/army/)
- [entertain](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/entertain/)
- [genius](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/genius/)
- [latrine](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/latrine/)
- [lethal injection](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/lethal-injection/)
- [tv](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/tv/)
- [carl marx](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/carl-marx/)
- [goal](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/goal/)
- [lan](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/lan/)
- [security](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/security/)
- [starcraft](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/starcraft/)
- [summer league](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/summer-league/)
- [western province cricket club](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/western-province-cricket-club/)
- [wocc](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/wocc/)
- [burning](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/burning/)
- [effective](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/effective/)
- [mission](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/mission/)
- [caterpillars](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/caterpillars/)
- [laugh](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/laugh/)
- [president](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/president/)
- [vitamins](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/vitamins/)
- [arrow](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/arrow/)
- [chain mail](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/chain-mail/)
- [cupboard](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/cupboard/)
- [dangly](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/dangly/)
- [protection](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/protection/)
- [socks](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/socks/)
- [teaspoons](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/teaspoons/)
- [chihuahua](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/chihuahua/)
- [coach](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/coach/)
- [college](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/college/)
- [handcuffs](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/handcuffs/)
- [monorail](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/monorail/)
- [mutiny](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/mutiny/)
- [pinball](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/pinball/)
- [rattlesnake](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/rattlesnake/)
- [wish](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/wish/)
- [anne rice](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/anne-rice/)
- [anti-democrat](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/anti-democrat/)
- [anti-feminist](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/anti-feminist/)
- [birth control](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/birth-control/)
- [john ellis](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/john-ellis/)
- [secular humanism](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/secular-humanism/)
- [Tree63](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/tree63/)
- [signs](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/signs/)
- [interview with a vampire](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/interview-with-a-vampire/)
- [Jesus follower](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/jesus-follower/)
- [sequal](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/sequal/)
- [titanic](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/titanic/)
- [titanic ii](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/titanic-ii/)
- [tonight](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/tonight/)
- [clowns](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/clowns/)
- [koran](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/koran/)
- [roymond](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/roymond/)
- [stellenbosch vineyard](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/stellenbosch-vineyard/)
- [twin towers](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/twin-towers/)
- [Christ followers](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/christ-followers/)
- [john eliastam](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/john-eliastam/)
- [anthony horvath](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/anthony-horvath/)
- [michael rowe](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/michael-rowe/)
- [airport](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/airport/)
- [barefoot](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/barefoot/)
- [dreadlock mike](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/dreadlock-mike/)
- [dreadlocks](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/dreadlocks/)
- [nancy the twin](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/nancy-the-twin/)
- [shoes](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/shoes/)
- [consider](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/consider/)
- [right answers](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/right-answers/)
- [think](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/think/)
- [plank](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/plank/)
- [speck](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/speck/)
- [chicken](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/chicken/)
- [dancing](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/dancing/)
- [mike strauss](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/mike-strauss/)
- [nancy enslin](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/nancy-enslin/)
- [owl](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/owl/)
- [plants vs zombies](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/plants-vs-zombies/)
- [reception](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/reception/)
- [secret garden](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/secret-garden/)
- [dakota fanning](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/dakota-fanning/)
- [grownup](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/grownup/)
- [matthew strauss](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/matthew-strauss/)
- [piano](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/piano/)
- [attitude](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/attitude/)
- [eikestad mall](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/eikestad-mall/)
- [inception](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/inception/)
- [movie](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/movie/)
- [red bull](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/red-bull/)
- [the beatiful val](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/the-beatiful-val/)
- [avril elizabeth](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/avril-elizabeth/)
- [handicapped](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/handicapped/)
- [mary the twin](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/mary-the-twin/)
- [retard](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/retard/)
- [simon](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/simon/)
- [special](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/special/)
- [weird](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/weird/)
- [frodo](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/frodo/)
- [gollum](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/gollum/)
- [hobbit](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/hobbit/)
- [lord of the rings](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/lord-of-the-rings/)
- [peter jackson](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/peter-jackson/)
- [ant](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/ant/)
- [bugs](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/bugs/)
- [doom](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/doom/)
- [killing machine](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/killing-machine/)
- [mosquito](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/mosquito/)
- [peanut butter](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/peanut-butter/)
- [pink panther](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/pink-panther/)
- [spiders](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/spiders/)
- [wes craven](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/wes-craven/)
- [woody allen](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/woody-allen/)
- [brain](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/brain/)
- [brainless christianity](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/brainless-christianity/)
- [fluffy pillow](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/fluffy-pillow/)
- [monopoly](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/monopoly/)
- [thort for the week](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/thort-for-the-week/)
- [afghanistan](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/afghanistan/)
- [argentina](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/argentina/)
- [cayman islands](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/cayman-islands/)
- [nepal](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/nepal/)
- [tanzania](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/tanzania/)
- [usa](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/usa/)
- [apathy](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/apathy/)
- [bleargh](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/bleargh/)
- [frustrated](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/frustrated/)
- [gyhooya](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/gyhooya/)
- [kingdom of God](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/kingdom-of-god/)
- [overwhelmed](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/overwhelmed/)
- [tired](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/tired/)
- [burnt](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/burnt/)
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- [26 september](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/26-september/)
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- [the weight of glory](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/the-weight-of-glory/)
- [bull](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/bull/)
- [dr evil cat](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/dr-evil-cat/)
- [photo fail](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/photo-fail/)
- [geneticist](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/geneticist/)
- [israelites](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/israelites/)
- [proof](https://brettfish.co.za/tag/proof/)
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