Starting a business in Lesotho

I did it.  I started a business in Lesotho. Let me explain a bit.  I live in neighbouring South Africa, a beautiful part of the world. Life here is adventurous. Life here is not for sissies - as we call them.  Africa is to live, to love, to fight... We stay here because we love it. We love it because it is AFRICA! There are a...

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How to stop antidepressants?

I was there. That uncomfortable moment when someone for the good of an 'antidepressant'-user asks me to share my story about quitting my anti's and when eternal happiness was found. I was a non believer when it came to anti's. I thought they were for attention seeking needy self centred people who were weak. (maybe they are, but I now proudly add myself to this group) After finding myself longing more for death than for life I started anti's. They took the edge of my deep 'sadness' - read depression. I used for 6 months. Anti's stopped...

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My little racist brother

I am driving in my car past a location - township. I see 10 little black children sitting next to the road huddled around a box. My immediate thoughts are: will they kill the puppies in the box after severely abusing them or will they use the kittens they caught to knit a life blanket after which they will slowly club them to death like innocent baby seals. I drive on and hate my thoughts. Why do I think this? But it probably true - again - Why do I think this? I pull over and turn around. I will go back and say hello while having...

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Culture shock

I am a passport holding European. I live in Africa. I love Africa. I see myself as a pale African. I belong here. In a continent of conflict - in a continent of love - in a continent of life But once in a while I go back to my 'mother'land. I visit the poor bastards who believe vitamin D starvation is natural, who believe that three days sun in a row is a great summer, who believe white people can dance... I have never been so angry. I fumed for days. I needed to be calmed down. I wanted to punch some lovely people in the head. - I didn't...

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Cannabis Honey

When I was a youth worker, I was often confronted by older people with complaints about my young people. I always disagreed. Young people are awesome. They have dreams. They believe they can change the world. They often do. Older people however, have always freaked me out. They seem too smooth. Smooth is never good. Unless you are a life insurance salesman... which is also not good. So never! I finally have proof of my ever present suspicion towards the elderly. I was invited to do a talk at a local walking club about Beekeeping in...

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