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No Judgement

Everything in life holds both a blessing and a curse. We deny this when we label the events of our lives as either good or bad. The following old Zen story illustrates this lesson most effectively. 

A farmer had a horse but one day, the horse ran away and so the farmer and his son had to plow their fields themselves. Their neighbors said, "Oh, what bad luck that your horse ran away!" But the farmer replied, "Bad luck, good luck, who knows?" 

The next week, the horse returned to the farm, bringing a herd of wild horses with him. "What wonderful luck!" cried the neighbors, but the farmer responded, "Good luck, bad luck, who knows?" 

Then, the farmer's son was thrown as he tried to ride one of the wild horses, and he broke his leg. "Ah, such bad luck," sympathized the neighbors. Once again, the farmer responded, "Bad luck, good luck, who knows?" 

A short time later, the ruler of the country recruited all young men to join his army for battle. The son, with his broken leg, was left at home. "What good luck that your son was not forced into battle!" celebrated the neighbors. And the farmer remarked, "Good luck, bad luck, who knows?" 

"Do not judge, and you will never be mistaken."

                                                                -- Jean Jacques Rousseau 

9 Months Later.......

Jack decided to go skiing with his buddy, Bob. So they loaded up Jack's minivan and headed north. After driving for a few hours, they got caught in a terrible blizzard. So they pulled into a nearby farm and asked the attractive lady who answered the door if they could spend the night.

'I realize it's terrible weather out there and I have this huge house all to myself, but I'm recently widowed,' she explained. 'I'm afraid the neighbors will talk if I let you stay in my house.'

'Don't worry,' Jack said. 'We'll be happy to sleep in the barn. And if the weather breaks, we'll be gone at first light.' The lady agreed, and the two men found their way to the barn and settled in for the night. Come morning, the weather had cleared, and they got on their way. They enjoyed a great weekend of skiing.

But about nine months later, Jack got an unexpected letter from an attorney. It took him a few minutes to figure it out, but he finally determined that it was from the attorney of that attractive widow he had met on the ski weekend.

He dropped in on his friend Bob and asked, 'Bob, do you remember that good-looking widow from the farm we stayed at on our ski holiday up north about 9 months ago?'

'Yes, I do.' Said Bob.

'Did you, er, happen to getup in the middle of the night, go up to the house and pay her a visit?'

'Well, um, yes!,' Bob said, a little embarrassed about being found out, 'I have to admit that I did.'
'And did you happen to give her my name instead of telling her your name?'

Bob's face turned beet red and he said,
'Yeah, look, I'm sorry, buddy. I'm afraid I did.' 'Why do you ask?'

'She just died and left me everything.'

(And you thought the ending would be different, didn't you?... you know you smiled...now keep that smile for the rest of the day!) 

Goodnight....

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F1 - Shanghai

Lewis Hamilton completely dominated the 56-lap Chinese Grand Prix to inch closer to the world championship on a day when Ferrari and Felipe Massa simply had no answer to the pace of the leading McLaren Mercedes. Heading to the season finale in Brazil, Hamilton leads the championship by seven points from Massa who was this afternoon gifted second position by Ferrari team-mate Kimi Raikkonen. 

Hamilton launched into the lead from pole position and quickly established a three second lead from the chasing Raikkonen. Running third, Massa dropped away to 15 seconds behind Hamilton by the first round of pit stops, a gap that the McLaren driver would manage to the chequered flag...

Raikkonen chased Hamilton hard in the first stint of the race, but lap by lap lost a little ground. Massa ran third until the closing stages of the race when Raikkonen backed off and allowed his team-mate through into second position. That pretty much is the story of the Chinese Grand Prix, a race as devoid of incident and accident as the Japanese Grand Prix a week ago was full of it.

Standings:

Happy Birthday Mackey!

Happy Birthday Mackey

Mackey's turning 5, 5 years of fun and lots of love!

Lets hope for lots more years to come.

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Springbok Rugby Part Of Politics?

So the big sports related news topic of the week was the fact that Springbok flanker Luke Watson apparently wants to “vomit on the jersey” as he think it’s shit. He also took the opportunity to take a swipe at “Dutchmen” - not people from the Netherlands, but Afrikaans South Africans - who allegedly still control the game and all hate him.

Luke Watson: "We need to see the bigger picture and realise that the here and now is not just the here and now, but the here and now only exists because of those who went before us and because of those who are still to come,” Watson said.

“Me having to wear the Springbok jersey, to keep myself from vomiting on it, because there is a bigger picture, because men and women have bled for me to get there."

Mickey: "Then why the hell play for the Springboks, it's not like we need you!"

Shoot the Springbok now - Naas Botha

South African great Naas Botha would like to see the Springbok emblem retained on the famous green jersey but accepts it's inevitable it will disappear and reckons they might as well get rid of it sooner rather than later.

"Everyone is tired of hearing every year that the Springbok has to go. Shoot it now and get it over with," he said.

"It is more about representing your country than about the emblem on your chest anyway.

The Springbok epitomises, since 1906, speed, grace and excellence. The Springbok is certainly about more than merely representing your country."

The issue has certainly polarised people in the rugby republic.

Corné Krige, who captained the 2003 World Cup team, said it would be "an absolute tragedy" if the Springbok emblem was axed.

"If I were still playing and the emblem was scrapped before next month's tour I would have seriously reconsidered whether I still wanted to play for South Africa," Krige said.

"The emblem does not divide people. People divide people -- in this case, ignorant political role players."

A jersey featuring a springbok on one side and a protea, the national flower, on the other side has been suggested as a compromise.

Do You Own Your Life?

"The meaning of life is to give life meaning." 

                                                                       -- Ken Hudgins 

When we own our lives, we accept what we've inherited and the experiences we hold in our memories. We also claim our right to create new conditions if we're not happy with what's come before. We assume responsibility for changing what does not suit us. We acknowledge our own special talents and skills, and truly comprehend our right to enjoy the journey. In short, we embrace the meaning and purpose, the mystery and the beauty of our lives. 

Do you feel that you own your life at the moment? 

"I think of life itself now as a wonderful play that I've written for myself... and so my purpose is to have the utmost fun playing my part."

                                                                       -- Shirley MacLaine 

"Life is too short to be little." 

                                                                      -- Benjamin Disraeli 

"Every man dies, but not every man lives...." 

                                                                      -- Garth Brooks 

Friday

NASA Pictures

At the center of spiral galaxy M81 is a supermassive black hole about 70 million times more massive than our sun.

A delicate ribbon of gas floats eerily in our galaxy. Taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, is a very thin section of a supernova remnant caused by a stellar explosion that occurred more than 1,000 years ago.

This photo shows a view of the sun from Baja California during an eclipse on July 11, 1991, with the moon sliding in front of the sun.

Hurricane Ike covered more than half of Cuba in this image, taken by the Expedition 17 crew aboard the International Space Station from a vantage point of 220 statute miles above Earth.

The Red Planet is home to Valles Marineris, the solar system's largest canyon.

A massive cluster of galaxies located about 2.3 billion light years away.

For some more stunning pictures of our univers visit: http://www.nasa.gov

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Words Of Wisdom

You don't drown by falling into water, you drown if you stay there.

Helen Zille Wins The 2008 World Mayor Award!

14 October 2008: Helen Zille, Executive Mayor of Cape Town and leader of South Africa’s opposition Democratic Alliance, has been awarded the 2008 World Mayor Prize. Commentators supporting her nomination said that in a country devoid of present-day role models, this amazing lady was making a difference and giving people there hope: “Her only equals are Desmond Tutu and Nelson Mandela in Southern Africa.”

Elmar Ledergerber, Mayor of Zürich was in second and Leopoldo López, Mayor of Chacao, placed third in World Mayor 2008.

The project:
World Mayor, a project organised by the urban affairs think tank City Mayors, aims to raise the profile of mayors worldwide as well as to honour those who have made long-lasting contributions to their communities and are committed to the well-being of cities nationally and internationally. According to city residents from all continents, a great mayor must possess these qualities: leadership and vision, good management abilities, social and economic awareness, ability to provide security and to protect the environment as well as having the skill to foster good relations between communities from different cultural, racial and social backgrounds. The World Mayor Project was first carried out in 2004.

Wow, what an honour, our mayor of Cape Town (my home city), wins The 2008 World Mayor Award! Lets hope for president next! You can do it!