Good reads

IT’S KHULA TO CLEAN UP TOGETHER

The It’s Khula to Clean Up team of the aQuellé brand joined the Mossel Bay Municipality late last year to demonstrate their commitment to creating a healthy and sustainable community. Hopefully, they will also come and help the Great…
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USING GRATITUDE FOR HEALING

While the Age Wave study shows the remarkable freeing and opening many of us feel as we age, we still have to grapple with difficulties beyond our control, including upsetting and tragic developments. We’ve all experienced myriad personal…
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WIE NIE VRA NIE …

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“Wie nie vra nie, kry nie.” Dit klink baie logies, want hoe gaan iemand weet dat jy iets nodig het as jy nie vra nie? Dít is egter presies die punt – ons vra nie, en daarom kán ander nie weet nie, en sal ons nie kry nie. Hierdie kort,…
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EASY WAYS TO BE MINDFUL (THAT AREN’T MEDITATION) 

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With the deluge of endless alerts, to-do lists, and bingewatching TV, it can be hard to tame the thoughts. But not think about anything? It can be quite a challenge. WAYS TO BE MINDFUL THAT ARE LIKE MEDITATION Mindfulness may…
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HEALTH BENEFITS OF LIVING BY THE SEA

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We love the feeling of warm sand touching our skin. The energy, the fun, and all the memories we create around the sea. The ocean has a direct connection to our souls and makes us happy, and those are some of the health benefits of living…
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LIGHTS AND LANTERNS 2023

Wat 'n wonderlike opkoms was daar nie by die sewende Lights & Lanterns wat op 20 Desember 2023 plaasgevind het nie! 'n Heerlike aand onder die sterre, met mense wat piekniek gehou en tyd saam met vriende en geliefdes deurgebring het. Die…
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WAT GAAN JY ANDERS DOEN VIR JOUSELF HIERDIE JAAR?

So met die een voet nog op die strand en die ander in die realiteit van ’n werkskedule wat roep om aandag is ek bewus 2024 is hier, alhoewel ek reeds verlede jaar vir my ’n “old school”-dagboek aangeskaf het. Ek hou van voel en vat,…
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HANTEER WHATSAPP-GROEPE MET RESPEK!

WhatsApp-groepe in belang van die gemeenskap is noodsaaklik vir koördinering, maar om dit sinvol te laat werk, is die samewerking van elkeen op die groep allerbelangrik. Wat ek op sommige platforms sien, is teleurstellend en dikwels skrikwekkend.…
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THE PERPLEXITY OF PREFERENCE

When one considers the growing feral geese and/or rabbit population in Great Brak River, one generally falls into one of three camps. Those who are for, those who are concerned about their impact on the environment and those who genuinely couldn’t…
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WHERE DID RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER COME FROM?

For many people, Christmas will forever be associated with the television specials they watched as children, and there may be no better-loved program than Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. The original broadcast of this Rankin/Bass stop-motion…
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CELEBRATING FESTIVE SUSTAINABLY

As the holiday season approaches, many of us eagerly anticipate the joyous festivities and the spirit of giving. However, this December, let’s embark on a journey to celebrate in a way that not only warms our hearts but also nurtures our local…
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LIGHTS & LANTERNS ON 20 DECEMBER 2023!

Family and friends are invited to participate in the Lights & Lanterns project, sponsored by Suiderkruis Security, opposite the police station in Long Street on 20 December 2023 at 19:30. This will be the seventh year the event will take…
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THE POST – VERLEDE EN TOEKOMS

Ons het almal ’n verlede en The Post is geen uitsondering nie. Marji Morkel, inwoner van Groot-Brakrivier, het in Maart 2006 die koerant begin wat bekend gestaan het as Groot Brak Post. Hierdie uitgawes het bestaan uit 12 bladsye in…
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Die Breë spektrum van verlies

Wanneer die seisoene begin verander, word ’n mens dikwels bewus van die veranderinge in jouself. Die woord wat dikwels na vore kom, is “verlies”. Tydens verlies beleef ons ’n woestyntyd waarin ons soek na die sin van die lewe.…
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DIE STOMPKOPKEWER

Dit was in 2017 dat die stompkopkewer die eerste keer in ons land raakgesien is in die Nasionale Botaniese Tuine in KwaZulu-Natal. Hierdie onwelkome immigrant uit Suidoos-Asië het intussen versprei na agt uit die nege provinsies in die land,…
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’N NUWE BEGIN

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Mona de Wet tree na 18 jaar in die eiendomsbedryf af, maar het groot planne vir die toekoms. Sy deel hier van haar ervarings. Hoe het jou reis met eiendomme begin? Dit het in 2005 begin toe ek De Kaap Eiendomme by Marinda Self gekoop het.…
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MY BALI – VAN RYS TOT RAMBUTAN

Volgens ’n plaaslike boer in Ubud word ryslanderye deur middel van die tradisionele Balinese besproeiingstelsel bekend as subak van water voorsien. Die subak is ’n tradisionele besproeiingsbestuursinstelling vir rysverbouing wat hier…
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FELINE ANTICS

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If you share your home with a feline family member, you’ll probably recognize at least a couple of the following oddball behaviors. Refusing to drink from their water bowls Some cats walk right by the cool, clean water in their own bowls,…
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SEVEN REALITIES YOUR CHILD COULD FACE IN THE DIGITAL WORLD

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We are living in a digital world so monitoring your child while they learn or play online is not enough. Empower them with the skills to think before they click! Keeping your child talking at every turn is the secret to a confident surfer…
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OCTOBER – A BUSY MONTH ON ALL FRONTS!

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October proved to be another busy month for the Wonderful Team at the Youth Café as we had a holiday program, a few outreaches, and a supportive role at the first Khoisan First Nation Festival to run with through the month. Our holiday program,…
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