It was a big shock to me when I graduated from Bordeaux Primary School to King Edward VII High School. It wasn’t only the fact that I went to boarding school at 13. Or that it was an all-boys school. Or that there were more than a 1000 sons competing for an education. It was that the standards were so high. In primary school I was a big deal (or so I thought). First team cricket. First team soccer (half colours for soccer). Top three in athletics. Intellectually functional with a B+ average. Popular with the teachers and mildly popular with the opposite sex. But I was working off a low base. I was a big fish in a small pond. I doubt there were more than 300 children at the school. Maybe there were 150 boys, all told. At King Edward VII I became a small fish in a big pond. All I could get into was the D or E team in rugby. I didn’t get the nod for the cricket team. I was offered the position of scorer. I just couldn’t see myself as counting runs when I wanted to make runs. So, I declined. I was an embarrassment in the athletics department. My academic achievements weren’t exemplary. I did, however, crack the nod to join the chess team … as a reserve. Luckily for me I had a wise mother. She said that she’d love me no matter what. All she expected from me was to try my best. And, that I’d never disappoint her. I failed miserably on the disappointment score. But that’s another story. So, even though I never aced it at school, my self esteem was still intact. I tried my best and that was good enough for me. Not for one second did I feel that I wasn’t good enough. You see, my mother never implied that she’d love me more if I got good marks at school. It didn’t matter to her whether I made the First team or not. She thought I was smart, with or without academic colours. She said, “I will love you, no matter what.” That made all the difference. For her, I was enough. And, today I know that’s true. I’m enough.

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8 Recorder 03 March 2017
JOK
Inspirational
Challenge your mind
Mr John Oscar Kubeka
Motivational Speaker
For bookings call:072 0796 796
Facebook: JOK Inspirational (Pty) Ltd
Fax:086 544 7844
Email: jokubeka@yahoo.com
Challenge yourself, be a go-getter, aim for
greater things and accomplish them.
Everybody in the universe is destined for
greater things in life. Strive for excellence
in everything you do. Leave critics aside
and focus on your journey to success.
Along the way you will definitely face
challenges but call upon the lion of Judah
to stand with you. It does not matter
whether you are young or old, read every
situation with a brilliant mind. Be aware
of everything you feed your mind because
it works like a computer, ITSTORES but it’s
not an actual computer. Believe me, if you
feed it with tremendous, positive and brilliant
thoughts the results will be amazing.
CHALLENGEYOURMIND
What if I'm not good enough ?
It was a big shock to me when I graduated
from Bordeaux Primary School to King
Edward VII High School. It wasn’t only
the fact that I went to boarding school at
13. Or that it was an all-boys school. Or
that there were more than a 1000 boys
competing for an education. It was that
the standards were so high. In primary
school I was a big deal (or so I thought).
First team cricket. First team soccer (half
colours for soccer). Top three in athletics.
Intellectually functional with a B+ average.
Popular with the teachers and mildly
popular with the opposite sex. But I was
working off a low base. I was a big fish in a
small pond. I doubt there were more than
300 children at the school. Maybe there
were 150 boys, all told. At King Edward
VII, I became a small fish in a big pond.All
I could get into was the D or E team in
rugby. I didn’t get the nod for the cricket
team. I was offered the position of scorer. I
just couldn’t see myself as counting runs
when I wanted to make runs. So, I declined.
I was an embarrassment in the athletics
department. My academic achievements
weren’t exemplary. I did, however, crack the
nod to join the chess team ... as a reserve.
Luckily for me I had a wise mother. She
said that she’d love me no matter what.All
she expected from me was to try my best.
And, that I’d never disappoint her. I failed
miserably on the disappointment score.
But that’s another story. So, even though
I never aced it at school, my self esteem was
still intact. I tried my best and that was good
enough for me. Not for one second did I feel
that I wasn’t good enough. You see, my
mother never implied that she’d love me more
if I got good marks at school. It didn’t matter
to her whether I made the 1st team or not.
She thought I was smart, with or without
academic colours. She said, “I will love you,
no matter what.” That made all the
difference. For her, I was enough.And, today
I know that’s true. I’m enough.
~ Jacques de Villiers ~
Change
Your
Story
With Jacques de Villiers
Who do we help??
Our assistance is given to animal lovers on
an economics basis. Most township residents
receive ONLY a government pension. AND
they then have to support MANY dependants
on this small monthly income. Sometimes
we are approached by local residents wanting
to do procedures under the WAG name, just
so that they can get the benefit of the reduced
veterinary rates offered to Charities. This is
CLEARLYnot our purpose. We need to assist
the less fortunate pet owners who have no
way of getting their pets to the Vet, that
cannot afford veterinary care, and that are
ignorant of proper pet care. Our constant
WAGfunding
anddonations
Our “Pension Day” jumble sales continue
to generate a regular flow of income. We
appeal again for any old clothes, linen,
kitchen ware etc. for this worthy cause.
Our WAG collection tins also provide a
steady source of cash. We thank you for
placing you small change in our tins! No
matter how little it quickly adds up.
Jumble and Tins brought in R7 000 in 2015!!
Book sales – we are so grateful for the funds
receivedfrom“BookLove”whosell2ndhand
books each weekend.
Our sincere thanks to all of you for your
loyal support and regular contributions.Your
donations keep us going from day to day.
WESIMPLYCANNOTDOTHISWITHOUT
YOURCONTINUEDSUPPORT.
Thank you and please don’t stop giving!
We are always in need of:
• Puppy chunks
• Dog food and
Cat food
• Dog bowls
• Ice Cream
containers
• Collars
• Kennels
• Medicines
• Tick and Flea
Treatment, … and of course CASH
THEWAGTEAM
Janet 083 462 2729 mwjrowse@mweb.co.za
Bronwen 084 299 5382 kcbron@jenny.co.za
Carol 083 701 4670
cranmore.lodge@gmail.com Rene 084 406
5468 renelab@yahoo.com. Thanking you on
behalf of the Wagging Tails in Esizameleni
and Wakkerstroom. ~ WAG ~
education of pet owners really is working.
We are pleasantly surprised at how many
pet owners now contact us when their dogs
are sick! We do try to insist that everybody
contributes something towards their
animal’s care.We aim to recover a minumum
of 20% and try for 50%.....We always ask for
some contribution. No matter how little.
Sometimes owners will give just R10 or R20
per month. Very often they cannot give
anything at all, but they have to accept
responisbility for their pets. In 2015 around
10% of our total income was from owner’s
contributions for their pet care. We do our
best to help all
citizens in our area,
and we will not
ignoreanimalsindire
c i r c u m s t a n c e s .
Recently we assisted
in kennelling and re-
homing the dogs of
two local residents
that passed away. It
is very distressing
that some local
residents perceive
us as RACIST
because we will not
offer them
discounted vet
services. They
patently do not
understand the
charity concept and
the arrangments
which we as a charity
have with our local
veterinary hospital.
We could not
operate so
succesfully without
the full support of
our local Animal Hospital. At no time do we want to seen abusing
the concessions which they give us.
Wakkerstroom Animal Group
FNB, Code 250655,
Current account,
Account number 6266 9109 128