If I could give you one piece of advice today, it would be to love louder. Love everything you do a little louder. You woke up this morning... YOU woke up with this amazing gift of a new day right in front of you and a new day brings the world of opportunity for YOU. Every choice you make, every step you take is one step closer to your dreams. And there is so much good to found in every day, you just need to believe in it, and look for it... love the day a little louder and you will find it! When we love a little louder, we strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too. Be kinder. Love louder. Wishing you only good things. Okay. Love you. Bye.

Something wasn't sitting right with the last design so "the team" and I stepped away, had a cup of coffee, and made one final edit. This redesign of the redesign of the redesign now brings to light how little light we actually have. This is the winning one!

Good grief friends, we really are going through the most. Here’s a list of our current levels: - Loadshedding: Level 3 or 6 - Depending on what time you read this! How are we still being loadshat 16 years later? Also, can someone tell them to build that afdakkie… the rain is coming. - Water: Level Lucky Packet - Yup, you may have water today. You may not. May the odds forever be in your favour. - Weather: Level All Over The Place - Joburg is HOT. Cape Town is cold. Durban is in between. And it’s windy in Gqeberha. - Petrol: MFM - My Fok Marelize. Petrol price is going up again. Sorry my friends. - Corruption: Level 44 - According to Transparency International's Corruption Perception Index. We should celebrate this. At one stage, we were level 70. - Exhaustion: Level GATVOL - And then some. Ja gatvol. You see, by owning a platform with such crazy big engagement (last month was almost 20 million), I can zone in on the sentiment of the country. Like, to the second. And this time of year, every year, our country is in its worst shape. September and October are the worst time in our country. Full stop. I kinda think it’s because we work so hard the whole year that these months feel like a hump in the road as we make it down to Dezemba vibes. And even though we are watching the Bokke win on the weekends - even now - we’re still incredibly angry and extremely sad. I promise you. It happens every year. I see a dip in our readership. And people are meaner to each other… in the traffic, at the water-coolers, in emails, and on social media. Here’s some “fun” stuff that happened to me yesterday: - Someone also tagged me in a post to tell me “What a bad human I am because I got the vaccine”. That was 3 years ago. And the only reason I did it was because I was just trying to do my part and get through that bladdy awful time. How are we still trying to fight with strangers about vaccines 3 years later? I don’t care if you got one, or didn’t get one, or paid someone to give you a certificate to say you got one. I have the EQ to understand that we were all just doing what we thought was right back then While trying to survive. - I was called a liar by a guy (with zero followers) for an article I wrote. He didn’t believe that Bryan Habana and Makazole Mapimpi were making global headlines. I literally tagged the Daily Mail article, the Planet Rugby article and the Eurosport article as a source. Also, it was such a beautiful story. Is everything okay at home Mike? - I was told to cut my hair by some random but in a really ugly way. First of all. WTF. Secondly… sir, I did that already. It used to touch my nips, so please sit down. - I recieved tens of ANGRY emails complaining about the “Away Kits”. Ma’am, I didn’t create them, sign them off or implement them. I wrote an article about them… or more specifically, the article you are referring to is about the Checkers Sixty 60 video that went viral. You need to calm down. - I was sent a DM telling me to “Go F*ck Myself” because I didn’t respond to a message that was sent to me over the weekend. I am not lying when I tell you that between Good Things Guy and my personal profiles, I receive over 100 messages a day. I really try to respond to everyone but I also like to have a weekend. I am not apologising for that. My friendies, Dezemba vibes are coming (which luckily start in October in Jozi), the Springboks are playing in their second away kits this weekend which is more white than listerine (YAY), it feels like summer vibes (in Jozi) and it’s not Monday today. We need to put the meanness away. We need to remember that we are all in this thing called life together. We need to understand that many of us are struggling with sadness, pain, and hurt right now. Life can be tough sometimes and it can feel like it's all too much. We all deal with crazy things but we don’t need to do it all and we definitely don’t need to do it alone. In these moments, it's important to remember to be kinder to ourselves and to each other. That fight club thing is real. People don’t talk about their battles because the first rule is that we are not supposed to. And yes, we don't always have all the answers or know how to fix all things all of the time, but we can always choose to be a little bit kinder. A kind word (even to yourself), a listening ear, or a small act of generosity can make a huge difference in someone's day. So here’s my kindness to you today: If there is one thing I wish I could shout from the rooftops is that I am so flipping proud of you (and me) and everyone who just keeps going - even though you are gatvol. Yes! To you, that is trying. Every single one of you who is trying. Trying to do the right thing. Trying to stay open. Trying to hold on. Trying to let go. Trying to find their flow. Trying to stay afloat. Trying to meet each day. Trying to find their happiness. Trying to find their balance. Trying to love themselves. Trying new things and new ways. I see you. I’m there too, we all are. Friends, we must discard negativity, recognise our shared struggles, and choose kindness towards ourselves and others in the face of life's challenges, acknowledging that many are dealing with sadness and pain, and emphasising the importance of supporting one another. We need to be the people we needed when we were struggling. I'll say it again. I am so flipping proud of you! And to that person who sent me the DM… with kindness, the message has been returned to sender. Okay. Love you. Bye.