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Running Through Pain, Toward Glory

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  Above: 2023 Comrades Down run to Durban The Final Stretch: Running Through Pain, Toward Glory There are moments in life when the body is failing, the mind is clouded, and all that keeps you moving is something far deeper—something eternal. That was my reality as I approached the final kilometers of the 2025 Comrades Marathon. And today, I want to share that experience alongside a memory from over twenty years ago—a time when the finish line looked very different, but the spiritual lesson was just as profound. A Road Marked by Pain The last 7 kilometers of Comrades 2025 were like a desert—scattered with runners who had collapsed from exhaustion. Some lay flat on the hot tar, others slumped against walls, broken by the journey. I knew the danger of stopping. My legs trembled. My balance disappeared whenever I paused. Only forward motion, no matter how slow, kept me upright. I needed to average 8 minutes per kilometer in those final moments, but my body was moving at double that...

Acts of the President - 100 laws in 100 days

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This is a compilation of contributions. You are allowed to be President (or Leader) of your country for one day. In that day you need to make a new law - it could be anything, but it must be obeyed for 365 days from the day that it was "published" on this page. Photo by  Sweet Life  on  Unsplash     Anybody can be President for One Day! If you want to make  a recommendation of your own ,  click  here   or copy and paste this link - https://forms.gle/TSzYWPUiTAremgkh7 in your browser. List of 100 ACTS Day 1: Every person in the country must pray twice a day for the President,   and for his or her other leaders - 19/7 - Hansie   Law  2:  There will be a new tax in the country called EFTT - for Electronic Fund Transfer Tax. It will be levied on all electronic transfers or electronic payments. It will replace all other taxes and will be levied at 1% in the first year. It will replace all other taxes. - 20/7 - Han...