Healing Words

02 June 2015 - 02:00 By Rea Khoabane

The book that changed my life: Mmusi Maimane The book that had the greatest impact on me was ...The Wounded Healer by Henri NouwenIt made me realise ...There's injustice in the world, and how each of us has our own brokenness that we must deal with.I recommend it ...Because it reminds me of the pain we carry in the world and that we can resolve it.I still go back to it when ...Times are tough. South Africa is in a difficult position and injustice surrounds us. Just look at the recent xenophobic attacks and Marikana.At the moment I'm reading ...Believer: My Forty Years in Politics by David Axelrod.After I turned the last page my thoughts were ...The last page was about [President Barack] Obama's family considerations. These challenges include living a public life while trying to build a young family away from the public eye.Can you sum it up in a few words?I can do it in one word: ''Try." ..

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