#sdudla on the move

Every month I get together with a selected few individuals under the banner of SHARING OUR STORIES. Everyone tends to hide behind their mask in real life and learns to survive inspite of the very thorn that is in their flesh.

The past weekend, we exposed the thorn and indeed by grace, got a chance to laugh our heads off, at all that lies beneath our skin. Flabby arms, thunder thighs, pot belly's, love handles and all. We removed the thorn and embraced ourselves, as we are...with a little help from our friend: Derrick Mhlongo of (http://www.iindonimodels.com/).

During Sharing our Stories get togethers we share about anything and everything, really. We turn our backs on embarrasment and put our valaptuos butts on the shame and just open our hearts and minds to share our stories. We believe, well I and those that I share with, believe that sharing our stories enables us to learn from our experiences and in so doing pave a way for a better future.

For the month of February: we got together about good old love and valentines, or the lack of love for some of my friends, but nonetheless we found a reason to celebrate and got some yummy guys to bless us with their music. A round of applause to South African trio: Afro Soul and local poet: Sboh Da Poet.  Those pics can be seen on www.facebook.com/ZarlingZookey.

The past weekend I hosted a #sdudlaonthemove gathering. This is for all the fatabulous Zarlings (listeners of my weekly radio show) . Five is the number of grace and I don't doubt that new friendships were made and self confidence re-built!



The infamous Derrick Mhlongo *round of applause*




Thank you very much to The Benjamin Hotel for hosting us and so many more SHARING OUR STORIES gatherings coming up. Next month we look at touching ourselves. Ooh stop blushing now, its not as if you dont. And that will be in celebrating all those who have survived breast cancer and in thought of those who are diagnosed with breast cancer. I personally will be assisting (http://www.cansa.org.za/) with the Durban leg of the Relay for LIFE which is a 12hour relay at the Moses Mabhidha Stadium. Any company or group can get together by paying R70.00 per person or R1500.00 a group. R1500.00 will allow each group to get a gazebo with chairs and a table, arranged by CANSA (Cancer assosciation of South Africa). You can sell your products in the gazebo, yes-yes, enterprise is good for our economy or you can take a stretch in the gazebo whilst the rest of your group continue relaying around the track. The idea of relaying is to: NEVER GIVE UP. No matter the pain, NEVER GIVE UP!  Theme names, colours and all sorts of dress codes are allowed. I would love you to join my group. Only myself are in the group for now, haha! But, I will love and leave you between 12midnight - 1am, no, I dont get on a broom for goodness sake, get your mind out the gutter. I will hop onto the stage to strengthen all the fable knees and weak souls in the stadium, and why not welcome Fools day? I love April fools. So do know that I will have my fun on that day. The Relay for life is on the 31st of March - 1st April 2012 from six-six.

My funny bone does get the better of me and I will let no monkey in no zoo stop me from laughing and smiling. That serious look does not do justice to my aging self, so please bare with me. #midlifecrisisdoesnotknock

if you ever find yourself in KZN and in Durban, come join the playground fun and lets SHARE our STORIES. drop me an email will ya? zookey@mankwali.com.