Out of the Fishbowl

Send us a text'One thing a computer can do that most humans can't is be sealed up in a cardboard box and sit in a warehouse.' [Jack Handey]i take life seriously and one of the things i take VERY seriously is my sense of humour and when it comes to misdirection, randomness and dark edgy humour, one of the people who has influenced me more than others is Jack Handey and i thought it was high time that i introduced him to you! Which of the 10 Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey that i shared here was your favourite? Please let me know! Enjoy!!! Support the showContact BrettFish:Tweet me at @FishbowlCodcast or @BrettFishABecome a Patreon of the PodcastThanks for listening and please share your thoughts and reflections on this episode...

Send us a texti am NOT an expert on what is happening in Palestine/Israel, but i do know when it is time to say, "This is NOT okay!" and i have done enough reading and listening and watching to share some thoughts...An 'Israel/Palestine for Dummies' conversation for anyone who still doesn't get it or who think it all began on October 7th 2024 and especially for any people of faith who still back Israel.= = = = = = = = = =The book i reference that was super helpful to me is 'On Palestine' by Noam Chomsky and Ilan Pappé Some of the novels that helped me understand the context include Blood Brothers – Elias Chacour and The Lemon Tree – Sandy Tolan.The British MP i reference who changed his tune on Israel is Tory MP Mark Pritchard Two helpful faith conversations to watch on this topic are this one by Rev Munther Isaac from Christ at the Checkpoint conference in 2024: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MieRvpAsXywAnd this titled 'A Christ-Centered Response in times of war' by Dr Lamma Mansour - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyufVi2mdsA&t=553sSupport the showContact BrettFish:Tweet me at @FishbowlCodcast or @BrettFishABecome a Patreon of the PodcastThanks for listening and please share your thoughts and reflections on this episode...

Send us a textThe final 10 of 30 practical tips for white people who realise they are on a journey of anti-racism. [21] Support Black business. [22] Invite someone who doesn't look like you for a meal/story-sharing opportunity.[23] Treat those who work for you as human [Living vs Minimum wage][24] Commit to interrupt racism/prejudice #NotOnOurWatch[25] Show up at a protest/meeting/conversation that doesn't benefit you.[26] Invite someone who is doing race work and pay them![27] Visit a township - reason, relationship.[28] Specifically for people with dogs.[29] Move. [30] Some helpful things to consider:         - The oppressed get to decide when we can “move on!”          - Black people cannot be racist. And they can.          - Reverse Racism is NOT a thing.          - There is no race card. Support the showContact BrettFish:Tweet me at @FishbowlCodcast or @BrettFishABecome a Patreon of the PodcastThanks for listening and please share your thoughts and reflections on this episode...

Send us a textThe second 10 of 30 practical tips for white people who realise they are on a journey of anti-racism. 11.       Interrogate your words12.       Learn about the history of words and meanings, nuance and context to increase sensitivity. 13.       Be aware of your loud white space in the room. 14.       Stop centering whiteness. 15.       Own your white privilege16.       Don't whitesplain17.       Understand the difference between ‘being white' and ‘whiteness.'18.       Everyone being treated the same is not Justice.19.       Understand the term ‘the better black/coloured/indian' and how to avoid promoting that.20.   Don't place conditions on the acceptance of people who don't look like you.Support the showContact BrettFish:Tweet me at @FishbowlCodcast or @BrettFishABecome a Patreon of the PodcastThanks for listening and please share your thoughts and reflections on this episode...

Send us a textThe first 10 of 30 practical tips for white people who realise they are on a journey of anti-racism. 1.        Start reading some helpful books. 2.       Change up the voices you listen to.3.       Make every effort to call people by their name, or the name they would like               to be called.4.       See colour. And let that be a really good thing. No to colourblindness.5.       Recognise and acknowledge the dignity of those who don't look like you.6.       Work at unlearning your stereotypes.7.        Do your homework before hitting share [Positive stories in abundance!]8.        Learn the basics of the predominant black African language in your area.9.        Interrogate the spaces you are in. 10.      Spend a lot of time listeningSupport the showContact BrettFish:Tweet me at @FishbowlCodcast or @BrettFishABecome a Patreon of the PodcastThanks for listening and please share your thoughts and reflections on this episode...

Send us a textHave you lost a friend? Or maybe many friends? This episode of Out of the Fishbowl takes a lot at the pain and grief associated with losing a frinedship which doesn't carry the kind of scars that are visible when someone dies or a marriage ends and yet can hurt in as extreme a way. And what does having an Open Door policy mean when it comes to those who have walked away? Support the showContact BrettFish:Tweet me at @FishbowlCodcast or @BrettFishABecome a Patreon of the PodcastThanks for listening and please share your thoughts and reflections on this episode...

Send us a textIn a country where 60% of children grow up without a biological father present, an organisation called Heartlines created a programme called Fathers Matter which works towards the Positive Active Presence of Men in the lives of Children. This conversation explains why and how you can benefit from it, or get involved... Support the showContact BrettFish:Tweet me at @FishbowlCodcast or @BrettFishABecome a Patreon of the PodcastThanks for listening and please share your thoughts and reflections on this episode...

Send us a textRace has been such a contentious issue in the world and especially South Africa where i am from. This episode is an invitation to white people to engage with terms like 'white privilege' and 'colourblindness' and to embrace a 'white responsibility' that is nothing like the 'white guilt' so many people fear. Support the showContact BrettFish:Tweet me at @FishbowlCodcast or @BrettFishABecome a Patreon of the PodcastThanks for listening and please share your thoughts and reflections on this episode...

Send us a textAs you stand in front of the mirror at the end or beginning of each day, here are Five Questions you can ask yourself which will help tomorrow's version of you be that little bit better than todays and hopefully encourage you to continue to make the world a better place for everyone in it. Support the showContact BrettFish:Tweet me at @FishbowlCodcast or @BrettFishABecome a Patreon of the PodcastThanks for listening and please share your thoughts and reflections on this episode...

Send us a textFor those of you who listened to my 'When Your Ship Hits The Fan' [Season 3, Episode 4], this is a follow-up piece to encourage you if you are in a dark or difficult space, AND also to help us all to show up well when people we know are struggling. Support the showContact BrettFish:Tweet me at @FishbowlCodcast or @BrettFishABecome a Patreon of the PodcastThanks for listening and please share your thoughts and reflections on this episode...

Send us a Text Message.Revisiting a conversation i started in Season 1 when i spoke about An EXISTential crisis, i speak into a whole lot of Practical Examples about how we can live lives that are significant in a world that maybe suggests it is a waste of time to even try. Support the Show.Contact BrettFish:Tweet me at @FishbowlCodcast or @BrettFishABecome a Patreon of the PodcastThanks for listening and share your thoughts and reflections on this episode...

Send us a Text Message.What if we got a little bit more Intentional with our Acts of Kindness and what if Kindness was the very thing that might just change this world...?Join me, Brett Fish as i explore how every single time the ants outnumber the crickets with an invitation to be Fiercely Kind. Support the Show.Contact BrettFish:Tweet me at @FishbowlCodcast or @BrettFishABecome a Patreon of the PodcastThanks for listening and share your thoughts and reflections on this episode...

With so many different thoughts, experiences, ideas and styles of church in the world, i want to invite you to engage with some thoughts on what i think Jesus might have had in mind when He called us to be church... many of these thoughts are from the book, 'iChurch' that i self-published in 2015... Support the showContact BrettFish:Tweet me at @FishbowlCodcast or @BrettFishABecome a Patreon of the PodcastThanks for listening and share your thoughts and reflections on this episode...

Last week's episode was about nasty little trolls on the internet and the damage they can do and this week's takes a deeper look at well-intentioned, good-,meaning people who sometimes say stupid or unkind things from a place of ignorance and pa nic - so how can we use our voices better? Support the showContact BrettFish:Tweet me at @FishbowlCodcast or @BrettFishABecome a Patreon of the PodcastThanks for listening and share your thoughts and reflections on this episode...

Back in Pandemic days the term 'maskhole' was coined to describe people who would be ridiculously awful when required to wear something as simple as a mask to prevent the spread of disease and so this episode looks at that as well as judging each other and with a bonus segment on how we find beautiful at the end... Support the showContact BrettFish:Tweet me at @FishbowlCodcast or @BrettFishABecome a Patreon of the PodcastThanks for listening and share your thoughts and reflections on this episode...

In a world - especially an online one - where you don't know what sorts of things people are carrying in the background and where you can choose to be a dick or something better, choose to be lekker! [Good/Cool/Rad] Support the showContact BrettFish:Tweet me at @FishbowlCodcast or @BrettFishABecome a Patreon of the PodcastThanks for listening and share your thoughts and reflections on this episode...

In the busyness  and chaos of life, many of us rarely find or make times to pause and slow down and reflect and reconnect and just be and in this episode i invite you to be intentional about seeking a quiet pace... Support the showContact BrettFish:Tweet me at @FishbowlCodcast or @BrettFishABecome a Patreon of the PodcastThanks for listening and share your thoughts and reflections on this episode...

A huge tragedy and an incredible celebration both happen on the same day... how are we supposed to hold on to and make any sense of these two contradictory seemingly paradoxical things without losing our minds.Support the showContact BrettFish:Tweet me at @FishbowlCodcast or @BrettFishABecome a Patreon of the PodcastThanks for listening and share your thoughts and reflections on this episode...

Super excited to announce that Season 4 is so close to being with us and in the meantime, while you are waiting for it, make sure you are all caught up and in particular have listened to these 3 episodes from each of the previous seasons. With a special shoutout to Jeremy Koeries [sound] and Rico Schacherl [logo]...Support the showContact BrettFish:Tweet me at @FishbowlCodcast or @BrettFishABecome a Patreon of the PodcastThanks for listening and share your thoughts and reflections on this episode...

We started Season 3 of OOTFB with an invitation into Curiosity and we have used that framework to dive into a number of important issues and as we end off the Season, aware of the imploding world around us, the invitation is extended to become part of the solution by doing the one good thing that presents itself to you! Support the showContact BrettFish:Tweet me at @FishbowlCodcast or @BrettFishABecome a Patreon of the PodcastThanks for listening and share your thoughts and reflections on this episode...

Time is something we don't think or talk too much about and yet it is such a valuable asset that we have to play with. In this episode we look at using Time well. Support the showContact BrettFish:Tweet me at @FishbowlCodcast or @BrettFishABecome a Patreon of the PodcastThanks for listening and share your thoughts and reflections on this episode...

This is an episode that talks about how aware we are of the others in the room - and maybe also those not in the room with regards to inclusion and belonging and more.Support the showContact BrettFish:Tweet me at @FishbowlCodcast or @BrettFishABecome a Patreon of the PodcastThanks for listening and share your thoughts and reflections on this episode...

Brett Fish takes a look at some different types of friends that he has in his life, inviting you to look around and see what you have around you, and more importantly evaluate what kind of a friend are you to your crew.Support the showContact BrettFish:Tweet me at @FishbowlCodcast or @BrettFishABecome a Patreon of the PodcastThanks for listening and share your thoughts and reflections on this episode...

What happens when you reach the lowest point in your life and you are really struggling? How do we get beyond that? Who do we reach out to? Having just experienced the hardest year and a half of his own life, Brett Fish speaks to this space that might feel so broken and messed up, with some measure of hope. Support the showContact BrettFish:Tweet me at @FishbowlCodcast or @BrettFishABecome a Patreon of the PodcastThanks for listening and share your thoughts and reflections on this episode...

What does it mean to be a real man? And how is the world and specifically South Africa doing when it comes to real men? Brett Fish takes a look in the mirror and then at the men around him and calls us to a new standard, far removed from where we are right now. Support the showContact BrettFish:Tweet me at @FishbowlCodcast or @BrettFishABecome a Patreon of the PodcastThanks for listening and share your thoughts and reflections on this episode...

This is an episode all about the importance of Representation and being able to see people who look like you as a way of dreaming dreams and pursuing them. Support the showContact BrettFish:Tweet me at @FishbowlCodcast or @BrettFishABecome a Patreon of the PodcastThanks for listening and share your thoughts and reflections on this episode...

A few weeks ago i took part in the South African Nationals of Catan - a strategy and dice board game - and won and on the 14th of November i will be flying to Malta near Italy, to compete in the World Catan Champs... and so i chatted to Etienne from Solarpop who are sponsoring the trip. Support the showContact BrettFish:Tweet me at @FishbowlCodcast or @BrettFishABecome a Patreon of the PodcastThanks for listening and share your thoughts and reflections on this episode...

You know what they say about Curiosity and the cat? But what if we misunderstood that proverb all of these years and Curiosity is absolutely the way we should be approaching the world today?Support the showContact BrettFish:Tweet me at @FishbowlCodcast or @BrettFishABecome a Patreon of the PodcastThanks for listening and share your thoughts and reflections on this episode...

As i start to record Season III of Out of the Fishbowl i could not wait to share some thoughts and news about the upcoming Fathers Matter programme being run by Heartlines who i work for. Imagine a scenario where 5 million men around South Africa engage with a series of short movies created around themes of being positive present and active fathers in the lives of their children. This is going to be the conversation all of South Africa will be talking about in September and October so make sure you take some time to engage with this heads up introduction. And please SHARE this with your friends and followers! Support the showContact BrettFish:Tweet me at @FishbowlCodcast or @BrettFishABecome a Patreon of the PodcastThanks for listening and share your thoughts and reflections on this episode...

A reflection on the mentoring we do and have done to us, whether we have been intentional about it or not. Did you ever want a mentor but were never able to find them? Are you someone who thinks you are not mentoring people right now? Are you scared that you don't have what it takes but find that you do have the skills to order a milkshake? Then this is for you...Support the showContact BrettFish:Tweet me at @FishbowlCodcast or @BrettFishABecome a Patreon of the PodcastThanks for listening and share your thoughts and reflections on this episode...

What comes to mind when you hear the word Peace? Do you think of Peace-making or Peace-building? Is it the absence of something, or the presence of something? Could it even be both? Join Brett Fish and some of his friends as they explore some different and life-and-community transforming ideas on what this whole Peace thing might be about.[If you enjoy what you hear and would like to explore supporting the show, check out  https://www.patreon.com/brettfish]Support the showContact BrettFish:Tweet me at @FishbowlCodcast or @BrettFishABecome a Patreon of the PodcastThanks for listening and share your thoughts and reflections on this episode...

This is a slightly longer episode as it hopes to tackle your thinking around the death penalty [can we stop killing people to teach people that killing people is wrong] as well as challenge our thoughts around prisons [punitive vs restorative]. Support the showContact BrettFish:Tweet me at @FishbowlCodcast or @BrettFishABecome a Patreon of the PodcastThanks for listening and share your thoughts and reflections on this episode...

In the midst of a Season of episodes that are tackling some quite heavy topics, this episode runs in the opposite direction interrogating how much of life can become about existing, when there is so much opportunity to live and even thrive. Support the showContact BrettFish:Tweet me at @FishbowlCodcast or @BrettFishABecome a Patreon of the PodcastThanks for listening and share your thoughts and reflections on this episode...

This episode might just revolutionise your interactions with friends, family and strangers. i take a look at a few of the 'Lying Questions' that have become such a natural part of our lives, starting with the "How are you?" "Fine!" conundrum. Support the showContact BrettFish:Tweet me at @FishbowlCodcast or @BrettFishABecome a Patreon of the PodcastThanks for listening and share your thoughts and reflections on this episode...

What is the worst thing you have ever done? Sho, ja, we are starting Season II right there. i am going to share one or two of the worst things i have done as i reflect on how neither our best day nor our worst day should be able to define us. Support the showContact BrettFish:Tweet me at @FishbowlCodcast or @BrettFishABecome a Patreon of the PodcastThanks for listening and share your thoughts and reflections on this episode...

A whole season of Out of the Fishbowl has come and gone, but who IS this Brett Fish guy?Well, while i am busy with a very exciting Season 2 which is in the works, i thought i would take some time out to introduce myself to anyone out there who might have stumbled on the podcast but not really known who i am...So a whole lot about me and then a little bit about where the name 'Out of the Fishbowl' came from and how i see the codcast and what i hope for it to be about... Come and get to know me! Support the showContact BrettFish:Tweet me at @FishbowlCodcast or @BrettFishABecome a Patreon of the PodcastThanks for listening and share your thoughts and reflections on this episode...

Join Brett Fish as he tries to define a Love that is possibly larger than any you may have known before. Support the showContact BrettFish:Tweet me at @FishbowlCodcast or @BrettFishABecome a Patreon of the PodcastThanks for listening and share your thoughts and reflections on this episode...

Join Brett Fish as he discusses the ability [or lack thereof] to fight well and attempt to preserve relationship. Support the showContact BrettFish:Tweet me at @FishbowlCodcast or @BrettFishABecome a Patreon of the PodcastThanks for listening and share your thoughts and reflections on this episode...

Join Brett Fish as he talks about the merits of Community Gardens through the lens of stepping barefoot onto a single solitary piece of Lego in the middle of the night. Support the showContact BrettFish:Tweet me at @FishbowlCodcast or @BrettFishABecome a Patreon of the PodcastThanks for listening and share your thoughts and reflections on this episode...

Join Brett Fish as he explores the idea of Critical Thinking and how important it is to ask Good Questions particularly with an eye on Children and Education. Support the showContact BrettFish:Tweet me at @FishbowlCodcast or @BrettFishABecome a Patreon of the PodcastThanks for listening and share your thoughts and reflections on this episode...

Join Brett Fish as he explores where the safe spaces might be to discuss issues that can quickly become controversial such as religion, politics, race and more, through the lens of his favourite line from his favourite scene from the movie 'A Few Good Men'. Support the showContact BrettFish:Tweet me at @FishbowlCodcast or @BrettFishABecome a Patreon of the PodcastThanks for listening and share your thoughts and reflections on this episode...

Join Brett Fish as he discusses the benefit of Diversity in and around your life through the lens of his very first Scuba dive which took place in the Philippines for his birthday in 2020.Support the showContact BrettFish:Tweet me at @FishbowlCodcast or @BrettFishABecome a Patreon of the PodcastThanks for listening and share your thoughts and reflections on this episode...

Join Brett Fish as he explores the idea of celebrating and fighting for the unpopular choices that other people make through the lens of the abomination that is Pineapple on Pizza. Support the showContact BrettFish:Tweet me at @FishbowlCodcast or @BrettFishABecome a Patreon of the PodcastThanks for listening and share your thoughts and reflections on this episode...