As Rumi says, "I am not this hair, I am not this skin, I am the soul that lives within." You are a beautiful soul Getrude with a great heart! Keep up the great work!
I have had the opportunity of meeting this woman! She lived with me for a little while in America. She is a very humble woman who is a queen in disguise. She sacrificed her life and came to America alone just to lead her family out of Zimbabwe. Her strength and fearlessness still amazes me. Many blessings to this woman!
Getrude you are extraordinary. Your endless innovation where social justice underpins business building and leaving behind the structures for others to become self-reliant and grow. Just fabulous.
This speech gave me constant goosebumps and brought tears to my eye! You are an incredible example how Gods work is done through a human form. I feel so blessed to have come across you and so looking forward to the podcast conversation with you 🥰 Thank you, thank you, thank you for showing me what is possible 😇
So moving and emotional. Gertrude, thank you for sharing your story. I have only been two Africa two times now but I fell in love with the people of Africa. You can't go to the continent without coming home a changed person. I so applaud all that you are doing to help your people.
WOW, this was amazing. Thank you so much for your vision and your dream Getrude. My coach Terry Hickey urged me to watch this video and I'm so glad I did. THIS is what truly Inspired Action truly looks like. It's the not the "it breaks my heart" videos we see so often from internet marketers trying to get you to buy their stuff. This is not about buying - it's about buying into. It's about enrolling others in a shared vision of how amazing life could be if only they stepped up. And not for themselves alone, but for others too and mostly - the Ubuntu that we are. This kind of Inspired Action empowers people to help because it's the right thing to do, and we feel it in our bones. Tour de force. Brava!
Truly inspirational...THANK YOU for using your voice to heal and share your heartfelt story, it touched me very deeply as a South African myself...I hear you Sister, BLESS YOU xxx
I am so moved and touched by your beautiful soul sharing and authenticity. I have been in deep contemplation about the word UBUNTU and really feel my heart is aligned. A place I felt conflicted is how can there be so much pain inflicted on the women in Africa when this is a saying in Africa? I imagine not everyone embodies this philosophy? And I love the idea that if everyone gave $1 in the world we’d restore places hit by disaster. You are inspirational! Thank you for living your life boldly!
Oh wow! What an inspiring TEDx Talk by Getrude Matshe. I found this talk to be so moving; she had me in tears and laughing and everything in between. What a beautiful soul 💓 Thank you for the important work you are doing Getrude!
Goddess Getrude Matshe, Thank You!!!! 💖 Ubuntu serves as humanities true means to obtain salvation!!! Peace, Love, & Blessings to you and all that you and your team of change agents are doing to make this world a better place!!! 🥰🏆👑
I've came across this awesome video when I was compiling my Law assignment about Ubuntu, this have touched my depth soul and I started following your posts. I'm an upcoming writer self from South Africa and I was really motivated by your other video "How to write a book in 40 hours..." . I'm very proud how my fellow African strong woman have motivated me this magnificent way. I thank you so much and really hope others will learn from you like I did.
I met you in August 2008 at Akasha and connected with you because your story resonated with my soul 200%. The Universe found a way to meet you online in the most hidden and unpredictable way for the second time in September 2014 and your story resonated with my soul as strongly as the first time! What next? I don't know and don't need to know but the Universe knows, that is all I need to know! Thanks for coming back into my life Woman, you are a blessed 'Black Angel'! Love from Gabriella A Woman of the XXI Century, Author, Speaker and Feminine Cycle Consultant
This woman is amazing! She gone through an incredible journey and is a life force everyone should take note of.Getrude is an amazing role model for all peoples. The world could be so different if everyone had just a small amount of her moxy.
Getrude, several moments in my life are so powerful they will be with me forever. Meeting you is one of them. I am thrilled to see you on the TED stage. Brilliant presentation. And about your 8-Oscar movie...GO AND WRITE THAT SCRIPT.
You have inspired me to create a fabric print with the word Ubuntu during our world wide lock-down. Any sales will be donated to the feeding funds in South Africa.
Gertrude Matshe is such an inspiration, she proves that if you have a vision and continue to take steps towards that vision you can manifest anything and create change in the world. Thank you Gertrude, you are amazing.
I wanted to start up company with this name and I found out this video when I was researching about it. Thank You so much for the message and thank the almighty God for helping you to deliver this.., God bless..
Everything we know or think we know about the world, about ourselves, is a story. We live as much what our imaginations write upon our hearts and minds as we live what circumstance dictate. Even that is a story, telling of life itself, and in the retelling is living itself. That's why sharing one's story is so important and creating common metaphors is so necessary. Here is another culture's 'real life' "Once Upon A Time." Today I learned a new word to add to my own story... "Ubuntu."
That is a very inspiring story. indeed WE live in a very richest Continent in the world. Ubuntu, make us realise the VALUE of life that is lived serving others. One's abundance is for us ALL. We believe a child is raised by the community, our approch is that of COMMUNAL rather than being INDIVIDUALISTIC.
The language of the heart ty sister. My grandmother is also my guide I was in tears when you reminded me. We have forgotten the balance the mind and logic are being promoted due to money's (currencies's) hold on the world. I wonder when myself We will start to shift back to balance.
I feel you sistah. I am not like the others, i am not like the rest. I am not typical. My purpose in life is from direct revelation also. Not many people are going to get you. but your work doesn't require their understanding.
Touched😢,,from kenya,changing my course to kiswahili and history,,we should not loose the future leaders of Africa.We should have our own African language.
✨🙏✨we are amazing. Thank you for your amazing, beautiful loving affirmations. Hiv is not aids and most probably not related. Love all. We must only learn positieve placebo and het point out the danger of nocebo ✨✨❤️✨✨ Thank you for your gift 🙏. Words van be spell. Spell love and hope and Fortune 😃
Absolutely amazing.... now the thing that is even more crazy is that this philosophy has so many similarities to following God. Universal principles will never die no matter how they are translated.
I think she referred to Africa as a country intentionally, not out of error. She tried to identify her origin not just by her individual country but Africa itself.
Most Africans feel that Africa should be a country rather than just a continent, in the same way Australia is to unify Africans. We know it is not, but we wish it was.
Nah i wouldn't say that story does not represent African women,,, yes i agree not all African women go through what she described but a large number most certainly does. I say so from an African woman's point of view.
If I am because you are, and no one is individual, then hence there is no recognising someone's humanity/existence as they are nothing in and of themselves. The effect of this is that human rights are of no concern, for humans are not individuals and so you cannot help an individual from the moral basis of Ubuntu.
Nathanael Gould maybe instead you help all humans and work towards the common good for all humans like reducing water pollution. And if you see individual human suffering then you resolve it because the suffering of one affects every other human in the complex web of human existence.
If you can't see it then maybe you should conduct the research?? As for me, all i needed to do was walk in the streets of Africa, observe, talk to some African women and listen to their stories. It's not for sympathy, it's simply a harsh reality for SOME that's all i'm trying to say.
As Rumi says, "I am not this hair, I am not this skin, I am the soul that lives within." You are a beautiful soul Getrude with a great heart! Keep up the great work!
Dr. Tariq Habibyar wait I thought that India Arie sang that in her song I Am Not My Hair. Who knew she was quoting Rumi. :)
My country " beautiful description of africa".
I have had the opportunity of meeting this woman! She lived with me for a little while in America. She is a very humble woman who is a queen in disguise. She sacrificed her life and came to America alone just to lead her family out of Zimbabwe. Her strength and fearlessness still amazes me. Many blessings to this woman!
Mary Sims
Amazing!
"When I say my country, I am referring to the continent of Africa, North to South."
sooo inspirational!! this speech resonates with me deeply!
This is HORRIBLE
Why doesn't this video have at least a million views? So inspirational :)
Because it has not subtitles allowed
why techno music is really not our cup of tea. :) yes we love our standarts that way i mean techno music is european music.
Getrude you are extraordinary. Your endless innovation where social justice underpins business building and leaving behind the structures for others to become self-reliant and grow. Just fabulous.
This speech gave me constant goosebumps and brought tears to my eye! You are an incredible example how Gods work is done through a human form. I feel so blessed to have come across you and so looking forward to the podcast conversation with you 🥰 Thank you, thank you, thank you for showing me what is possible 😇
So moving and emotional. Gertrude, thank you for sharing your story. I have only been two Africa two times now but I fell in love with the people of Africa. You can't go to the continent without coming home a changed person. I so applaud all that you are doing to help your people.
This is HORRIBLE
WOW, this was amazing. Thank you so much for your vision and your dream Getrude. My coach Terry Hickey urged me to watch this video and I'm so glad I did. THIS is what truly Inspired Action truly looks like. It's the not the "it breaks my heart" videos we see so often from internet marketers trying to get you to buy their stuff. This is not about buying - it's about buying into. It's about enrolling others in a shared vision of how amazing life could be if only they stepped up. And not for themselves alone, but for others too and mostly - the Ubuntu that we are. This kind of Inspired Action empowers people to help because it's the right thing to do, and we feel it in our bones. Tour de force. Brava!
Truly inspirational...THANK YOU for using your voice to heal and share your heartfelt story, it touched me very deeply as a South African myself...I hear you Sister, BLESS YOU xxx
I am so moved and touched by your beautiful soul sharing and authenticity. I have been in deep contemplation about the word UBUNTU and really feel my heart is aligned. A place I felt conflicted is how can there be so much pain inflicted on the women in Africa when this is a saying in Africa? I imagine not everyone embodies this philosophy? And I love the idea that if everyone gave $1 in the world we’d restore places hit by disaster. You are inspirational! Thank you for living your life boldly!
Getrude this is so inspirational. You spoke from the heart. Thank you.
Oh wow! What an inspiring TEDx Talk by Getrude Matshe. I found this talk to be so moving; she had me in tears and laughing and everything in between. What a beautiful soul 💓 Thank you for the important work you are doing Getrude!
This is so inspiring Getrude, i won't give up,i will press on again and again for a change.
Goddess Getrude Matshe, Thank You!!!! 💖 Ubuntu serves as humanities true means to obtain salvation!!! Peace, Love, & Blessings to you and all that you and your team of change agents are doing to make this world a better place!!! 🥰🏆👑
I've came across this awesome video when I was compiling my Law assignment about Ubuntu, this have touched my depth soul and I started following your posts. I'm an upcoming writer self from South Africa and I was really motivated by your other video "How to write a book in 40 hours..." . I'm very proud how my fellow African strong woman have motivated me this magnificent way. I thank you so much and really hope others will learn from you like I did.
I also just came across this video while doing a Law assignment. Very helpful and inspirational
I met you in August 2008 at Akasha and connected with you because your story resonated with my soul 200%.
The Universe found a way to meet you online in the most hidden and unpredictable way for the second time in September 2014 and your story resonated with my soul as strongly as the first time!
What next?
I don't know and don't need to know but the Universe knows, that is all I need to know!
Thanks for coming back into my life Woman, you are a blessed 'Black Angel'!
Love from Gabriella
A Woman of the XXI Century, Author, Speaker and Feminine Cycle Consultant
This woman is amazing! She gone through an incredible journey and is a life force everyone should take note of.Getrude is an amazing role model for all peoples. The world could be so different if everyone had just a small amount of her moxy.
one of the best ted talks i've seen. can't re-watch it enough times.
Getrude, several moments in my life are so powerful they will be with me forever. Meeting you is one of them. I am thrilled to see you on the TED stage. Brilliant presentation. And about your 8-Oscar movie...GO AND WRITE THAT SCRIPT.
Wow wow I’m speechless Getrude you are so inspirational of all time
I take my hat off to you, beautiful soul! We need more people like you in this world.
wow, one of the best, most authentic ted talks ever, LOVE to you Getrude, YES let's tell a different story!
You have inspired me to create a fabric print with the word Ubuntu during our world wide lock-down. Any sales will be donated to the feeding funds in South Africa.
Getrude, you truly are an earth angel! Thank you so much for being you and doing all you've done for raising the consciousness of humanity.
Personally.. I’d have stood up. She deserved a standing ovation
Gertrude Matshe is such an inspiration, she proves that if you have a vision and continue to take steps towards that vision you can manifest anything and create change in the world. Thank you Gertrude, you are amazing.
Thank you Getrude, you are a woderful human beign.
I was in tears watching your video. Thank you for sharing your story and being such an inspiration to all
this is very touching indeed if we were all like getrude matche, then this world can be a better place. i want meet this honorable woman in person.
I wanted to start up company with this name and I found out this video when I was researching about it.
Thank You so much for the message and thank the almighty God for helping you to deliver this.., God bless..
I'm blessed to know you Sis Getrude more blessings to you ❤❤❤
Everything we know or think we know about the world, about ourselves, is a story. We live as much what our imaginations write upon our hearts and minds as we live what circumstance dictate. Even that is a story, telling of life itself, and in the retelling is living itself. That's why sharing one's story is so important and creating common metaphors is so necessary. Here is another culture's 'real life' "Once Upon A Time." Today I learned a new word to add to my own story... "Ubuntu."
That is a very inspiring story. indeed WE live in a very richest Continent in the world. Ubuntu, make us realise the VALUE of life that is lived serving others. One's
abundance is for us ALL. We believe a child is raised by the community, our approch is that of COMMUNAL rather than being INDIVIDUALISTIC.
Thank you Getrude
Wow! Inspirational, powerful & motivational. I have the power to tell a different story...And I will! Thank you for sharing!
one of the most amazing videos i had ever watched
i'm speachless but i had to commenting something
thank you so much for sharing your story
That was beautiful!!! Thank you for your story. Today the word Ubuntu came to me in my dream and it lead me here. I am ready.
Thank you for sharing your story. You are, without a doubt, one of the most inspiring stories I have ever heard. Thank you for being you.
Wow, absolutely soul touching on every level. Thank you Getrude.
Wow, that was impressive! What a greeaat person. I'm waiting for her to get a Nobel Peace Prize. Kinda wouldn't even been surprised.
The language of the heart ty sister. My grandmother is also my guide I was in tears when you reminded me. We have forgotten the balance the mind and logic are being promoted due to money's (currencies's) hold on the world. I wonder when myself
We will start to shift back to balance.
I feel you sistah.
I am not like the others, i am not like the rest. I am not typical. My purpose in life is from direct revelation also. Not many people are going to get you. but your work doesn't require their understanding.
great lady......really great..............high time the consciousness of mankind changes towards TRUTH
Am inspired Getrude I hope someday I will help this African child too,,,might be a victim now but this just raised my hopes
Any Zimbabwean on the comment list...Did you hear that "maswera sei"
kikikikikikikiki ndewekwedu
Kkkkk
Thank you for you immense wisdom, courage and soul beauty! In gratitude!
Touched😢,,from kenya,changing my course to kiswahili and history,,we should not loose the future leaders of Africa.We should have our own African language.
She is inspiring, I going to send this video to my daughter.
So amazing! I love your thoughts about how the storylines we create and believe impact our realities and how we live our lives.
Thank you for sharing your story. Your life is a oscar winning movie ! Thats a given .
Hugs you are beautiful. I needed to hear this today.
Getrude, thank you for sharing UBUNTU!!!
✨🙏✨we are amazing. Thank you for your amazing, beautiful loving affirmations. Hiv is not aids and most probably not related. Love all. We must only learn positieve placebo and het point out the danger of nocebo ✨✨❤️✨✨ Thank you for your gift 🙏. Words van be spell. Spell love and hope and Fortune 😃
Knowing what you are doing you are amazing, from the heart and real, Thank you
Awesome so INSPIRING!!!! Thank you for your words they are MUCH needed for today's society!! Waiting to see your movie:)
What a wonderful lady. I hope you get all the Oscars.
Beautiful
Best Ted Ever! Thank you!
wisdom and virtue come in silence,i love you vanessa,you’re my chuchubu.
Absolutely amazing.... now the thing that is even more crazy is that this philosophy has so many similarities to following God. Universal principles will never die no matter how they are translated.
But the even crazier thing is that so few Christians seem to realize this in actuality.
Powerful.....thank you Gertrude!
Very profound and real. Thanks for this sharing. Blessings to you.
2023.
Thanks, Getrude! ✊🏿💪🏿
Love love love you and your journey
so inspirational....heart touching
Great talk Getrude - you know there are no 'coincidences' look forward to meeting you Thursday :))
Thanks Helen, looking forward to meeting you, thanks for keeping me on your mailing list
Beautiful Talk! Brava, Getrude!
wonderful I'm so inspired, thank you my sister
Thank you so VERY MUCH🙏🙏
Very moving! thank-you for sharing your intimate self xxx
Regardless of referring to Africa as a country,, It is an amazing talk.
I think she referred to Africa as a country intentionally, not out of error. She tried to identify her origin not just by her individual country but Africa itself.
Most Africans feel that Africa should be a country rather than just a continent, in the same way Australia is to unify Africans. We know it is not, but we wish it was.
WOW very well done and well told 🙏🏾🙏🏾 respects and thank you for sharing this story. I love it
I am because you are, therefore we are: ubuntu. I'm motivated
So inspirational! 💙💙💙
Great, really moved by the submission
Brilliant! Amazing energy, brilliant light filled beauty!
Outstanding, your story touched my heart ❤️
So inspired thank you Getrude...
Zimbabwe well represented thank you sister Getu
Nah i wouldn't say that story does not represent African women,,, yes i agree not all African women go through what she described but a large number most certainly does. I say so from an African woman's point of view.
So inspirational 🥰 Thank you!
An amazing inspirational speech.
what an incredible video
You are not alone sister!
Thank you for your work empress!
I love you Getrude Matshe!!!!
Please, allow subtitles so I can edit a version of in Portuguese
Amazing, I am inspired.
A wonderful presentation and very inspirational!
Very very powerful. Love it.
Fantastical, emotional and beautiful. Glad I found you, I will reconnect want to help Zimbabwe
Very inspirational! ❤
If I am because you are, and no one is individual, then hence there is no recognising someone's humanity/existence as they are nothing in and of themselves. The effect of this is that human rights are of no concern, for humans are not individuals and so you cannot help an individual from the moral basis of Ubuntu.
Nathanael Gould maybe instead you help all humans and work towards the common good for all humans like reducing water pollution. And if you see individual human suffering then you resolve it because the suffering of one affects every other human in the complex web of human existence.
boy totally missed the point of Ubuntu
If you can't see it then maybe you should conduct the research??
As for me, all i needed to do was walk in the streets of Africa, observe, talk to some African women and listen to their stories.
It's not for sympathy, it's simply a harsh reality for SOME that's all i'm trying to say.
Priceless
Inspirational!
Zulu/Ndebele proverb. If you're from Zimbabwe you should already been aware of this concept from your fellow Ndebele citizens
Amazing !
A very moving oratory.
Amazing.
I just fell in love with her. Proudly Zimbo