Author: Ansi
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Man’s search for Peace
If all of us would describe our idea of peaceful – what would it look like? Would it be silence? Laughter from loved one’s? Screaming children? Loud singing? For me peace is in nature. A bright blue sky and the sun on my skin. A cool breeze that plays with my hair. Greenery all around… Read more
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Blamelessly Gate Crashing
I heard a well-intended motivational tale sometime last year in a session at work, where the speaker told a story about him and his siblings that used to swing on the security gate at their front door. One day after school, he got home and the gate was off its hinges from whoever swung on… Read more
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Sincerely, Me
I have come to accept that I can be quite naive at times. I know – I don’t really have the nose for it, but here we are. When I was about 8 – one of my mothers’ friends said I was so cute – she wanted to adopt me. So of course – I… Read more
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A Year of Sunrise
Ah – can you feel it? The new year approaching? Most is a bit rested now, and I think for almost everyone (almost) there is a sense of excitement. The New Year is a shining present filled with new sunrises and sunsets; new beginnings and a level of freshness. Now is the time to write… Read more
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Humility and Hope
And here we are, almost at the end of 2024 on Christmas eve. Some of you are away on holiday. Others are resting at home. Some are working throughout this time period. There will be a mixture of excitement for most, but some might be grumpy with all the celebrations. For some of you, there… Read more
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Damsel in Shining Armour
When I was a little girl and had my long nose stuck in books and all the happy endings – I used to beg my parents if we can take orphans in for the school holidays. My parents were never for that idea. Where I had the daydream, they were a bit more realistic about… Read more
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As Smart as a Daze
A colleague, who is quite intelligent and a bit of a recluse, came to talk to me last week about everything that is unfolding at work. (There’s a LOT going on). I asked him my normal go-to question: If you can do anything you want, what would it be? His answer left me a bit… Read more
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A Hypocritical oath
I have always been extremely opinionated about Christmas decorations on display before December. Years ago, it was up in November already and it irked me slightly. But I think the commercial lah-di-dah’s and extreme capitalists realised October gives you an extra month of Christmas spirit to be swayed into spending hard-earned money on more things… Read more
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When Ego’s Stumble
I walk +/- 1.5km every morning from my car to my office. It is something I thoroughly enjoy. I make sure that I walk on the far-left side of the walkway, in order to leave enough space for the oncoming traffic to comfortably walk past me. Yet, I picked up something interesting. A very small… Read more
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One ‘me’ in Team
I had a precarious incident last week. I was inquiring about work conducted after a request was discussed and agreed upon with a subordinate. After being sent on a bit of a ghost chase, it came out that the work was in fact – not done. I then received a message in the lines of:… Read more