A Life lived and living
If one of my silly stories can benefit just one person – it’s already more than I can ask for
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A stress ball
How do you handle stress? When I was in gr. 5, I bought a stressball while on holiday. Or my parents bought one for me, since I contributed nothing financially to civilization at that age. This was way before slime was a thing, so it was 2 layers of some sort of thick latex, the
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A Tale of Twins
There’s a story about a set of male twins. The one is a stable man with a family. Good job, dedicated and trustworthy. The other twin is an unreliable alcoholic, in a perpetual state of self-pity. If you asked both of them what formed their decisions – they gave the same answer.They were the way
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Our False Starts
Two weekends ago, it was the school Athletics SA’s and what an absolute treat. I thoroughly enjoy athletics despite me having almost zero talents in that regard. I could maybe jump a bit in primary school (far, not high) and had the style to cross a hurdle, but as my brother so eloquently raised the
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Courageously Scared
Ever watched the cartoon Courage, the cowardly dog? A dog haunted by his own anxiety, but when needed – brave and morally aligned. Lessons for all mammals. I’ve been contemplating the definition of courage the last couple of weeks. Originally, I was not quite sure on what exactly courage is. I was very familiar with
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That Dream and This Reality
What’s in a dream? In school I went to the Library on a regular basis. I loved it there. Sometimes I’d cycle there and spend a couple of hours reading in the kids corner on the bean bags that was there. Sometimes I went there with my teacher to prepare for a debating topic. But
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No Go-Backsies
Tomorrow my life changes. It sounds overdramatic — I know, but it’s the truth though. In life, we like our comforts. We might enjoy the occasional challenge, but we’ll hold onto comfort and the status quo, whether it’s good for us or not. We hold on to our comforts and want little change from what
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Facts, Feelings and a Christmas Hope
My dearest friends I’ve been MIA for a bit, but tonight I want to share my Christmas message. I’ve mentioned previously that I have spent Christmas many a-ways in the past. On standby, working, with family, alone, with friends. But in all circumstances, regardless of how it seems in the moment — Christmas is a message
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Accountably Speeding
I spend quite a bit of time on the road each week day. It makes the days shorter, unfortunately. Which hypothetically can indicate driving a little bit faster than what one should on occasion. Simply to try and make the days a bit longer. This of course highlights my shortcoming with patience, which I am
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Our Hip-clicking Misery
Before starting, I want to make it clear that I know very little about human anatomy and the skeletal system. I only have logic on my side and my own experiences – not biology. It was only recently, that I realised the ‘hip-bones’ I’ve been clicking since High school is actually my SI joints. But
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“Onvergenoegd”
I absolutely love the Afrikaans language. There is a plethora of words explaining so many things and within a singular word so many letters can have such a big impact. I understand that this sentiment is not shared by a lot of Afrikaans speaking people, never mind English speaking people, but I would love to