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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When Septembers End
The month of September had great significance for me this year. As I take time to reflect I need to be careful about my perspective – for it’s almost a repetition of last September. It’s been a very tough year and I’ve had more WTF moments than ever before. Used, bruised and battered (literally also…
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Corrupted
Ah, Africa, known for its gorgeous and raw nature, beautiful sunsets, rich minerals, and of course – corruption. The term corruption is something that we are all very familiar with. I think by simply just using the word – there are a couple of explicit examples and organizations that immediately jump to mind (wink-wink). The…
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Pressure Cooked
When I moved to the far north, I was placed in housing that I was not very fond of. It was noisy and had almost no privacy – which to me is a very important aspect of my life. I don’t particularly want to go out in shorts and wash my car, while waving at…
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Those damned Pink Roses
“Bloom where you‘re planted.” If you know me – you would know that I absolutely adore Spring. Growing up in the Highveld, where all of nature died and was smothered by black frost and whatever remained was set to fire – I was yearly amazed at how something that looked to be dead, can grow…
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Stop, and then what…?
“This journey isn’t about getting something done, ‘as quickly as possible.’ It’s about process, not instant gratification.” ― Michael Brown – The Presence Process A very specific memory I have from when I was very small, was waiting on my mom’s bed for her to finish her makeup in order for us to go to…
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Hopelessly devoted to Hope
“But I know, somehow, that only when it is dark enough can you see the stars.” ― Martin Luther King, Jr When I was in primary school, my absolute favourite TV show was Seventh Heaven. It was a series about a minister, his family, ultimately 7 kids and their dog, Happy. I was committed to…
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Comfortably Proud
Whenever I’m in a meeting and I have concerns or request on my mind that I am trying to communicate – I tend to verbally continue on a thought that I had. Which can leave the room looking at me with a somewhat confused look on their faces. I started to joke around, that my…
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Get your head out of the Dumpster
The difference between misery and happiness depends on what we do with our attention.” – Sharon Salzberg In my previous living quarters, just outside of the motorized gate of the complex is a large, green dumpster. It used to be easy, putting my garbage bag in the back of my car and drop it off…
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Cabin Fever
“When the negative thoughts come — and they will; they come to all of us — it’s not enough to just not dwell on it… You’ve got to replace it with a positive thought.” — Joel Osteen I had big plans for the past weekend. I booked a rustic old log cabin a while ago,…
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The value of Things
“True stability results when presumed order and presumed disorder are balanced. A truly stable system expects the unexpected, is prepared to be disrupted, waits to be transformed.” – Tom Robbins There is a couple of sayings when it comes to diamonds. It lasts forever, it’s formed under pressure and my favourite – it’s chunks of…