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Freedom by cleaning
As much as I love and embrace my religion, when it comes to this time of the year – Passover, I seriously question my sanity. We literally turn our houses upside down, clean every nook and cranny and...
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True freedom
I am still on the subject of Pesach (Passover) because I am living and breathing it at the moment, not to mention the time I have spent so far crunching through matzah. Passover is a celebration of...
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Toast with a bit of gratitude in the middle of the night
I had a time the other night when I felt lazy. Way too lazy to produce a meal for my family. And of course that puts me high up in the book of bad mothers (or so I’ve been told). My kids didn’t starve,...
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Random acts of happiness and gratitude
Inspired by the great Happsters and their Happy note a day challenge – www.happsters.com – I decided to start a new project this week. I made thank you cards and decided to distribute them (with a...
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All for a cricket bat
Wednesdays in my neighbourhood is garbage collection day. Early in the morning, way too early actually – especially in winter when it is cold and dark, we hear the sounds of the ‘recycling guys’ carts...
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When life throws you lemons
If life throws you lemons you: A. Feel sorry for yourself while you’re choking on lemon juice B. Make lemonade (or even better lemon meringue pie) C. Call for tequila (although I think it goes better...
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Lessons from 9/11
In a world where we are consistently looking at who sees the glass as half full and who sees it as half empty, research has actually shown that when faced with a difficult challenge, people tend to see...
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Think yourself positive
My son has not been well and today he had to go to the doctor – a new doctor. He was terrified in case she had a chainsaw (yes, that was what he said!) and even worse than a chainsaw was the idea of...
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Which wolf would you choose?
I’m sitting in my car listening to opera and eating a peppermint crisp (sorry to my non-South African readers who don’t know what this is. It is an exquisite chocolate with crispy crackley peppermint...
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Smile! It really can make a difference
I’ve spent a ridiculous amount of time this week speaking to call centre agents. Actually let’s be honest, I’ve spent a ridiculous amount of time this week shouting at, pleading with and arguing with...
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A rose tinted world made by you
I don’t believe in fate or karma or even serendipity, at least I don’t think that I believe in them but I am never really too sure either. I tend to think that life is much more random than that. I...
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Start off positively
The thing about new year is that it isn’t really that different from the old year. Is there really a huge difference from the 31st of December to the 1st of January? It is just the next day… What it...
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You have choices
This story was doing the rounds and I have no idea if it is true or not but here it is: My friend Jerry was one of the most positive people I had ever known. He was always in a good mood and always had...
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The need for happiness
Today is a holiday and I had told myself that no matter what, I was not going to work today. That plan didn’t last very long because there was suddenly an emergency HIV intervention that I had to do,...
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Unbelievably strong
I am attending a 6 week course – for some reason I thought it would be a good idea to attend a course on a Monday night. I’m not sure if that was one of my brightest plans ever but since the course is...
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100 Happy Days Feedback
On the 20th of January this year, I embarked on a journey to document 100 happy days. It has taken me longer than 100 days to get this far but here I am, almost done with photographing 100 happy...
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Thoughts on Mandela Day
What can I say about this week? I have to say that I was really battling to come up with something to write because it’s been an awful week filled with war, violence and hatred. But since today is...
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Solutions to every problem
There is a solution to every problem! Really? Sometimes it really may not feel that way at all. It may feel that everything is impossible and that you are just stuck. No matter how hard you try,...
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Living a happy, multidimensional life
I went to an amazing conference last weekend and one of the things that really struck me about the people that I met and the speakers that I heard was that so many of those people live a...
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The blog that almost wasn’t
This past week has been all about me being unwell, my kids being sick, family responsibilities, too much work and then, to top it all off – it has been raining incessantly. None of these are conducive...
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