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THINKING OUT LOUD | Give thanks for all the little things
Personal reflection on finding gratitude amid year-end exhaustion. Author shares blessings including family relationships, new job, love and celebrates small wins over complaints.
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THINKING OUT LOUD | Christmas cheer in a tough economy
There’s something magical about walking into the shops at this time of year. But, while Christmas is here in all its commercial glory, the money simply isn’t.
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THINKING OUT LOUD | I am trying to be gentler with myself…
We all want to belong. From the moment we take our first steps into school, society teaches us that our worth is tied to achievement, to being someone, doing something,…
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WAT DIE HART VAN VOL IS | Ek ‘like’ my job
Dit was nooit my droom om ‘n joernalis te word nie. In ons huis was koerante en tydskrifte lees verpligtend, maar dit was nie ‘n beroepskeuse nie.
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Hard-core Oasis fans hated this book, but it was an interesting read for me
I was a ’90s teen, so Oasis’ anthem-level songs formed part of the general musical backdrop to my coming of age. Such associations explain why I picked this book up…
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A mom’s journey back to fitness
For the past three years, I’ve been stuck in the same loop: “I really should start going to the gym again.” It’s a phrase I’ve repeated so often that it’s…
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WAT DIE HART VAN VOL IS | Tyd wag vir niemand
Dis weer daai tyd van die jaar wanneer almal hoop dat tyd ‘n klein bietjie vinniger kan aanbeweeg. Dit was ‘n lang jaar; mense is moeg en wil gaan rus.…
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WAT DIE HART VAN VOL IS | Wie se skuld is Kaapstad se verkeersprobleem?
Dalk is dit tyd dat ons minder vingers wys en kla, en eerder met oplossings vir die noordelike voorstede se verkeersprobleem vorendag kom.
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Taxi’s wat jaag in woonbuurte ‘n gevaar
Ek is oningelig, maar dit voel verkeerd dat taxi’s nou daagliks in woongebiede ry en die spoedbeperking oortree waar kinders speel en mense stap. Is mense se oë net toe…
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Blaas leegmaak op enige plek pla
Die brief “Urineer elders” in TygerBurger 15 Oktober deur Gerrit Horn verwys. Ek raak net so ontsteld oor mans wat enige plek staan en urineer. Ek sien dit amper elke…
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