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Monthly Archives: August 2012
Life in the fast lane or peace and serenity
Life in a big city, with work and personal commitments, sees us constantly moving. Working, taking care of family and other commitments sees us run around life like headless chooks. No time to stop. No time to reflect. Hardly any … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Friendship, General Reflections, Uncategorized
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Airport
Airport is a unique place where people experience all sorts of emotions. Some wait to reunite with a loved one or a friend. others wait to commence or continue their travels, looking forward to a holiday. There are always crowds … Continue reading
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Great expectations – you are your own worst enemy
After having a discussion with a friend about people’s expectations in life, I have come across a quote by Lisa Kleypass, which totally summarised my position: “You are your own worst enemy. If you can learn to stop expecting impossible perfection, … Continue reading
Posted in Friendship, General Reflections, Uncategorized
Tagged chat, emotional, emotional fall, enemy, expectation, friends, heartbreak, Jack Farris, laugh, Lisa Kleypass, perception, reciprocate, return, reward, suconscious
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Too big of a task? Take baby steps
“How am I going to get this done?” is often a question posed by many wanting to achieve an outcome, solve a problem, take their business to the new level or just get on with their week. In many cases, … Continue reading
Posted in Business, General Reflections, Uncategorized
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Second chances
Going through life it is not often that you think about couples splitting up until it happens to you. Only when you are the one experiencing it, it turns out that many around you are in the same boat and … Continue reading
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Tagged 30s, 40s, acceptable, angry, arger, arrangements, attempt, confused, confusion, coping mechanism, couple, couples, deal, derailed, divorce, dull pain, emotions, ex-partner, happy, heart ache, life, loss, lost, move on, moving on, no easy answer, pieces, pregnant, priorities, reason, rebuild, red car, rehbreak upbilitation, second chance, somewhere else, split up, tears, universa;, Virginia Satir
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80/20 Rule – Do you follow?
“Most of us spend too much time on what is urgent and not enough time on what is important” – Stephen Covey, the author of “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People”. More than a century ago, in 1906, a now well-known Italian … Continue reading
Posted in Business, General Reflections, Uncategorized
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'No problems - just projects!' By Jane Garber-Rosenzweig 