Category: Inspirational
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Wits fostering entrepreneurship?
A great article EJR and typical of your style, hard hitting and to the point. SMME’s are a powerful tool in the relief of the jobless in our country. You have a good collection of topics and an effective grasp of writing style. Well done.
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Slice of Life: It is just a game after all, right?
It is comforting to know, that young people are being given opportunities, via our universities, to freely express their discoveries in life. What is important, in a world seeking peace, is that we are raised to not judge our neighbors on the basis of difference, whatever form it may follow, but rather to see opportunity…
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I Had A Dream……
I stood in a fitting room, getting measured for my uniform. My uniform, the royal charcoal & burgundy of the prestigious Qatar Airways. Qatar Airways, an airline which has either been best or second best airline of the year for the last eight years. I can’t seem to grasp the fact that I am an…
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Lovebirds
“The energy of the Lovebird is an expression of the beautiful unconditional love that can exist between two soulmates. The attraction of soulmates for one another is extremely powerful and can transcend many apparent cultural or man-made obstacles – such as age, religion, race or sex. The soul wants to bring the two parts of…
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Sylvia Rose’s Story – Part Eight
I know now why the Caged Bird Sings – Maya Angelou One evening after a very heated argument with my daughter; anger in her eyes she turned to me and said, “Happiness comes from within, you create your own happiness. Get your shit together. You have to love yourself before you can possibly love anyone.…
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Tot Facienda Parum Factum
Tot Facienda Parum Factum “So much to do, so little done” Last words uttered by Cecil John Rhodes, British businessman, mining magnate and founder of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe and Zambia) on his deathbed. This was the motto of my high school and whenever I remember these words, I recall my teachers, trying vainly to drum…
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Book review: The Lost Boys of Bird Island
History shows that all political systems have their cupboards filled with skeletons; most, that were the result of terrible tragedy, often for millions of people. Yet, in every age, there are women and men who rise to the challenge of exposing these horrors; even if the result is the loss of their own lives……..
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Decisions, Decisions.
Vanilla ice cream or chocolate cake? Close your eyes take a deep breath and just pick one. Go with your heart, rely on your gut. It’s really not that hard. I mean for me of course I would have chosen a slice of chocolate cake with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on the side,…
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A House Divided against Itself – Part Four
Life returned to a sense of normality, which after two months was turned completely upside down. It happened when the husband awoke at two in the morning to find he was alone in bed. He called out softly to his wife and on getting no response; he got up and made his way through the…