Category: Change moments
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On the cusp of turning 50, I’m celebrating the silver linings of a whole new age of possibility
If you have your plans and dreams in gear, a milestone birthday is nothing to fear. It’s an opportunity to take stock, reflect on the road you’ve travelled, and look forward to doing the things you’ve always wanted to do
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Let’s hear it for those friends who can light up your darkest day with a call
True friends, the kind who make you feel like family, are worth holding on to, even as you follow your separate paths over the years
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I still love you, rugby, even if I don’t know who’s playing who this weekend
It’s not you, rugby, it’s me. What will it take to put that old spark back in our relationship, now that the dazzling days of the World Cup are just a distant memory?
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When the going gets tough, the stuff gets going
We could all do with a little less of the odds and ends that clutter up our daily lives, but is the Marie Kondo way a real solution or just a fleeting fad? There’s only one way to find out…
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Dear Granny, I wish I could tell you how I finally met the light of my life
After all that confessing to Father Regan, on behalf of her wayward children, the grand old matriarch would have been pleased to know about this bright and shining match made in heaven
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The war-zone adventurer who taught me the art of letting go
From Afghanistan to India to Peru, she follows her heart and soul and finds freedom in the extraordinary act of living life the way she wants to. A chance encounter with a free spirit who somehow remains anchored to the real world.
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Farewell, Milhaus, my best rugby-watching buddy
Loyal, easygoing, and patient, he was proof positive that humans aren’t alone in their dogged pursuit to find meaning in the bounce of the odd-shaped ball
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My panic-buying secrets to dressing, more or less, for success
A lot is written regularly about the need to Dress to Impress in order to achieve in the workplace, but after 20 years of working mostly in big corporates, I have let go of this theory.
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I dreamed of captaining the 1st team, but playing for the seconds was the gift that changed my life
When a schoolboy’s golden ambition turns to crushing disappointment, it can take a while to get your motivation back on track. But sometimes, looking back, you can see how a change of plan can change you for the better
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How Leandie du Randt learned to overcome rejection and finally feel comfortable in her own skin
When she was just a little girl, Leandie du Randt would sing and dance at home, with her very own camera crew following her around. The fact that the crew consisted entirely of her mom was a trivial matter, since those happy hours in the make-believe limelight set the scene for what would later become…