Category: Life Event
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Why the Rugby World Cup Always Ends in Tears
Ten years ago, in the stands of the Stade de France, I watched tears well in the eyes of a friend, a journalist by trade but a South African by soul. The Springboks had just beaten England.
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How a Great, Big Curveball of Change Put Our Wedding Vows to the test
When Elton explained this to our son, who was 4 at the time, he listened and summarised it as “so Daddy, your lungs don’t feel like being lungs anymore?” It was so on point, my husband uses it as his standard intro when people ask him about his condition.
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What the All Blacks Can Teach About Being the Best We Can Be
Another ‘traditional’ rugby season has passed, and again South Africa’s national rugby team has been eclipsed by New Zealand, and Australia.
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Why I’m So Happily Looking Forward to Never Retiring
I’m 48 now, so retirement isn’t really on the horizon for me yet, but it also isn’t even vaguely in my plan for my life.
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My Day of Tackling Change With Tomorrow’s Rugby Heroes
We want to drive transformation numbers in our professional teams, yet we are denying the very people we want to take up the sport in order to achieve that goal, the ability to watch said teams on TV?
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Why I’m Saying Goodbye to My Comfort Zone & Hello to Dubai
So, just like that, I’m packing up and moving to Dubai for a dream job. With just days to go before I leave, it feels like this is all far too sudden and a life-changing decision made on a whim.
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Six sure ways to fail as a freelancer
I’ve just begun on this journey and I find myself biting my nails daily, wondering how I’m going to make ends meet. It takes a certain set of skills to really make it work.
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I’m Mumbling My Way Through Married Life, and Loving It
Ask anyone and they’ll tell you how “marriage changes things” and “If I knew what I know now, I don’t think I’d get married again.” I’d like to dissect those statements for a bit, if I may.
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Garth Japhet, Heart and Soul Adventurer, On How Stories Make Us Human
A true South African role-model and activist whose ultimate quest is to get us to share our stories and learn from each other. He sat down with Ruda Landman to share the challenges and triumphs of his remarkable journey.
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My Old Clothes Aren’t Hand-Me-Downs, They’re Lift-Me-Ups
A change in clothing has accompanied every phase of my life, as it has for my children. Nappies were their welcome-pants to life, but are mercifully no more. Now, I take deliveries of clothing from my sister and others, some which we parted from and which have returned.