27 November 7 x 5 = 35 Life is here to live it! 📸: MF I was reminded today that so much beauty surrounds us. Every day. Look up!!! Take it all in. Feel it!!! 📸: karisMatiek See the beauty. It’s surrounds us. Look for it! 📸: karisMatiek I went to a nightmarket this evening … Continue reading 2020: 35
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15 November Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay 47 is a prime number. Just saying. Just because. The number thing is stuck in my head. I have no idea why. I liked Maths at school. The patterns mostly. But then I had a teacher when I switched from an Afrikaans to an English school, in … Continue reading 2020: 47
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11 November 17 + 17 + 17 = 5150 sleeps until New Year's eve ... the day before 2021 ... and the one thing we know for sure is that Covid 19 will still be around. I went for a walk with a friend today. It wasn't a long walk. I want to start somewhere. … Continue reading 2020: 51
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06 November Habits. Today I thought about making people habits in life. As in ... making time for someone daily as part of your routine. Checking in with them. Having short or long conversations with them. When you decide to make such an investment, what does it say about you? About the person? Clearly a … Continue reading 2020: 56
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26 October It's a boy's birthday today. He is 14. He's been going through a really tough time at stages in his life because of decisions made by his Dad. His Mom is my friend. His Dad ... well, he's chosen a path that has broken hearts and will still break hearts. But this boy … Continue reading 2020: 67
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25 October Investment. Return on investment (roi). Thoughts on it. How do we invest in our relationships? And what is the expected return on investment when you make an intentional choice to invest? And what if the return is not what you thought / calculated / hoped it would be? Hmmm ... Disappointment maybe? My … Continue reading 2020: 68
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24 October Friendship today started with cake and cappuccino’s for breakfast. Hummingbird cake ... yum. It was delicious! Check in conversation, sustainable coffee mugs with the logo: stay rooted. Significant. The coffee was good. Cake was delish. Company was friendship = great! Idea sharing, product discussions, new possibilities. The inimitable Ms P. I thank you. … Continue reading 2020: 69
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11 October It's a lion's birthday.It's a good one. Navigating new spaces and places in life, heart, mind and soul.I've learnt with the lion. Navigated new spaces, places, thoughts, expressions.My prayer for the lion is a silent one, a prayer of peace. Amen. It was a good day. A lovely one. A few amusing moments … Continue reading 2020: 82
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10 October Rest day.Slept late.Had oats for breakfast.Ordered food for early dinner.Finished a tiny little surprise project for a friend.Loved doing it. Smiled through the entire thing. Love lives here. I've learnt a thing or two about love being single 'my entire life' - meaning no significantly serious relationship I can think of in retrospect … Continue reading 2020: 83
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Today's thoughts: Rules Reading and discussing the book "Atomic Habits" by James Clear with a friend and finding interesting directions our discussions are taking me in. We spoke a lot about rules today. Little rules that we make up for ourselves that we must adhere to or are flexible about depending on situations and / … Continue reading 2020: 94
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