Are you sleep deprived?
We all know that sleep is a vital part of our healthy survival. However, when deadlines loom, it is the first activity we neglect, skimping on the time we so desperately need for our nightly “body service”.
Genade verstaan
Vandag het ek opnuut iets van genade verstaan. Ek lees in ‘n ou dagboek iets wat Stephan Joubert lank terug geskryf het: “Hoe meer ek iets van God se genade begin snap, hoe meer verander dit my ganse lewe. Genade maak my nuut. Dit hóú my nuut.”
Why am I so desperately Tired??
It is nothing new. Comes year end – or sometimes the beginning of a new year – we all feel exhausted. As if the calendar has anything to do with our biological clocks.
Die hart van ‘n dankbare mens
‘n Dankbare mens is ‘n gelukkige mens, het ‘n liewe outannie kleintyd vir my gesê. En ek het gedink dit klink mooi. Maar ek het nie eintlik dankbaarheid verstaan nie. Tot ek Ann Voskamp se boek One Thousand Gifts gelees het.
They didn’t know we were seeds
There is an old Mexican proverb: “They thought they buried us; they didn’t know we were seeds.” The meaning of this age-old saying is obvious – when you are covered in dirt, see how you can grow out of it.
Integrity – Be Yourself
The word integrity has its roots in the Latin word integer, which means whole, uncorrupted, in its original perfect condition. In the old Oxford dictionary, the definition of integrity reads: The condition of having no part or element wanting; an unbroken or uncorrupted state.
Make a warm impression
It is an early cool morning in central Johannesburg. Picture the fancy foyer meeting place of mostly strangers, arriving for a day conference. They are dressed up in corporate apparel, checked in, labelled and issued with the umpteenth name tag and branded folder clutched under arm. The non-smokers pivot to the drinks table for coffee, tea, water or juice.
Don’t set unrealistic goals
This is dynamic motivational speaker Simon Sinek’s advice. Yes, yes, he agrees, this is not conventional guidance and would most probably lead to disappointment – but at least it is better than aiming too low.
Stel jou grenslyne op
My vlug vanaf Oliver Tambo na George lughawe is met 3 ure vertraag. Tyd is kosbaar en ek wil die meeste daarvan maak. Ek kan blog. Waaroor sal ek blog?
Basta met Nuwejaarsvoornemens! Stel doelwitte op!
Ons is in die laaste pylvak van 2019. Die Nuwejaar wag vir ons sodra ons al die groot eet en kuier van Kersfees agter die blad het. Ek hoor hoe baie mense praat van hul Nuwejaarsvoornemens. Ek weet nie of dit so ‘n goeie ding is nie. Klink vir my altyd asof almal verwag dat op 1 Januarie al hul slegte gewoontes, verslawings, probleme en buie sommer vanself gaan verdwyn en dan gaan hulle oorgnag maerder, fikser, flukser en gesonder wees.