Hi there, Here's my weekly update for Jan 03, 2022... 🗒️ Remember the First Time A writer never forgets the first time he accepted a few coins or a word of praise for exchange for a story.He will never forget the sw...

Hello ,A friend and I were talking last night about how really whip-smart people can get into cultish behaviour and start sipping the Kool-Aid (a reference to the Jonestown mass suicide where 918 people died).I’m sure I don’t have to explai...

Hello ,Carlos Ruiz Zafón pierces the heart of the matter on how we conduct ourselves (except for perhaps the lucky, enlightened few who managed to escape the clutches of ego, coin and doubt).A writer never forgets the first time he accepted a fe...

Hello ,I’ve been reflecting on the nature of pain over the past weeks. The shattering of the heart pain that we all feel. The one leaving us curled in the foetal position keening like a wounded animal. That one.I’ve been there. You’ve been there. We’...

Hello ,To say that most of our lives are in chaos is probably the understatement of the year, isn't it?We've been through the wringer of disappointment, disillusionment and despair. I've watched as people lose loved ones, loved ones are prevented fr...

Hello ,I bang on about mediocrity a lot. Maybe I should interrogate that and see why that is, and what mediocrity in others mirrors for me ... but not today. I found a piece by Carlos Ruiz Zafon in his book The Angel's Game that gives an articulate d...

Hi there, Here's my weekly update for Dec 06, 2021... 🗒️ Do something scary Saturday: Dads connect with your family today. Now! If you’re a dad and husband.(And, a human): Let’s tell the mother of our children how d...

Hello ,My beloved child has just turned 16. They’ve been struggling for close on five years with the way they relate to the world (more like forever). They are an empath to the highest degree. Think when you ‘ugly cry’ in a sad movie and multiply tha...

Hi Here's my weekly update for Nov 29, 2021... 🗒️ LinkedIn Profile Commission by Hanrie Fridjhon, Enneagram business coach I help people, and the organisations they serve, to become more self-aware, develop grit and empower them with skills to thri...

Hi there, Here's my weekly update for Nov 22, 2021... 🎥 Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis - Adele du Rand's Journey You have finally been diagnosed with Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, but despite taking your prescribed medica...