Author: Jacques de Villiers
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The Blind Leading the Blind
Human beings have a predilection for asking for advice. We look to others who we perceive as more knowledgeable than us for guidance.
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Look How Far You Have Come
Go on, look how far you’ve already come and look how far you still have to go. Take the time to appreciate your progress and enjoy the journey.
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Once Were Warriors
It was the harrowing New Zealand movie Once Were Warriors that put this notion into my head. Here’s the skinny:
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Stop Getting Offended
Feeling offended and self-righteous is a vanity I can ill-afford. Whilst the deeds or misdeeds of others distract me I’m missing out on the opportunities of my life.
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Purity of Arms: Acting Well.
In a sense, as human beings we are weapons. Put in the right hands a weapon can protect. In the wrong hands, it destroys.
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Why We Bite the Hand that Feeds Us
So, why do we turn against those that have shown benevolence to us and given us a hand up?
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Edge of the Rain
My grandfather’s farm was a typical Northern Cape farm, at the edge of the rain.
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Why I Run
I started running at a manic stage of my life where things were out of control for me. I figured that I needed to have an island of calmness in the sea of chaos that was my life.
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The Healing Power of Petty Tyrants
My 13-year-old nephew is what Carlos Castaneda calls my petty tyrant.
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Procrastination is the Thief of Time
Procrastination ends where Gratitude begins.