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Photo by Grant Whitty on Unsplash One of the few certainties in life is your mortality. No matter how money you make, how much land you own, or how muc…
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Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash "I've told you a hundred f*cking times already Tom, that's not how you shovel bitumen!" When I landed my first job i…
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Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash One of the hardest parts of being a writer is coming up with new ideas. When I first started writing, the ideas flow…
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Photo by Brad Neathery on Unsplash A pervasive myth clings to some who aspire to write. That being a writer is a fool’s errand because everything worth…
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Happy Monday! Today is the first day of meteorological spring! A joyous occasion as the days get longer and warmer. Things have been more of the same f…
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Fight the fear
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Photo by Michael Jin on Unsplash Normally I shut the shop at nine on the dot. Instead, an unruly customer meant I left half an hour later. No problem I…
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caption... Travelling to Australia had been a dream of mine for as long as I could remember. Ever since I was a child I was fascinated with the country…
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Statue of Socrates (source) When informed the Oracle of Delphi had told one of his friends he was the wisest person in Athens, Socrates was shocked. He…
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Hey friends, We’re nearing the end of February and with it, the end of meteorological winter here in the Northern hemisphere. The nights are getting lo…
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My favourite books of the month
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Your life is unscripted and you are the author
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