Are you predictable?
By: Kogi Naidoo / September 26, 2024
“If you do nothing unexpected, nothing unexpected happens.” Fay Weldon I feel that my life is the way it is because it is what I have done to make it such. I have done what was expected of me and I therefore have a life that is without much strife. How about you? How has […]
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Others can’t see my point of view
By: Kogi Naidoo / January 29, 2024
“Where you stand depends on where you sit.” Nelson Mandela I have so often been misunderstood for one of two reasons; my view on an issue and the way I have communicated my position. What I have since learned is that it is up to me to ensure my position is well justified, that is […]
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Nothing’s impossible
By: Kogi Naidoo / January 29, 2024
“It always seems impossible until it’s done.” Nelson Mandela I tend to second guess myself every time I do something new. I create the doubt and hope that it will get easier. It is a constant battle between having faith and self-belief and the task at hand. Usually I get things done, but after […]
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‘Misery’ was my middle name
By: Kogi Naidoo / January 29, 2024
“Misery loves company.” Napoleon Hill Interesting I think now as I remember the many moments when I just sat there, feeling sorry for myself. I was having my own pity parties. It was happening so often that I tended to enjoy them. What a waste, I think now! Why? When I think back, surely I […]
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Love equals suffering
By: Kogi Naidoo / January 29, 2024
“Love involves a willingness to suffer and to be inconvenienced.” Lewis F Presnall I can say that love is still worth the effort. I have been taken out of my comfort zone, made to feel hurt and pain, uncertainty and anxiety. I realise it is part of the life cycle we all have to go […]
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Love and respect for oneself
By: Kogi Naidoo / January 29, 2024
“You, as much as anyone in the universe, deserve your love and respect.” Buddha I remember when I was growing up being reminded that it was good to love and respect others. What I was not taught or told explicitly how I should behave towards myself? I was told that I should be selfless and […]
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Life’s journey
By: Kogi Naidoo / January 29, 2024
“A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.” LAoTze When I think of my life I see it as a very long journey, starting at the time I was born, growing from a child into a teenager, a young adult, now a middle-aged adult. It has taken a long time, […]
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Learning about ourselves
By: Kogi Naidoo / January 29, 2024
“Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.” Carl Gustav Jung I always ask myself why I am annoyed by some people I meet. Is it because they are simply annoying? Or is it because they are pressing my buttons? More often than not, it is a case […]
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Challenging defeat!
By: Kogi Naidoo / January 29, 2024
Challenging defeat! “Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent.” Marilyn vos Savant I am always busy, trying new things, doing things that are challenging. It’s what keeps me engaged, motivated and enthusiastic. I am often thinking what next? It is what makes life interesting and exciting. Setting myself […]
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