Simply, because I can ...

When we share our emotions, our dreams, our fears, our efforts, our pain, our hopes, and our joys, we open up powerful opportunities for others to learn. Life experience is a master teacher and when we share our experiences, we empower others. Life is too short not to take advantage of all the free resources around us. In this blog, I share what I have experienced in life simply, because I can...

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Wednesday, 3 October 2012

Imperfections of our own

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People aren't perfect and therefore life isn't perfect. Even the world we live in is anything but perfect!  Our brains are crea...
Saturday, 21 July 2012

Nothing stays the same!

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In life, there will always be someone who will try to encourage us to ignore the dark cloud, look for the silver lining, and focus on tha...
Tuesday, 10 July 2012

Go with all your heart!

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There's a Chinese saying that reads: "Wherever you go, go with all your heart". This may seem to refer to a place, a destinat...
Monday, 2 April 2012

It's not our fault.

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It’s not our fault that we were born, but the fact that we came into the world makes us significant. Life is a miracle and living here on e...
Tuesday, 20 March 2012

Avoiding imbalance!

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While I was walking into the schoolyard today, I realized how tired I was. I also realized that I was suffering a bout of depression. I was...
Wednesday, 15 February 2012

O, ye of little faith ...

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More recently I had the privilege to edit another writer’s book. After reading it, I found myself thinking about something she expressed i...
Saturday, 28 January 2012

There's a fine line between confidence and arrogance!

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Ah, for the want of a good healthy mind, body, and soul! Mr. South Africa 2011 came to visit our school last week and brought a very confi...
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Karin Erasmus Steyn
Langebaan, Western Cape, South Africa
I'm a retired high school teacher. I started teaching in 1988 and retired in 2021. The last 12 years were spent teach English for Grades 10, 11, and 12. I've written the following novels:1) Pop-In Jay Pomp (children), 2) Mareijke's Courage (adventure romance), 3) The 6th Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Kill (murder mystery), 4) The Power is Yours (teen motivation), 5) Through the Bark (teen fantasy), 6) Implicitly (adventure romance), and I Think You Know (adventure romance). My motto in life is: You are what you constantly think. I live by these words. A person's thoughts have tremendous power: they can inspire, motivate, encourage, disillusion, and destroy. The art of thinking lies in the power to discern between the good and the bad, and still find a way for a positive attitude. This is the true weapon to success. I was diagnosed with peripheral neuropathy in 2019, which brought an end to my teaching career. I relocated to the Western Cape in 2022. I love the bushveld where I lived for more than 20 years, but I'm enjoying the change. I'm currently married to Nick Steyn (1988), and we have two children, Jana (1992) and Colin (1997).
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