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, 20 January 2016

Happiness is a consequence

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Happiness is not something we should search for. It isn’t something we should desire and never have. Happiness is a consequence. Every d...
Thursday, 14 January 2016

Gallstones

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I’m not one to go to the doctor much because for the past ten years I have always been diagnosed with stress, depression, anxiety, and, mor...
Monday, 4 January 2016

Change is inevitable

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We tend to wait for the start of a new year to make new resolutions because it symbolizes new beginnings. None of us ever wake up on a Tu...
Sunday, 3 January 2016

The power lies within us

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It’s almost time for the new school year to begin, and soon teachers and children will be returning to the classrooms. A greater percentage...

Engulfed by sadness

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Sometimes, suddenly, without reason, we find ourselves engulfed by sadness.  We continue with our daily tasks, pretending to be okay, b...
Tuesday, 22 December 2015

I own the moment!

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“Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do better the second time. The only people who never tumble are those w...
Wednesday, 2 December 2015

Let your light shine

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"Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven" (Matthew 5:16). Le...
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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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