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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Tuesday, 14 November 2017

Fight the good fight

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In almost everything that touches our everyday life on earth, God is pleased when we’re pleased. He wills that we be as free as birds to so...
Monday, 25 September 2017

A week from hell

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Many people will tell you that Mondays are terrible. They not only start the week but also the pace for the week. When everything goes wro...
Saturday, 15 April 2017

Be the difference

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How do you feel about yourself? Do you think you are a good person or a bad person? The way you feel about yourself determines your thought...

Leaving a legacy

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The books I write I leave in the care of my daughter, Jana Steyn. The legacy will live on. These books don't have to be published or so...
Friday, 7 April 2017

Mareijke's Courage Chapter 3

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I do not ask to walk smooth paths Nor bear an easy load. I pray for strength and fortitude … Gail Brook Burket Mareijke’s arms we...

Mareijke's Courage Chapter 2

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Let me not pray to be sheltered from dangers, But to be fearless in facing them … Rabindranath Tagore The encounter was quick. A ma...
Thursday, 6 April 2017

Mareijke's Courage Chapter 1

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He either fears his fate too much, Or his deserts are small, That puts it not unto the touch To win or lose it all … James Graha...
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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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