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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Friday, 10 August 2018

My last motivational speech for Grade 12, 2018

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G od has equipped you with everything that you need to fulfil your life purpose. Whatever you’re looking for out there is already what you...
Thursday, 10 May 2018

It's my pity-party, so I'll cry if I want to

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I'm not going to reflect on anything that I've said in the past. Whatever I've said, I said it because I experienced it.  Today,...
Wednesday, 2 May 2018

Not knowing

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My daughter became ill at the start of the year. She’s 25 (turning 26 on the 28th of May). Jana is one of the most radiant, positive people...
Sunday, 15 April 2018

Pain is soul destroying

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1 1 January 2016: My gallbladder was removed. I had eight gallstones, each the same size (the size of a dice). September 2015: The pain s...
Monday, 9 April 2018

Fifty shades of me

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Colour definitely influences people. I have an affinity for black. Yes, I’m not ashamed to say that I wear black a lot. I also like grey a...
Friday, 9 February 2018

Pressing toward the goal

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Few of us ever live in the present. We are forever anticipating what is to come or remembering what has gone. Louis L’Amour You will ...
Friday, 29 December 2017

I went to the post office today!

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I went to the post office today – twice. The first time I entered the almost empty room, it was hot and there were six people in the line, ...
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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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