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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Monday, 6 October 2025

Ready to fly

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The world is at the edge,  and so am I. The air is filled with foreboding as delusion swarms the skies – thought-flocks shimmer, then vanish...
Wednesday, 1 October 2025

You are what you survived

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I’ve never been someone who enjoys gossip. Many people do, and in the past I’ve sometimes listened and given my opinion. Sad fact: I’m bruta...
Tuesday, 2 September 2025

Eternity in Our Hearts

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Quite often, since the loss of my brother and mother, I find myself thinking about eternity. Not as something far away or vague. No. Eternit...
Tuesday, 19 August 2025

Be Still. Make Room.

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There are people who move through a day as though through a storm, their eyes lowered, their hearts closed. They say they are busy. The hour...
Friday, 8 August 2025

Paper Tigers

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In a world where unemployment is high and opportunities can feel scarce, it’s easy to feel stuck. So many people wait for something or someo...
Thursday, 7 August 2025

We Don't See Reality - We See Through It

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We like to think we see the world as it is. But we don’t. We don’t see with our eyes. We see through them. Like light filtering through st...
Tuesday, 5 August 2025

Subliminally Yours

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We tend to think that we’re only aware of what we choose to focus on. The truth is far more unsettling. Our senses are wide open channels, a...
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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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