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  • The Certainty of Uncertainty

    The Certainty of Uncertainty

    One certainty about living in South Africa is that everything is often uncertain. My current project has been full of uncertainties. We have been asking for a plan with priorities and it was finally presented on Wednesday. We felt confident and charged off with our top 5 priorities. Then on Thursday the plan changed. It…

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  • Slippery as a Snail

    Slippery as a Snail

    No matter how determined we are on our journey there is always the possibility of slippage from our path. As per my last blog it can be due to the little devilish voice of our Inner Saboteur or it can be other banana peels which land at our feet. I slipped from my Keto path…

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  • The Inner Saboteur

    The Inner Saboteur

    Each week we have a different area to explore in our Keto Group. This week we are supposed to be aware of ‘daily self-talk’, you know that little voice that we hear in our heads? I like to call mine my ‘Inner Saboteur’. Let’s call her ‘Miss S’ so that I do not have to…

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  • Scar Tissue

    Scar Tissue

    I heard someone refer to the damage from their childhood as having ‘scar tissue’. That really resonated with me, and not just because I keloid. I thought of the tough exteriors that we create to protect us from harm. People who pretend to be hard but are a gooey mess inside. Many overweight people overeat…

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  • Like A Man

    Like A Man

    I’ve spoken about my issues with control and related to control is anxiety and an inability to relax. As part of my coaching sessions I was asked to read up on the various meditation techniques and to try some of them out the following week. Last Sunday I tried Mindfulness Meditation, which is the practice…

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