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Post Mortem of a relationship
I have spent countless hours of late dissecting and analysing my relationships and trying to make sense of what went wrong, for my sanity...
Damien Blaauw
Dec 13, 20197 min read
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Know What You Bring to The Table
As I look back on the year so far, knowing that as we speedily race to the new year where lots of reflection normally happens, I look...
Damien Blaauw
Nov 22, 20195 min read
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Freedom is...
I have had to take a long hard look at things in the last couple of months based on the goings-on in my personal and professional life,...
Damien Blaauw
Jun 27, 20195 min read
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Authenticity or Bust!
I have had occasion to reflect on my situation of late, and it produced some really insightful tidbits albeit somewhat distressing for me....
Damien Blaauw
Jun 26, 20196 min read
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Reset: Part 3- Personal
We all have our ups and downs personally, and I am no stranger to the ebbs and flows one's personal life throws at you, but yet again, I...
Damien Blaauw
Dec 31, 20188 min read
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Reset: Part 2- Spiritual
I have always been a deeply spiritual person, and that has been a constant in my life, even though some have questioned and challenged...
Damien Blaauw
Dec 31, 20185 min read
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Reset: Part 1- Professional
Life has three certainties, change, taxes & death! I have come to experience tremendous amounts of change in the last few years and the...
Damien Blaauw
Dec 31, 20185 min read
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The Mirror
I have found myself observing people more of late, and the one thing that has come through consistently is that we have a total lack of...
Damien Blaauw
Jul 31, 20188 min read
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The Blend
I have been chatting to some of my other male colleagues around the matter of blended families, as I am currently living the reality of...
Damien Blaauw
May 18, 20187 min read
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Keep your Circle small
I have as mentioned before been on a journey of self discovery, and the learnings that have come as a result of the journey have been...
Damien Blaauw
Apr 22, 20186 min read
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Never a right time...
I was reminded of a poem I read many years ago when I just started working. The author of the poem is unknown, but the contents of that...
Damien Blaauw
Apr 8, 20186 min read
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Experiences trump Things
I have always been of the mind that I wanted to show my kids something different to what I experienced growing up, and the motivation is...
Damien Blaauw
Mar 30, 201816 min read
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You can Love me or either Leave me..
Music has always been a big part of my life and it has pretty much gotten me through some really rough patches over the years, and I was...
Damien Blaauw
Mar 24, 20187 min read
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Be who you need to be!
I am well and truly embracing the new found view I have on things and I must say that letting go of many of the things I was holding onto...
Damien Blaauw
Mar 18, 20187 min read
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Be Careful What You Wish For...
We all have at some point heard the saying: "Be careful what you wish for, you just might get it." It's quite an emotive saying in as...
Damien Blaauw
Mar 10, 20188 min read
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To thine own self be true...
The big 40 has now finally set in, and I must admit that the whole "Life begins at 40" cliche has me waiting here patiently. I must admit...
Damien Blaauw
Mar 1, 20188 min read
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All I need is a Passport and a ticket...
It is often said that the World is a book, and those who do not travel read only the first page! I am and always have been a big dreamer,...
Damien Blaauw
Feb 24, 201811 min read
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Each one, teach one...
I find myself on the cusp of moving on to the big FOUR OH or is it the big FOUR OOOH! Man! The realization was sobering to say the least,...
Damien Blaauw
Feb 7, 20186 min read
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Sheer Driving Pleasure Indeed
Hey Guys! I recently had an interesting conversation with a colleague about cars. I was asked whether I was an expert in that respect, to...
Damien Blaauw
Feb 1, 201810 min read
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The Marriage Conversation or Not!
Good day Folks! I have been looking at the Global Divorce Statistics lately and some staggering figures jumped out at me, prompting the...
Damien Blaauw
Jan 16, 20186 min read
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