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Damien Blaauw
Jun 144 min read
Cultivating Gratitude & Detachment: My Takeaways from "Think Like A Monk"
In my quest for personal growth and understanding, I read Jay Shetty's "Think Like a Monk," a book that has profoundly reshaped my...
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Damien Blaauw
Jun 124 min read
"The Art of War": Timeless Wisdom for Modern Living
"The Art of War" by Sun Tzu was a transformative reading experience for me, though written over 2,500 years ago, this ancient Chinese...
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Damien Blaauw
Jun 109 min read
Curating My Circle: A Journey of 48 Laws...
Upon stumbling on Robert Greene's "The 48 Laws of Power," I was both intrigued and skeptical. The book promised wisdom on navigating...
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Damien Blaauw
Jun 64 min read
Timeless Lessons From a Pop Culture Book
In the ever-evolving landscape of modern relationships, John Gray's "Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus" has been an invaluable...
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Damien Blaauw
May 235 min read
Lessons I Learnt from Divorce
Divorce is one of those life events that you never truly understand until you've gone through it yourself. It's a maelstrom of emotions,...
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Damien Blaauw
Dec 27, 20233 min read
Deal Breakers Break Deals
As I navigate through life, I find myself constantly confronted with situations, ideologies, and propositions that challenge the core of...
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Damien Blaauw
Oct 20, 20234 min read
I Miss Who I Was...
Heartbreak is a universal experience, something that almost everyone goes through at least once in their life. It's an emotional...
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Damien Blaauw
Oct 13, 20233 min read
If I Could Tell You Something...
If I could travel back in time and have a heart-to-heart conversation with my younger self, there are some pieces of advice I would share...
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Damien Blaauw
Oct 5, 20233 min read
Solitude does not mean Lonely...
In today's fast-paced and hyperconnected world, solitude might seem like a rare and almost forgotten luxury. Men, in particular, often...
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Damien Blaauw
Aug 23, 20236 min read
Yay, Democracy! Now What?!
I am a proud South African, although a few might want to challenge me on this due to my pro emigration stance most times, but more on...
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Damien Blaauw
Aug 18, 20234 min read
The Journey To Letting Go...
In a world that's constantly evolving, one thing remains constant: the importance of instilling accountability in our children. As...
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Damien Blaauw
Jun 29, 20234 min read
Hey Dad, Can You Hear Me?
The role of fathers in the development of children is often undervalued and overlooked in today's society. While mothers undoubtedly play...
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Damien Blaauw
Jun 23, 20233 min read
Everyone Wants An Honest Conversation Till It's Time To Have An Honest Conversation.
I have mentioned before in a previous blog how every person and their cat wants to have an honest conversation until the time for an...
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Damien Blaauw
Jan 24, 20234 min read
If I'm Being Honest...
I have been looking critically at relationships in the last couple of months as a means of finding the failure points as a result of my...
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Damien Blaauw
Dec 29, 20228 min read
Does it Reflect
We have yet again reached the end of another year, and as one tends to do, one reflects on the outgoing year as a means of taking stock...
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Damien Blaauw
Aug 18, 20227 min read
Pick(ing) (Up The) Pieces
I heard an old saying that goes: "Everything that has a beginning has an end." To many of us this may sound elementary, and fathomable,...
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Damien Blaauw
Jul 11, 20228 min read
Intent
I have often mentioned the journey I am on in previous blog posts, and the reality is that the journey I am on has no actual destination....
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Damien Blaauw
Mar 25, 20226 min read
Things We Lost In The Ire
We have all seen and been part of the generational groan of how the current generation does not live up to or meet the expectations of...
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Damien Blaauw
Feb 13, 20225 min read
Does the Shoe Fit?
We have all at some point both heard and used the phrase "If the shoe fits, wear it", and generally the usage of the phrase is for the...
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Damien Blaauw
Sep 1, 20217 min read
I have to be ME!
We all, at some point in our lives are faced with the quintessential question, "Who am I?" The harsh reality though is that most of us...
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