Mina, Trying to Settle
By Shannan
A year in London, then another, then a year to acclimatise to South Africa again, and then... Me, Trying to Settle ...
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Happy Birthday Madiba
From the view of a white girl: her experiences before and after apartheid law
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"LOVE" is a verb
Rambling blog on the thoughts around a line or two of poetry
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10.11.12 ...11 self-motivational possiblities
Depression is not abnormal, statistically roughly 10% of the USA and SA populations suffer from it...
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12.12.12 Reflections - dedicated to Gran
An amazing faithfilled woman who has gone home in time for Christmas. God hold her and keep her beautiful for always
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23.1.13... in a 3rd World Country...
Another vent... when powers make a country a mess, it sucks! Especially one as beautiful as South Africa
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24.2.13
The world really is an absurd place...
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26.12.12 for the end of 2012
Pride... what a thing it is...
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29 July 2012
rugby, ball sports, money, discrimination
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A Train Ride
Are the plans for our lives literally written down?
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Christmas, October 1
Christmas is here... or so the stores are telling me...
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Just another rant - again...
Who's really teaching our children? Which personality are they role modelling?
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Moonrise over the city
The awesomeness of it hit me...
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Time Warp 2 Years, Eish! London 7 July 2012
The Durban July race day South Africa, linked to Dubai Cup, Ascot and Happy Valley Hong Kong... am I the only person who battles with 'class' and the glaring opposites in society?
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Trying, 15 July 2012
Thoughts ... are we all inter-connected? If you focus on 'stuff' in life, is it possible to feel human energy?
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Settling In, 30 Aug 12
I don't get being a girl either...
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Settling in...1 September
What are the lines that are drawn with internet posting, reading and commenting? What is the social etiquette on writing sites?
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The Ultimate Love Song...
A collage of many of my favourite lines and verses from some incredible songs
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Settling In, 16 Sept 12
Three newspaper stories in the paper and no one sees an issue...
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Settling in, 22 September
This one is entitled: impudence and insolence... we need to respect and care about each other.
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Settling in 12-10-12
I wasn't going to post this diary entry... but someone's similar story touched me yesterday... so here's a personal reflection post on the activity around two of my poems over the last few weeks
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Settling 31-10-12
People's perceptions of themselves and others and all the judgements that go on ... madness...
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Rest in Peace Madiba... Thoughts for South Africa's future
Worldwide topic right now – the death of Nelson Mandela. Sjoe, this is a tough one. I so easily rambled on for his birthday last year and received...
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Mystery...
A friend of ours has had a bit of a tough time over the usual challenge of ‘falling for a guy’. It all happened in the most inconvenient...
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Choosing what to believe in ...
I chose my Role Model through logical elimination WARNING : This post is controversially MY OPINION. My process. I do not believe in life being black...
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over it
Too tired To be inspired Too shattered To get unstuck To get out of this rut Too exhausted To get out Too buried In rejection Too unstable Unable To...
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Friday nights...
There’s just something more difficult about Friday nights. The rest of the week is a blur of rushing around, getting things done, being places where...
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The Existential Vacuum
“Let us consider, for instance “Sunday neurosis,” that kind of depression which afflicts people who become aware of the lack of content in their...
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Your Torch
I placed the torch on a classroom desk, pointing upwards. I then asked the learners: “Right, is the desk giving the torch its light?” The response...
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