For today, you have less control over your emotions than you thought, but for tomorrow, you have more than you probably expected…
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What does it all mean?
“What does it all mean? What is the meaning of life?” We’ve been told that in the absence of a meaningful answer, there is a great void in our lives that must be filled with something: An idea, a God, a myth or a person. But what if this is an imaginary problem? What if it is an illusion or story we’ve told ourselves for millennia?
Let's talk about endings
I have observed that people who seem to be in a state of perpetual equanimity, are more often than not, those who embrace endings. This could be the ending of a relationship, a friendship, or an idea that was once held dear. These folk seem to identify the imminence of endings in the same way that we identify the impending signs of the change of seasons…
Read MoreThe Lady of Graaff's Pool - Part I
Today, only remnants remain of Graaff's Pool. Built in 1910 so that the wealthy Graaff's family could "walk down, in silks, from their palatial villa to bath in the ocean without having to interact with common members of society." As the ownership changed hands it was opened to the public and soon became a place of respite for those excluded in a social landscape of prejudices. Until one day when undercover policemen arrested 20 men…
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Arianna Huffington read this piece and asked for it to be published on Thrive Global. The Chinese have an insightful word for the concept of 'nature'. It is pronounced, 'Ziran,' and means 'of itself', 'naturally' or 'spontaneously.'
Read MoreVelocity Films
Director Keith Rose has a keen sense for architecture as is evident from the building that he owns on Keerom Street, Cape Town and which he transformed into the current head-office for Velocity Films.
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