Category Archives: Helga’s random thoughts

Making Stupid Mistakes

Yesterday I made a stupid mistake. I know I’m making more of this than necessary and writing about it will  be a good reminder to me that it is not a big mistake, just a stupid temporary, never to be … Continue reading

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Tale of Two Trees

It was the strangest thing. Yesterday brother Julian, who was in Cape Town for a couple of nights, and I walked around the block. As we arrived home, something caught my eye. How strange! What is that? We have a … Continue reading

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Praying Ahead

This morning, we woke up early. What a treat adding two hours to the day! Usually, we sleep until we wake up and that’s usually around 7am. By 5am this morning, Mike had hopped out of bed, made coffee for … Continue reading

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Message For Parents With A Wayward Child

I know this is a very late blog. I’m not usually so very late with writing it, but today I have voted in the local government elections, spent some time with Mike and put in more than 7 hours work, … Continue reading

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When Will The Hate End?

This was a question I pondered this morning after we woke up and saw on the news the horrific terror attack in Nice, France. The evil that pervades this world has seemingly escalated recently in frequency and volume. But as … Continue reading

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Finding Joy In The Little Things

Today is the 9th July 2016. Mike & I have been married for 29 years and 11 months! Thirty years ago on this day, I was saying, “we get married in a month!”  It is hard to believe that 30 … Continue reading

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The Words We Speak Hold The Power To Break Down Or Build Up

There have been ups and downs this week. It could have been made better if I had kept my mouth shut. But alas, I did not and something slipped out that came out wrong, was interpreted in an even worse … Continue reading

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On This Fine Winter’s Day

Can we call it winter now? After all, it is June and supposed to be winter in Cape Town, although with the weather we’ve had it doesn’t feel like it. The sun was shining, the sky blue and Mike & … Continue reading

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Paid to be Happy

When I was on air as a radio host, something very interesting happened. I would go on air and always be happy. That was my job. In some ways I was paid to be happy. Let me just qualify, for … Continue reading

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It’s Personal

Saturday morning and a beautiful sunny, but cool day in Cape Town. To set the scene, Mike is playing golf at Simon’s Town Golf Course. Julian is in town for the weekend. He has gone off to meet someone about … Continue reading

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What Do You Do For a Living?

It’s such a commonly asked question, and one that could be perceived as self-defining. What you do for a living seems to be the criteria upon which people may base your status in life. We all do it. If someone … Continue reading

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Engaged for 30 Years

9th May 2016. The 9th May always strikes a happy note in my heart. It’s the day I got engaged. Crazy that that was 30 years ago today. I’ve been wearing the ring for 3 decades. It still fits. The … Continue reading

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Me: “What’s Wrong?” Mike: “Nothing!”

I posted this story under a different heading exactly a year ago and found it online again today. It made me smile. I remember the event so well. It’s hard to believe that almost 30 years have passed since it. It reminded … Continue reading

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Big Wind, Little Storm

I had read reports of another massive storm about to hit Cape Town. Be careful to batten down the hatches and brace yourself for an onslaught of inclement weather. We did just that. The wind blew, but there was not much … Continue reading

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The Weakest & The Least

I grew up in Zimbabwe and had the opportunity of living on what was considered as the ‘wrong’ part of town and then moved to what was considered the ‘right’ part of town. You know how it is. If you … Continue reading

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