Tag Archives: women

How to live deliberately

Posted on November 8, 2023 by writing2guru

Point number 1: Dive fully into everything you do. Don’t just dip your toe into the waters of experience; feel the rush of the tide. Come up for air. Shake yourself and watch the drops fly. Yahoo loudly. Point number … Continue reading →

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Another Damn Country Song

Posted on October 9, 2023 by writing2guru

The Ones Who Got Away I was young, only twenty-one, he was about the sameWe thought we’d share a dog, a truck, a bank account, a nameBut life and time had other plans, and we let each other goHe found … Continue reading →

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Keep your hands off the wheel

Posted on May 9, 2021 by writing2guru

Have you ever driven through a car wash and realised how remarkably similar it is to middle age? No? Me neither… But now that you mention it… The only choice you have in the whole process is choosing to be … Continue reading →

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Stop trying to eat Grandma!

Posted on October 11, 2020 by writing2guru

It’s not every day you hear those words. But then it’s not every day my son and his fiance bring my grandpuppy to visit! You know, when the kids were young and had pets and called me the grandmother of … Continue reading →

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The New Normal

Posted on June 18, 2020 by writing2guru

English is a great language. Because it has more exceptions than rules? ‘Add -ed to make a past tense verb, except for these 1,574 words.’ Um, no, that doesn’t make it great. Because it has so many words that look … Continue reading →

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The Ringing of the Bell

Posted on February 10, 2019 by writing2guru

It’s been a while since I’ve written and I hope this little note finds you well. I have been a bit busy over the past few months. I have sold my house, given away my possessions, traveled to England and … Continue reading →

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Expect the unexpected

Posted on September 5, 2018 by writing2guru

Last Wednesday night I was walking down Queen Street in the middle of Auckland city at 10 o’clock. And no, I wasn’t in a mini and fishnets, trying to supplement my income. I was walking up to Aotea Square with … Continue reading →

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Winning by default

Posted on August 8, 2018 by writing2guru

My netball team lost tonight. Again. And before you get too impressed – no, I don’t play. I manage a school team. The Premier team (although, their commitment to the team makes that laughable). We didn’t just lose. We defaulted … Continue reading →

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The Chances of Finding Someone

Posted on April 30, 2018 by writing2guru

Two ships are passing in the stillness of the night Each is drenched in darkness and searches for the light Neither is aware of the closeness of their fate They scan the blank horizon, disillusioned with the wait Chances come, … Continue reading →

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Yes, no, maybe

Posted on April 25, 2018 by writing2guru

Many years ago I joined a website that catered for South Africans living elsewhere. It covered great things ex-pats were doing, good things happening in the Fatherland, and ways to find people you had lost contact with. Then for some … Continue reading →

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