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THE MORNING 5KM

The Cape turtle dove calls the morning in. Heimwee. Nolstagia for a former life, way of being, childhood and then some. It’s one of those quiet, windless, sunshiny mornings. Not my mood, the weather. The Malachite sunbird chimes in. Male and female dancing together in one of the Protea family trees. Apt. I’ve been trying…
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MOCAMBIQUE

There’s a quote that reads “people don’t take trips, trips take people”. One such trip was about to unfold. I don’t remember much planning, just a mention of an adventure up North. A week later we were on the road. Two thousand five hundred kilometers, five days and two border crossings later we sat with…
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HERE

The present, presents itself in every next breath we take, in every next thought, action, word we speak. It really is the only place we have the opportunity to fully exist. To fully embody the human experience. I see the faint outline of a mountain silhouette as I draw back the curtains in my room.…
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SHIMMERING SEA

A Facebook message pops up unexpectedly: “Stef! I need a ring..two actually. Keen?” Always clear comms and to the point. Legendary school friend @kiefness strikes again. I do a quick calendar check. I’m heading to Switzerland for three weeks, cutting the execution plan to meet deadline real fine. I reply: “Let’s do this!” It’s hard to back…






