Taking Stock of 2018
It’s December – and for many that means a downhill slide into holiday mode; a panic for many parents about what to do with children on...
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Andrew Patterson
- Oct 5, 2018
- 4 min
5 Essential Lessons for any Challenge
Sunbird (male) quietly surveying the city below Photo Credit: Natalie du Preez As I sit here I can’t believe nine...
Andrew Patterson
- Jul 12, 2018
- 5 min
A Week to Remember
After several days in rain and poor visibility – this greeted me on my halfway hike Week 27 sees me starting on a memorable day – exactly...
Andrew Patterson
- Jun 25, 2018
- 6 min
Hiking and Life’s Connection
Even reaching the top of a hike doesn’t guarantee a view Week 25 – The parallels of life and hiking First up – special thanks to Wings...
Andrew Patterson
- Feb 26, 2018
- 3 min
Focus on the Journey
The journey of life has infinite experiences – and yet we tend to focus on a finite amount of them. Destinations have somehow become the...
Andrew Patterson
- Aug 31, 2017
- 3 min
I’m having a Bad Day
Bad days are just like commercials; they annoy everybody but eventually they go away. Don’t you hate it when something goes wrong and...
Andrew Patterson
- Jul 7, 2017
- 4 min
Climbing Table Mountain every day in 2018
I have a dream to help South Africa. I have a dream to inspire people to discover what it feels like to live with passion. I have a dream...
Andrew Patterson
- Jun 28, 2017
- 4 min
What defines your Self-worth?
We live in an increasingly fake world and I feel like it’s getting out of control. Photoshop – one of the tools contributing to our...
Andrew Patterson
- Jun 21, 2017
- 3 min
Is Change really ‘As Good as a Holiday’?
Where did this saying come from??! I ask this because, based on University Hospitals website, I’ve had two out of the five ‘Most...
Andrew Patterson
- Jun 14, 2017
- 3 min
If you Want it; Go and Get it
I think I could be a serious contender at the Procrastination Olympics. Oh – the snooze Olympics too. Or maybe snoozing would be an event...
Andrew Patterson
- Jun 7, 2017
- 3 min
Retrenchment or Rebirth?
Even after the most destructive fire – life finds a way and transforms the landscape. On the face of it – being retrenched sounds like a...
Andrew Patterson
- May 31, 2017
- 7 min
Confessions of a Writer
Every time I post a new article, it’s like asking a woman out on a date. The groundhog experience of writing that never has the same...
Andrew Patterson
- Mar 17, 2017
- 6 min
How can Adversity lead to Opportunity?
Adversity is opportunity dressed in disguise. It sometimes feels like it follows us around though, doesn’t it? People who overcome...
Andrew Patterson
- Feb 8, 2017
- 5 min
Dry Jan’s over – now what?
This year there seemed to be far more people partaking in ‘Dry January’, i.e. taking a month off from alcohol. Everyone has their own...
Andrew Patterson
- Jan 25, 2017
- 6 min
2017 – Building on 2016’s Lessons
December is an interesting time of year for me. Within a week you have Christmas: a time to take stock and be appreciative of family,...
Andrew Patterson
- Jan 18, 2017
- 5 min
Iceland: A New Year’s to Remember
“Why on earth do you want to go to Iceland?” A fairly stock standard response when most heard about my plans. Iceland – A New Year to...
Andrew Patterson
- Dec 29, 2016
- 7 min
An Austrian Christmas
I could never have predicted how special this Christmas in Austria was going to be. Spending Christmas with your family overseas is...
Andrew Patterson
- Nov 28, 2016
- 3 min
I Don’t Believe you want to be Happy
“Happiness” is like a fresh cut lawn – it looks fantastic and everyone wants one, but most people don’t want to do the actual work. It’s...
Andrew Patterson
- Nov 11, 2016
- 8 min
Relationships: An open letter to Women
‘Now that I’m with her I feel like I don’t have enough time left on earth with her’ – this is what women want to hear. So where’s it...
Andrew Patterson
- Nov 4, 2016
- 6 min
Gratitude for another year Lived
Life is so fragile. My original opening line below is now poignant since I heard the news last night. I’d like to dedicate this to a...
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