Dealing with difficult people
The French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre is known for the quote: “Hell is other people.” In one of his stage dramas, translated as “In camera”, three characters are waiting together in a room in hell. They expect to be tortured for all their wrong deeds on earth.
Is jy ‘n prooi van jou eie Perfeksionisme?
Perfeksionisme is soos ‘n koffie-verslawing, ‘n sosiaal aanvaarbare afwyking. Om die waarheid te sê, in sekere kringe kan mense selfs opsien na jou as jy ‘n perfeksionis is – iemand wat alles deeglik en presies doen.
Liewe Groen, Sagmoedige Neelsie
Ek het ‘n vriend Nelus wat die dierbaarheid vanself is. Sommiges noem hom Sagmoedige Neelsie. Hy laat my nogal dink aan die Sagmoedige Reus want hy is lank en groot en slim. Ek het hom nog nooit kwaad gesien nie, al het sy vrou dalk ‘n ander verhaal.
Are you bullied by fear?
We are capable of great cruelty and great compassion, of forgiveness or vengeful anger, of quiet confidence or paralising fear. Fear and anger are bullies and like most bullies, they will shove you around until you draw the line and stand up to them.