Jacques de Villiers – writing quest: Article 47/365 I’m that guy. When I see that the robot is red I slow down so that I can catch it as it turns green. All in the effort to avoid the beggar. And, if I am confronted by the beggar (damn you red robot), I do that verkakte, patronising […]
Jacques de Villiers – writing quest: Article 46/365 Me: I’m imperfect, fractured and a failure. God: Where’d you hear that? Me: I just know. When I go on Facebook I see the perfect lives of everyone. God: Aren’t you just cute? They think the same about your life. May I tell you a story? Me: You’re God. […]
Jacques de Villiers – writing quest: Article 45/365 I remember my first trip to Italy and the amazing food. I battled with the food at first. For decades, I ruined my taste buds with all the sauces I put on my food like tomato sauce, Tabasco, and chilly sauce. I was used to * All Gold Tomato […]
Jacques de Villiers – writing quest: Article 44/365 Are you in marketing and sales (or any human endeavour for that matter) and struggling and failing to achieve your outcomes? The clue may lie in the word ‘outcomes’. Outcomes are the language of business. We set targets, and we need to achieve them so that we can make […]
Jacques de Villiers – writing quest: Article 43/365 I’m spending a month at Zawia Ebrahim, a spiritual retreat nestled in Walker Fruit Farms on the way to Vereeniging. I practised prayer, meditation, and journaling at the retreat from 2015 to 2017 and still visit it regularly. It is my spiritual home. It never changes, it is like […]
