T N Van Rooyen

One of the reasons I started writing this blog, was so that I could get some of the thoughts in my head out on paper, virtual paper, and into the world. From what I hear, this process should help me in several ways. It clears my head so there is some room to t...

Before starting this blog I had a whole bunch of thoughts as to why I shouldn’t. Some of them include things like: “I don’t have anything to say.” or “No one will read it.” Well I couldn’t be any more wrong. One of my ...

Have you ever wondered how you came to be where you are in life? Are you there on purpose, or did you some how just end up there? Do you like where you are, or do you find yourself wishing you were some where else? Perhaps you say things like: “I wish...

Today was great, I woke with a good amount of “Get up and go”. Didn’t have the best sleep but that was because my brain was going a million light years per second. That in itself is a good sign. I spent some time at my flat instead of staying...

Those of you, who have been following along may have an idea where this post is going. For the new readers however here is some back story. Some time ago I was diagnosed with stage 2.5 Hodgkin Lymphoma. And soon after, I started chemotherapy to remedy the si...

A quick and short update.  After having a couple of days of of low energy it was a nice morning waking up feeling a bit more normal. A bit more like a human being rather than a zombie. I had my breakfast and went for a short walk. By afternoon tea time, the e...

For today I thought I might complete my writing challenge day 5, but the energy just ain’t gonna get that done today. So instead I’ll just take a little from the challenge and talk about that instead. I want to talk about excitement. What makes me...

Today is the first day off of the tablets. No I don’t mean ipads etc, although that might have similar effects. For the first 4 days, including chemo day, I have to take anti nausea tablets. According to the people that know, the doctors and nurses, when...

So many, but I’ll choose a recent one. What is it? Maybe a little weird that I’m proud of my blog and talking about it on my blog, but hey. 🙂 That’s how it is. I started this blog for two reasons, some of you may know already if you have b...

Being grateful is one of the most powerful motivators that I have come across. Some time ago I came across a website called Live Your Legend, also a blog. On there I read some really cool articles, one of them mentions some helpful daily habits. Real simple ha...