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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
Jan 18, 20175 min read


Iceland: The Adventure of My lifetime
Travelling on a whim and choosing a place based on very little personal research can be the best decision of your life. Iceland as the...
Andrew Patterson
Jan 16, 20176 min read


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
Dec 29, 20167 min read


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 28, 20163 min read


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 11, 20168 min read


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...
Andrew Patterson
Nov 4, 20166 min read


Celebrate Your Life
Death is a shadow that walks with us even where there is no light. Many people I know have been affected with loss and heard news of the...
Andrew Patterson
Oct 18, 20163 min read


Speaking for those who can’t speak for Themselves
You never know when a profound moment is going to happen in your life. This would be one of those days. The unseasonably late snow meant...
Andrew Patterson
Sep 30, 20165 min read


Pray for Something Bad
The heading sounds counterintuitive doesn’t it? Why on earth would anyone want to pray/ask for something bad to happen to them?...
Andrew Patterson
Aug 12, 20164 min read


Missed Opportunities
Shew – what a week! Big world events like Brexit give me an opportunity to reflect and put my own beliefs and ideals into practice. For...
Andrew Patterson
Jul 1, 20164 min read


Inspiration versus Motivation
It’s hard not to see success. Many of us strive to improve ourselves and our circumstances. We live in an age of vast amounts of...
Andrew Patterson
May 31, 20162 min read


Afrikaburn – Reflections of the Desert
www.afrikaburn.com ); it’s based on the American principle of Burning Man (well actually there are ten principles –...
Andrew Patterson
May 6, 20163 min read


Happiness – Have you explored it?
What does it take to genuinely be happy? A lot of people feel that happiness is a destination, but miss out on the fact that it’s a...
Andrew Patterson
Apr 20, 20164 min read


Men – Start Leading by Example
“I’m buying a shotgun when my daughters are old enough to date” This is one of the most archaic things I hear. A sign we have a much...
Andrew Patterson
Apr 18, 20164 min read
Dating, Society & why it’s a mess
Let’s be brutally honest. The divorce rate in South Africa is on the incline. Conversely the instances of marriage are on the decline....
Andrew Patterson
Apr 12, 20166 min read


What is your definition of support?
Support. What does it actually mean? As a proud sporting nation we recently experienced one of the most humiliating and embarrassing...
Andrew Patterson
Apr 5, 20164 min read
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