To be true to yourself you need to trust yourself. When you trust yourself you don’t need to look to others for affirmation.
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To be true to yourself you need to trust yourself. When you trust yourself you don’t need to look to others for affirmation.
Read MoreQuarantine is not a word that we want to hear as it usually denotes a situation that is, albeit temporary, a medical emergency with an uncertain future. Widespread diseases that have given rise to decisions that quarantine is the only option have occurred throughout history. It is generally recognised as a given period of time when…
Read MoreWhich coin and why? For a start, it has nothing to do with politics.As it’s a Wednesday post from me, this is all about Words and the coinage of new ones from old. Both ‘Ukrainegate’ and ‘Brexit’ are words recently fashioned to conceptualise headline-grabbing issues. Their similarity is a semantic one in that they are…
Read MoreAt the beginning of a new year, a new job, a new relationship there will often be an accompanying wish for happiness.Happiness becomes a mantra for fulfilment. For contentment. For success. How did ‘Happiness’ get into our lexicon? The arrival was fairly straightforward; the path to its current meaning was less so. The root of…
Read MoreJanuary. First month of the year for many of us. What does it mean to us? Where does its name originate?
Read MoreI love words: reading them, writing them, saying them. With Winter less than two weeks away here is my picture image of chilly season words. Their hard sounds fit perfectly with the sharpness of ice, the rawness of bitter winds. Which words do you think encapsulate the cold of Winter? Are there words in other…
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