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Unwinding After A Demanding Day
This is an interesting topic. When I first saw the prompt, I thought…interesting. How do I unwind after a demanding day? And I realised, that I don’t. I just keep going until I fall asleep in bed, often then probably having a restless sleep because my sympathetic nervous system is…
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A Shift In Perspective
I am fascinated by the concept of manifesting our dream life. I often read about it and listen to either audiobooks or YouTube videos on the subject because I believe it to be a possibility, I just don’t think a lot of what is said about it is helpful or…
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Jot Down The First Thing That Comes To My Mind – Writer’s Block!
The first thing that comes to my mind is…I don’t know how to do this. The only time my overreactive mind is quiet is the one time it is asked not to be! Usually there are a million and one thoughts racing around in my head but in that moment…
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A Decision At 18 That Still Helps Me Learn and Grow.
Life is full of decisions, and we can sometimes have no concept of where that decision will ultimately take us. Sometimes it can take us on such journeys of discovery that are completely profound and wonderful though the initial decision in and of itself was quite simple. Other times, we…
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Abracadabra and the Real Life Angel.
My Random Encounter With A Stranger. I have heard about times when people have been in need and they have been approached by a random stranger who has done something incredibly kind or profound for them. That this person appeared apparently from nowhere, and disappeared as quickly never to be…
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Where I See Myself In 10 Years
Ooh this is one of those interview questions that you can never prepare for, isn’t it? The one that you’re supposed to answer with something profound and/or ambitious. I do remember answering this once, albeit the timescale was 5 years, with ‘in your job’. I don’t think I meant it,…
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One Positive Change I Have Made in My Life
When I started to write this, I thought that of all the positive things I have done in my life, giving up smoking has to be the biggest one. But this has turned into so much more than that, it’s turned into an examination of why I smoked at all…
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The Job I Would Do For Free…And The Ones I Shouldn’t
Without a shadow of a doubt, the job I would do for free and in a heartbeat is to look after pandas anywhere in the world that I was asked to do so. I love them, they are my favourite animal. I watch videos of them on YouTube and Facebook…
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Five Everyday Things That Bring Me Happiness
Interesting question…5 everyday things or 5 things every day that bring you happiness? I can say without a shadow of a doubt that of the 5 things I do every day, coffee is something that brings me happiness. And a cup of tea. The chirping of the birds is always…
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The Film Character I Would Most Like To Be
The temptation to dedicate this entire blog to wanting to be the female character in my own books is immense…I will try to resist the temptation! But, fair warning, I will say that some of the reasons behind why I have chosen the character(s) I have did seep into my…
Louisa Simpson 