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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…
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The Most Fun Way To Exercise?
Okay, let’s be honest – this question is surely an oxymoron. Fun and exercise in the same sentence? Really? Is it just me who thinks like this or are there others? Exercise is the bane of my life! I know we should do it, I know once I’ve done it…
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What Makes a Person Unique?
Everyone is unique, that has to be a given. The question is, especially amongst siblings who share the same DNA and genetic pool…how come? The answer – your soul. In The Book of Sarah trilogy, there are three main characters and an assortment of secondary characters. The book is based…
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How I Would Improve My Community
I started writing a response to this last night but was too tired to finish it. I would, I decided, finish it in the morning. I’ve just come into to it to do just that when I realised…how arrogant is that title? How I (you in the prompt) would improve…
Louisa Simpson 