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When life throws us curveballs

A wise man once said, “Don’t be afraid to start over again. This time, you’re not starting from scratch, you are starting from experience.” Sometimes things just don’t go to plan. And that’s OK. This afternoon, my son was due to have a drumming lesson after school, but he suffers from migraines, and one of

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Comparison is the thief of joy

Comparisons can be made all around us, ‘they have more things than me, they are prettier than me, they are funnier than me’. Online social comparison can result in social media envy and FOMO (‘fear of missing out’). People suffering with FOMO is becoming more and more common, with individuals comparing their own experiences to

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Decisions

Decisions, decisions, decisions! We all make them all day, every day! “In fact, some sources suggest that the average person makes an eye-popping 35,000 choices per day.”(Krockow, E., 2018) From what to eat for breakfast or which shoes to wear to more significant decisions like who to marry or which job to apply for, we

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The Gaming Generation

I’m an 80’s child; born in 1986. I’m now 35 years old but want to give you an insight into my childhood. Growing up I loved games and being around others! I grew up playing Football, Akey 123, skating, tracker, hockey, skating, pogs, to name just a few! Over time these activities have been replaced

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Mind the Generation Gap

On a recent family trip to London, I heard the famous ‘Mind the Gap’ announcement quite frequently as we travelled on the London Underground. As I heard the announcement and looked at the actual distance between the edge of the platform and the train, it didn’t strike me as being worthy of such a regular

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Count your blessings

Do you travel a lot? I seem to clock up the miles at the moment. Most of my journeys have gone from 2-5 mins locally to larger ones of about 30 mins. Now I do love to travel. But travelling the same journey day in, day out, can become at best – boring! Throw in

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The Right Ingredients

Food is an important part of my life, probably too important. I’m quite particular about how I like my food, much to the annoyance of my wife. For example, if I have an oven baked pizza at home, I must add BBQ sauce, squirted in a circular motion from centre to edge and an extra

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