Tag: blogging101
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The Sky is Bigger
If you have ever lived in a big city, you know about the countless advantages of doing so. However, one of the downsides which was highlighted to me recently is that the sky can feel so small making city living enclosed and claustrophobic which inevitably has a negative impact on its inhabitants. Kitty Shepherd, a British friend…
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The Frank Sonata
Short post today. Sometimes, less is more. This lyric is taken from the Longpigs song ‘Frank Sonata’. Love the sentiment… Love like you’ve never been burnt Work like you don’t need the money Dance like there’s nobody watching For the rest of the lyric, visit Frank Sonata and watch the video below…
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The Supermarket Cashier
I popped to the supermarket last Friday to get a couple of things. I wasn’t feeling great to be honest as things in general hadn’t been going too well that week. Just after I paid, the cashier smiled at me and wished me a lovely weekend. Nothing unusual in that, however, the way she said it…
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How To Smile Loudly
I was travelling on the bus today on the way to a class and we got stuck in traffic but fortunately, it didn’t last long, nobody got particularly stressed and soon enough, we were on our way, but it did remind me of a similar experience in London last year when I was stuck on the…
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How Much is It Costing You?
When I was first asked this question, my first thought, perhaps like most people, was financially-related, as that is how we instinctively define cost in society. And this is of course, a vital element that may prevent you from moving forward. Maybe you don’t have the money to pack up and move to a new…
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What’s The Secret To Being Happy?
I recently got chatting to Julie, a friend of a friend, at a wedding and it turns out that she’s an actress, not in Hollywood blockbusters nor the next cool indie flick, but an actress working in theatre and TV. During our conversation, one of the things she said that intrigued me was that sometimes…
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I Love Coffee (And Gertrude Stein)
Sometimes someone says something and you just think ‘that’s exactly how I feel’. This is one of those times. “Coffee is real good when you drink it. It gives you time to think. It’s a lot more than just a drink. It’s something happening. Not as in hip, but like an event, a place to…
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What’s Stopping You? Really?
Yesterday’s post What If It Goes Right got me thinking more on that subject leading to today’s post. What’s stopping you living the life you want to live? Some people say that they don’t have time to do what they have always wanted to do. So instead of focusing on what time you don’t have,…
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How Spending Time In Cafes Adds To Your Life
It’s Tuesday morning, the sun is shining and I’m spending time in a cafe near my flat watching the world go by. I’m not doing anything else per se, but this ‘freedom’ helps my mind to wander and think about new projects. I always find new ideas come to mind spending time in cafes because I’m…
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The November Manifesto
Hi There are many different reasons why we may want to get away from the noise of our daily lives and there are countless ways to help you do so. This blog is my way of doing that. I live in Granada in the south of Spain, write songs, teach English and now write this…
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The Act Of Doing Things Sideways
Why do you do what you do? Money. Fame. Glory. These are stereotypical answers and true to varying degrees for many people, but if you are not one of those people, why do you do what you do? I watched one of my favourite films ‘Sideways’ last night. Spoiler alert if you haven’t seen it!…
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Anticipating Hummus
Inspired by today’s Daily Prompt, an interesting question: – if you could slow down an action that usually zooms by, what would you choose? On reflection, there would be a thousand things I would like to slow down, including at times my life in general as I get older and watch it fly by, whereas…
I Am Away From The Noise 