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The power of new words and why we need more

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Without Shakespeare, there would be no managers, no swagger, no addiction, nothing bedazzling, new-fangled or gloomy. And these are just a few of the words he invented. There’s nothing new about neologisms. We’re always coming up with a word for something we need to talk about. Freakshakes, fat-bergs, manspaining, covfefe, floordrobes and hygge, for example. […]

International Women’s Day – balance for better

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Again? Yup. It’s International Woman’s Day. Hardly seems 12 months since the last one… This year’s theme is ‘balance for better‘.  View this post on Instagram Better the balance, better the world. Show us your #BalanceforBetter pose as the world gets ready for #IWD2019 IWD website/theme⁣ ⁣ #internationalwomensday #mentoring #event #coaching #debate #womensupportwomen #w4w #networking […]

Night manoeuvres, book choices and shower of criticism, things l’ve learned lately.

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How to bring an edge of thrill and novelty to a perfectly ordinary walk. This one’s simple – just do it in the dark in the company of quite a lot of cub scouts. A wee variation on the usual Wednesday gathering made especially good because of the company. I also learned that it turns […]

On dentists and unexpected super powers, things I’ve learned from my life.

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It’s true, I’ve been in something of a funk these past few weeks. And I’ve been quite cross with myself about it. Then I overheard a conversation between two of my inner voices which went like this: IV1 We’ve got a fabulous new job, there are new pets in the house and we are between […]

How do we talk to children about Trump?

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This was written two years ago, but still applies. Only now we can add Brexit into the mix as something scary that makes no sense to anyone, especially children. “Donald Trump scares me,” said Boy Three, tousled from his bed and clutching a toy penguin. The statement was more alarming than the news that something […]