Author: suziechick
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Screen relations
All of a sudden, a few months ago, our lives went from IRL (In Real Life) to online. Restrictions to keep us safe meant our connections to the world outside had to be diverted via the virtual realm. Suddenly Zoom was THE word du jour and lo and behold the good old-fashioned telephone made a comeback.…
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Cabin fever anyone?
“If you’re going to have cabin fever, have a big cabin…” Joe Cocker Most of us have been in some kind of lockdown for well over a month now. Easter holidays have been and gone. And certainly, any novelty of our new way of life has worn off. We are social animals, (yes even us…
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All Change
Human life has always been lived on the edge of a precipice… We are mistaken when we compare war with ‘normal life’. Life has never been normal. CS Lewis in 1939 When I first started thinking about my April post a few weeks ago I had zero idea what was around the corner. Sure I…
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Addicted to our phones
“I fear the day that technology will surpass our human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots” Albert Einstein A few months ago, I took part in jury service and when you go into deliberation, you have to hand in your phones to the clerk for the whole day. Imagine! I was surprised…
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All by myself- befriending loneliness
“If you’re lonely when you’re alone, you’re in bad company.” Jean-Paul Sartre Loneliness seems to be a dirty word. I’ve noticed when someone talks about it, they often use hush tones as if they are confessing to something shameful. And yet I think all of us feel lonely at times. I know I have and…
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Dream a little dream
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams” Eleanor Roosevelt And so, it’s another new year (is it just me or is January 1st coming around quicker and quicker these days)? This time of year can often inspire us to take stock of our lives, where we are and maybe where we…
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Beyond control
“Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.” John Lennon (song lyric from Beautiful Boy) I recently found myself in a tricky situation. In both my personal and professional life, things had taken an unexpected and dramatic turn. And worst of all, they were completely outside of my control. Someone else…
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Fearful attraction
“If human beings had genuine courage, they’d wear their costumes every day of the year, not just on Halloween.” Douglas Coupland, author During this Halloween season, I got to wondering about why we seem to gain pleasure from scaring ourselves. For example, to mark past Halloweens, one of my friends sat down to a marathon…
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Got to be perfect?
‘If I waited for perfection…I would never write a word.” Margaret Atwood, writer. “Name your worst trait?” The interviewee had this one already prepped. They cleared their throat and announced, “I’m a perfectionist. Definitely my worst trait. I just can’t leave something alone until I’ve got it just right”. The interviewee grins to themselves. Nailed…
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Stuck in a rut
We hopefully return from our Summer breaks feeling refreshed and renewed. Full of new ideas and hopes for our future. But Monday morning comes around, the hectic diary kicks in, the emails start coming and we quickly settle back into our old routines. The same old, same old. The classic Groundhog Day. Our Summer dreams…
Suzie Chick 