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The Imitation Game: review
The redemptive oddity of Alan Turing by Nils von Kalm http://nilsvonkalm.com ¢â‚¬Å“Sometimes it is the people no one imagines anything of who do the things no one can imagine. ¢â‚¬ And so – as this tagline of this brilliant movie describes – it was with Alan Turing, the man who was abnormal, who was different, who […]
6 Breathing Tricks To Help You Fall Asleep Faster Tonight
The Huffington Post | By Alena Hall Posted: 02/11/2015 There’s no question that many of us would like to improve the quality of our sleepeach night. Tossing, turning, waking up frequently, struggling to fall back asleep — and that’s if we can even drift off in the first place. We are notorious for allowing bright […]
On Listening…
Please Listen When I ask you to listen to me and you start giving me advice, you have not done what I asked. When I ask you to listen to me and you begin to tell me why I shouldn’t feel that way, you are trampling on my feelings. When I ask you to listen […]
NEW YEARS’ RESOLUTIONS: Do they actually work?
Sometimes we preachers are asked ¢â‚¬ËœHow long do you take to prepare a sermon? ¢â‚¬â„¢ There are two answers to that: (1) ¢â‚¬ËœThe whole of my life ¢â‚¬â„¢ (2) ¢â‚¬ËœAbout a week, mostly ¢â‚¬â„¢ ¢â‚¬ ¦ This past week I must have read half a dozen articles in the press about the pros and cons of making New Years’ Resolutions ¢â‚¬ ¦ […]
Affirmation and Purpose (Whose is that face staring back at me?)
“Anyone who needs 50,000 people a night to tell them they’re OK has to have a bit missing. And I do mean that in terms of your sense of self ¢â‚¬ – Bono ¢â‚¬Å“Everybody ¢â‚¬â„¢s famous here but nobody ¢â‚¬â„¢s known. ¢â‚¬ – U2, Lucifer ¢â‚¬â„¢s Hands We live in a society where more and more people don ¢â‚¬â„¢t know what […]
Top five regrets of the dying
A nurse has recorded the most common regrets of the dying, and among the top ones is ‘I wish I hadn’t worked so hard’. What would your biggest regret be if this was your last day of life? ¢â‚¬ ¢ How to die: five positive steps to deal with death Susie Steiner There was no mention […]
Balancing work and the rest of your life: ten tips
Ten tips for a better work-life balance If you ¢â‚¬â„¢re happy working every hour God sends, good for you. If not, here ¢â‚¬â„¢s some advice on how to give your wellbeing a boost along with your career 1. Step away from the email Earlier this year, a report circulated that a French law banned employees from checking […]
Missy Higgins – honest, raw and genuine
I have had the privilege over the years to see some great musicians live. And as someone who is not musical in the sense of playing or singing, I have found that the great artists all have their own unique sound: U2 and Midnight Oil come to mind […]
Life is a choice
Life is a choice. We find that this is true especially when we struggle. It is through struggle that character can grow. In fact I would say that it is only in struggle that character can grow. We can choose to rise above our troubles or decide to be overcome by them. Rising above them […]
Sam Keen: writer extraordinaire…
Sam Keen Joy to the World Meditation on a Jay The Self ~~ Joy to the World Posted: 28 Oct 2014 This morning I notice a small bird trapped in my screen porch. My Birds of North America identifies it as a female Berwick ¢â‚¬â„¢s Wren ¢â‚¬Å“ distinguished from other wrens by its eye stripe, white under parts […]
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