Nice men have always tried to get to grips with what women want. You can imagine, in ancient times, your caring cave man squatting over a beast he’s just speared and wondering anxiously if his missus wants the kidneys as well as the chops because he really, really wants to please her.
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Listen. There is no such thing as an ordinary life.
Think of your own moments of high drama. Take any room full of people, or a busload, or just a group of villagers at a community meeting around a battered dining table, and every single person there will have a powerful story inside them. ... Views: 964
Many teachers of writing recommend that you keep a regular journal. I’ve been doing that a long time and now have a battered collection of notebooks going back to the early 1990s. On of my greatest regrets is losing a 1980s journal, carelessly slipped under my seat on a flight to Hong Kong and ... Views: 1156
Family stories are so important. My father-in-law, Richie, told us one the night after his wife Hilda’s funeral. It’s amazing how funerals bring out tales of days gone by. A key gets turned in our hearts at such times, and the door opens and out flow words that need saying.
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It's hard not to worry, even when we know how pointless it is. Worry can make us mean-minded with our families and rude to strangers. And we’d love to be able to stop. Remember that old smash-hit song, “Don’t Worry, Be Happy”? Singer Bobby McFerrin’s voice was ... Views: 915