Tag Archive: life lessons

June 21, 2014 - Written by:

5 Things You Can Learn From An Afternoon With Your Grandparents

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If I could give one bit of advice to anyone, it would be: go and talk to old people. Why? Because they will be able to offer you more. Grandparents are just brilliant. I could listen to my nan and grandad all day because they truly have the best conversations. I genuinely think more interesting and meaningful stuff comes out... Read the rest of this post...

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June 4, 2014 - Written by:

Dancing in the Rain

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‘Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass… It’s about learning to dance in the rain’. When you’re in a storm in life, it’s easy for others to quote the above words of wisdom, I mean they’re beautiful, aren’t they? But while dancing in the rain sounds poetic when the waters are calm, it’s much easier said than done. This... Read the rest of this post...

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May 12, 2014 - Written by:

Where Did You Come From, Where Will You Go?

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When I booked tickets to head home for the long Easter weekend, I was looking forward to taking a ‘breather’ – I hadn’t left the big city in over 3 months and missed the countryside. So besides baking, drinking ridiculous amounts of tea and hanging out with my family, I took a long bike ride, went for two woodland walks... Read the rest of this post...

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May 5, 2014 - Written by:

A Twenty-Something’s Guide on How to Get Your Shit Together (Part 2)

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So last week I talked a bit about how to get your shit together when you have no idea what you’re doing with your life. But how about when you know EXACTLY what you want to do!?! You’d think that would be easier hey! But turns out finding the strength, motivation and courage to make your dreams a reality can be a... Read the rest of this post...

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April 28, 2014 - Written by:

A Twenty Something’s Guide on How to Get Your Shit Together (Part 1)

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While having coffee with a girlfriend the other day she confided that she was struggling to find focus in her life. And it was causing her real misery. Now she was the 5th person to mention this problem to me in the past month. And her story is one that has been cropping up a lot on aliljoy recently. One... Read the rest of this post...

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April 27, 2014 - Written by:

On Losing Friends

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I recently ruffled a few feathers that have cost me several friendships – friendships I don’t really expect to get back, and controversially, friendships I don’t really miss. You see, to me friendships are a two-way street. Of being both supportive for each other and making time for each other. A good friendship will last across continents and months of... Read the rest of this post...

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March 27, 2014 - Written by:

I Believe (and Hope) the Children are the Future…

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Back in the day Whitney proudly sang about her belief in the children of the future. Although this hit song can more commonly be found amongst drag queens repertoires and hen night playlists, I think that its message is one that I am greatly dependent upon. In the past few weeks, I have been somewhat ashamed by those of my... Read the rest of this post...

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