Laughing at our frailties doesn’t make them go away but it helps our perspective, particularly as women. We are an extraordinary design. Able to carry and birth life gives us superpowers until we hit a certain age. Even then some of us manage to get off lightly and some of us are hit hard. There […]
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Chilling Corner in February asks: Constructive criticism – a good guy or a bad?
Constructive feedback or criticism is the key that unlocks the door to success in all areas of life. Unless we have a magic wand most of us need to keep working on learning our crafts. Feedback keeps us on our toes; working to improve is a forever mission. Yet so many rush to criticise without […]
Continue readingJanuary’s Chilling Corner, a virtual look at Greece
I have decided I might play around with my chilling corners this year. Sometimes it will be about books I have enjoyed and want to share, sometimes about authors I have come across, particularly indie authors. However, I may also do something like this post and have a random topic. In actual fact, not so […]
Continue readingImposter Syndrome – Phenomenon or Syndrome? (Part 1)
Normally my second post would be a piece on another author. I really enjoy meeting others, and I love reading what makes them different. However, I have heard the words imposter syndrome a lot in the last few weeks, particularly with reference to the writing world and it got me thinking. It’s a subject very […]
Continue readingMonica, ti amo
Ever wonder why we like the things we do? Of course, you do. We all do. It is explaining our reasons that is hard because we often genuinely don’t know. For example I think Monica Bellucci is beyond beautiful. Is that the Italian in me that has the preference? Or is it just that […]
Continue readingThe consistency Equation
Not so long ago I attended a function. As often happens at this sort of event we had speakers. One in particular impressed me because the discussion was along the lines of something I have been thinking a lot about lately. I mean I have been having some deep and meaningfuls with the person in […]
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