My Life Changed Forever at Tamworth Travelodge
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(In a world of click-baity headlines I’d like to think this one is a first – it’s always good to be an original!). How did Tamworth Travelodge change my life? […]
Category: Random Ramblings
What did you expect?!?
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‘Well, what did you expect?!?’ I’m sure you’ve been asked this question many times, usually when something / someone has pissed you off and/or things haven’t worked out quite how […]
How to Step Out of Your Comfort Zone Bubble
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Goodbye 2020, and good riddance! As we approach the end of 2020 – and let’s be honest, the back of it can’t come soon enough – many of us will […]
When You Know, You KNOW
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I was always a boxing nut. A child of the 80s, I was introduced to the sport at the age of 10 by Rocky Balboa (https://afamiliarstranger.co.uk/2015/12/30/rocky-balboa-changed-my-life/). In 1985 a threat […]
Coronavirus – Care, Compassion and Community
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This post also appears on Elephant Journal here: https://www.elephantjournal.com/2020/03/we-are-living-a-chapter-of-future-history-books-heres-how-we-make-the-next-chapters-better/ Remember Brexit? Ah, those were the days hey? It seems a long, long time ago when Parliament was paralysed, and all […]
compassion fatigue
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The Art of Swearing
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I love words me. Love ‘em. There are exceptions though. ‘Bespoke’ for instance. And ‘Brexit’. Oh, and ‘authentic’. And ‘synergise’. I could go… oh, hang on, and ‘smashing it’. Ok […]
The Power of Telling Your Story
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It’s been a good week. One of those weeks that makes me realise just how much my life has changed since I first tapped out my thoughts and launched them […]
Men – Don’t Be Arseholes! (Revisited)
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Are men arseholes? This post has generated many views, and has consistently been among my most read posts. Many visits to my site are the result of searches for ‘why […]
Pay Attention! Take a Social Media Holiday
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‘Pay attention, for fuck’s sake!’ Picture the scene. You’re on your way to pick up the kids, or to a meeting. Traffic is busy (it usually is) and you are […]