Monthly Archives: April 2017

“We are social creatures, and the importance of this is clearly seen when one compares the satisfaction people feel in relationships with their overall satisfaction with life. The most important social relationships are close relationships in which you experience things together with others, and experience being understood; where you share […]

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Pause, when the going gets tough. Pause, when you’ve gone far enough. Pause, when there’s nowhere to hide. Pause, Turn aside. Valerie Heaton Life is so precious, full of wonder and beauty, a totally awesome place and yet the journey of life is never going to be easy for any […]

Pause and Turn Aside

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Pyjamas are my favourite. They don’t have to be tartan striped, with a matching button up shirt although I do own a pair just like that. But sometimes they’re just a comfy pair of leggings and a big baggy t-shirt straight from my husband’s drawers, or my favourite $8 black […]

pj’s and pausing

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Thom leaves in a village in Takeo Province, an area about an hour and a half from Phnom Penh. She comes from a village and family steeped in generations of silk weaving. At just 12 years old, she left school to start working alongside her mother and grandmother. She loves […]

Thom’s story

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I took a deep breath and listened to the old brag of my heart. I am, I am, I am.  Sylvia Plath You’re carrying your handbag, toys, bottles, folders, a briefcase, nappy bag, and whatever else your kids have demanded you carry for them. There are toddlers attached to you, […]

You Take a Breath

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Some old-fashioned things like fresh air and sunshine are hard to beat. Laura Ingalls Wilder I have too many tabs open in my head. Anyone else feel like this? Too many thoughts whirling around, too much to add to the to-do list … too many tabs open on your head? […]

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