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Pants On Fire! Children Learn To Lie From The Age Of Two

“Pants on fire! Children learn to lie from the age of two – here’s how to get them to tell the truth,” by Lara Warmelink, Lancaster University Lying is often seen as bad behaviour in children. Fairy tales and folk stories, … Continue reading

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The New Chapters Of Our Lives

Chapters of our lives are for us to write. And while we live in a constantly changing world, instead of fearing it, we should embrace it. We have the freedom to pursue our dreams and follow the rhythms of the … Continue reading

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Should I Die Tonight…

“The fear of death follows from the fear of Life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.” ~ Mark Twain If my belief system was other than it is, the turn of events on June … Continue reading

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One Proud “Bossy” Woman

“Bossy.” Over the years while this label has died down a bit, I noticed there was  some campaign or another to ban the word “bossy.” When I first stumbled across the news my immediate thought was “WTF?!” What are we … Continue reading

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We Need To Reclaim The Original Intent Of Mother’s Day

“We need to reclaim the original intent of Mother’s Day,” by Sarita Srivastava, Queen’s University, Ontario I vividly recall the first time my kids made me breakfast for Mother’s Day. I lay in bed patiently listening to them giggle and rustle … Continue reading

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A Simple Question: “Why?”

Why? That is the question we are proposing that you ask yourself to understand why you do what you do. Why are you in a particular job or relationship? Have you ever gone to bed feeling completely overwhelmed by the … Continue reading

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Level Up Your Life: Take Full Responsibility For It!

Responsibility is another of those hard words for many people. They behave that not every action taken by them is theirs to own. Wrong. Learning Responsibility From A Young Age My childhood was not idyllic. Far from it.  There are … Continue reading

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Rewriting Your Script, Daily

Script – whose is it, anyway? The answer to that question is the point. The waste paper bin is filled with so many discarded pages. They said to script how you desire it to be but somehow it never seems … Continue reading

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International Literacy Day: Help Another Read

Read a book day. That is what we are observing today. Then on Thursday, it’s Literacy Day. In a time of social media, everything being online, it might feel as if reading is a thing of the past and video … Continue reading

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Laughter – The Best Medicine

Laughter was the furthest thing from my lips that day back in 2014. Here is the story. “Today was full of it. Travelling to work this morning, much earlier than my usual hour for a Wednesday, it struck me. Twelve … Continue reading

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