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Category: Happiness

Growth, Happiness, Hope, Life, Prayer12 Comments

Aw, bless…

03/05/202004/05/2020 20angel13

When I was little there were only two occasions when someone might say ‘Bless you’. The first was when you sneezed. The second was when someone wanted to indicate compassion or affirmation, the blesser always being someone of indeterminate age. … Continue reading Aw, bless…

Acceptance, Change, Growth, Happiness, Life, Rest10 Comments

Revelations in isolation

28/03/2020 20angel13

I am never going to be the kind of person who cleans the cutlery drawer. I would rather write an essay/sit an exam/retake my driving test (I might have to by the time this is over). The only thing I … Continue reading Revelations in isolation

Ageing, Happiness, Hope, Life6 Comments

Gifts in skin

03/11/2019 20angel13

Last week we visited a gorgeous pub, doubling as a village shop, in a tiny village in Hampshire. The food was excellent, the atmosphere perfect, the fire warm. The waitresses were very good and very young. Between mouthfuls of beef … Continue reading Gifts in skin

Happiness, Simplicity2 Comments

The Humble Transistor – how to shed forty years.

06/04/201506/04/2015 20angel13

It’s Bank Holiday Monday. As we wander round the shop, alongside people in shorts with trolleys of plants and barbecues, and kids clutching garden toys,  my husband whispers, “The older I get, the more I think we’re not like most … Continue reading The Humble Transistor – how to shed forty years.

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Reasons to look out of windows

31/10/2014 20angel13

I am guest-blogging for my friend, Fran Hill, with my latest post about windows. You can catch it here at – http://ilurveenglish.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/reasons-to-look-out-of-windows-guest.html Have a look around her site while you’re there. It will brighten your day no end…     … Continue reading Reasons to look out of windows

Happiness, Life9 Comments

Habits of Delight and the Myth of Joyful Parenting?

28/09/2014 20angel13

The international happiness expert (yes, there is one), Paul Dolan, was on Radio 4 this morning. He says true happiness is finding the balance between things we find pleasurable and things we find purposeful. He cited having children as an … Continue reading Habits of Delight and the Myth of Joyful Parenting?

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