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On courage
Earlier today I played a prank on my middle son.
Five minutes
A household waking up one Saturday morning.
The trick we didn’t notice
A magician once said that magic is “making the hard look easy, and making the easy look pretty.” But what happens when we stop looking for the trick?
Good morning
In recent years I noticed that my dad gets touchy if I don’t reply to his morning greetings on Signal, or if I arrive at their place and forget to say…
On the right track, but on the wrong lane
I quietly crossed the milestone of changing a thousand nappies. I could say I am a confident nappy-changer. But pride goes before a fall, and those who…
Lessons from trading cards
The two large supermarket chains in our city have a regular system of enticing children with collectibles. Over the years I noticed the two supermarkets…
The unexpected problems of gratitude
The other day I came across an article which recommends gratitude as an approach to improving one’s resilience and mental-wellbeing. The article…
On sourdough and rice
It was in my early adulthood when I had that rapturous experience that had been the common lot across the ages from ancient Egypt to modern Rome.
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