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Jan 14, 2023Jan 14, 2023Michael Carty

Never give 100%?

Is constantly giving our all – always seeing 100% as the bare minimum – the wisest or most sustainable approach to life and to work?

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Oct 8, 2022Oct 4, 2022Michael Carty

What stories do you tell yourself?

How do you make sense of the changing world around you? What stories do you tell yourself about the world as you see it? Are they the stories you truly need to hear?

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Aug 13, 2022Aug 11, 2022Michael Carty

Anxiety: Your own worst enemy

A post inspired by some wonderful and insightful words on anxiety from two very different people: TV chef Nadiya Hussain and novelist Robert Harris.

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Mar 5, 2022Aug 12, 2022Michael Carty

Into the infinity of thoughts

In times of heightened stress and anxiety, the mind can become like the turbulent surface of the sea. Anxiety and stress need to be taken seriously, before they become overwhelming.

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Feb 5, 2022Feb 5, 2022Michael Carty

The Palin principle

Michael Palin’s diaries from 50 years ago this month paint an oddly familiar picture of gloomy times with an underlying absurdity and silliness.

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Jan 29, 2022Oct 16, 2022Michael Carty

Where words are gifted to me

Words – written or spoken, whispered or sung – can take you to some fantastic place. Celebrating the lovely writing of Chris Difford.

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Jan 8, 2022Jan 4, 2022Michael Carty

Neil Gaiman, Cafe München & the Comedian

Cafe München: long-gone… but perhaps not entirely forgotten? This London bar was home to so many stories, including Forbidden Planet signings by Neil Gaiman, Dave Gibbons, Bill Sienkiewicz, Alexei Sayle and a host of 1980s comics luminaries.

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Dec 25, 2021Jan 12, 2022Michael Carty

Angels around you at all times

A very good 25 December 2021 to you, gentle reader! Whether it is Christmas day to you or just another Saturday, I sincerely hope that today is nothing but kind to you and yours.

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Dec 18, 2021Jan 12, 2022Michael Carty

Writing well: What’s a good word?

How do we best go about finding and choosing the perfect words to express what is in our mind and in our heart?

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Sep 4, 2021Sep 3, 2021Michael Carty

Baggage

Is your baggage weighing you down? We accumulate so much mental and material baggage as we move through life. How we deal with that baggage can dictate how we approach each moment of our lives.

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