It is so easy to feel disconnected. It’s simple to think that we are powerless in front of those who run the world, making it turn more quickly or slow it down to suit their purposes. It’s easy to slink off into a cynical corner to shut our eyes and fall into the sleep of …
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Our days are so very full of worry and concern. We worry about our work, our friends, even our own level of fatigue. Our minds crackle with the static of constant concern and often we feel a electric jolt of anxiety at something that we forgot or that has just popped up. Perhaps it was …
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We often feel so terribly alone. We may have lost a partner with whom we had a shared life of tea and walks and jokes over glasses of wine. We may have moved to another city and feel a little isolated and lonely in the cacophony of blaring horns and foreign cars and streets that …
There is nothing like reading with a partner. It’s both cozy and sexy at the same time – to see someone engrossed in a book or hiding behind the paper, cup of tea beside her, one of the of most attractive looks going, really. Reading implies the mystery of a rich inner life, a mind …
C.S. Lewis once said: “We read to know that we are not alone.” I love bookstores – the smell of books and coffee, a chubby, old cat lying langourously on a shelf, surveying the proceedings. I love the thoughtful look on people’s faces as they browse the shelves, letting their eyes drift across the colourful …
I love seaside hotels. There is no happier paradise for me than an elegant hotel in a beautiful setting, but my favourites are always grand hotels by the sea – either a room overlooking the open blue vastness stretching out to the infinite horizon, or a window that lets you watch a harbour awaken in …
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You love French fries, but they are often so badly prepared: soggy, oily, doughy… the list of fry-crimes is long. Because of this, you often hesitate when you order something like a burger – do risk the fries or go with the safe cover of the green salad. Today, however, though you get a tip …
We run in and out of hotels when we’re away on business. There’s an agenda, a schedule and many people to meet. You feel a certain urgency because you probably only get to see them once in a while. You sped your days running from room to room, waking up early, worried to be late …
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There are nights that we find ourselves beside the sea. Even if we live inland, sometimes a business trip, a vacation or the simple roll of the dice of fate takes us away from the land and to the coast. We do what we need to do, but somehow we feel more energized, stronger, more …
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There are many things in the world that drive us crazy. Waiting in lines, being stuck in traffic jams, listening to someone that really annoys us – many of these things can turn up our blood pressure and turn our eyes into brazing embers of anger. We feel an upwelling of annoyance, which often translates …
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