Wonderful words

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Wonderful words

I love an alliteration. Where the sounds of two words are meant to be together. They match. Starting with the same letter. Or the same sound. A repetition. A playful rendition. They have always captured my heart. Filled it with joy. Spilled into laughter. And delight. Wonderful words. Magical moments. Satisfying sounds. All amazing alliterations. I love them. They are the super heroes of language. Their super power: spreading joy to hearts young and old. And laughter, which sings from our souls as we stumble over them with carefree amusement.

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Through the looking glass

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Through the looking glass

Seeing things differently alone is not enough to create conflict. But an unwillingness to see something else, an inflexibility towards another point of view, coupled by a lack of understanding feeds divisions as small as minor disagreements right through to world wars, and everything in the middle. Including our own inner personal wars we fight each day. Encouraging a shift in perception at times of conflict and to go beyond the looking glass.

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The magic of story telling

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Like many people, I love a good story. It is through story telling that we give 'shape and meaning' to our experiences. Stories help us understand the mysteries of life, our universe, the seasons and life cycles. Importantly, story telling provides a social order to things, like the direction of morality.

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