Practical Insights for Living
Enjoy short reflections on everyday topics that offer practical insights for living well and enhancing your experience of life.
Read articles designed to help you navigate life’s challenges with greater wisdom and perspective.
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Part 1 – When the Ground is Shaking
Have you noticed how often you brace yourself before checking the news? Another war. Another earthquake or flood. Another warning that AI is coming for our jobs. Then you go to the supermarket and the trolley costs more than it did last month, and the month before that. And underneath it all is a quieter…
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Part 2 – When You Don’t Know What’s True
A video of a world leader saying something shocking goes viral. By lunchtime, someone says it’s fake. By evening, someone else says the people calling it fake are the ones lying. The news tells one story. Social media tells another. A friend sends a link that contradicts both. And now AI can write articles, clone…
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Part 3 – When the Money Doesn’t Stretch
The rent goes up again. The power bill arrives and you leave it unopened for a day. At the checkout, you quietly put a couple of things back. You’re working hard. Maybe harder than ever. But the money just doesn’t stretch the way it used to. And it isn’t only your bank account that feels…
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Part 4 – When the Future Feels Uncertain
Every week there’s a new headline. AI can now write reports, design buildings, diagnose illness, and answer customer calls. Companies announce they’re doing more with fewer people. Maybe you’ve wondered whether your job will still exist in five years. Maybe you’ve looked at your children or grandchildren and wondered what work will even look like…
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Part 5 – Who Are You, Really?
Think about how you’d describe yourself in a single line. Maybe it’s your job. Maybe it’s your role: mum, dad, carer, boss. Maybe it’s a label someone gave you years ago that you’ve never quite shaken off. Now think about the voices telling you who you should be. Be more successful. Be thinner, fitter, richer,…
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Part 6 – Who is God, Really?
Close your eyes for a moment and picture God. What do you see? For some people, it’s a stern judge, arms folded, waiting for them to slip up. For others, it’s a distant figure who set the world spinning and walked away. Some picture a disappointed parent who’s never quite satisfied. Others imagine a kind…
