The wisdom of Easter Ed
The wisdom of Easter Ed
As if it wasn’t confusing enough with having to worship the baby Jesus and the Easter Bunny in one weekend, this year there was Easter Ed, writes Lis Breslin.
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Fake it 'til you fake it
Fake it 'til you fake it
You know, sometimes you have those days. Or weeks, even. Where the sun doesn't quite shine, metaphorically or actually, Liz Breslin writes.
You can take it with you
You can take it with you
This week, Liz Breslin on the joys of spending time in the great outdoors.
Rising through the clouds
Rising through the clouds
We are cruising at 40,000 feet and the weather at our destination is expected to be stormy, writes Lis Breslin.
The long and the short of it
The long and the short of it
New Year, new start ... I don’t really believe in any of that business of making change just because it’s the prescribed day, writes Liz Breslin.
Away with the fairies
Away with the fairies
"You won’t live as long as the fairies," a 6-year-old friend tells Liz Breslin.
A festival of possibilities
A festival of possibilities
You know how some people get all excited about ball-kicking world cups? For Liz Breslin, the equivalent is Festivalland.
Spread kindness in the community
Spread kindness in the community
The stories we tell ourselves about ourselves shape our lives, says Liz Breslin.
A short history of time
A short history of time
Most of us have this really weird elastic relationship with the years and months, weeks and days, hours and seconds that tick over and add up to our lives, writes Liz Breslin.
Need to clean hard to resist
Need to clean hard to resist
Sunday night, I went to bed relishing two whole actual long weeks without the regulation of hourly work bells, writes Liz Breslin.
Small talk and big ideas
Small talk and big ideas
How are you doing? Lovely day. Can you believe how warm it is for September?
No tension necessary
No tension necessary
Technology really can bring people closer, writes Liz Breslin.
In search of a single idea
In search of a single idea
Liz Breslin asks a few questions about our ideas.
The whole spectrum
The whole spectrum
Colour therapy. It’s a thing, writes Liz Breslin.
Colouring inside the lines
Colouring inside the lines
Doodling, as long as you don’t overthink it, is good for you, writes Liz Breslin.
Sobs I have known
Sobs I have known
Crying is awesome as the antithesis to our manicured, screened, onscreen lives, Liz Breslin writes.
Hook, line and sinker
Hook, line and sinker
They say, whoever they are, that learning new things keeps you younger. Which has Liz Breslin hovering, this summer, somewhere in her heady 20s.
Suffer not the little children
Suffer not the little children
Liz Breslin pens a Christmas letter in spirit of the season.
A part of the whole
A part of the whole
Thinking Allowed collumnist Liz Breslin ponders on the nature of competition.
Not in the spirit
Not in the spirit
Halloween is on the rise, but its modern incarnation is a tame sugar-fed beast, writes Liz Breslin.