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Today marks Chinese New Year — the Year of the Horse — and it feels appropriate to reflect on something that quietly shapes many Western home businesses: China. Whether one approves of modern dropshipping culture or not (and many have mixed feelings), it is impossible to deny that China has become deeply woven into small…
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Last night was one of my favourite kinds of evenings. Friday, six o’clock — my usual glass of red wine, fish and chips, and settling down to watch the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics. There’s something comforting about ritual, and something inspiring about watching people who have trained, struggled, and persevered step onto the…
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When I stopped working physically, I didn’t stop being useful.I didn’t stop having knowledge.I didn’t stop being creative. Many of us underestimate what we already possess: It can also be very stressful to have a job centre work coach or whatever they are now called going on and on about you having ‘transferable skills ‘…
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There comes a moment in many lives when the path you expected to follow simply… stops. It might be illness.It might be disability.It might be caring responsibilities.It might be age. Or it might simply be that your body has given decades of service to a physical profession and can no longer keep up — even…
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The Beauty of Small Beginnings: Celebrating Imbolc and the First Stirrings of Spring In the heart of winter, the world lies still under a blanket of frost. Days feel short, and nights stretch long. Yet, around late January, a whisper of change stirs. Snowdrops poke through the soil. Birds sing a bit louder. This shift…
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What Is Imbolc? A Quiet Season of Hope In the heart of winter, when days feel endless and cold grips the land tight, a subtle shift stirs. The nights still rule, but light creeps back in small ways. Imbolc marks this quiet turn. It sits as the midpoint between the winter solstice, known as Yule,…
