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Every human being navigating a broken world carries some of that brokenness within them. The question is whether we're perpetuating the cycle. Before speaking, ask yourself: “Am I uplifting others, or simply bringing them down because of my own struggles with life?”
When the whole “top 9 games that shaped me” trend was going around, I quickly realised my list was shaped less by the quality of the gameplay and more by the memories attached to each game. Unsurprisingly, those tended to be games I played with friends in person.
This is probably the most powerful excerpt I've read of C.S Lewis. There are two particular things that stand out: 1) the person who has successfully eliminated every possibility of being hurt has also eliminated the possibility of participating in love.
I constantly see ads from The Telegraph and The Times on these topics. Is this simply “slice of life” journalism reflecting the habits of certain middle-class circles, or an attempt at social engineering to normalise these conversations? Either way, I find it so strange.
Let me correct myself. Even the everyday use of language has been captured by rhetorical agendas. It's terrible communication. Important points get lost because people are more concerned with making a rhetorical impact than communicating clearly.
'A third of British children are living in poverty… that is violence to me.'
The Greens' @floschechter calls for people inspired by French protests to join an upcoming anti-austerity march.
@BenKentish asks if they condemn the violence that took place in Europe last week.
My biggest fear for civilisation is that people genuinely don't know how to cultivate a shared life together. Wanting something is different from having the psychological, moral and relational tools to understand what you need and how to pursue it.
Debating how much I want to weigh in on this femosphere issue.
I hate how flippantly these women describe divorce. I hate that I might, as a divorced woman, be implicated in this cultural narrative. Divorce is serious — and sometimes the only or best option. There’s nothing fun about it. It’s nice that people argue that divorced women aren’t used-up trash. But when people start acting like the commitment of marriage/family means nothing, they’re essentially encouraging people to be selfish jerks who see relationships as purely transactional. “Just move on and find someone better” is a detestable way to look at commitment.
I wouldn’t change the course of my life — because I ended up with two perfect sons. But I do reflect upon my former naivety when it came to knowing myself and knowing what sort of person I could/should build a life with. I don’t think I had a proper understanding of what I needed to give or receive.
Currently, I wish there was a better cultural narrative for young women to absorb than this crap. Such vapid commentary from “Call Her Daddy” certainly won’t spare anyone from making bad choices.
Outside of those in Britain, I know that Sunday Oliseh (Ajax/Juventus) and Seyi Olofinjana (Wolves/Stoke) played in Nigeria's domestic league while attending university. Wilfred Ndidi also studied at De Montfort University while playing for Leicester. But rare indeed.
I felt this walking through the Nigerian Modernism exhibition at Tate Modern. You could resonate with the struggles around identity and belonging. Artists seeking to make sense of a newly independent nation, navigating competing ethnic, cultural and national identities.
It has been eye-opening to discover how much time a PM can seem to have on their hands. I used to imagine these roles were so demanding that there would be little time for promotional appearances such as this or LADbible.
Christianity has not simply shaped what British people believed in the past. It has also helped shape how British people live together. I think that is what Kruger is trying to articulate. Why do some find this so objectionable? Lol.
