MEGA Competition Solutions – UK Issue 86
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Mindful Month & creating mindful rituals
In today’s fast-paced world, it’s all too easy to get caught up in the whirlwind of daily life, leaving little room for tranquillity and self-reflection. Mindful Month is an invitation to slow down and cultivate mindfulness in your everyday life. It’s a dedicated period where you commit to being present and nurture your mental, [more…]
Discover ear expressions
According to one superstition that goes back to ancient Roman times, when your ears are burning you are subconsciously aware of being talked about or criticised. The historian Pliny the Elder believed that if a person’s right ear burns they are being praised, but a burning left ear indicates that they are the subject [more…]
Popular colourful phrases
Surprisingly, quite a few sayings that include the word colour relate to naval terminology.
To sail under false colours is to pretend to have a different view or identity in order to conceal one’s true purpose. This tactic was used by pirates who preyed on ships by flying a ‘friendly’ flag to lure in vessels [more…]
Fathers & Father’s Day
“It is a wise child that knows its own father, and an unusual one that unreservedly approves of him.” – Mark Twain (1927).
Mark Twain is often acclaimed for being an insightful novelist and humourist and his observations of children’s relationships with their fathers are no exception. Like many children contemptuous of the generation gap, [more…]
