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You wouldn't think I'd be watching the Barbie Movie in my fifties, with my husband and in-laws, without a child in sight. I thought it was a kid's movie, but the word on the street suggested something completely different; I was intrigued to see what the film had to say, while still being all things pink. After about ten minutes my father-in-law (definitely not the one who chose the movie) said "Wow, this is really subversive." I was impressed by his willingness to see the underlying, very adult messages, hidden within the bubble gum exterior.
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Picture this: a busy emergency waiting room, noisy, chaotic. The triage nurse finally has a moment to take a breath and notices an elderly woman sitting by the window. She realizes the woman has been sitting there for a long time, yet has never come to the triage window. Approaching the woman, the nurse notices confusion, and the odour of urine. Pinned to the woman's coat: a note that says "We can't do this anymore."
In the interest of "Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned" (Peter Marshall), I've been thinking about ways we can do something every day to make this confusing, intimidating world a slightly better place. Such a list might seem trite or straightforward, but it made me feel good to write it and might make you feel good to read it! How many can you do today? Feel free to add your own items...
Despite being an enormously popular and global language, English is full of difficulties. Setting aside the obviously frustrating examples of ought, bough, cough, dough, slough or similar spelling conundrums (conundra?), there are also words that seem synonymous but are not. For example: wistfulness vs. regret.
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AuthorHi, I'm Karen. This space is a chance for me to get some of those notebook sessions out there: Motherhood, medicine, writers and writing, the state of the world. Non-published, sometimes non-polished, just a chance to open a discussion. Let me know what you think! Archives
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