Magic Minute No More Bullying! By Laurie Smale MAGIC MINUTE // Bullied by the same bunch of cruel kids in primary school and secondary school the die was cast. Bill would go on doubting himself and be browbeaten and humiliated from then on. Years later the crunch came when a top executive instructed him to […]
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Magic Minute The Italian Islanders By Laurie Smale MAGIC MINUTE // When I first heard the term ‘Italian Islanders’ I thought, “Italian what?” But later discovered there is such a proud body of Italians who live on a picturesque volcanic archipelago in the Terranean Sea north of Sicily who consider their Aeolian Islands some of
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Speaking Busybird Publishing Open Mic Night #102 By Laurie Smale On Wednesday 17 July 2024, I attended the Busybird Publishing Open Mic Night #102 and shared a little bit about my own personal story and read concluding remarks from my book, ‘Finding Me, Finding You.’ Special thanks to Kev Howlett for the use of this Live Video Footage from Facebook
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Magic Minute A Brave Act Of Kindness By Laurie Smale MAGIC MINUTE // It was the piteous cries that disturbed 8-year-old Margaret the most. She knew that little Tommy with his white hair and dark glasses had some sort of sickness, but strapping him out the front each day because he couldn’t do his homework
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Magic Minute Nuggets In The Chicken Shed By Laurie Smale MAGIC MINUTE // When I was a mischievous 5-year-old I couldn’t believe what I was seeing in Edie Davidson’s chicken shed. ‘Could this really be true?’ I thought, and quickly undid the latch to get a closer look. And sure enough, there they were, a
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Magic Minute Getting You Right First By Laurie Smale MAGIC MINUTE // For decades my awful insecurities haunted me. Growing up in a tiny country house in the 1950s with no running water or electricity made it tough for my widowed mum trying to manage five unruly kids. At thirteen the sheer torment of maths
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Magic Minute A Lucky Break By Laurie Smale MAGIC MINUTE // Do we really know what our kids get up to when our backs are turned? Not long back my neighbour was telling me about the time her seven-year-old son Callum received a hairline fracture to his arm and had to have the whole thing
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Magic Minute Dr Michael Mosley’s Legacy By Laurie Smale MAGIC MINUTE // The untimely death of Dr Michael Mosley while out walking on a Greek island left millions of his admirers in shock. This likeable TV presenter charmed his way into our hearts with his homely approach to our well-being and general health for years.
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Magic Minute Try A Little Kindness By Laurie Smale MAGIC MINUTE // Being kind to young folk doing their best shouldn’t be hard. I recently overheard a lady placing an order at a fast food drive-thru. “I’ll have two free senior coffees” she said. “Large!” “I’m sorry,” said the teenager. “The senior coffees only come
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Magic Minute Train Drivers & Surgeons? By Laurie Smale MAGIC MINUTE // What have train drivers and surgeons got in common? Well, on a recent train trip to picturesque Williamstown with an avid train enthusiast, something happened. On our arrival my friend said, “Let’s see if we can catch a word with the driver before
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