Author: Sean O’Connor
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How I nearly kicked the bucket in a Swedish death decluttering bonfire
Take care when you set out to abandon your excess earthly possessions.
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How cooking for myself saved me when I was at my loneliest
In the rituals of food, lies comfort and revelation.
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Love, not fear, is why we need to save for tomorrow
Setting aside money for the future is an act of caring for those you love, by caring for yourself too.
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My wild & groovy career as a wizard of the wedding dancefloor
Memories are made of melodies, and they don’t come sweeter or louder than the wedding DJ’s carefully-chosen platters.
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My Zen Master has curly golden hair & a wet nose
Every dog, in its come-what-may doggedness, has a lot to teach us mere humans about the art of living in the here and now.
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Thank you, dad, for the Do-It-Yourself advice that forever changed my life
It had nothing to do with fixing a house, and everything to do with building a home.
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Stella, the star whose light still shines for me in the darkest times
There’s never any shame in asking for help, and other lessons from a role-model grandmother.
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The awkward talk that brought our fractured family back together
When a radical idea evolved into a practical proposition, it was time to have the most difficult conversation about family matters.
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The essential joys of learning to go without
If the lockdown is teaching us anything about life, it’s teaching us that the things we regard as necessities in life, are often the things we can do without.
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We will not be together like this, ever again
Being stuck in lockdown with a bored and restless teenager may sound like a parenting nightmare, but it can also be a vital and rare opportunity to build new bridges of understanding between the generations.