How to Stick to Your New Year’s Resolutions
Do you want to finally be able to stick to your New Year’s resolutions?
Do you want to look good, feel good and have plenty of energy, every day?
We know what we want. What’s seriously lacking is how to get it—how to lose weight, how to get ourselves to exercise, how to eat healthily and so on. We know we should but when it comes to that critical moment we cave. Read more
Bloody Advent Calendars!
December, 2008
No I’m not talking about vampire themed yuletide fun.
I’m talking about the fact they exist and are made of chocolate.
It’s a small thing I know — but in my view of things, the world would be that little bit better without them and here’s why;
On one level it’s a little choccy treat to savor every day. Whoop de doo. That’s fun, pleasure, it’s a nice thing.
But underlying it is clever marketing designed to entrap young minds.
Isn’t it?
Marketing has turned a religious tradition — a countdown to the nativity, marked by a little reading or gift on each day, into a money making business promo scheme.
You won’t see Jesus on any of these modern day advent calendars. He’s obviously not selling so he’s been ousted by Santa and his merry reindeers. Read more
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