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Anna's Enquiring Alphabet

A collection of thoughts built around the alphabet

AMBITION: Do we really need it?

AMBITION: Do we really need it?

> I have been absolutely hag-ridden with ambition. If I could wish to have anything in the world it would be to be free of ambition. Tallulah Bankhead When I came across this quotation, it made quite an impression on me. Frankly, freedom from ambition is the least of my

FRIENDS: Surely a wonderful gift?

FRIENDS: Surely a wonderful gift?

If we have really good friends, the kind we can share happy times, bad times and our most embarrassing red-faced moments with, we’re fortunate beyond measure.

CLUTTER: Keep or Chuck?

CLUTTER: Keep or Chuck?

> Don’t Own so Much Clutter You’ll be Pleased to See Your House on Fire! Wendell Berry THIS WEEK I’ve been musing upon an article I read months ago in Time Magazine that Americans now have more possessions than any society in history. Some writer, and I

ANGER: Is it often an own goal?

ANGER: Is it often an own goal?

> If you kick a stone in anger, you’ll hurt your own foot. Korean proverb. A friend once remarked, determined to put anger into some kind of perspective, 'It's simply strong emotion negatively expressed.' Is that I wonder? Alas, 'negative expression' can run

BUTTERFLIES AND BLOGS: A good match?

BUTTERFLIES AND BLOGS: A good match?

> All you get is the pleasure of a completed task. Scott Adams If you've spent a sizeable chunk of your life playing around with words, naturally you're curious about any new ones that pop up. Blog, for example. Where did it come from? And who

HAPPINESS: Do we have it?

HAPPINESS: Do we have it?

> Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony. Mahatma Gandhi A week or so ago, I heard someone remark on Radio 4, ' I think we are in the end of days'. Wow. Clearly an individual who doesn't

HONOUR: How important is it?

HONOUR: How important is it?

There is no escape it would seem from Brexit. How did we get in such a state?