So, tone of voice doesn’t always help us understand…

I have heard it said so many times – how online communication is more open to misunderstanding because we don’t hear the other person’s tone of voice and we don’t see their facial expressions… Heard it so many times and … Continue reading →

as you love yourself

Love your neighbour as yourself, the Bible says, and when discussing what this verse is about I’ve often talked quite loudly about how the command to love is not about mushy feelings but about loving behaviour. And of course it … Continue reading →

The trouble with asking others to do something for us

When we ask someone else to do something for us (or to refrain from doing something that annoys us) we often don’t know what it would cost them. Because we tend to forget that we’re all different, and so what … Continue reading →

Learning stuff about Twitter

so, on Twitter, only if someone follows me then I am able to send them a message (DM). (I started using Twitter a few weeks ago, am gradually picking things up as I go.)

If your name/username starts with L

When setting up my profile here I almost set it to display my username as lyagushka and then I remembered something I’d observed elsewhere on the net – a guy whose username is lfom (starting with an L) and people are … Continue reading →

Living wholeheartedly

I’ve struggled a lot with issues of time management and procrastination, and what I’m trying to teach myself is this: choose what you’re going to do, make a deliberate, conscious choice, and then do it wholeheartedly. If I don’t make … Continue reading →

Different Blogs for Different Frogs

Been sorting out my category system here. When I set up this blog I didn’t know what I was going to do with it, it has been gradually taking shape and I’ve now set up categories and sub-categories to reflect … Continue reading →

Different kinds of tiredness

I have this stupid tendency to ignore pain and discomfort when I’m sitting at the computer, to ignore the fact that my lower back is demanding that I get up and stretch, to ignore the fact that my eyes are … Continue reading →

Getting more clever about tagging

Having been blogging elsewhere for a few years I’ve developed some habits which I can see are not so good for blogging on WordPress – I need to relearn how to tag my posts. I’m used to treating tags as … Continue reading →

Open in new window – helpful for focusing on what you’re doing

I’ve always been a multi-tab girl (yes, I’m talking about internet browsers) but here’s what I’ve found: if I want to blog about something deep/complex, it’s actually better for me to do that in a separate window, as it means … Continue reading →