Chloe woke up feeling miserable and groaned as she got out of bed to get ready to go to work. She already knew she was going to struggle today. She always found February 14, Valentine’s Day challenging, especially at work with her colleagues. She was expected to smile and fawn over other’s delivered flowers, cute…
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Another #throwbackthursday image posted on Charlotte’s Instagram. Charlotte looked adoringly at the image of herself in high school with her best friend Janice, remembering how good it was, how good she had looked and how popular she had been. Now, 25 years later, as Charlotte gazed at herself in the mirror, she could hardly believe…
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Gabby was not looking forward to dinner. She was not excited about meeting new people and being asked what she was studying. Lately, she noticed that when she was asked the question, she would say a different answer, looking for something that would sound right and resonate with her. However, the truth was that Gabby…
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Veronique was extremely disappointed as she read her email advising her that she did not get the promotion she wanted. She had worked very hard, honed her skills, came in early in the morning, and was the last to leave. Yet none of this had made any difference. The promotion had gone to…
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Thank God it was Saturday! Jodie lay in bed, thinking, I don’t have to do anything today. I can just stay in bed and be lazy. As soon as Jodie registered the word “lazy”, her eyes sprung open, and she did not want to stay in bed any longer. The word lazy…
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Another break up. Another relationship gone wrong. Emily could not believe how she had fallen for the wrong guy again. She had vowed to herself that she was going to go for the nice and honest guy who was emotionally available. This is exactly what she thought Ben was… until she found out that…
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Ruby grabbed her red pen and put a line through another job done on her “to do list”. For a moment she allowed herself to feel accomplished, before looking down at the remaining items still not completed and moaning internally. This week Ruby felt the pressure. It had been mounting all week. Her job was…
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For Tom, this was the last straw. He hated his job. His boss was always demanding more and more and never showed him any appreciation. Tom wished he could quit, to just walk out and never come back, but he couldn’t. He had rent to pay, other bills demanding his money, and his car needed…
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Felicity loved her work. It gave her a real sense of purpose as she loved books and reading. So, working in a Publishing House was her dream job come true. The only downside was Felicity had not received or asked for a pay raise for over three years. This was despite the fact that her…
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Jill loved being a mother and loved her son, Seth. He was such a great source of joy and happiness. Jill took her responsibilities of motherhood seriously, ensuring that he ate healthy foods, got enough sleep, was clean and bathed, and she enjoyed spending time with him. However, just being a mother did not fulfil,…
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