The powerful intimacy of the therapy relationship.
Youâve grown closer over time. Thereâs an undeniable bond and the tension between you two had been building towards something big. Now you feel ready. You move closer and closer, feeling each other out, finding what works and what doesnât, letting yourself become open and vulnerable to the experience. Itâs a little scary, but you now know that this is what you wanted. Youâve wanted it for a while, you simply hadnât realised how badly you needed this. That flood of emotion and fragility, the increasing anticipation as you get closer than you ever had before. As the mounting breakthrough finally comes, youâre overwhelmed with a sweet and engulfing relief that feels better than anything else you have ever experienced. âŚ
The musical scandal that rocked Europe
One day back in my primary school days in Germany, my friend Julia told me about a young boy who took the train to school with her brother every morning and who proudly kept telling the other kids that his dad was the ârealâ singer of the (at the time) hugely popular pop band Milli Vanilli. Not surprisingly, he was laughed at and picked on by his peers. I mean, what a ridiculous statement to make, right? A middle-aged dad from Cadolzburg, a small village outside Nuremberg, the ârealâ voice of the German hit band at the time, Milli Vanilli? âŚ
Yes, you read that right!
âBusiness is like sex. When itâs good, itâs very, very good; when itâs not so good, itâs still good.â â George Katona.
Letâs take a moment and pretend that youâre someone who is ready to take the leap into a new relationship. Youâre mentally prepared and quite excited to get started on your new journey to see what opportunities will unlock when it comes to your love and â ahem â sex life. âŚ
A brief overview of both sides of the argument
According to subjectivism, there is no such thing as objective moral truths. Whereas objectivism may posit that, for example, âmurder is wrongâ and is so in all cases and possible situations, subjectivism believes that such statements cannot be universally true as there are no objective moral facts.
Subjectivism claims that moral statements merely describe how a person feels about a particular issue, making them merely factual statements about speaker attitudes. If someone says that âlying is wrongâ, this is therefore not considered a universal truth but simply an indication that the person uttering the sentence disapproves of lying. âŚ
Arrest for murder made 32 years later
We all know the feeling of waiting for something important. The anxiety and anticipation can feel overwhelming, but on November 1988, Sharon Murch felt this horrible sensation to a degree that most parents couldnât even imagine. She had been standing in her kitchen, washing dishes from that morningâs breakfast, when her husband came in and told her to call 911. Her daughter had been kidnapped. It would be 32 years of that awful waiting before justice would partially be satisfied, but Sharon Murch would never again see her first child.
Michaela Garecht was contemplative for a nine-year-old. She seemed to have a deep grasp of the seriousness of life that surprised her mother, while still being an optimistic and cheerful little girl. It was the first day of the Thanksgiving holidays in California, and Michaela Garecht and her friend, Katrina Rodriguez, wanted to take their scooters to the market for some snacks and drinks. Sharon Murch wasnât sure about this, but Michaela had been before with older friends and it was only two blocks away from their home in Hayward, California. The two girls would be together and it wasnât far. âŚ
Top tips I wish someone had given me when I started out
New freelancers often have to hit the ground running â itâs a sink-or-swim world after all! For things to go smoothly and your freelance business to be successful from the get-go, here are some common blunders to avoid:
1. Specialising in everything:
Jack of all trades, master of none. You donât want this to apply to you when you are starting your freelance career. It will look rather odd to prospective clients when they discover that you specialise in medical, technical, legal and home furnishings! Decide for yourself which field you are good at, try to get some relevant in-house experience under your belt, or complete an accredited course to demonstrate to clients that you know your stuff. Donât add ten subjects to your list of specialisations, because it will damage your credibility. âŚ
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