According to ancient Chinese superstition, the Jade emperor devised a race between 13 animals and announced that the calendar years will be named according to the order they arrived in. To get across the river, the rat jumped on the back of the ox and remained there until just before the end, when it jumped off and claimed the win. Consequently, the year of the rat is the first year of the Chinese horoscope. Read More: https://bit.ly/3gPUSxv Login Login 0 repins 0 comments 1 likes
This winter, we are forced into hibernation due to a national UK lockdown, with no prospect of it lifting until spring. We can’t sleep it off like the bears, we’ve got to keep going, but in a much-reduced way, mostly indoors. Or completely indoors if, like me, you have had to endure self-isolation – then the meager freedoms offered by lockdown can be a release. Read More: https://bit.ly/3ayGy8y Login Login 0 repins 0 comments 1 likes
Metaphors enable us to convey a large amount of information in a concise and creative way, making efficient use of visual imagery and provoking a depth of emotion in the listener or reader. Read More: https://bit.ly/3s5ln4d Login Login 0 repins 0 comments 1 likes
Ever wanted to rewind a conversation and start again? That sinking feeling of wishing you had said or done something differently and got a better outcome than the one you got. Have you found yourself getting frustrated with someone who seems to ‘hear what they want to hear’? Read More: https://bit.ly/3198QS5 Login Login 0 repins 0 comments 1 likes