Get Gutsy
On shyness, expression, inclusive togethering and building confidence in your own quiet way — for everyone who is so much more than they can show.
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What on earth is ‘circle’? (opens the original)
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When I first heard people talking about ‘circle’, I was confused. Like I was watching one of those videos that shows you how English sounds to people who don’t speak English.Sometimes people would say they were ‘sitting in circle’ the way you’d say ‘at school’ or ‘in church’, giving it the sense of an institution. Sometimes it was a verb: circling. People spoke about it with great passion and a hint of the evangelical.I was baffled. And curious –
Three questions to sleep on (opens the original)
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It’s July and, where I am, it’s hot.I’ve been sleeping badly and dreaming strangely… last night there was a flamingo with broken wings.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="170.8" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!QFRG!,w_1456,c_limit,f_
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