I JUST WANT TO SPEAK TO A HUMAN!

Question: Why is it so difficult to speak to a human in wealthy, successful organisations?

WHAT an inspiration to women and young girls, pursuing her passion and making it her life’s work. It is so easy these days to go down the route of a normal job. There is one thing that doesn’t get enough attention to it, and it is the arts. If you have a passion, hobbies and think it could be something, do it. You don’t know where you could end up. You could be like Debbie and have a fantastic career and create a spectacular community. I hope I’ll be able to go to one of the workshops she was talking about some day. Thank you, Debbie, if you’re reading this, you have inspired me to pick up my paintbrushes after so long and I have just bought your book, I can’t wait to read it.

Victoria, Arboleas

Thinking of Estela

IT is such a tragic thing when you hear about people getting into accidents, Estela was going to be one of the greats and you can tell. It is so awful when this happens, it makes you think about everything and just how lucky you must be and feel to be able to get up in the morning. After reading the story I felt an overwhelming sense of I need to get up and enjoy my day because she would only love to be here to do that. Such a young woman too. I am only sending best wishes and strength to her family and the cycling community.

Dear Leapy

THERE are so many things wrong in the UK currently that it’s practically impossible to get numbers down to even a top ten. Whenever back there, however, one of my almost daily frustrations is attempting to speak to a human in any organisation via any medium.

Some have removed phone contact, others email addresses and even chat messages (although that point may not be a bad thing with banks, with which you ‘live chat’ only to discover that the agent is actually dealing with some 300 ‘chatters’ and may get back to you tomorrow). And why are so many actual staff still working from home, especially government agencies like HMRC, DVLA etc?

Answer: Because they become successful initially by being small, flexible and customer­focused. Then they trade on that reputation to grow to a size where they're bought out by MegaGlobalCorp Inc, who keep those direct debits rolling over whilst sacking everyone and closing down most of the back ­ office operation. Customer service’s an irrelevance, and if they spend any money it's on daft advertising campaigns.

Lordy, another lie down needed!

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Emily, UK

YOU’D certainly get my vote. A brilliant Manifesto, especially about the ‘Asylum seekers’. Don’t reply because I’m not online, sending this by mail boxes email.

Regards

Marcia van der Wal, Altea

MY husband and I are absolutely with you and love your manifesto. Little worried about overseas aid as, if we don’t, then the Chinese or the Russians will. But otherwise fabulous. Go on, go for it. Love love love.

Jeff and Jane

Judi Dench

IT is sad to hear that Judi Dench is no longer able to read her scripts due to her failing eyesight, but I find that with her expertise, charm and quick wit that Judi might not have needed a script anyway. She is a strong and powerful woman and the fact that she has said that she isn’t thinking of giving up acting anytime is just what we need to hear. Imagine being 88 and as fit and as amazing as she is, going to the Oscars, filming movies, my favourites must be the Bond films and her role in Philomena, well it was just so heartwarming and breaking. The fact that she can play so many characters and wear so many ‘hats’ is stupendous, she has worked in the film industry for a very long time and even on stage in shows!

Saddened, Benidorm

Bee stings

I THINK some people just don’t know what to be at these days. The fact that Gwyneth Paltrow has said that bees’ stings are natural Botox, I don’t know what to believe. Ladies, gents or anyone who thinks they need any of these enhancers or take awayers just remember that you are beautiful inside and out. I can understand that it can increase confidence and that you can feel better about yourself but your little quirks, the smile lines are what show that you have had a fantastic and happy life, that you have character and something special too. Do as you please, but think about what you do and where you get it done, I have seen too many of those botched programmes and I hope that nobody ever experiences that.

Alexandra, Fuengirola

Hip fractures

LINDA if I had known that I think I would have had some better luck and I would have drunk more tea! If anyone doesn’t know what I am talking about apparently more protein and tea, or coffee could reduce hip fractures in women. So, if you don’t drink tea, get drinking it now! The pain of a hip fracture is something you should take seriously, and I am telling you now, it is no joke. From here on out I’ll be making sure the girls and granddaughters are drinking more tea and coffee. I am so glad to hear about this and if you have any more tips, keep them coming! If we can avoid more things like that with something so simple, then I’ll be getting all the tea bags I can get.

Vanessa, Almeria

Leapy laws

I HAVE just read your manifesto ... I agree 100 per cent with the laws you would like to introduce to England. I feel sure if you could send this as a questionnaire to every adult in England, the majority would tick yes to each ruling.And to those who disagreed they could return to their original homeland. I wish you every succes.

Although we have lived in Spain for some 22 years and would never wish to return to England, we still keep up with how life is for family and friends back there.

Regards Wanda

HELLO my angels, the card I have pulled this week is the great gathering. In the past few months the vibrational shift around us has seen us either cut off people that no longer serves us, we either out ­ grew them, or they have chosen to walk away.

Even though this might be hurtful and painful when this happens it’s making room for growth within yourself and for new people to come in more in line with your vibration. There is a saying that goes “some people are in your life for a lifetime or a season and there is always a reason.”

You have to make the decision of what person fits where, everyone is either a lesson or a blessing and this will help you learn your lessons for your path of where you are meant to be, this is happening at all ages, whether you’re single, married, divorced, what ever age you are it does not matter, the universe wants you to grow and align yourself with whatever door is opening for you, the door of opportunity and greatness, and with that along comes people that will help lift you up and be your biggest cheerleader, wherever you are this is where you are meant to be.

At the moment you are never on your own even if you feel like you are, you are making room for what is to come, remember to drop the fear it’s easy to make excuses because you’re fearful of what’s to come so ask yourself this question, how is life working out for you at the moment with not having any faith? Because being fearful if you do not have any faith, either in the universe or within yourself that you can attract and achieve your goals however big or small they are.

As soon as you make the decision to better your life it will feel like you can breathe, the new people that come in to your life will only enhance you and you feel a sense of balance and peace and everything will flow more easily to you. So now let’s start looking forward to the new people, new experiences and new opportunities. This may both focus on what lights up your soul, and the right people will align towards you. Maybe it’s time to start the new class you have been dreaming about or start the gym membership you have been planning to, all these things you have been putting off, sometimes we feel we are too busy to put new things in our life, so why not start online? Online group of your interest, start that dating profile you have been thinking about doing, remember the universe is a magnet and by taking the right steps and by taking actions today you will be attracting the people you need in your life right now. And creating a path that fulfils your deepest dreams.

Let me know how this is going, next week I will be talking all things manifestation and how you can attract everything you can desire in to your life.

If you would like to know more or have a reading please go to my website to book your own personal privet reading with myself you can find me on Instagram @theangelic.medium or visit my website. https://www.theangelicpsychicmedium.com sending lots of love yours Emma.

David Worboys Thinking Aloud

BEFORE the laws of political correctness, we told jokes. Many were profane. They could be sacrilegious, obscene, racist or downright sick. Some of these I found funny while at school and shortly after, but no longer do. Others are still funny but not very pleasant.

Looking back I chortle or snigger at the clever ones, many of them two ­ liners. But it is a long time since I heard anybody tell a joke. Is it because we stop telling them as we age or is it that we no longer have the same sense of humour? We need to laugh. We must be joking.

It is difficult to imagine any ‘snowflake’ being offended by this: Customer: “Fish and chips twice, please.” Waiter: “I heard you the first time.” Or the Sunday night weather forecast: “Tomorrow will be muggy, followed by “Tuegy, Weggy, Thurgy ….” Maybe such jokes turn up on social media, but I very much doubt it.