Heavy is the head

Sally Underwood Political Animal

AS the quote goes ‘heavy is the head that wears the crown’. And former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern seems to have confirmed just that, announcing she will not miss the “weight” of the job she has left behind.

Her actions also seem to confirm the Shakespeare quote, with Ardern taking up a new, unpaid role in place of the very much paid job of running an entire country.

Which begs the question; if we are pushing our heads of state to the point where they would prefer to work unpaid, is this really a job any right­minded person would want?

We tend to work on the assumption that anyone getting into politics would inevitably be after the ‘top job’. But as the resignations of both Ardern and Nicola Sturgeon ­ as well as the legal woes of both Boris Johnson and Donald Trump ­ show, the top job doesn’t come without its own perils.

For a start, despite having a cabinet of people behind you (often of those who would happily replace you given half a chance) being the person ultimately responsible for a country’s success or failure must be fairly isolating.

In any other job you can normally drown your sorrows/slate the boss alongside your colleagues, but who does a prime minister complain to? People who might use the information against them? Or an increasingly beleaguered husband or wife who will presumably only take so much political nonsense before putting their foot down.

As well as being isolating, it is also a job that any sensible person (and by that, I mean almost anyone but Donald Trump) would take fairly seriously. In the words of Ardern it does involve a fair amount of “weight”. After all, the nuclear codes aren’t just for fun.

So where does that leave our leaders; with an enormous responsibility but very few people to talk to about it? Given the circumstances, you can hardly blame Ardern for choosing a life of unpaid work instead.

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FIRST off, I’m showing my age by referring to Spanish and not Castellano.

They are one and the same thing but Castellano ­ Castilian in English ­ first became popular in Latin America when Español still had too many colonial overtones.

Spain’s bilingual autonomous regions latched on to it as well, as they are not necessarily pro­independence but always nationalist.

The Castellanos­Castilians themselves who live in the Madrid Community, CastillaLeon and Castilla­La Mancha obviously like the term, but while the Real Diccionario de la Lengua Española continues to refer to it as such, so shall I along with the others who feel the same way.

Despite their good intentions many of the English­speakers who come to Spain to live, spend long periods or holiday here as often as they can, fail to get to grips with Spanish.

It is a great help that from the moment they arrive on the Costas, they can manage perfectly well without speaking a word of the language, but it won’t encourage them to learn it.

All the same, there are times when you will need to say a few words, especially

I don’t feel well…..no me encuentro bien I need help…..necesito ayuda I have a problem.....tengo un problema

They’ve taken/stolen: my money/credit card/passport/wallet/purse/handbag/key s/ suitcase/backpack…me han quitado/me han robado: mi dinero/tarjeta de crédito/pasaporte/cartera/monedero/bolso/llaves/maleta/mochila

I have lost…..he perdido (plus the same sad list)

I am lost…..estoy perdido (perdida for females)

Where is the police station?.....¿dónde está la comisaría?

I want to report a crime…..quiero denunciar un crimen

On a lighter note, beware the translations that aren’t, beginning with the deceptive lookalike constipado. This is always good for a laugh as it is the Spanish version of a head cold, not constipation, although both refer to that unpleasant sensation of being bunged­up.

Nor is lift ­ off involved with un plano, which is a blueprint, a geometric plane and an adjective that means flat, but not an aeroplane.

What the universe has in store

HELLO my Angels, The card I have pulled for this week is ‘Trust the niggle’. This week the universe is feeling the full effects of the new moon cycle that happened last week, and the shift that is happening within us is, with all my readings this week it has mostly been about your ‘inter wishing’.

You know the feeling you get in the pit of your stomach, it’s a feeling you get when either someone is lying to you or you’re not sure about something or someone?

You might feel your tummy flip or little butterflies in your tummy, or you may just feel a certain way within you when you are around that person or thinking about a situation and you just think something is off.

This is all connected to what your spatial people say is charkras. Charkras are all down our body right in the centre and starts at the top of your head, your crown all the way down to your root, your sacral. there are seven main ones that are most important and these are the ones that we are concentrating on today. Now for you to get aligned with them you must mediate and be very relaxed, you must concentrate on each one and notice the effects it has on your body, the seven charkras are your crown, your third eye, your throat, your heart, your solax plexux, your sacral and your root.

There are also different colours for each one. Now if you have trouble speaking your truth you will notice the throat charkra will start to move or feel like you need to cough or clear that area. This is a sign that you need to work on your voice so you may be heard or speak your truth. With your tummy charkra this is called the solar plexux.

Now this is where we store anxiety and fear and feeling this holds are inter wishing and again if you were to mediate you will find your tummy feeling a bit funny like butterflies or bubbling. You need to listen and feel the feeling you get because when making decisions in your life or you’re worried about something, your body will tell you what to do, and have you ever heard the expression I feel this in my gut? https://www.theangelicpsychicmedium.com sending lots of love, your Emma.

This does not lie, because trust yourself and the niggle that you get when speaking or being around people or situations. Yes you can ask people’s advice on things, however if you really concentrate on yourself and trust yourself then you can not go wrong. Why don’t you have a practice this week and write in and let me know how it is going?

Honestly it is a really fun thing to do if you have never done it before. You’re learning to trust yourself and the way you feel and it is amazing.

If you would like to know more or have a reading please go to my website to book your very own personal private reading. You can find me on Instagram @theangelic.medium or visit my website.

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