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'Just Saying': Words Worth Carrying into the New Year with Hugh Mackay
As we begin a new year, many of us are thinking about resolutions — what we might change, what we might let go of, and how we want to live more thoughtfully in the months ahead.
Hugh MacKay invites us to approach those questions in a very human way — not through rules or self-help formulas, but through words that have travelled across centuries and cultures.
Hugh Mackay is one of Australia’s most respected social researchers and writers, known for his deep curiosity about who we are and how we live together. In his latest book, Just Saying, Hugh gathers more than a hundred sayings — from philosophers, poets, activists and everyday wisdom — and reflects on why these few words still matter in our lives today.
As we start a new year, this feels especially timely. Rather than making resolutions about doing more or being better, Just Saying encourages us to reflect on how we speak, how we judge, how we forgive, and how we live with one another.
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