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When you’re feeling down the whole world Compresses into one spot The spot where you’re hurting The routine seems mundane and uninteresting If you could walk away and pretend Your responsibilities are being handled By other in proxy for you And you just wait for the countdown To the second, minute and hour When this blue cloak of pain… Continue reading When you’re feeling down
To improvise innovative content, Is a challenge bloggers rise to every day; Also reading and commenting on other blogs. Their creative energy knows no bounds. While slackers like me are struggling to keep up. Image by Tumisu from Pixabay Write a story or poem of 5 Lines or Less Use the picture and/or the word improvise as inspiration Link back to this post If you … Continue reading In Other Words: Improvise
Taking the road less travelled requires courage and ingenuity. Going off the beaten track is not for the comfort loving or the faint of heart. Taken literally, this leads to the discovery of new places or new paths to the old familiar ones. Metaphorically or figuratively, following a new direction in any field, although difficult, is always rewarding. Explorers, inventors, artists and scientists all bear … Continue reading The Road Less Travelled
“Well begun is half done” This is something I used to hear a lot when I was younger. I never really realized how true and important it was till I grew up. Often the best cure for procrastination is to just begin to do something. Sometimes we postpone things because we are afraid to take the first step. That important first step, once taken makes … Continue reading One Liner Wednesday 24 July 2019
Yes, what do you keep in your Mason jar or jars? They are such a phenomenon nowadays that I am sure, like me, you have more than one. Why are Mason jars called Mason jars? Is it something to do with the Freemasons (always intriguing)? Is it something to do with stone masons? Do we even have stonemasons in the 21st century? This host … Continue reading WHAT’S IN YOUR MASON JAR ?
They congregated up in the hills, Far away from judging eyes. Here they were free to worship, To practice their faith as they chose. Most people misunderstood them, Shunned, feared, segregated and isolated them. To reject what one does not know or understand Is not how a civilized society should behave. Then why does man commit war and genocide, Just because some people are … Continue reading First Line Friday: July 19th, 2019
Sadje of Keep It Alive, has nominated me for the Sunshine Blogger Award. Do check out her awesome blog, you will enjoy it. Thank you Sadje The Sunshine Blogger Award is peers recognition award for bloggers who inspire readers by promoting positivity and bringing joy. Rules: • Thank the person who nominated you and provide a link back to their blog so others can find … Continue reading Another Sunshine Blogger Award
Welcome to this week’s edition of Share Your World brought to us by Melanie of sparksfromacombustiblemind What happens if you-stare at the mirror for too long in the dark? (credit to Ursula of An Upturned Soul. If you haven’t read Ursula’s blog, go over and just wade in and enjoy. To me she’s fascinating and what she writes about is always worth the journey). I will answer that … Continue reading Share Your World 7-22-19
Top dog , top cat , top man; Sounds fancy doesn’t it ? But life isn’t easy at the top, No one realises the pressures. People just see the importance That goes with authority. They don’t see the stress and anxiety. The meals taken on the run, Or not eaten at all. The family events missed, The relationships on hold. “Uneasy lies the head That … Continue reading “Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown!”
Which of your dreams you have not yet started working on? This was Bogdan DM’s Question No. 409. Before I answer this let me say something about dreams. You might remember some lyrics from an ABBA song “I have a dream a fantasy To help me through reality If you see the wonder of a fairy tale You can take the future even if you … Continue reading My Dream Blog
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