At the grocery store the other day, I ran into a guy I used to work with. He has a slight lisp, and his ”s” sounds like a “th” sometimes. You know; lisp becomes lithp. Anyway, he’s the type that likes to get your dander up by bringing up subjects he knows irritate you, and he immediately asked me what I thought about a certain hot political topic. Read the rest of this entry »
Archive for Random Thoughts
The Sun Came Up Again
There will always be good and bad in our lives and in the world we live in, and it’s okay to feel the pain and sadness when it comes, but we can’t hold onto the bad stuff; we have to let it go and move on. I know, it’s a lot easier to say than it is to do, but we have to remember the sun will come up each day and spring will come each year; we know that and we have to know too, there is much to be thankful for, even in the midst of pain or sadness. Feel the pain–wallow in it, if you must–but then, get up and move on. Look at the good things, and leave the past in the past. If we’re too busy being sad about yesterday, or worrying about tomorrow, we won’t have time to enjoy today. Read the rest of this entry »
Being Free
Life’s a puzzle, and the end result—who we are—is determined by the pieces of it. Everything we see, hear, say, and do, and everything those around us see, hear, say, and do, comes together to form the person we become. And the thing is, the puzzle is never quite finished. We are forever a work in progress. Read the rest of this entry »
A Little Less Conversation
Have you ever wished you could have a conversation with a famous person in history? Claudia, over at dVerse Poet’s Pub thought it would be a good topic for us to write on today, and there was no doubt in my mind who I would talk to if given such an opportunity. Read the rest of this entry »
And I Am Weary
What is love? A question with many answers; all incomplete and some terribly far from the truth. I surely don’t know what love is, but I hope to find out. Read the rest of this entry »
Leaning and Weak
I put this to poetry, trying to fit the verse to dVerse Poets Pub’s prompt. Take a look, and see what you think!
I put these out this morning and took a couple of pictures; ain’t they beautiful? Most of them were in the backyard until the first freeze, and have been in the greenhouse for the last five or six weeks. Read the rest of this entry »
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