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Half-full or Half-empty?
The optimist will say the glass is half full.The pessimist will say the glass is half empty.A child will take the glass and drink it.An adult will look at the glass and wonderwho drank it all.The...
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Blogging is addicting
I started blogging late last year though I wanted to do it long before that. Like most things, fear got in the way. I wasn’t sure if I could write regularly, if people would like what I write, or if...
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The Faceless Man
I was intrigued by the Writer's Post's word prompt today that came from Jo of My Wandering Mind. The word is INVISIBLE and suddenly a crowd of faceless people came to mind. How many times do we look at...
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Book Review: More than a Bucket List
If you haven’t written a bucket list, this book will make you write one. Toni Birdsong suggests many things to see and do but overall, the book is a rule for life; to pursue our dreams, to be kind to...
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Destiny or Choice
Have you ever thought that fairy tales (or something like them) could teach us a thing or two about destiny and choice? Take a look at this... Once upon a time, there were two sisters, Cinderella and...
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Our Star
Parols are Christmas lanterns from the Philippines. Traditionally, they are made out of bamboo and paper and come in different sizes, shapes and designs. The shape is inspired by the star on the...
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Doomsayers
December 21 according to the Mayan calendar heralds a new age thus bringing the world that we know to an end. Programs on the History channel about such events have not helped as interviews from...
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Book Review: Prayers of a Stranger by Davis Bunn
After losing her baby over a year ago, Amanda’s life had taken a halt despite a loving husband, understanding neighbours and supportive co-workers. An unexpected trip to Israel gives her the...
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One Word 2013: Complete
The year 2012 brought some wins and some losses; some joys and some pains. I aimed to see the year through by bringing TODAY wherever I went, whoever I met, whatever I did. And it was a good ride,...
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What inspired me today
Mondays are always difficult... begin another day, go back to work, return to "reality" where things are sometimes difficult, unpleasant or is just not our cup of tea. It becomes especially difficult...
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What has fame done to us?
Social media such as facebook, twitter, tumbler and the like have made us part of a culture where who we know and what we know are better or even more appreciated than who we are. Our sights have...
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The Place
Do you know of a placeWhere the sun peeps through the clouds for a secondForbids the wind to rise and howlAnd curls you up in its tight embrace?Have you heard of a placeWhere silence is the game people...
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Counting my blessings
I think I mentioned a few weeks ago that 2013 did not start off well for me. A couple of things happened that took away my peace and the first month of the year wasn’t even halfway through.Today, the...
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I Dreamed a dream
I read Les Miserables in high school, read it twice since and can’t remember feeling as emotionally moved (never had the chance to see the play) as the recent Hollywood movie. The song I Dreamed a...
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I Love because
Yesterday was Valentine’s Day and while I’ve always thought it’s highly commercialized, the day is a good reminder of why we love.I had a classmate in high school who prepared her Valentine’s gift for...
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Snow Day
It's been a while since I wrote some fictionbut when I saw the prompt from Write on Edge, snow and secret revealed just made the right fit for me. So here's what I did with it and hope I did it well....
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Home at last
She crouched under the gallows, careful not to make a sound.Tiny drops of sweat rolled down her blood-stained face. Her eyes were swollen, her cheeks burned, her arms and legs felt limp and she...
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When life invites
It happened on my third year of teaching. Morning classes had just started and I still felt groggy after spending half the night checking papers.Students seemed to have suffered a similar fate as the...
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What is draining you?
They wrapped their links around meScraped my skin, hurt my hands and feetThe weight was much too heavyWould I ever be free from this?Each link seemed like a hundred pounds weightAs it cut the fine...
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Maybe next year
The sun was setting when she finally arrived home.Emily scanned her surroundings. There was no wind, not even a leaf or a bird drifted in the sky. Shequietly got out of her car and walked the short...
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