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You Only Live Once

May 28, 2013 By 45 Comments
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You only live once - at least in this lifetime, you do. There are many questions that I ask myself about my life.  Have I made a difference to other lives? What is the meaning of my life, I question. Staring me in the face as I type this are these words that I've printed out to challenge myself : Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?  ~ from the poem The Summer Day by Mary Oliver I know the best way to answer that powerful question is not with a list of … [Read more...]

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100 Words On Saturday – Week 11

May 25, 2013 By 26 Comments
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Introduced in February 2013 - an invitation, a prompt, a linky. Write exactly a 100 words on the prompt and publish it on your blog - a story, a poem, a mini-essay. The linky will be open right up to next Friday, after which I will have a new prompt and a fresh linky. <div align="center"><a href="http://everydaygyaan.com/tag/100-words-on-saturday/" title="100 Words On Saturday"><img … [Read more...]

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Is Loyalty Overrated?

May 24, 2013 By 46 Comments
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This has been a post for a while in the making. I'm not sure when the idea first struck me, but I've been playing around with it in my head and have come to no conclusions.  So I'll present my thoughts and confusion to you and ask for your views. The question is simple: is loyalty overrated as a virtue? At the risk of offending many, my first instinct is to say, 'Yes, it is.' We've all heard the tales of loyalty - and marvelled at people who gave their all for their family, their … [Read more...]

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Behind The Door

May 18, 2013 By 43 Comments
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We walked up and down the street several times - Anna and I, wondering if she was indeed staying in that house. "Shall we knock to check if she's inside?" I asked. "There's no other way to find out," Anna said. "I wonder what she'll look like. She must be ancient," I declared. Anna gave me  a how-could-you look at my irreverent tone. This was the women we both revered and I was calling her 'ancient'. But that was the truth and I am not known to couch it with euphemisms. "Do you … [Read more...]

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