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The Biggest Compliment
We worry, us parents, don’t we? The future brings such anxiety, even today brings concerns: Does he sleep enough Is the food healthy Am I making the right choices What else should I do What should I stop doing? On and on the record plays in our heads. So one day I thought to ask…
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Are we really in the era where we can’t ask questions about anything?
Have things gotten so bad that even to dare ask a question about something has now become a social crime? I ask this because I did ask a question recently and apparently I shouldn’t have. I was watching a YouTube video and I wondered about the item they were using as I’ve heard various claims…
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Why is it so hard for people to help?
If you come across someone obviously needing help, do you jump in or wait for someone else to do it? This question came into my mind today because of a situation I came across and the outcome really surprised me (and made me a little angry if I’m honest). I was driving into the car…
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Questioning Poems
For those people who like their poetry short but thoughtful…….. The Clock What would you do to The Clock? Would you stop it, rewind it, slow it down a little? Or maybe you are happy to leave it ticking? Sleep Did you? Could you? Have you had enough? Need more? Want more? Is it something…
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Have You Ever Been
Have you ever been…….. Surrounded by Solitude Attacked by Kindness Crushed by Independence Confused by Understanding Deafened by Listening Comforted by pain Warmed by bitterness Strengthened by hurt Protected by lies Loved by uncertainty?
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Tales of (non)sense?
Would a scribble on a table tell a tale if it was able? Should the fly up on the wall write a book and tell it all? Would the money that we save prefer to see a sunny day? They tell me “fake it till I make it”, if I bend it, will I break…
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Signs of Ageing
Is it a sign you’re getting older When the year just passes by And in the middle of November You wish it was July? Is it a sign you’re getting older When the ice is not your friend Its just harder to get up Because your back and knees won’t bend? Is it a sign…
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