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Summer blooms
I had a few flowers left over from my previous project, so I decided to make myself a little wreath of flowers to hang in my balcony garden! 🌸🌱 What do you think? 🏵️
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Getting crafty!
I finally finished this paper quilling piece I’ve been working on for a few weeks now 🤓I’ve been enjoying the spring and summer blooms, and wanted to try my hand at crafting the variety of flowers I see on my daily walks. I think it turned out pretty well. What…
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A perfect start to the day!
I opened my window this morningTo let the sunshine inI smiled, soaking in the warmthFeeling happy and hopeful within. Flowers blooming everywhereBirds chirping in the treesA clear blue sky with fluffy cloudsAnd a warm gentle breeze. I heard a piano being playedAs church bells rang out somewhereI stood in silence…
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Labels are for clothes, not for people
There you go againwith your little label-maker:labelling people,characterizing,categorizing,classifying;branding them before they’re boxed away in the limited expanse of your imagination;compartmentalizing their personalities,confining them to boxesthey will struggle to get out of;dumping your baggage on them;stopping them from growing, from evolving;and diminishing themtill they shrink enoughto fit into the narrow lanes…
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Where you believe in you
Be careful of your thoughts;They lead to what you believe,Your beliefs create realityAll of which you conceive Confidence and courageWill always guide you through,Create a world for yourselfWhere you believe in you.
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Sit awhile with your thoughts
Sit awhile with your thoughts,let them come, let them go;this too shall pass,learn to go with the flow.
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A wonderful start to the day
I opened my window this morningTo let the sunshine in,I smiled, soaking in the warmthFeeling happy and hopeful within. Flowers blooming everywhere,Birds chirping in the trees,A clear blue sky with fluffy cloudsAnd a warm, gentle breeze. I heard a piano being playedAs church bells rang out somewhere,I stood in silence…
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Have you told you lately that you love you?
In a world that is constantly telling us to do more, have more and be more, it’s important to remind ourselves from time to time that we’re enough. I know it sounds like a very clichĂ©d thing to say, but I suppose clichĂ©s are clichĂ©s for a reason. Sometimes, we…
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A crazy weather day!
The weather today has been the textbook definition of crazy! The day began with an overcast sky, and I woke up to the pitter patter of raindrops against the window pane. By the time I was sipping my coffee, the sun had made an unenthusiastic appearance and birds were chirping…
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Pass it on!
If you receive encouragementAs you go about your dayEnjoy it for a little whileThen send it on its way Do the same with gifts of kindnessWarm smiles or complimentsDon’t let them die within youPass them on to someone else!
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Growing in circles
“Life is a full circle, widening until it joins the circle motions of the infinite.” ~Anais Nin Sometimes life goes in circles and I feel as though I’m right back where I started. Or so it seems. But that’s not true. Because even if it feels as though I’m back…
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Monday blues
Eyelids heavy with sleepI gaze toward the heavensSeeking respite and reprieveFrom my heavy burdens “How much longer”, I cryMust I go on this way?!”“Oh for Pete’s sake!” my colleague sighs“You’ve barely started your day!!”
Writing Out Loud 