Category Archives: Life

Daydreamer…

Posted on February 5, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Crack. The ruler slapped down on the desk, narrowly missing my knuckles and dissolving the magic. “Daydreaming again? You will pay attention in my class, young lady!” The French mistress, determinedly optimistic to the last, turned her back and returned … Continue reading →

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Of Pomp and Circumstance… Stuart France

Posted on January 31, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* A crown too heavy to wear. Incline the head but a little And the neck will break… * Continue reading at Stuart France

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A Pound of Flesh… Stuart France

Posted on January 30, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* For what doth it profit a nation, To gain the world, But lose its land? Source: Stuart France

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Is there a point to all this? (4) – Jeff Grant

Posted on January 28, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Besonian:  “Ah, make the most of what we yet may spend, Before we too into the Dust descend. Dust unto Dust and under Dust to lie, sans Wine, sans Song, sans Singer – and sans End!” Is there … Continue reading →

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Amnesia – Stuart France

Posted on January 28, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* A nameless shadow flits across the face of Science. The Theory of Evolution has not been proven. The ‘missing links’ for each species have not come forth from the fossil record. The constituent parts of our DNA have proven … Continue reading →

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Listeners…

Posted on January 27, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Wouldn’t it be great if we all knew how to live and love without needing to be told how? But looking around, it begins to seem as if we have lost that knack.  Instead, we have coaches, psychologists, psychiatrists, mentors, … Continue reading →

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Battle lines…

Posted on January 22, 2018 by Sue Vincent

“Defy me?” says Routine. “Try something new?” asks Habit. “Yep,” cries Rebellion. “Absolutely!” answers Adventure. Lines are drawn, this could get ugly. Mediocrity and Excitement peek out from their respective corners.  Wont and Want draw weapons…. Fate steps in as … Continue reading →

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The Benefits of facing a Challenge – Leah Bracknell

Posted on January 16, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Something beginning with C: As if life were not currently challenging enough, someone in their wisdom, namely myself, decided that more challenge was required. “Why not organise a talk?” I said to no one but myself. Seemed a … Continue reading →

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The tip of the iceberg…

Posted on January 13, 2018 by Sue Vincent

It was just nine o’clock… I had potentially nine hours of healing sleep ahead of me and, as I’d been struggling to stay awake all day, I fully intended to use them. I was shivering, so I had, very sensibly, … Continue reading →

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How Can I Serve? – Alethea Kehas

Posted on January 12, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Image Credit: Pixabay Reblogged from Not Tomatoes: Learning to step aside and allow the unfolding of the self is, I have learned, a multilayered process. There is a shedding of the old in all of its preconditioning through past events … Continue reading →

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