Category: Thoughts

  • Some people shouldn’t have children

    Do you think we value children enough in our society? I’ve been thinking about that lately and I’m not sure we do. Children should be our most precious resource, but a lot of the time we’re quick to criticise children and their shortcomings without recognising the role we play in their problems. As a society…

  • Do You Have an Addictive Personality?

    Your Personality is 59% Addictive   You may have an addictive personality, but you have it mostly under check. Just don’t start any new bad habits, okay? Do You Have an Addictive Personality? Haven’t had time for the post I’d planned today; I’ve got my writing group tomorrow, so I’ve been busy preparing for that.…

  • When luck smiles on you

    I’m starting to think I should buy a lottery ticket. I’ve never been a particularly lucky person; I tend to believe that things happen more when we work for them, or like karma. But lately I’ve felt like my fortunes have improved… and I’m wondering how far I should push it? Last week was the…

  • Are you afraid of death?

    I’m not sure why but I’ve been thinking about death a lot lately. Maybe it’s that we’re getting closer to Christmas and my mind’s been turning back towards the past, or that we observed Remembrance Day on Sunday and it’s been lingering in my thoughts. It’s not unusual for me to think about death; I’ve…

  • We all need some randomness

    Don’t you think we all need some randomness in our lives? I know I feel like that sometimes. I don’t like letting everything become too similar and expected if I can help it; I like following my instincts, and if I do then usually anything that comes along feels natural. So it was a nice…

  • The smallest of truths

    Image from Stock.Xchang The smallest of truthsHidden in a field of liesTowers over all Beauty without formColder than a frozen heart:Only anger warms A forbidden kissReflected in candlelight:My heart remembers Memories of lifeStrongest before the darknessFade away with dawn A final goodbye:A time for joy and sorrowTime enough for love Leaves falling to EarthBranches reaching…

  • Is the glass half empty or half full?

    While I was putting together my list of 5 sayings that don’t make sense a few days ago, my mind kept coming back to “is the glass half empty or half full?”. Not because it doesn’t make sense, but because I just detest the expression with a passion. I think it was inflicted on me…

  • A sound of thunder

    It’s interesting where we get inspiration for posts, isn’t it? At some stage everybody gets blogger’s block; there might be an infinite number of ideas for posts but something has to grab us in just the right way to spark that inspiration, and we have to recognise it when we see it as well. For…

  • What Kind of Soul Are You?

    You Are a Newborn Soul You are tolerant, accepting, and willing to give anyone a chance. On the flip side, you’re easy to read and easily influenced by others. You have a fresh perspective on life, and you can be very creative. Noconformist and nontraditional, you’ve never met anyone who’s like you.Inventve and artistic, you…

  • 5 sayings that don't make sense

    We all have favourite sayings and similes we use. Sometimes there’s just no better way to describe a situation than with an analogy, and I know I use “my two cents” and “don’t judge a book by its cover” a lot. But if you think about some of our sayings, quite a few don’t make…