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A Cocktail of Kindness

What’s your favorite recipe? My favourite recipe is simple: Take a few kind words Add a beautiful smile Stir in some encouragement And a dollop of support Top it off with a huge hug There you have it, a recipe for a happy life. It’s called Kindness. Deb xx

Busy Doin’ Nothing

Perhaps a little more dynamic Just a quick blog to ensure that I maintain my daily posts, sneaking this in just before midnight. Hubby has had the day off today, haven’t done anything special, just mooched and lunch. He got himself a couple of much needed wardrobe update items. As a younger woman the veryContinueContinue reading “Busy Doin’ Nothing”

Merry-Go-Round

Photo by Levi Damasceno on Pexels.com Written many years ago, this was an exploration of why poets don’t right, trying to express the fear of sharing something from deep in your soul with strangers who may or may not understand. All writing is personal, but to me poetry really is me, rather than just wordsContinueContinue reading “Merry-Go-Round”

I Could be Dreaming

Photo by Engin Akyurt on Pexels.com I sit on a beach of mythical beauty The sand melts against my skin The sea is calm Almost lazy Birds sing in harmony Flowers flower freely Palm fronds wave to someone I cannot see Nothing disturbs the soft lines of time I wait quietly Absorbing Feeling I couldContinueContinue reading “I Could be Dreaming”

Elements

Photo by Gabriela Palai on Pexels.com I ask myself Am I the wind That blows into every corner of this Earth? Or am I the snow Floating gently from the heavens To rest at the world’s gate? Could I be the sea That softly kisses the shore Gentle Perpetual Yet capable of wearing away TheContinueContinue reading “Elements”

All the Hope You Cannot Feel

Keep Reaching You are without hope Lost in a cavern of emotion Seeking to escape Your own fate Created in your own heart By you? By others? Does it matter? You are without joy Overwhelmed by what shouldn’t be Shouldn’t have happened Or been said Or done But it was said And it was doneContinueContinue reading “All the Hope You Cannot Feel”

Killing Time

Together at last I have fallen in love The killing time is just beginning The days of joy/pain Loss/gain The love The silent telephone The kisses – the parting, The laughter – the sorrow I am in love The killing time is now Visions shattered Dreams uncovered Decaying in the wastes of reality The hopesContinueContinue reading “Killing Time”

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At play I laugh At work I strive At home I love At peace I am Deb Hawken August 2023

Not Always Anxiety

Photo by Pham Khoai on Pexels.com As a long-time sufferer of acute anxiety, over 40 years until I learned how to clear it, I have learned a lot about it, especially since it went. I personally found that anxiety made me feel like a fool, stupid for feeling the way I did, even though IContinueContinue reading “Not Always Anxiety”

Panic

I haven’t blogged for over a day Oh Lord! Will my supporters forget me? Will my numbers collapse? How could I possibly have allowed myself to become busy? What on earth will I do when I go on holiday? I’ll have to take my tablet with me. I can’t afford to be forgotten. Then there’sContinueContinue reading “Panic”