The Price of Popularity

Photo by cottonbro studio on Pexels.com Behind the group in the corner Is the most popular person in the world Sheltered from real life and the rest of us By their sheer charisma and gloss The best hair gel The best sparkly spray And the most expensive house and car Ensuring that they are neverContinueContinue reading “The Price of Popularity”

Saying one thing doing another

What personality trait in people raises a red flag with you? Actions speak louder than words is not a cliché it’s a simple truth. If people say one thing and do another it unsettles me. Why we humans think that people can’t see that we aren’t matching our words with actions I do not know.ContinueContinue reading “Saying one thing doing another”

Eyes of the Judges

Ten times ten And ten times ten thousand Everyone watching everything – everywhere Nothing and no one escapes those looks Seeing – knowing – judging Glowing with their superiority Their eternal rightness of being While the watched struggle and strive Just to stay sane and alive With no time for perfection Or to wallow inContinueContinue reading “Eyes of the Judges”

Tact and Impotency

Tactfully I don’t say what I’m thinking What would be the point? I’ve tried and tried until I’m tired You have your own views And anything I could contribute Would come from my reality My experience My raison d’etre I can’t give you the will or desire That would fire you with the enthusiasm ToContinueContinue reading “Tact and Impotency”

Perfect 10

Name the professional athletes you respect the most and why. George Ford The England Ruby player who distinguished himself by winning all 27 points yesterday. I’m not a big fan of Rugby, but I do prefer it to watching millionaires cry on their coach’s shoulder when horrid people expect them to take a penalty. YesterdayContinueContinue reading “Perfect 10”

Don’t Fear Your Greatest Teacher

As is your negative system Negativity is a bad word isn’t it? It means that you’re being negative! You’re failing yourself, your life, irritating the people around you, refusing to pull yourself together. Not realising how lucky you are. Refusing to look on the bright side. And on and on and boringly on. Reality checkContinueContinue reading “Don’t Fear Your Greatest Teacher”

Never

Are you holding a grudge? About? Holding a grudge means giving other people power over you, and that’s something I will not do. I won’t let unkind people live inside my head, turning me bitter, ruining my digestion with the extra bile, and generally allowing me to hold myself back. I deal with things toContinueContinue reading “Never”