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My name is Joy, and I love to write. Why poetry, here? Because poetry uplifts its writer, and if she is lucky enough, her readers, too. Around us, so many objects abound to write about. Once a poet starts with a smallest, most trivial object, he shall discover that his pen will spill out what is most delicate or most majestic hidden inside him. Since the classics sometimes dealt with lofty subjects with a lofty language, a person with poetry in his soul may incline to emulate that. That is understandable. Poetry does that to a person: it enlarges the soul and gives it wings. Yet, to really soar, a poet needs to take off from the ground. Kiya's gift. I love it!
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"Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself."
CHARLIE CHAPLIN


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Sometimes it takes darkness and the sweet
confinement of your aloneness
to learn
anything or anyone
that does not bring you alive
is too small for you.

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This is my supplementary blog in which I will post entries written for prompts.

December 16, 2015 at 11:00pm
December 16, 2015 at 11:00pm
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Megan’s Prompt: Christmas is a spirit that flows from one heart to another. It is more precious than rubies and better than gold. How do you feel about this?

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You put it so poetically, Megan, that I don’t think I can top that.

On the other hand, to attribute such a fantastic spirit only to the Christmas season feels as if we are all short-changed. Shouldn’t that kind of a spirit be flowing from heart to heart year-round, whatever religion, denomination, or even non-belief we hold? After all, this is one earth and we’re all in this together, even though some misguided people act like misguided missiles. In spite of them and in spite of our own greed, we need to rescue this spirit from becoming an endangered species that only dwells on getting or giving material things.

This spirit requires a generous heart. Those who possess it shine with clarity in the lives of others. How does this spirit evidence itself? Surely, there are many ways. What pops up to my mind at this time are these:

• Showing compassion to someone who is hurting

• Forgiveness of the wrongs done to us

• Encouraging a frustrated or discouraged person

• Giving the gift of our time to someone who needs to talk to process his or her worries

• Accepting with humility what we cannot change in our lives

Emotionally this is a difficult time of the year for so many people, when short tempers, suicides, and domestic violence incidents are on the increase. Stress destroys the holiday’s cheer for many. I think this is because we let rampant commercialism and the outwardly rituals of the season get the best of us. Nothing is wrong with celebrating, but we must always embrace the true spirit year round and remember that we have been given the magical gift of our own power to bestow loving kindness on others.

I don't know why but all this musing brings to mind the first three lines from a Barry Manilow song.

“Spirit move me every time I’m near you.
Whirling like a cyclone in my mind…”

December 16, 2015 at 1:22am
December 16, 2015 at 1:22am
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Prompt: "Live in such a way that if anyone should speak badly of you, no one would believe it." Audrey Hepburn Do you agree?

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People will believe what they want to believe no matter how you live; however, living a just, moral life has its own advantages, first of which is self-respect. Self-respect holds the key to achieving a peace of mind which everyone needs; however, we must not mix self-respect with success, as self-respect is not dependent on success because there will be failures to live with in any person’s life.

Self-respect is not what we see in ourselves when compared to others either, for there will be people always better or worse than us in any way. With self-respect, we like and accept ourselves because of who we are and not because of what we can or cannot do.

If we are persons with true self-respect, others’ compliments, thoughts, or even derision will not matter much. Others’ evaluation of us won’t make a positive or negative effect, at least not too deeply, since we know who we are and where we stand.


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