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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!
Daily Cascade
Since my old blog "Everyday Canvas Open in new Window. became overfilled, here's a new one. This new blog item will continue answering prompts, the same as the old one.


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August 10, 2025 at 12:19pm
August 10, 2025 at 12:19pm
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Prompt: Bored?
ā€œI’m never bored anywhere; being bored is an insult to oneself.ā€
Jules Renard
Do you feel bored sometimes? What bores you?


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I am not really bored in my everyday life because I'm always so busy. There are things, people, and instances that bore me though.

I guess I don't appreciate being "talked at" be it in my personal life or online. Case in point, some of the YouTube stuff.

They get you with a hook in the beginning, a "click bait", and if you think or you are made believe that the person talking is a professional and you can get something out of the information he's about to give, you listen. Then, they go on and on and beat around the bush with irrelevant words and info, and at the end, they may spit out the information they promised in the beginning or not. Such an information should take less than a minute; however, YouTube or the person talking wants to keep you and me 20 minutes to half an hour listening to them, that's someone extremely self-important. Is this worth our time?

Knowing this, if I am really curious, I first check the comments section and see if someone has given the answers in a nutshell.

So, in general, my reasoning is, mind-numbing anything is boring, especially if there's no learning or problem solving. Then, if any activity asks for little or no mental effort, learning, creativity, or problem-solving, it is a boring one. Even if that activity has promised something in the beginning, then it become pointless and offers nothing, it is a boring activity.

Chances are boredom happens when our brains warn us about the mismatch between what we are after and what we are getting. Surely, there are differences among people when it comes to boredom. Some of us are okay with occasional passivity, while others need to stay active both mentally and emotionally. Then, what one person finds fascinating, another might find utterly dull. So what is boring, at least to me, means unnecessary repetition, predictability, and saying or offering nothing new.




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