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The Power of the mind

Refuse to be encased in negativity,
Negative emotions take a toll on the human mind, body and soul,
The power of the mind is capable of over coming anything that is…

Your in a dead sleep, having a wonderful dream. All of a sudden this annoying ring peels out into the air! You swat at your ear thinking that will make it go away! No such luck! that annoying s…

Wanted one person who can do all of the following:
Requires very little to no sleep
The ability to be in more than one place at a time
Clone yourself
Must have multiple arms and hands
Th…

How do I express what is in my heart?
The words you spoke today cut through me
My heart shrunk at the sound of your voice
Tears welled up in your eyes, you blinked to hold them at bay

My …

Found this awhile ago while working on a paper for one of my classes and decided to share this little tidbit with you.
things you never thought of when you were playing with barbie

Real Wo…

The world is a little duller today,
the sun is shining, yet it seems to have faded a touch
the birds sing, the wind stirs,
the sap begins to run slowly through the veins of the dormant tree…

Have you had one of those days recently?
Where you wake, begrudgingly open one eye as the alarm shrieks at you
slide from beneath the covers, your toe touches the floor and you yelp from the …

So we are sitting around chatting about different cultures and names of languages, i mention gaelic. Little one gets a confused look on her face and says " whats gaelic… does that mean they a…

throughout the decades and eons
history has a tendency to repeat itself
those that remember have the ability to
alter history from that path.

On this day January 20,2009, history has bee…

Yesterday you came through the door
the tears started
you crawled into my lap
and i wrapped my loving arms around you

you snuggled in, your tears gently caressing my neck
your body shook…

That warm achy feeling starts in my toes
and makes its way slowly up the arches of my feet
it tingles and twins itself around every muscle and nerve

moving slowly upwards into my calves,
…

Death takes no holidays

The phone rings
and time stands still at the words
Death takes no holidays.

Christmas is a time to celebrate
with family and friends,
To share love, joy, and h…

For all parents at Christmas. How many of you can relate?

Little one has been so very busy with choir concerts, student counsil meetings, helping the younger students with their christmas pa…

A poem written by my daughter in grade 3. I still laugh every time i read it lo

Should I?

Would I Could I
Should I try to
eat a slug?
Would I die?
Would it slide down
Sluggishly or
…

The sun is peaking through the clouds spreading its early morning soft light.
the light fills the room gradually chasing away the shadows and lightening the morning mood. I sit with a warm ste…

Ok here’s a little challenge for you. In this image my daughter has quite the expression on her face. Your challenge ,submit what you think she is thinking in this shot. Please keep it clean gu…

My dear and wonderful friend Snappy Dave, asked what thanks giving is. I then sent him some information on the holiday, which for those of us who are Canadian is tomorrow. Being from Ireland Sn…

I wake laying on my side. i don’t want to open my eyes.
I groan and try to go back to sleep.
It is to late. Emotions begin to course through me, my brain woke with my body.

A tear wells u…

The sun is hot, the light floods my eyes,
i am surrounded by friends and family.
we all mill around waiting for things to start

The call is given. you all move to the start line, giggling …

Tick Tock
Time, ticks quickly by.

Moments, minutes, hours speeding past.
The shadows at first were short, as the time tick tocks by
Shadows lengthen.

Tick Tock, Tick Tock
Time ticks …