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Just a Little Note to Give You a Virtual Hug

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All good things that surround us are sent to us for a reason and these includes blog friends.

The friends we form in this place validate our talent and craft. Their feedback is precious and their support is like a backbone that helps you to stand tall.

Yes, I do get warm fuzzy feelings when I see all the Gravatars with the beautiful faces of humanity on my page. I may not have met you physically but believe me when I say that I feel you. I appreciate your presence and your support.
To all my recent follows, I say welcome and thank you for choosing to follow this blog. Feel comfortable in this space. In as much as it’s my blog, I’ve always loved being part of a community, so it’s ours.

Without your presence, my ramblings would be to the empty wires of the bloggily. In this space, we have monthly blog parties and they are always the bomb. Please do feel free to join our parties and I believe we shall be having one in a week’s time.

I’ve received loads of nominations and awards over the past few months but due to the daily exigencies in my life, I never seem to get to publishing an acceptance, secondly, I believe that it would be bothersome to inundate my readers with an award post every week. A warm thank you to all those who have thought me worth bestowing an award. One day, I am going to publish a mega huge blog with all the plaques hanging around my neck.

Now to that warm virtual hug, wherever you may be right now, feel that thread of fresh air/wind, a whisper of kindness, they are my virtual arms extended in fellowship.

Thank you all and have a pleasant Sunday.

Blessings,

Jacqueline


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Short Sunday Post The elements evokes and inspires deeply. It does that to me. When the storm is over, the calm comes with enriched vigour.

Problematic We  A thought-provoking post.

The perception we have about their reality may be imaginative. Maybe problems do not exist. Maybe our mind is a factory which creates a problem. Maybe our problems are illusions.

Forever Young Yes, I have to keep thinking like this. It’s better to dwell on the positive side of aging 🙂

Mirror others are said to be mirror for us There’s so much truth in this post. It’s worth reading again and again.

Ain’t gonna be no swine Aria I totally love this short piece. It made me laugh with the witty wisdom. Take a peek 🙂

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6 Years Blogiversary This is quite an accomplishment to blog steadily for six years. Well done Sepultura and Congratulations. To many more bloggy years ahead.

Notes from Wanda Encouraging, lovely, little notes from Wanda. You will surely find something that you like.

Cattie’s World Introducing a new blog friend Cattie. In her own words:

Hi Friends, I’m Cattie.

I’m Fun Loving, Bold, Humorous, Love to Shop, Love to visit Salons, Love to Drink, but don’t drink.

I want to share everything Beautiful about my Life here with you, give you Inspiration, Stories to Read, Jokes to laugh about and Lets Be Friends.

Do check out her blog.

We love our crooks This is an interesting analysis. There must be something in romanticizing crooks that makes it possible for some people to get away deeds that would have simple folks like you and I incarcerated and the keys would be thrown away for life. Shouldn’t there be equality in the treatment of crime?

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The Visitor A beautiful start for the day 🙂

The Evil of Two Lessers So, how are your going to vote in November? Don’t sit on the fence because that’s no decision. Vote your conscience and may November pass by fast enough!

A bed-ly thought Light and sweet for those who count sheep when they should be asleep 😉

Trust When someone breaches your trust, do you forgive them or do you move on?

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Today’s featured blogs posts are:

How to overcome fear when facing real danger. In today’s World, security can’t be emphasized enough. My girl Tasha always shares practical stuff. Be informed

Are you like David? This is an uplifting post to start off your day. Like chicken soup for the soul. Please read 🙂

Enticing Food Labels In these days of so much sensory overload online, in the shops, on TV etc, how much attention do we really pay to the enticing words and labels that attract our eyes’ promising us one good thing after the other especially when it comes to food. Our health is our life and there are basic things that we must be attentive to. This is an important post.

The Last Words. How many of us suffer insomnia? I guess far too many. Brenda weaves an indicting prose inspired by insomnia. Take a read 😉

I try to be perfect for my adopted daughter, while not expecting perfection. Borrowing the writers’ words quoted below, this post makes your guts wrench.

Those affected by trauma can try to make sure their kids don’t have the same trauma….by not showing our trauma.

How do we try to be perfect while also not expecting or desiring perfection? I’ve been doing it for years and it is hurting me on the inside. At night I cry.

Last night my tears were for my real mother, the woman who spent years looking for me after I was trafficked by two white people.

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Ex-pat This poem from Rick makes me smile because it hits home. As one who has lived the life of an ex-pat here and there in the past decade, I sometimes find myself adrift in my cup, pensive with thoughts of nostalgia of home across the ocean in Africa and home across the ocean in North America.

Hurricane Matthew Haiku The gust of the wind and ripping sounds captured in Pamela’s short video and haiku tells you how of the beautiful  side of nature even when it’s furious and frightening.

You are who you are? Who are you in all these things? A thought provoking poem.

Experience as an Untrained Teacher Have you ever taught before or imagined teaching? What was your experience as a rookie teacher?

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Ah October There’s a lot to love about this month of October. You might need a reminder.

I pledge allegiance – sort of. Where does your loyalty lie? What are your thoughts on the pledge of allegiance?

Artist Mikael Avatar Introducing a new blog that I’m getting to you. Check it out.

You deserve to be happy – Things emotionally stable people don’t do A well-articulated good read. I think we all need to remind ourselves of some of the points made here.

DIY – Checkerboard table This is so SMART and COOL. Maybe that old table or side stool of yours still has some life in it. Worth the time I must say.

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True Power Well articulated post with points that I think a lot of today’s women need to focus on.

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Weather Moving locations on a rainy day. God’s speed to Washington Roo 🙂

Water is Life Robert writes a beautiful, thought-provoking yet soothing post with a flavour of exotic. I enjoyed reading this and learning a few things.

Adolf Hitler – A tale of rejection I have read stories of Hitler and how he was maltreated as a child, but that doesn’t cut it for me. There are many others who have had worse on their plates in life and they didn’t become horrific personalities, their adversities made them more empathetic. Below is my comment to this post.

I believe that one chooses to be hateful. Yes, his upbringing may have been sad and pitiful, there are those who have had worse and didn’t turn into living monsters. There’s really no excuse for the monstrosity and horrible acts that this man perpetrated on humanity.

Can’t Stand The Pledge What are your thoughts on the pledge? Do you take a knee or stand? What are your thoughts on this interesting perspective?

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What does great again really mean? A sensible thought given to ‘Making America Great Again.’

Bits of North Eastern Colorado Serene and beautiful images. Looks like a great environment to rejuvenate.

Can learning be any cooler? Is our rote method of learning the best? Could school be cooler than it currently is? An interesting perspective.

Commenting Open Thread A humourous view to commenting and spam bots.

Brick walls and Mountaintops A MUST-READ for today. Short, relatable and uplifting.

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Ljubljana – Slovenia and the beautiful Lake. Such fabulous photos of far places stoke my desire to travel more, to see beautiful, sublime places all over the World.

The World of the Day What does the World mean to you? A thought-provoking piece.

Creating A simple statement of fact that carries so much weight with only 8 words.

Awaiting your arrival This is what I have to say about this post- it’s such a tender, trusting and beautiful poem. Please stop and say hello.

Inhibition Pranab evokes beautiful images of my childhood. I could hear the rolling thunders in my thoughts 🙂

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