REFLECTIONS

On The Threshold…

December 30, 2012

The new year is upon us… 2012 has come and gone in a flash…                                                Some final words as we stand on the threshold of another year? I'll keep it simple. ~~ laugh more, you'll visit the doctor less… I promise… ~~ life is short, as cliched as it may be… ~~ the Mayans got [...]

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Silence is golden…?

July 1, 2012

Silence is golden… there are versions of this phrase that date back to as far as Ancient Egypt… and I just discovered that the fuller version reads as follows – speech is silver; silence is golden – though I think I knew that… somewhere at the back of my mind.. But what does it mean? [...]

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The Insecure Writer’s Support Group ~ No#5

May 2, 2012

This instalment of IWSG comes "hot on the heels" of the A to Z challenge, and my writerly brain is still "reeling" from the rollercoaster ride! My assortment of whacky, weird and wonderful characters, from the 26 flash fiction pieces are "coming at me" from all angles. The problem is this – day after day, [...]

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Human Rights Day…

March 21, 2012

Today, the 21st March, is Human Rights Day in South Africa. These are some thought-provoking quotes that I want to share with the readers… "We could learn a lot from crayons: some are sharp, some are pretty, some are dull, some have weird names, and all are different colours… but they all have to learn [...]

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The Insecure Writer’s Support Group ~ No#4

March 7, 2012

For this instalment of my IWSG hosted by Alex J. Cavanaugh, I am sharing a 3-pointer pledge. I WILL STOP AGONISING OVER THE FOLLOWING: 1. What Mr. A & Mrs. B are going to think if I fail to reach goal X and goal Y by a certain date. 2. Explaining my writing to people [...]

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Mr.Linky & The A to Z Theme…

March 3, 2012

Google Friend Connect disappeared… with my 117 peeps! Ah, well… we were given ample warning. Anyway, I got my new tech-guy to add the Linky Follower Widget to my side bar. I'm not very clued-up with this widget. As it is, I was just getting used to GFC… Over the next few weeks, my blog [...]

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