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ladyrebecca (68)in #memoirmonday • 9 days ago
Be careful what you wish for
As someone who has been relying on freelance gigs for the past 15 years, my obvious answer to @ericvancewalton’s Memoir Monday latest prompt would obviously be the right time…
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ladyrebecca (68)in #life • 16 days ago
The privilege of having a good day
I am one of those people who will readily complain of rainy weather and cloudy skies affecting my health and causing all sorts of pain. As I am trying to fight the natural born…
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ladyrebecca (68)in #life • 19 days ago
Child’s play
How did you do at adulting today? I did some cooking and cleaning, then I engaged in a favorite pastime of most adults - went to the store brandishing my credit card and saying…
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ladyrebecca (68)in #memoirmonday • last month
Like a kid in a bookstore
Don’t get me wrong. I loved the candy store as well, but I guess sweets weren’t much of a problem as my Mom was a very good cook. Toys, on the other hand... When…
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ericvancewalton (79)in #memoirmonday • 2 months ago
Memoir Monday (A new initiative on HIVE)
Announcing the Memoir Monday initiative. Participate to learn your "whys".
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ladyrebecca (68)in #family • 2 months ago
Family drama
Much of our lives are shaped by things that happened before we even existed. We inherit the traumas our ancestors never knew they had. It used to be called life and they put up…
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ladyrebecca (68)in #news • 2 months ago
Heroes and traitors - our every day double standards
The international community and the Internet are on fire. From heads of state down to the lowliest self-styled influencer, everyone is condemning Vladimir Putin for the death of…
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ericvancewalton (79)in #story • 2 months ago
Living Our Way to the Answer(s)
Sometimes when we're feeling particularly "stuck" or a little lost we must only live our ways to the answer.
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ladyrebecca (68)in #life • 2 months ago
Work in progress
I am a work in progress and so are we all. At least, theoretically. According to Jung, searching for the Self is a life-long mission, up to the very end. In his view, the Self is…
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ladyrebecca (68)in #science • 3 months ago
Like Fleas on a Dog
Actually, we’re worse than the fleas because, as opposed to those tiny buggers, we are aware the dog exists and it exists in a world full of wonders. Wonders we purposely refuse…
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ladyrebecca (68)in #education • 3 months ago
The Misery of Being (Back) in School
People who make laws should have fresh first-person experience of what life is like for those concerned by those laws. Especially children. How much do pot-bellied bespectacled…
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ladyrebecca (68)in #life • 4 months ago
Hope for the best
Last night, my son came to me all excited - “I think Roger Waters is preparing new music… ” His mind was already considering the wondrous possibilities - new concerts, new…
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ladyrebecca (68)in #winter-solstice • 4 months ago
Holding your family safe through the dark
The Sun is about to set and it's a little past 4 p.m. here. At least that’s what the phone says. I wouldn’t know as the shortest day of the year is also a miserable one - windy…
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ladyrebecca (68)in #life • 4 months ago
Sharing happiness with my Hive family
You know the feeling when something wonderful happens and you want to share it with someone? Sadly, I realized that there are few people I know IRL whom I could share my feelings…
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ladyrebecca (68)in #life • 5 months ago
The Doctor Will See You Now
There’s a certain magic to these words. The doctor will see you now. The emphasis being on “ see you ”. Somebody will see you. There are many people who will go to the doctor…
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ladyrebecca (68)in #life • 5 months ago
Family Jokes - The Memory of Laughs We Shared
How can you define a family? What holds certain people together - the blood they share, the genes, the history, the love? The blood and the genes we’ll pass on to the next…
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ladyrebecca (68)in #life • 5 months ago
You deserve the best
The first time I saw the words on the screen of my phone I thought I must be imagining things. The next time the words You deserve the best appeared on the upper left corner…
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ladyrebecca reblogged
ericvancewalton (79)in #story • 6 months ago
Differing Degrees Of Freedom
Yes, the past six years I've spent as a full-time writer have been a dream come true but they've also taught me a whole lot about myself. I'm beyond grateful for every step of…
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ladyrebecca (68)in #life • 6 months ago
Have we given up on this world?
I’ve been a huge fan of science-fiction and fantasy all my life. I was a toddler when mankind landed on the Moon, so it was only natural for those of my generation to feel that…
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ladyrebecca (68)in #life • 6 months ago
To be or not to be on time
Most of us know someone who is always late. Maybe a friend or a relative who shows up late so often you no longer worry or feel offended by their tardiness. That’s how she/he is…
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