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Touch & Go

The Twisting Tail

The time you feel lonely is the time you most need to be by yourself.

Douglas Coupland

A Need Too Great

Suddenly, in your life, drawn then led
sleepwalking over an open sea
With heartstrings fastened I hold firm
anchor my place and move with greed
to touch

I slow and savour, all time ahead
A jerk, arching waves crash, ties break free
My calls and pleas lost to the swell
We are not enough, and I need
too much


Codependency is a circular relationship in which one person needs the other person, who in turn, needs to be needed.


To Believe in Freedom

All begins with belief in the blessed
Most drift empty, ignorant of truth
A gentle shove degenerates
And answers erupt when you scream
with me

Fresh resentment of chains once caressed
Hot blood infused with the mind of youth
Inevitable loneliness
Steal away, leave, alive in…

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touch and taste, Published at MasticadoresIndia

Develop. Inspire. Transform.

I am so pleased to announce that my poem, touch and taste, is now available atMasticadoresIndia. Thank you to Terveen Gill, and the team at MasticadoresIndia for their continued support, and for publishing this piece.

touch and taste

every little touch, and taste
takes me

to another place

desire afire, living inside the tranquility of the seas…

I would be honored if you would go here, and read the rest of my poem. Thank you!


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Walking toward Forgiveness: The Penitential Pilgrimage

More Enigma Than Dogma

Pope Francis is greeted by George Arcand, Grand Chief of the Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations and Governor General Mary Simon (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press)

From “A Day of Small Beginnings” back on April 1 of this year, Pope Francis landed in Edmonton on Sunday (my home city of all places) to carry out what he called his penitential pilgrimage to apologize on behalf the historical Catholic Church for the doctrines, actions, and uncounted diminishments that led to genocide of First Nations Peoples in Canada.

Pope Francis @Pontifex
Dear brothers and sisters of #Canada, I come among you to meet the indigenous peoples. I hope, with God’s grace, that my penitential pilgrimage might contribute to the journey of reconciliation already undertaken. Please accompany me with #prayer.

What is needed to be ready to seek forgiveness?

Pope Francis comes aging, physically disabled, and being transported…

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Let’s go!

De malinha pronta

It’s the end of the world
So what?!
Grab my hand… let’s move on
Take your bike
Go for a walk
Enjoy the ride
Alone or with your best friend
If life gives you spoons
Eat an ice-cream
If you have knives instead
Cut everything except your head
If the sky showers your brain with heavy rain
Forget the umbrella
Be grateful!
Your villain thoughts will be washed away
Remember the best is yet to come
Meanwhile, let’s party!

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Photos : Paul Laurent Bressin

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If The Environment was Protected more Food Shortage Would be Reduced

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When people care about the health of each other

They will care about the health of the Earth they call Mother

More will be done to reduce food shortage and starvation

Farmers will be supported more, so they can change the bad situation

More people would be able to share and care

When more crops are planted there will be less despair

It would be good if more was done to distribute food all over the world by now

With all the modern technology, less could be spent on war and we could figure out how

How we could find ways to plant enough crops to feed everyone on the planet

How we could do more for the poor, there might be a lot of help we can get

Ending Poverty

Photo by Zen Chung on Pexels.com

It is time for us to end poverty and food shortages on the…

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Violência Doméstica

Pensamentos.me/VEM comigo!

” Ele é assim mesmo!” Mas, me ama.

Ainda é muito comum a mulher tentar ” justificar ” a fala e o comportamento agressivo do parceiro diante de si mesma, ou em relação aos filhos para tentar diminuir o impacto da violência que sofre no lar. Grande parte das mulheres, teima em interpretar determinados acontecimentos na vida de casal como ” normal”. Quer dizer, muitas não se reconhecem no papel de vítimas de suas próprias histórias. Claro- a resistência é uma marca da trajetória de todas nós. Porém, essa falta de percepção e anulação que a mulher tem sobre si mesma, é em grande parte, resultado de crenças limitantes.
Ora, a mulher ainda sonha em viver uma realidade diferente da que vive. Então, para que consiga isso, ela começa a dialogar com os seus fantasmas enquanto vítima. ” Ele vai mudar” ou ” É só uma fase” logo passa. A…

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Eye Need a Break

From Behind the Pen

Image Credit: Andrea Piacquadio

The eyes have it, and the eyes can tell a lot. I needed corrective lenses, eyeglasses, contacts, or both since 4th grade. My optometrist back then told me to study by daylight and not strain my eyes by doing a lot of reading by unnatural light. Eyestrain was giving me headaches but reports are pouring in about the health hazards of eye care.

An uptick in eye problems surged when the pandemic began because more people were working remotely, or in school via Zoom. What’s more alarming is that a host of vision and eye problems such as infections, injuries, and increased nearsightedness is occurring more among children. With the increased usage of Smartphones, computers, e-readers, iPads, and tv screens, digital eye strain is causing more vision problems than before.

Such symptoms include fatigue, dry eye, blurry vision, and headaches. While uncorrected vision problems are a…

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Lavender Creamed Honey Pears

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What’s Cooking in Gail’s Kitchen? Enjoyable Eats: Lavender Creamed Honey Pears! Whenever pears come into season, I feel as though a festive dessert is in order. But then again, I’m spoiled. Family members “gift” us with a different fruit-of-the-month selection all year long. A box gets delivered to our doorstep with a little card that tells us about the delectables inside. Often there are serving suggestions as well as ripening and storage tips. Then my mind begins to wander as I plan different ways to come up with recipes. That is, unless I simply succumb to their aroma and eat them as they are. Here’s a festive dessert that will get you raves through the holidays.

LAVENDER CREAMED HONEY PEARS

Ingredients:

1 large pear, skin on, halved, and cored with a melon scooper

2 tablespoons sweet white wine

2 tablespoons creamed honey

1/8 teaspoon cinnamon

1 tablespoon butter, room temperature

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