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Only The Echoes Of My Mind

Some day in July when I read my horoscope from my phone app it said: “If you could go back in time and explore a period when everything was happy and hopeful for you, Aries, it might give you a sense of … Continue reading

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Someday When I Have The Time

Rereading one of my books on writing and time management the other day, I came across the following checklist: – You never seem to find the time to start writing that project you’ve been dreaming about. – You hear yourself saying, “I … Continue reading

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Do You Worry Too Much?

Are you like me? Do you worry too much? Do you lose sleep over matters that may seem trivial to others? The synonyms listed in the thesaurus for worry are: Worry (verb)- be anxious- fret- be concerned- be troubled- be … Continue reading

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Leave Karma To Karma

Maxim Gorky wrote: “Happiness always looks small while you hold it in your hands, but let it go, and you learn at once how big and precious it is.” When I look back at my life, at my pre-Canada days, … Continue reading

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What’s The Point

My late husband once told me, “Nothing has been easy for me in this life, even when I was a kid. I had to fight for the things I loved to do and have, no matter how small they were, … Continue reading

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What’s Next?

As much as I hate to complain and whine, I feel that that’s what I am doing lately. Complaining! When I first woke up today morning and held my pen in my hand I wanted to change that. Enough of … Continue reading

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We Just Have To Look Around Us

The other day while rearranging the boxes from the so called storeroom-stairway, boxes that we had stored since we moved to Montreal, I came across those that contained our family pictures. I carried them to the sitting room and sat … Continue reading

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How Did It Get So Late So Soon?

“How did it get so late so soon?” Dr. Seuss At some point in our lives we have all had a rough time. Some more than others. I grew up listening to my parents’ and grandparents’ stories. Their stories were not … Continue reading

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Whatever Happened To Happy Endings

When I was a little girl, like most children I was very afraid of the dark. We lived in the village, in a house with a big garden. My bedroom, overlooking the garden, had a huge window. On hot summer … Continue reading

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I Do Not Try To Steer My Characters

Are you a spontaneous writer? Or do you plan your novel and characters from before? Do you plan your scenes and plots and incidents in advance? Do you know what your characters will do and think every time they are … Continue reading

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