Small Steps A return to walking, where every step carried more than it seemed.

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What looks small from the outside can take everything to achieve.

Small Steps A return to walking, where every step carried more than it seemed.

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What looks small from the outside can take everything to achieve.

Unheard Recordings Some calls are returned when it’s already too late to answer.

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Before Time Ran Out Some calls are returned when it’s already too late to answer. 📱🎙️🕊️⏳💔 Hey, mum. It’s Selena.This must be the 47th voicemail I’ve recorded. The recordings are all for you, evenafter all …

Some calls are returned when it’s already too late to answer.
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The Forty-Seventh Message A daughter’s voicemail, left in the silence between regret and reply

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Some calls are returned when it’s already too late to answer.

Pinned Bloom Today is International Women’s Day. A day we celebrate how far women have come. And they have gone the distance. But we also remember the women before, and the women of the present, who still…

When beauty is praised, the roots that were cut are rarely seen.
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The Rose at the Table A reflection on admiration, silence, and the cost of being displayed

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When beauty is praised, the roots that were cut are rarely seen.
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The Rose at the Table A reflection on admiration, silence, and the cost of being displayed

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When beauty is praised, the roots that were cut are rarely seen.

A Different Energy A city obsessed with saving power begins to fear a single light.

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When survival rules, we sometimes forget the world. #writing #writers #writerslift

The Apartment Which Knew Part 1 | Getting Literal Copywriting Services https://lnkd.in/g32eE5QF No outstanding issues - or were there?

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Not perfect. Just present. And that counts.
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What Remains Today marks the International Day of Clean Energy – a day not just about energy policies or fossil fuels, but power that LASTS. That doesn’t deplete. That doesn’t scorch. About ho…

Power that remains scaffolds, not harms.
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Lasting Power On power that sustains without harm

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Power that remains scaffolds, not harms. #writer #writing #writerslift

What Was Not Said at the Table We are approaching another round of celebrations – the Lunar New Year hides (or perhaps peeks) around the corner. Festive occasions and dinners can become a source of discomfort because of th…

Some failures are carried politely - or not so.
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The Return On silence, success, and the cost of keeping face

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How Not to Summon What Waits Peace does not arrive when called. It remains when allowed. 🕊️ 🕊️ 🕊️ Stop. Set aside the frantic buzz of bees. Sit in the stillness. Let it come of its volition Not by the force Of your shove. 🕊️ 🕊…

Peace does not arrive when called. It remains when allowed.
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Instructions for Peace A poem about waiting for what will not be rushed

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Peace does not arrive when called. It remains when allowed. #writers #writing #writerslift

The Space Between Wings It’s International Hugging Day today…and time to make loved ones feel wanted with a hug. But some hugs are better felt than given. Especially with someone who needs space to hug themsel…

Let's hug the right way.
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Butterfly Hug On restraint, dignity, and learning how to hold without touching

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A Room Made Quiet Today is the day Winnie the Pooh’s creator, A.A. Miller, was born. Like Pooh. teddy bears can be a cute source of comfort – or conflict. Some things are meant to be contained 🧸🔒🕊️ That …

Some things are meant to be contained
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The Bear in Storage On removing what no longer deserves space

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The Getting Literal Writing Alcove Envy may linger, but it does not decide what enters. 🌑🚪 Before Envy comes – 🌑🚪 Your chest stretches,  A little taut. You start to watch someone’s hundreds – And his naughts &…

Envy may linger, but it does not decide what enters.​
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How to Close the Door on Envy A quiet practice in refusing comparison

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Sometimes the smallest, unseen roots yield the sweetest harvest. #writers
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Between Lessons Today is National Clean Your Desk Day. A day for a little decluttering…of the desk, and the mind. Care learns to rest. 📖✏️📖✏️📖✏️📖 My work desk, clear Soon bears the weight of heartfelt care P…

Care learns to rest.
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A Teacher’s Desk Where care learns to rest

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Care learns to rest. #writing #writers #writerslift

Veil of Shadows 1964 marks the year President Lyndon B Johnson initiated a War on Poverty, aimed at increasing employment opportunities, revamping education, and boosting healthcare.  While reviews of the pol…

Promises spoken. Justice delivered. Echoes that endure.
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The Guardians’ Reckoning When promises become power, who truly judges?

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A Thread of Sound The first transatlantic telephone call was made on this day in 1927. Communication closes distance. 🌊📞🌊 Ocean’s waters between us, silence dense The air drew its first breath, waits for sound…

Communication closes distance.

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Across the Quiet On silence, sound, and the distances we cross

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Communication closes distance. #writers #writing #writerslift