Tag: Thoughts
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Masquerade
Heard on a show I watched recently on Netflix. “Love is a masquerade.” The phrase made me think about everything we do to find love, sustain it, nurture it, believe in it, and try our best to not feel the often inevitable pain when dabbling with this emotion. Love is a masquerade. An act we…
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Stamford Arts Centre
I wrote this post in support of our Arts Centre, when it was still recovering from a long covid lock-down and several big changes. It is a different place to what it was then. And that is because the wonderful people who work in the building really make it work, and those of us who…
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Something Seasonal…
I was planning to write a festive poem for December ‘Pint of Poetry,’ but never managed to do it. Then I thought I’d write something for this website. That didn’t happen either. I love Christmas; I love all festivals (any excuse for a party!). But it is not much of a party when there are…
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Some Encounters…
are just meant to be. Wendy What an amazing lady! I feel I have made a good friend today. Some encounters, especially the ones that happen at the Arts Centre, are just meant to be I think. We could have talked for hours. Well… I would have talked for hours and she would have listened,…
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another year older…
another year older… a lot wiser too, but that has nothing to do with birthdays or age! It is life experiences that give us the wisdom (and the stupidity too) to take the decisions that we do. Anyway… let’s hold that thought for another day. It was my birthday last Friday. I think birthdays are…
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World Mental Health Day
World Mental Health Day is celebrated every year on 10th October. I think it is great to have a day that helps raise awareness so the world can carry on thinking about the fact that mental health matters as much as physical health. I attend “Playing With Words” a monthly session at our local mental…
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Loneliness
No one dies of loneliness Until they do You don’t agree with me Not many do You wonder why they died What did you not do Because no one dies of loneliness Even when they do © Shalini Sinha Austin, 2024