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Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Anger: 2 of 30
Wrath, one of the seven deadly sins, not the most prevalent sin that I own, lust is more my thing. Yet anger finds me often these days, an emotion that has claimed me. This secondary emotion is often felt after a primary emotion such as feeling afraid, attacked, offended, disrespected, forced, trapped, or pressured. I feel al... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Spiritual Insights Is it possible live a life without sin: 6 of 46
Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin? Proverbs 20:9Perhaps the Pope, Dalai Lama or Mother Teresa may be able to say this...but I'm guessing that for even the most holy who walk this earth, temptation still finds them at least once. We are born from the creatures of the "original sin" deriving from th... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Jealousy: 3 of 18
I once had a friend who thought very highly of herself. As she would check her reflection in the mirror she would often remind those around her of the beauty she held. "I don't get it, I'm prettier than you are, so why do you always get more attention from men than I do?" she asked me one night when we were out. How does one ... More..
Arts & Humanities > Art Appreciation The art of interpreting art: 5 of 27
Art begins by revealing the artist to you but ends by revealing you to yourself. It is the ability to see things as the artist intends and not as they appear to be. Often times you may find this through hidden symbols, so even some of the most simplest of paintings may have hidden meanings that tell a different story of what ... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Social Values & Norms What it means to be a woman over 40 in the new millennium: 26 of 132
Lordy lordy, look who's forty! Forty is the new thirty. Life begins at forty they say; these are the best years of your life. Yep, I've heard the sayings, witty and clever they are, but the truth is...your junk starts to sag, giggle, erupt or hibernate. Sure, the kids are about grown and diaper duty is only a distant haunting... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Sin: 3 of 12
A joy ride on the "sin" wagon...Every now and then I hear it coming down the street; I recognize the music which blares from its speakers. A sound all to familiar. Is it that time again? I close my windows and lock my doors as not to be tempted to run outside and take a peek, the temptation is too much to resist. I'm not talk... More..
Style & Beauty > Shoes The shoe shopaholic bug: 2 of 8
Hello, my name is Teri and I'm a shoe-a holic. The first step for any addict is for them to admit that they have a problem and for them to check them self into some kind of twelve step program. That was doable, I checked myself twelve-steps right up to my favorite shoe store to treat myself to a new pair of shoes. I saw nothi... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: To trust or not: 12 of 46
"Trust me, I will catch you" he said to me as I was stuck up in the tree. I was five years old and my father was annoyed that I had climbed up so high, and that we didn't have a ladder."Daddy, don't drop me. Please, don't drop me.""I won't sweetie, jump. I will catch you." This was the last thing my father said to me before I... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Buddhism Buddhism: Introduction to the karma: 5 of 17
Those who throw the word "Karma" around as if they understood the full meaning to what it is may not do so if they were better educated in what Karma is. I don't proclaim to be a scholar in Buddhism yet I have studied it briefly to know enough about the basic core of its beliefs.Buddhism is an offshoot of Hinduism, the primar... More..
Relationships & Family > Friendship Advice What friends are for: 15 of 44
We women love our friends; they enrich our lives and give us so much. I try to be at least this to my girls, and I have a story to share. Once upon a time I befriended someone who no one wanted to be friends with. She was shy and heavy and not very attractive, with less than desirable hygiene and acne. She was however very sw... More..