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Received a Convent Boarding School (Limerick, Ireland) and College education. Won a writing contest with competing schools.. the prize having my story read out on BBC school radio. Joined RAF to train and work as a nurse, nursing in field, aeromed and hospital. Left

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Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Struggle in life: 17 of 828

Those Yesterdays In childhood years we ran across fields, Filled with wild flowers and our innocent minds free from fears, But what was then, is now no more, For what is now done, cannot bring those times back for sure, For who will ease the present sorrows of the unemployed? As our fathers fears now take away those times on...
Society & Lifestyle > Personal Morals & Values How to be happy in everyday life: 8 of 86

I truly believe that everyone wishes to be happy. Yet because happiness it seems is such a personal thing it can mean different things to people. Firstly we owe it both to ourselves and to others. To our families, friends, employers and to society because happiness spread about makes people more efficient, less accident pron...
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Uncertainty: 5 of 26

The young female seagull looked upwards towards the bright sunshine as its brilliant rays showered the earth from above. She was always asking questions and looking for answers.... there was no satisfaction with answers ending in 'maybe' or 'perhaps'.. she was tired of the stalling and the differing of her questions to...
Health & Fitness > Substance Abuse Drugs and teenagers: Angry thoughts: 2 of 10

Many years ago parents used to worry about teenagers sneaking off to try illicit drugs. Today, it still happens but also parents are now facing a new, equally frightening concern. From your over the counter cold medicines in the bathroom cabinet/top kichen cupboard to nail polish, here and now teenagers of today are discover...
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Death of a loved one: 32 of 129

In Loving Memory of Thomas They say that when you were born it brought great joy to everyone, and you were now a part of childhood. Your mother and father, your brother and sister were so proud of you. Remember how we would play pretend games? Sometimes we would sit in the front seat of your dad's old car parked in the drive...
Arts & Humanities > Philosophical Concepts Ways to defeat discouragement: 3 of 11

The path of life is filled with many stumbling blocks along the way, and it is up to us to rise above each and every one of them. Those stumbling blocks come in many different disguises... Discouragement is one of them. Discouragement seems to affect us when we are already feeling low about other issues going on in our...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: The Earth: 52 of 178

THIS EARTH Come to a quiet place, a place so quiet you can hear the grass grow. Lie on the soft grass, run your fingers through its softness. Listen...listen to the earth, see the all embracing sky. The canopy of heaven. Listen as the waves break against the rocky shore, and the water laps against the worn rocks. Their restf...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Ending a relationship: 83 of 282

I close the door, Leaving behind all that has been, No turning around, Now..life begins once more out on my own, Following the sun from day to day.. Free as a bird, Now is the time to spread my wings..out on my own, As I slowly come to realize, That I am in control, my mind...my body..my soul, I can fly over mountains, over ...
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Veteran's Day: 4 of 11

The bell tolls, somewhere in the distance a lone bugle plays the last retreat. The wind whispers gently in our ears as we stand amidst the sea of white marble graves. Souls taken from this world...this world that has been in constant turmoil since time began.. When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world wil...
Politics, News & Issues > Politics in the Middle & Near East How the Middle East issues fuel terrorist attacks around the world: 2 of 5

In A.D. 622 - the year 1 for a Muslim believer - the merchant Muhammad left Mecca for Medina. There he began to unite a nomadic people under one book (the Koran), one God (Allah), one prophet (Muhammad) and one language (Arabic). Ten years past and Muhammad returned to Mecca and destroyed the idols of the old Arabian religio...