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Daily Cascade

by Joy

Rated: 18+ · Book · Writing · #2326194

A new blog to contain answers to prompts

Since my old blog "Everyday Canvas " became overfilled, here's a new one. This new blog item will continue answering prompts, the same as the old one.

Cool water cascading to low ground
To spread good will and hope all around.

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10 Most Recent Blog Comments:

Lyn's a Witchy Woman

Nov 16, 2024 at 9:08pm
In response to "Sweet Stuff"

King of the world is from Titanic, Houston, we have a problem is from Apollo 13, Show me the money is from Jerry Macquire and Sugar and Spice is the movie title.

You did a great job creating a fun story using the phrases. I would enjoy a gourmet food truck that went house to house but my waistline would object immensely.

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Lyn's a Witchy Woman

Nov 15, 2024 at 6:19pm
In response to "The Little Fir Tree"

You do know you can decorate any living plant you own in your home.

Beautiful story, Joy!

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Joy

Nov 13, 2024 at 1:29pm
In response to "Giving and Getting"

Kåre เลียม Enga

Exactly. Balance and boundaries would do better. Yes, "letting go" is a great idea.

Kåre เลียม Enga

Nov 13, 2024 at 12:44pm
In response to "Giving and Getting"

Two B words come to mind:

balance and boundaries

I'm not great at either.

Another G word to add to giving and getting:

Letting go.

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Lyn's a Witchy Woman

Nov 13, 2024 at 12:15am
In response to "Understanding One's Own Self and Shadow Work"

I did some work with Roger but eventually found that journaling and doing some shadow work independently I discovered that I didn't see myself as valuable or worthwhile, so I never advocated for myself. I've written a lot of letters to myself rehashing things that I've allowed to happen and what I could do differently so I've learned new habits and better approaches.

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Joy

Nov 12, 2024 at 1:21pm
In response to "Understanding One's Own Self and Shadow Work"

sindbad

, that's wonderful! There is so much to learn from our very own innards! Best of luck with your writing on the subject and all else!

sindbad

Nov 12, 2024 at 1:16pm
In response to "Understanding One's Own Self and Shadow Work"

So very true, I believe that we should have one pointed agenda. This I am trying very hard, to be a subject and all the things that are happening remains object. Though I have faced heavy resistance from within. I have maintained a diary and make a note of all objective things trying to be subjective. So as a witness consciousness I try with inherent effort to continue with all things happening as objective. I am planning to write a book on Self consciousness and a major role Ego and pride plays in our subconscious mind and body.

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Lyn's a Witchy Woman

Nov 9, 2024 at 1:54pm
In response to "Objects Prompt"

I love the imagery, Joy. I only have one thought on the last line.

bathed in your warm hue, my world keeps its silence.

bathed in your warm hue, my world embraces its silence.

I think embraces stays with the intimacy more than keeps it.

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StephBee

Nov 8, 2024 at 7:23pm
In response to "Patience"

Joy

Yes, I agree, Joy. I think we need to be vigilant all the time and not just with one group, but all. Well said.

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Lyn's a Witchy Woman

Nov 8, 2024 at 3:21pm
In response to "On Negativity"

Negativity sometimes is a helpful learning tool as well as positivity. Until people feel the results they won't change for the better, unfortunately. I've seen how destructive negativity can be but I've also seen people who have never experienced bad things and in their well meaning positivity are oblivious and make no effort to help the changes needed.

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October 24, 2024 at 11:53am

#1078856

Lady or Legend? Bah, Humbug!

Prompt: "Don't be a Lady. Be a legend."
Stevie Nicks
Let this quote inspire your writing today.

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Really? Oh well, in my case, Stevie Nicks should be happy. I'm not a lady but then, neither am I a legend, nor would I want to be. Still, I can think of one person who was both a lady and a legend: Maggie Smith. Who says being a lady is contraindicative of becoming a legend, after all!

But enough about Maggie Smith. Let's focus on why Stevie Nicks said that. My underlying thought is that she herself is pining to become a legend. Who knows, with her songwriting, she may just become one. Yet, that's iffy, too. Being famous for a while doesn't make someone a legend. It is an all-around thing, the way I see it. I mean, many a songwriter, although their songs are hits, are forgotten about in a short time.

Did Stevie Nicks mean to break away from traditional expectations? Possibly, but that's nothing new. Most of us go along with what the present-day norms show and ask us how to be, anyway. On the other hand, being a legend signifies something that transcends time and leaves a strong legacy.

Now, if she is hinting at authenticity and courage, yes, those assets would be needed for one to become a legend. Yet, how many women (or men), in reality, know who they are 100%? Wouldn't some self-knowledge be a part of one's authenticity?

Then, maybe the quote "Don't be a lady, be a legend" is an invitation to redefining what success is; a definition that may be arrived at by pushing boundaries and doing what pleases a person himself or herself the most, while not causing the demise, unhappiness, or failure of others. Similar to that, another point or question is: Doesn't the definition of success change from person to person, as well?

Yup, there you go! Those who think they know, they don't! At least not well or fully. That's why no one has the right to tell anyone how to be.

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