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#JusJoJan – January 19th, 2018 – Revolt

19 Jan 2018 20 Comments

by Ritu in #jusjojan, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: #jusjojan, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Darkness, Her Headache, Kerry, Linda G Hill

Day nineteen of #JusJoJan!

I’m going to try to write on each of the prompts!

Today the prompt is:

Your prompt for January 19th, 2018, brought to you by dear Kerry, is “Darkness.” Use it any way you’d like in your post. And make sure you visit Kerry at her blog, “Her Headache” to read her post and say hi! Here’s her link: https://kkherheadache.wordpress.com/

Thanks, Kerry!

Darkness

Following every period of darkness, is light.

Sometimes that dark night seems neverending, but fear not, it will come to an end.

And light will shine upon your life.

It’s true though, that light and dark are part of a cycle, and darkness will come again, but just remember, that light is there, at the end of the tunnel, every time.

It’s what will pull you through those dark times.

Keep shining Peeps 🙂

See you tomorrow!

If you want to find a full list of rules and the daily prompts visit here.

#WritePhoto – Distance

18 Jan 2018 51 Comments

by Ritu in #WritePhoto, Fiction, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: #WritePhoto, Barbie and Ken, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Distance, Essex, Fiction, Joey, Photo Prompt, Sindy

Sue’s #WritePhoto Prompt this week:

I thought I’d continue the adventures of Barbie and Ken.

Ken stretched his arms and rolled his shoulders. It had been a cramped flight, but they were the only seats available at such short notice. After a manly chat with Joey, they came to the conclusion that absence makes the heart grow fonder, as the saying went.
“A bit of distance between the two of you’ll be a good thing bruv!” Joey said as he pulled his coat tighter. “But couldn’t we find somewhere warmer to go?”
The snow-topped Scottish mountains could be seen in the distance.
“Yeah, I know… still, at least I won’t have any distractions here. I can just relax, and hopefully, Barbie will realise she misses me.”
“Yeah, yeah, right. So, where’s the nearest pub?” Joey hailed a cab to take them to the hotel.
As they sat in the car, they were unaware of a pair of eyes watching them.
Sindy slipped her sunglasses back on, and jumped in the next taxi. Instructing the driver to ‘follow that cab’ she sat back. What was the point in working for the local travel agent, if she couldn’t find out where her ‘friends’ were flying off too?

To be continued…

#writephoto

https://scvincent.com/2018/01/18/thursday-photo-prompt-distant-writephoto/

#ThursdayThoughts – Mentally Strong

18 Jan 2018 47 Comments

by Ritu in Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, good, Mentally Strong, Positive, Strength

This came up on my Pinterest feed this morning..

Thing stong people do !!

It really resonated.

Where I have been feeling rather low about some things recently, it reminded me that I do EVERY one of those things, and that makes me STRONG.

Have a wonderful Thursday Peeps, and stay STRONG!

#JusJoJan – January 18th, 2018 – Revolt

18 Jan 2018 21 Comments

by Ritu in #jusjojan, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: #jusjojan, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Linda G Hill, Revolt, Sandra, What Sandra Thinks

Day eighteen of #JusJoJan!

I’m going to try to write on each of the prompts!

Today the prompt is:

Your prompt for January 18th, 2018, brought to you by Sandra, is “Revolt.” Use it any way you’d like in your post. And make sure you visit Sandra at her blog, “What Sandra Thinks” to read her post and say hi! Here’s her link: https://whatsandrathinks.com/

Thanks, Sandra!

Revolt

A revolt makes me think initially of mutiny, of thousands of peasants going on a rampage after finally deciding they were going to do something about the wrongdoers in their life.

But in reality, a revolt doesn’t have to be such a public thing, does it?

There are times in life when you realise what you’ve always done, what your community and society consider to be the norm, the right thing to do, actually isn’t the right thing for you.

Inside, you make a decision to go against what everyone else is doing, aware that you will possibly face criticism, even disappointment, with what you choose to do.

But it may be the right thing for you.

It’s not always a good thing to follow the crowd. We need individuality in our lives, but equally it is tough to step out of sync with the rest.

But if you know there is something you want or need to do, think upon it… is it time for you to stage your own personal revolt?

See you tomorrow!

If you want to find a full list of rules and the daily prompts visit here.

One-Liner Wednesday & #JusJoJan Day 17- #1LinerWeds – Talk About It

17 Jan 2018 37 Comments

by Ritu in #1linerweds, #jusjojan, #onelinerwednesday, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: #1linerweds, #jusjojan, #onelinerwednesday, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Talk About It

“Papering over a crack merely conceals, it doesn’t make it disappear.” – Ritu

By this, I mean that you really need to try and be open about your worries or problems, with one person at least. Only then will you have the chance to possibly fix a broken relationship or issue.

The more you keep bottled up, the worse things become in your head, often they become bigger monsters than they really are, then they can be impossible to tackle.

Don’t stick your head in the sand, hoping things will go away…

Talk about it.

For Linda’s #1LinerWeds Challenge and #JusJoJan.