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Spidey’s Serene Sunday – Part 154

28 Jan 2018 55 Comments

by Ritu in Spidey's Serene Sundays, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: Blog, Blogger, Blogging, Buddha, Mindfulness, Positivity, Quote, Serene, Spiderman, Spidey, Spidey's Serene Sunday

“If you are facing in the right direction, all you need to do is keep on walking.” – Buddha

A lovely quote Spidey, thank you.

We are all too used to these quick-fix solutions nowadays.

In cleaning, rather than setting to with your sponges and scrubbing brushes, there are electric brushes, promising cleanliness miracles in seconds, and wipes to clean just about everything.

When you want to get a response to a question, you have your mobile – a text, or message via the numerous apps available means that you are able to contact people pretty much any time.

Why wait for that bus to come, when you can just Uber yourself somewhere?

We tend to think that there will be a lightning fast solution for everything in life.

But sometimes you have to just take each day one step at a time, knowing you are going to reach your destination, but that journey may take time.

Small steps in the right direction, are better than going off-piste, trying to rush to a conclusion that may end up not being what you wanted…

Persevere with your personal journey Peeps, and enjoy your Sunday !!!!!

What step will you take, to keep life going in the right direction, Peeps?

#SoCS Jan. 27/18 – #JusJoJan Day 27 – Movement (or not!)

27 Jan 2018 29 Comments

by Ritu in #jusjojan, #SoCS, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: #jusjojan, #StreamofConsciousnessSaturday, Blink, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Breathe, Linda G Hill, Movement, Musical Statues, Socs

Linda’s prompt for SoCS this week…

Your prompt for #JusJoJan and Stream of Consciousness Saturday is: movement. However, don’t use the word “movement.” Choose some sort of movement, and base your post on that. Enjoy!

Using blink as my movement

Standing stock still is really tough.
But I’m determined to win this.
Musical Statues is my thing.
I’ve managed to get to the last two, and my competitor is pretty good at this.
Phew! The music is on again, I can have a little boogie, get the jitters out of my body and get ready to hold my position to victory.
Off!
Stop.
Stock still again.
Oh Jeez, the sun’s coming out and it is bright, so bright, must… not… blink…
Dang! I blinked! And the judge saw. That’s me out.
No fair!

That’s it for me today!

Happy Saturday Peeps!

January 25 – Flash Fiction – Edge

26 Jan 2018 65 Comments

by Ritu in #CarrotRanch, Fiction, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: #CarrotRanch, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Charli Mills, Choices, Flash Fiction, The Edge, Therapist

Charli’s prompt this week:

January 25, 2018, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story that goes to the edge. Consider what the edge might be and how it informs the story. Go where the prompt leads.

“It feels like I’m standing on a knife edge, and I don’t know which way to fall…” Lucy carried on.
“On one side there is familiarity, there are constraints, there’s suspicion, there is the happiness of being part of ‘us’.
On the other, a different way of living, emptiness, the possibility of freedom, not being judged, there’s just me.”
Dr Jones looked at his patient, surprised by the depth of her words. As her therapist, it was his job to listen, and guide her… but did he want to be the one to push her one way or another?

https://carrotranch.com/2018/01/25/january-25-flash-fiction-challenge/

#JusJoJan – January 26th, 2018 – Address

26 Jan 2018 12 Comments

by Ritu in #jusjojan, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: #jusjojan, Address, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, John Holton, Linda G Hill, The Sound of One Hand Typing

Day twenty-six of #JusJoJan!

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

Today the prompt is:

Your prompt for January 26th 2018, brought to you by the lovely John Holton, is “Address.” Use it any way you’d like in your post. And make sure you visit John at his blog, “The Sound of One Hand Typing” to read his post and say hi! Here’s his link: https://thesoundofonehandtyping.wordpress.com/

Address

Sometimes you are stuck in a situation, and you don’t quite know what to do.

In your mind, you know precisely what the solution is, but the time, to address the issue with the other party, is never right.

Despite having a way to move forward, you just can’t work out how, or when, to broach the subject.

You risk everything blowing up out of proportion, by trying to discuss things, to address a problem, if it’s not at the time they are ready to talk, at a time they are ready to seek guidance.

Been there, done that.

Somehow, I can never get that moment right…

See you tomorrow!

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

#WritePhoto – Woodland

25 Jan 2018 47 Comments

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

Sue’s #WritePhoto Prompt this week:

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

“Fancy meeting you here.”
Ken stopped in his tracks. He knew that voice, and it wasn’t from one of the Scottish locals he’d met since getting here.
There was a distinct Essex twang to the voice.
Joey was up ahead, chatting with some girls they’d met on this Woodland Walk they’d signed up to.
Talking to women wasn’t on the top of his list, to be honest, this weekend, so he’d let them carry on, keeping his thoughts for company.
“Penny for them.”
Sindy stepped in line with him, matching his pace.
“Sindy! What are you doing here?”
“Oh, I just fancied a break. And look who I bump into! Where’s Barbie?”
Ken looked down. “It’s just me and Joey. She stayed back home.”
“Hmmm, boy’s holiday then! I get it… While the cat’s away, and all that, is it?” She looked at him conspiratorially.
“Oh, no! Nothing like that. I just needed some space. Some time to myself. Joey just tagged along. Any excuse to get away.”
Sindy threaded her arm through his. “I’m a good listener, you know..”
Ken looked down at her hand resting on his arm, and pulled away.
“Er, thanks, yeah. Oh, I need to catch up with Joey, or else he’s going to disappear with those girls, and he’s got my hotel room key card!”
Without a backwards glance, he sped up, leaving Sindy behind.
She got out her phone, opened a new text message and typed ‘He’s alone, not taken the bait yet…” and pressed send…

To be continued…