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Do you remember what a rush we were in to grow up when we were younger? Wishing that we would grow that much taller, that much curvier, that much more mature. How we looked up at our elder siblings and wished for a moment, that we were all grown up and facing the world on [...]

Friends Forever

“Once a friend, always a friend.” I hear those words often. Or maybe it’s just me because I always have that romantic (?) notion that friendships are meant to last forever. Oh, well! Me and my idealistic ideas… I tend to be a demanding friend, sometimes, even demanding more attention than my friends boyfriends. I [...]

When did loving someone become not enough?

So someone needs to answer me this question, “when did loving someone become not enough?” That is something I really need someone to answer for me. Through the past year I have put forth more effort then I have ever had to, to make my relationship work with the love of my life. Things aren’t [...]

Friends will be friends

Here’s an old adage which states that if a man can count the number of real friends he has on more than one hand, he’s a lucky man. Of course, my favorite witticism states that a friend will help you move while a true friend will help you move a body. Throughout my life, I [...]

Living your dreams

Are you living your dream? I have wanted to be a writer all my life. As a child, I wrote scripts and songs for my friends to perform. As I grew older, I was encouraged by people around me to write more and cultivate my talent. Increasingly, I dreamed of becoming a writer. The fall [...]

Letter for someone special

As silence fills my loneliness Only for you my heart cries The growing gnawing pain within myself That tears every senses of my life I still have the memories when we first meet Memories that I thought would just be the beginning And would never end But suddenly it was gone with the wind Each [...]

I hate love

“Have you ever been in love? Horrible isn’t it? It makes you so vulnerable. It opens your chest and it opens up your heart and it means that someone can get inside you and mess you up. You build up all these defenses, you build up a whole suit of armor, so that nothing can [...]

There is more to life than material blessings

Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story. Avoid loud and [...]

WHAT MONEY CAN BUY

WITH MONEY YOU CAN BUY A HOUSE BUT NOT A HOME WITH MONEY YOU CAN BUY A CLOCK BUT NOT TIME WITH MONEY YOU CAN BUY A BED BUT NOT SLEEP WITH MONEY YOU CAN BUY A BOOK BUT NOT KNOWLEDGE WITH MONEY YOU CAN SEE A DOCTOR BUT NOT GOOD HEALTH WITH MONEY YOU [...]