Tag Archives: reality

Dregs

Posted on September 17, 2022 by hernibs

Dregs of lifeat the bottom of a coffee cuppuffy eyeswrinkled browsmile lines are frown lines now. Drink upbreathe outlet coffee steamsoothe what’s real,not could have been. Bodies wear out,faces fold upand coffee gets coldin your favourite cup. ©Sharron R. McMillan

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Be Curious

Posted on February 5, 2022 by hernibs

If life gets boring, make something up. The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the … Continue reading →

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Dream, Dream, Dream

Posted on October 20, 2021 by hernibs

The permanent temptation of life is to confuse dreams with reality. The permanent defeat of life comes when dreams are surrendered to reality. ~James A. Michener

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Contemplation

Posted on June 26, 2019 by hernibs

“Contemplation is any way one has of penetrating illusion and touching reality.” ~Parker Palmer “On the Brink of Everything”

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Hope

Posted on April 14, 2019 by hernibs

Hope is not a dream but a way of making dreams become reality. ~L. J. Suenens

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Ideal Meets Reality

Posted on January 23, 2017 by hernibs

A shadow show of what is wanted and what one gets. I know the dance, I think I’ve learned to accept reality without the debilitating disappointment I used to react with when it didn’t turn out as I’d dreamed. We … Continue reading →

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Illusive Reality

Posted on January 15, 2017 by hernibs

We live in a fantasy world, a world of illusion. The great task in life is to find reality. ~Annie Dillard

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Dreams or Reality

Posted on September 20, 2016 by hernibs

There is a fine line between dreams and reality, it’s up to you to draw it. ~B. Quilliam

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Disappointment

Posted on February 27, 2016 by hernibs

Expectations = Disappointment Reality When expectation exceeds reality we are disappointed. When we are disappointed we become discouraged. We can lower our expectations or accept that we can not change reality. Disappointment is inevitable in life. How we respond to … Continue reading →

Posted in Living Simply, Simplicity | Tagged acceptance, choice, disappointment, discouragement, equation, Life, nature, periwinkle flower, photograph, photography, reality, survival, thoughts, truth | 5 Comments

I’m Letting Go

Posted on August 29, 2015 by hernibs

I’m letting go of the ideal perfection that I thought was you, no hiding now behind pretense, we both know is not true. Hating to let it all let go I want to hold the dream, illusions of what I … Continue reading →

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Be Happy

Posted on May 18, 2015 by hernibs

There are two ways to be happy: improve your reality, or lower your expectations. ~Jodi Picoult, Nineteen Minutes

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TV

Posted on November 27, 2014 by hernibs

T. V. Forget it. I could never live in a house dominated by that box of superfluous non-stop movies. I’m glad we have agreed on that point. When did entertainment become companionship. Why has a box of images taken the … Continue reading →

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Oh My Life

Posted on October 29, 2014 by hernibs

Oh my life I can not craft you anymore like I used to. I was always smaller than reality, living inside the old cottage clock of pearlized ceramic where flowers, trees and walls all looked the same to me. All … Continue reading →

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Patiently Tending Your Garden of Dreams

Posted on October 18, 2014 by hernibs

Seeds of thought take time to germinate. Conditions must be just right. Warmth and cold, watering tears. Roots seek nourishment, form a network of stability, then tiny shoots appear at just the right time. What was once a dream will … Continue reading →

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Backwoods Journal – My Pond

Posted on May 29, 2014 by hernibs

I have long dreamed of a swimming hole, a pond, water on our land, where our yellow Clipper canoe could bob and glide. Reality puts our dreams into perspective though and we learn to shrink them, resize them to fit … Continue reading →

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