Tag Archives: words

Five A.M. In My Studio

Posted on July 26, 2018 by hernibs

I showed up, but not my muse – pen and paper, just a ruse. What to do when words don’t come, sit and stare, is all I’ve done. Thoughts skip in then disappear, no ideas, nothing here but sun beams … Continue reading →

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Google Doesn’t Do It For Me

Posted on July 10, 2018 by hernibs

Not quite the same as standing up from my desk, reaching to the top shelf of my book-case, searching for the worn green cover, ‘The New Roget’s Thesaurus Revised Edition. Essential for Home, school, office.’ An old friend always there, … Continue reading →

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Literary Writers

Posted on June 19, 2018 by hernibs

Literary Writers write other people’s words, use successful people’s names, recall famous people’s opinions. In other words, to be considered a writer one must parrot well what has already been written to somehow prove one is well read, clever and … Continue reading →

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Layers

Posted on March 22, 2018 by hernibs

“… as we travel again between life and death, Waking and dream, blinking, while layers within layers, None better, none worse, unravel and knit up before us . . .” ~Jay Woodman

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Whatever Happened to Honest Debate

Posted on March 13, 2018 by hernibs

Honest debate used to be making points to substantiate my perspective, then listening as you argue yours. Now debate feels more like war – attack, retreat, attack with more deadly words and weapons of past mistakes until points disappear and … Continue reading →

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Mainstream

Posted on March 6, 2018 by hernibs

Where is the mainstream? Do any people really live there? ©Sharron R. McMillan

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Reciprocity

Posted on March 5, 2018 by hernibs

There is one word that may serve as a rule for all one’s life: Reciprocity. ~Confucius~ Reciprocity – the practice of exchanging things with others for mutual benefit. Wikipedia

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From My Serene Spot In The Woods

Posted on February 28, 2018 by hernibs

I send out love to my world healing for those we have wronged, peace for those who know only war and hate, strength for those who are weak and restitution for those who have lost all they valued. Lord help … Continue reading →

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Never Assume

Posted on February 16, 2018 by hernibs

“Never ASSUME, because when you ASSUME, you make an ASS of U and ME.” ~Jerry Belson who says he heard it used years ago by a teacher in a typewriter repair class. Wikipedia

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Looking Or Seeing

Posted on January 6, 2018 by hernibs

It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see. ~Henry David Thoreau

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Listen For Wisdom

Posted on December 26, 2017 by hernibs

The words of the wise heard in quietness are better than the shouting of a ruler among fools. ~Ecclesiastes

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Feeling Antsy

Posted on November 28, 2017 by hernibs

Feeling antsy, unsettled, a little down. Too much sugar probably and fretting over family stuff. I know I do not have the power to change any of it. It is what it is and we are who we are. I … Continue reading →

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Gossip

Posted on August 22, 2017 by hernibs

Gossip, unlike river water, flows both ways. ~ Michael Korda

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Stepping Over The Line

Posted on August 21, 2017 by hernibs

If I step over the line from witty to mean, from sarcastic to cruel, or even obscene. Tell me. If my thoughts wander wide from knowledge to pride, from wisdom to obsession or even repression. Tell me. We know where … Continue reading →

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Writing

Posted on August 20, 2017 by hernibs

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