Tag: childhood
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We’re all just children.
We all need the same things: water, sleep, food, and love. That’s my simple approach to life. This being my fortieth year of living, I have come to find out that not much has changed over the years. We all love someone, have hopes, dreams and of course, fears. We will always want our mothers…
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Before you Speak…
think. Sometimes, we lie to ourselves. We’d like to believe that what we say have no merit, as if the words just fall to the ground never to be heard from again. But words have great power. Words have value. Words create. We cannot escape words. Words are everywhere. Yet, and still: we don’t take…
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here and now.
“What’s something that poor people have that rich people want? Time.”-Unknown I have noticed that last year seems like yesterday, and high school seems like last week. Life has sped up, but I don’t remember turning up the dial. Nowadays, I find myself thinking about the future. When is that bill due again? What will…
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before the sun goes down.
I can remember many occasions when my older brother and I got into trouble. I had to be about four or five, maybe. My momma would say, “You two are going to bed before the sound goes down.” I must admit, I wanted to call her bluff; and several times we did. But, there was…
