by Lydia Nolan C (November 25, 2023) Final- February 26, 2024 Thanksgiving had just ended and we were on to Christmas Day. Do you know how fast that had come to ending the year? And we had only four weeks to Christmas and I was sure it would be as though it were tomorrow; that'sContinue reading "My Desire"
Christmas Thoughts
Let it Go, Let it Go! By Lydia Nolan December 14, 2024 It isn't an easy thing this New Year deal. We speak of letting go the old and bringing in the new. This means everything that happened last year is to be taken with a grain of salt, or left behind, or lost toContinue reading "Christmas Thoughts"
Narcissism, another word for Pride and Ignorance.
It's Friday the 20th, the worst was done already, although it was a lucky day for me. I got my license renewal for my real estate brokerage on Friday 13, I waited due to a mix-up, for nearly one year! I couldn't work, I couldn't do any marketing, nothing. I was ready to throw inContinue reading "Narcissism, another word for Pride and Ignorance."
Too Much on your Plate?
Why THIS metaphor? Must I reveal for you? NEARLY everyone knows they have secrets, and a lot of those secrets have to do with food or eating or drinking or just plain obsessive indulgence, or intake of one kind or another, hence: the plate, and too much on it. The plate stands for serving somethingContinue reading "Too Much on your Plate?"
Looks Like Summer, but Mother Nature Lies
Here in sunny Southern California, it's a beautiful sunny day. Actually, it's been lovely and sunny for the last few days, and although the grassy knoll in front of my patio is soaked through, the sun will quickly see that the grass areas, the bushels, the shrubs and all the trees will soon take toContinue reading "Looks Like Summer, but Mother Nature Lies"
Save it for the Morning After
Electric Counterpart" by Pat Metheny, "Smooth Jazz" by Roy Ayers, and "Everybody's gotta Learn Sometime" by Beck. Dedicated to my baby girl, now in Heaven with my Big Sis November 7, 2010 - October 1, 2022 I awoke this morning with a song in my head, and quickly began singing it to myself. It wasContinue reading "Save it for the Morning After"
Three Reasons for Falling Short
by Lydia Nolan Lately I have lost motivation for everything I had desire for or to do, or any journey to take. I had plans to carry out various goals and strategies someday. I am no longer interested in going forward at all. Something is amiss. I have read enough psychological articles, books, biographies toContinue reading "Three Reasons for Falling Short"
Our Theory of Friendship
by Lydia Nolan © October 31, 2022 "A friend sticks to, through thick or thin, If they don’t, then, they don’t understand the true meaning of a friend." ~Lydia Nolan Families usually do not encompass friendship. Being raised with a number of family members, especially if we are raised in a dysfunctional family, they doContinue reading "Our Theory of Friendship"
Peripherals
Being a writer isn't always glamorous. In fact, it's not glamorous at all, at least not while you are actually writing. There are many components to writing besides the actual narrative you write. I call these components peripherals, and they are just as necessary as your written works, not very unlike the peripheral vision oneContinue reading "Peripherals"
The Zombie Phenomena
This morning I had all intentions of writing something of artistic, creative & loving value. And then came the computer, Silicon Valley's Satan. Its developers' dossier: techie squeelers, billing trailers, secret gateway soldiers, identity shifters, and all sorts of negative technical TRICKS in which they are capable of keeping themselves masked and anonymous while robbingContinue reading "The Zombie Phenomena"
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