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Patience is a virtue? My pre-caffeinated morning musings1 comment

bface2face wrote 1 day ago: “But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.” Romans 8:25 … more →

Tags: Devotional, Inspiration, Faith, Humor, Love, Pre-caffeinated morning musings, Tea, patience, Inspiration

5 days to go

mawil1 wrote 3 days ago: I was I manchester for work today and I saw this sign pm my way in. That’s for me!! I was so e … more →

Tags: Running, Fitness

News Ireland daily BLOG Monday

Donal Conway wrote 3 days ago: Monday 19th May 2013 Personal data accessed inappropriately by public servants   Data Protection Com … more →

Tags: Data Protection, depression risk, dole queue, Environment, Government, Honeybees trained, Irish hospitals A & E, irish jobs, Irish potholes

How I knocked 80s off my 5k PB

mawil1 wrote 5 days ago: As I’m not a naturally sporty person, getting into running has involved doing a lot of reading … more →

Tags: Running, Fitness

Have the most basic mannerisms been forgotten?

mist wrote 5 days ago: Please and thank you. That’s all it takes and I will be extremely polite to you, attend to you when … more →

Tags: society norms, Waitress, Restaurant, Work 2, Working, Mothers, angry, complaining, manners

What a week3 comments

mawil1 wrote 5 days ago: Eight days to go until my first real race. I’m doing the Manchester bupa 10k next Sunday. This … more →

Tags: Running, Fitness

Depression May Increase Stroke Risk in Middle-Aged Women

news92fm Staff wrote 5 days ago: Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Many people suffer from depression as a complication after suffering a … more →

Tags: ABC Health News, Lifestyle, health, depression 2, Health 2, Medicine, Stroke, study 2, Wellness

Write a short story set in Argentina in 1932, in which a teacup plays a crucial role.

aubreys642 wrote 1 week ago: A deep breath filled Belén’s lungs as she sat outside a café on the corner of Cordoba Street. Her ey … more →

Tags: Short Story, 642 Things To Write About, angry girls, Birthday Party, Cafe, cake, communal spaces, creative writing prompts, Drinking Tea

On Memory and Mother's Day12 comments

hamblett wrote 1 week ago: MayBelle’s mother on her ninetieth birthday. Yesterday was the first Mother’s Day that MayBell … more →

Tags: aging, Maybelle, Mothers, Caregiving, dementia, Elderly Parents, loss of memory, Mental Health, MOTHERS DAY

Spiritual punk--a tattooed woman goes home to god

Grie Verd wrote 1 month ago: Since I’ve labelled myself, or the noh mask icon on the blog, a “spiritual punk,” … more →

Tags: Religions Of India, poetry meaning, Sai, Sathya Sai Baba, tourism Goa, women-middle age, Music, Queer, Tattoos And Body Art, Feminism-s

So What's A Baby Boomer Girl?

Georgia Parnell wrote 1 month ago: Glad you asked! Demographers, sociologists and the Media define baby boomers as those born between 1 … more →

Tags: Baby Boomer Girls, Baby Boomer, Baby Boomers, Middle Age, Living Life to The Full in Middle Age, Stay Young, Enjoy Life in Middle Age, Senior Life, Senior Women

Church... oh lovely church.

thegirlwhotalked wrote 1 month ago: So today I went to church for Easter Sunday. I usually like churches, cause they’re peaceful a … more →

Tags: Korea, Australia, Hags, church, english assignment, slut shaming is lame, who has attitude? this girl, there's a difference

Show Me the Belly

Tabitha wrote 1 month ago: Venus of Willendorf It was a scene all too familiar–me standing in a changeroom, fluorescent l … more →

Tags: Inspiration, Women, Self-Help, Healing, Commentary, Inspiration, healing, Women's Issues, Venus of Willendorf; The Hot Flash Trailer

Confused and then Freed by Forgiveness45 comments

Lynne Spreen wrote 2 months ago: Forgiveness is confusing. When my dad died a few years back, a family member and her husband flipped … more →

Tags: the power of age, aging, Baby Boomer, Forgiveness, Midlife

Leaky bucket days--life dripping down

Grie Verd wrote 2 months ago: “Water not only moves around a rock, it actually moves through it,” –Larry Fleinha … more →

Tags: Seeking God, Travels and reflections, grief-mourning deaths, identity cultural, Miracles in daily life, tourism Goa, women-middle age, Numb3rs tv serial, car service

Hungry sharks--queer encounters in Cavelossim

Grie Verd wrote 2 months ago: Ten days into my stay at Luisa-by-the-Sea in Cavelossim, [This photo of Luisa by the Sea is courtesy … more →

Tags: Collisions, human encounters, Travels and reflections, identity cultural, lives in solitude, India, Single Women, Spirituality & women, women-middle age, Feminism-s

Snakes of the sea--a catholic-hindu mongrel on the beach1 comment

Grie Verd wrote 2 months ago: “Le hasard, c’est peut-être le pseudonyme de Dieu quand il ne veut pas signer. [Chance is perh … more →

Tags: Seeking God, Travels and reflections, identity cultural, Miracles in daily life, Coincidence-miracles of, women-middle age, Feminism-s, mary, Varca Goa

(something I wrote for the school newspaper last term) 6.7 Million Viewers: The Great British Bakeoff

iamkirsten wrote 2 months ago: Whilst over in the US, the next series of Dancing with the Stars- celebrities judging other celebrit … more →

Tags: baking, Great British Bakeoff, UK, Britain, British, Cakes, gingerbread, somerset, sexism

Windows, and looking in (contd.)--a mystic collides with Goan society

Grie Verd wrote 2 months ago: When I initially checked out ‘Sunlife Residency,’ I scheduled the visit with Karen, one … more →

Tags: Collisions, human encounters, Travels and reflections, identity cultural, poetry meaning, lives in solitude, Spirituality & women, women-middle age, names origins, caste and class in India