The story, inspired by Degas’ painting, features two women, Karine and Monique, embracing independence through cycling and birdwatching, discussing societal norms and women's liberation in late 1880s France.
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My Journaling Journey, Overview: Part One
The author shares their personal journey with journaling, exploring its significance in self-discovery, growth, and reflection. Various styles and types are mentioned, emphasizing journaling's therapeutic benefits.
Growth: Butterfly cycles
Life's challenges foster growth through experiences, reflection, and connection with others.
Friendship
I am sure you make friends. I hope you do. Making friends has been a way of life from the beginning of time, nothing unusual about that. We needs friends. Some of us find it easy to make friends and others of us take our time or find it difficult. My moving to Scotland has … Continue reading Friendship
Joy: A Shift to the Familiar
Dance and Sing with Joy Joy A Shift to the Familiar Joy joyJoy can be a choiceOf looking for the good and beautifulOf being gratefulFor all that I already haveThe fields and flowersThe clothes on my backThe food I ha to eatJoy joyJoy can be sheer delightA gift from an unexpected personOr an old friend … Continue reading Joy: A Shift to the Familiar
Social Media
“Every time we interact with another person at work, we have a choice to make: do we try to claim as much value as we can, or contribute value without worrying about what we receive in return?”— Adam Grant I would like to apply this quote of Adam Grant to our personal situation, not at … Continue reading Social Media
The Black Cloak
We all feel some type of anger at certain times. Some of us suppress it and smile, pretending nothing is wrong; some of us are passive aggressive, feeling sour or bitter and quietly acting out at the right (wrong) time; some of us rage and regret it afterwards, some of us mutter things about karma, … Continue reading The Black Cloak
Living with Renovation
As you know we bought our house over a year ago and we have been renovating it. It was a fine house before but being South African in Scotland, feeling the cold a bit more than most here, Derek decided to put underfloor heating in the bedrooms as well as the lounge. He did it … Continue reading Living with Renovation
Everything that happens…
Everything that happens to you has the potential to deepen you. It brings to birth within you new territories of the heart John O' Donohue A lot has happened in my life and I am sure a lot has happened in yours too. New territories of the heart, I suspect, have been born. Wouldn't it … Continue reading Everything that happens…
On this day…
On this day I was born. In some ways there's nothing very special about being born and having a birth day. We all have ONE. It comes around once a year. It kind of just happens whether we like it or not. I think the most special is the ONE that gave birth to us, … Continue reading On this day…
Morag Noffke 