Desertion. Discard. Defection. Dumping.
What am I talking about? Abandonment.
Abandonment is an ugly word and an even uglier action. But what does it mean to the person being abandoned?
First the guilt comes, you ask yourself “what have I done for them not to love/like me?” Suddenly, the Am I good enough thoughts start to pop through. You try and try to seek the answer in your mind, it just ...
Roses are red, violets are blue, let me take you on a journey of someone that I know.
Roses, roses, roses. Some are pink, used for gratitude and admiration.
Yellow roses, symbolise friendship. When you love someone or care for them, give a yellow rose.
Red roses, used for love and romancing.
White roses, used for love, purity and innocence. Often seen for debutant balls or weddings.
Some ...
As granny used to say; “You kill more flies with honey than you do with vinegar”
What does that mean you may ask? Well it’s taken me 30 years to truly grasp what this means - you know when a loved one tells you old quotes like this and at the time it’s like “yeah yeah, they’re on their usual tandem” but as you mature and grow older you start to realise the significance of it? Well this is one of ...
The older I get, the more I value loyalty. You can fool me with kindness but loyalty speaks for itself.
There is loyalty that you can see as plain as day, take a dog for example or even a cat.
Or when someone sticks up for you, when the other person is wrong. Loyalty can be shown in many shapes and forms. The main foundation of loyalty is having the feeling of support and allegiance.
But then ...
A child so small and delicate. Abandoned and taken advantage of.
A teenager, the delicacy worn off. Naive and just needing comfort.
A young adult, starting to find her way.
A woman, a phoenix rising from the ashes.
Transformation into the woman she was meant to be.
As the curtains close, the crown is put firm in place.
Now it’s time to shine, little black bird can fix her broken wings...
As I sit here, wearing pink, I think about the colours of the rainbow. What do they mean?
Red - A colour that can be associated with anger but if you really think about it, there is lots of beautiful things that are red.
Poppies poppies, the red poppy is a remembrance colour. It represents the war that all our soldiers fought so hard to win, for future generations.
Roses are red, crimson red...
A face. But not just a face. If you really look, you’ll start to notice the small things.
The lines that cover the face, weren’t there once before. They’re not just lines though.
The crows feet underneath her eyes, shows that she had lots of laughter through the years.
The forehead wrinkles tell me that she was a mother, always nagging for the better. Even though you didn’t realise it at the...
Grandpa Ron
You were the best grandpa a girl could ask for.
A role model and a hero to many but most importantly to me.
It’s such a shame I lost so many valuable years with you and same with my other two sisters.
Being the youngest I missed out on you teaching me how to drive on the farm.
I missed out on helping you at the farm, the wise words of wisdom you had, came from every word you sp...
Today as you open your eyes, everything is different.
You see, a week has passed.
One week since he left you lying on the floor.
Battered. Bruised. Broken.
This time was different, that spark finally ignited in you.
You made a choice.
And you chose to stand.
The automatic fear that settles in the pit of your stomach, is no more.
Your body is fuelled with anger. Anger for yourself, wh...
Let me tell you a story.
A story, a journey, about a best friend of mine.
Born in 1955, she was the middle child of 5.
By the age of 20, she had not only travelled parts of the world, she moved to a new country.
Just like the caring nature she always had, she chose to become a nurse.
Today, over 40 years later, she still cares and nurses the sick to health.
But she wasn’t just a nurse, a ...