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Everyday Canvas

by Joy

Rated: 18+ · Book · Experience · #2003843

Second blog -- answers to an ocean of prompts

"Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself."
CHARLIE CHAPLIN

Sometimes it takes darkness and the sweet
confinement of your aloneness
to learn
anything or anyone
that does not bring you alive
is too small for you.

David Whyte

This is my supplementary blog in which I will post entries written for prompts.

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10 Most Recent Blog Comments:

Joy

a day ago
In response to "Practice of Freedom"

Simply Me

I agree. Disrespect to the flag should never be allowed. And yes, it is difficult to keep up with which country is selling or reselling the products of human rights violators. Still, we do look for the expiration dates and such. Why not also check where the product was made?
Lyn's a Witchy Woman

Yes, so true. It also shows self-respect.

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Lyn's a Witchy Woman

a day ago
In response to "Practice of Freedom"

Protecting another's right should be an honor and respect.

Simply Me

a day ago
In response to "Practice of Freedom"

I like Faulker's work too, what I know of it. Your assessment is logical and well written.

" . For example, when the USA boycotts a country's cheaper products due to its disrespect of human rights, why do some of us buy those very goods from Canada and other places?"

ignorance...sometimes I forget to stay informed. I wish we could all know which products were made by slave labor/or inhumane ways.

I am happy to say that several of my grandchildren have decided on manmade diamonds over the "blood diamonds", for their wedding rings.

Freedom gets taken for granted here in America. We are numb now to what is acceptable and what is not. Many people don't remember the 60's. Everyone was educated on the correct way to honor the American flag. Doing anything to it was against the law. It's not okay to wear it as fashion. It's not okay to burn it. AND I am pretty sure it wasn't allowed to fly upside down.

But nowadays it's used like a middle finger. And freedom allows it?

Lyn's a Witchy Woman

May 24, 2024 at 7:28pm
In response to "Cat on the Floor"

It's Noche isn't it? I can totally relate to a cat's reaction to dogs barking. Mine aren't dogs fans. Thankfully, Lyv isn't either so we don't allow friends to bring their dogs here. Back in New Jersey, I did let one friend and it was so upsetting to Purryl and Macavity that I told her no more. When she asked why? I said do I bring Purryl or Macavity into Jack's space. Animals should have a safe place and Jack is taking Macavity and Purryl's away from them.

I think you did an awesome job in telling a cat's story.

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Sumojo

May 23, 2024 at 10:02am
In response to "Batman! "

I remember watching it in the UK when it first started. There were only two series beginning in 1966 until about a year later. They were repeated endlessly for years. I was 22 years old in 1966, but me and my husband loved the show.

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Princess Megan Rose 22 Years

May 22, 2024 at 12:08pm
In response to "Batman! "

I love Batman. Sometimes when I watch TV shows, I want to jump into the shows and help. Some good memories for you. A nice entry.

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Joy

May 21, 2024 at 7:23pm
In response to "Pirates"

Lyn's a Witchy Woman

Yes, I heard of Somalian pirates. They are
said to be awful. It must have been so difficult for you when your son was on in the Navy and after those criminals. I'm glad he's come out of it unharmed.
I don't think pirating should be glorified anywhere. I don't see the fun part in it.

Lyn's a Witchy Woman

May 21, 2024 at 3:24pm
In response to "Pirates"

My son during his in time of the Navy was part of the NATO. They boarded ships and did search and seizure. He also had interactions with Somalian ships and their criminal actions. I was terrified each time they went on missions. I was so glad when that year was up.

You're so right about the violence and how dangerous it is to travel on the water.

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Joy

May 19, 2024 at 9:55am
In response to "Dancing"

🌸 pwheeler - love joy peace

Thank you!

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🌸 pwheeler - love joy peace

May 18, 2024 at 9:04pm
In response to "Bald Eagle"

Lovely poem and use of the prompt words, Joy!

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March 16, 2019 at 8:58pm

#954435

The Blarney Stone

Prompt: Are you participating/ hosting/ or preparing something on March 17th aka St. Paddy's Day? If you share your plans; if not, maybe discuss something you may not have known from the links.
http://www.gpb.org/education/origins-of-st-patricks-day
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Saint-Patricks-Day

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We are not attending a dinner that we were invited to on St. Paddy’s, but I have been celebrating Ireland in my own way.

Fact is, I am now reading The Great Book of Ireland, by Bill O’Neill, an author who has many other trivia books, but this book is more than trivia. It has excellent facts in it, some of which I had no idea.

I can’t give away everything in the book, but I’ll talk about one that may be entertaining. The Blarney Stone, which I bet anyone who’s been to Ireland and isn’t afraid of heights must have tried to kiss it.

There are many stories or legends about how the stone ended up where it is, in a wall in The Blarney Castle, which is located just outside of Cork, Ireland. One of the legends is that it was brought there during the Crusades; another is, it is of the same rock in Stonehenge.

The legend I like the most dates back to 1440s when the Blarney castle’s builder Cormac Laidir MacCarthy was involved in a lawsuit. For good luck, he asked the Irish goddess of love and beauty Cliodhna, who told Cormac to kiss the stone before heading out to court. After winning the case, Cormac installed the stone into a wall in the castle.

I like this story the best because of the fantasy in it.

Yet, there’s another story about Cormac when Queen Elizabeth I wanted to strip him of his land rights. Cormac wasn’t an eloquent speaker. During his travels, a woman told him to kiss the stone. Cormac did that and was able to persuade the queen to let him keep his land.

The second story about the same man has probably more truth to it, but I still like the one with the love goddess.

By the way, “Kiss me, I’m Irish” comes from the Blarney Stone.

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