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There was a knock at the door. Should I open it and make my life more complicated?

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Evolution of Love 2

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Rated: 13+ · Book · Experience · #2171316

As the first blog entry got exhausted. My second book

Evolution of Love Part 2

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10 Most Recent Blog Comments:

Sumojo

about 14 hours ago
In response to "Mount Everest"

Great post. You covered it all. Everyone’s reasons for attempting the climb are different.

Lyn's a Witchy Woman

about 18 hours ago
In response to "Mount Everest"

Like you said, the appeal of taking risks isn't for every individual, me included.

Lyn's a Witchy Woman

May 2, 2025 at 7:27pm
In response to "The inspiration"

I think we do forget to be in the moment. We see the big picture as overwhelming forgetting that all the little pieces are what makes is special in the moment. I know I'm guilty of that a lot.

Joy

Apr 30, 2025 at 2:24pm
In response to "My Answer"

Yes, loving our world is complicated and messy, but I don't think we have much choice except love it, and if not, maybe we can just accept it as is.

Joy

Apr 28, 2025 at 11:22am
In response to "The Prompt"

Absolutely! I agree with you. After a certain time in our lives, circumstances permitting, we can create ourselves. The problem, if there's a problem, lies with our paying far too much attention to what others may say. As you pointed out, mostly, external creation leads to self-creation.

sindbad

Apr 26, 2025 at 4:40pm
In response to "The wasteland"

This was one the subjects in my graduation..

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Lyn's a Witchy Woman

Apr 26, 2025 at 2:31pm
In response to "The wasteland"

Awesome response. The poem Wasteland poem was also written shortly after the ending of World War I and there were many areas that looked like wasteland so it's an effective reminder of what man is capable of doing. Also in earlier times when battles were more dependent on good weather typically April the troops would stir after their winter encampments and begin fighting again. Another sad reminder of man's creating wasteland and burials of the dead.

Joy

Apr 21, 2025 at 11:34am
In response to "Failure is the best teacher"

Nice entry and I agree. Failure is a teacher but not always, and it is not for everyone.

Kåre เลียม Enga

Apr 21, 2025 at 2:51am
In response to "THE STORY OF “PIPAL TREE” ON SUKHNA LAKE"

In Japan I saw very old trees. In the USA trees are not always valued for their "inner spirit" nor the joy they give others. One tree I saw in Takayama was 800+ years old. Americans cannot fathom that.

iKïyå§ama

Apr 18, 2025 at 3:10am
In response to "Tramp"

Well done!

Not only do you summarize one of Chaplin's movies - City Lights (and I do believe the flower girl was blind) - but you manage to weave in Chaplin's life story and why 'The Tramp' was created in the first place.

He came from nothing and became such an icon, all while showing the world that you did not have to lose your humanity in the process.

Thanks for joining me in celebrating Charlie Chaplin's 136th birthday with your tribute!

February 17, 2022 at 8:42am

#1026875

A RAT STORY

During a study at Harvard in the 1950s, Dr. Curt Richter placed rats in a pool of water to test how long they could tread water.

On average they'd give up and sink after 15 minutes.

But right before they gave up due to exhaustion, the researchers would pluck them out, dry them off, let them rest for a few minutes - and put them back in for a second round.

In this second try - how long do you think they lasted?

Remember - they had just swam until failure only a few short minutes ago...

How long do you think?

Another 15 minutes?

10 minutes?

5 minutes?

No!

60 hours!

That's not an error.

That's right! 60 hours of swimming.

*The conclusion drawn was that since the rats BELIEVED that they would eventually be rescued, they could push their bodies way past what they previously thought impossible.*

*If hope can cause exhausted rats to swim for that long, what could a belief in yourself and your abilities, do for you?*

*Remember what you’re capable of.*

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