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OMG

I was thinking how much better life is these days compared with when I was younger. Things that used to be mildly pleasing are now awesome , and things that I once couldn’t even be sure warranted the slight raising of an eyebrow have become amazing

Love turns to hate

Just read this online: The quality to which you were initially helplessly attracted to a person often becomes the primary reason that you can no longer stand them.( Hotspur) My question is: Is it true? Does love really turn to hate?

Hong Bao for Cocheta

In Chinese and other Asian societies, a red envelope, red packet, lai see or hongbao is a monetary gift which is given during holidays or special occasions such as weddings, graduation or the birth of a baby. Chinese people love the color red, and

Churches

Throughout my life, my association with the Church has been very casual. I daresay I must have been christened in one, but I don’t remember anything at all about that. As an adult, it seems difficult to avoid churches altogether; lucky, in deed, is

In the future ..

In the future children will be raised believing it is their duty to seek a happy life, with just one proviso*. They will be taught from the beginning that this life is the only one they have and when it is over, it is over. They will be raised to u

life principles

Do you have any strong life principles and beliefs that you do not violate under any circumstances? a kind of personal code of ethics. Do you want to share it here? I believe that this set of principles and values shows who you are and who you are n

So tired of being afraid

I don’t hide under the bed quaking, but at any one time there can be at least one thread of fear running through my head. Some come from the media and their faithful acolytes on social media. Some come from the experiences of others. Some just crop u

Dying wishes.

We all know about dying wishes, how they must be strictly followed and are sacrosanct. It is against all the laws of nature and various belief systems that such rules are followed to the letter, and so after much soul searching I have decided on my d

You are such an Idiot

You are such an Idiot

Its a mans world?

Was having coffee with a woman the other day when the subject turned to dating sites and relationships. The woman said to me it must be great being a man as everything is so much easier for guys than it is for women. I thought about this for a

I love them

They look wonderful, the scent and taste of utter perfection They glisten like a Pink rose dripping with morning dew They are warm to the touch as if they had been in the sun They are responsive to the slightest breeze, the slightest touch

Narcissistic Supply

right off the presses from Wikipedia: Narcissistic supply is a concept introduced into psychoanalytic theory by Otto Fenichel in 1938, to describe a type of admiration, interpersonal support or sustenance drawn by an individual from his or her env

Jealousy

My boy friend is very jealous . He's jealous of the time I spend with my kids .He's jealous of the few men friends I have .can jealousy go away with time or is it just part of his genetics ? it's a turn off

tattoo and body piercing

After all the years of raising my children very respectfully and conservatively I was deliriously shocked as to what my middle daughter have shown me on my last visit. At 25 years old, she got a tattoo. I couldn't even say a word. Thank God, it'

A Day On The Blue Water.

I went fishing today. We slipped at first light on a wind still but heavy overcast morning. We even had a few drizzles but when the clouds lifted, the sun was merciless. Wearing a hat on the big water does not help much. The sun gets you off the wate

Do you ever play the Getting old card,

As I m getting older, I ve noticed when ever I forget someones name, or do something stupid , I blame it on getting older. I ve also noticed , you can sure get away with a lot when you play the getting older card, Hav

Murder or self defence -

There's a lot of play right now in the UK media because a couple of thugs were threatening a man of 78 in his kitchen and he got the screwdriver off one of them and stabbed him with it. Both guys fled, and the stabbed one collapsed and died in the st

Destiny

Doesn't life happens as we make it? Or do we just accept what cards are dealt with us and then make do of what we can do? (or not do for that matter). What about destiny. Do you believe in it? If so how much of it do you truly depend on it an

Scalped.... Again!

Some of you may remember how horrified I was the last time I went to the barbers and came away scalped (scapled even! ) Well this time it was a deliberate request following the copious numbers of women telling me that I was gorgeous eye can

life is beautiful

Indeed life is beaitiful.. Live it Love it Learn it Don't make it complicated Smile and have fun Have a nice day to all http://photos

Carpe diem - seize the day

We've all experienced upheaval and reversals, I think. When we get married, we assume it will be forever. When we get a good job with a stable company, well, we no longer assume it will be until retirement, but we do think there’s a good few years in

Like your coffee black? You may be a psychopath...

Christina Sagioglou, study author and psychologist at the University of Innsbruck in Austria, and her colleague Tobias Greitemeyer, sought to investigate how bitter taste preferences may be associated with antisocial personality traits. Approximat

Is it only me?

It seems like every time I either am taking a leak, taking (or leaving) a crap, or in the shower or tub....the phone rings. Otherwise, the phone never rings.

Lets sort this out for once and for all.

OK, I'm hearing a lot of people want to know the truth about tooth gaps. There is plenty of anectdotal evidence and hearsay about the matter, but apparently some are sticklers for facts and details. going on what I've heard, they absolutely love i

Just Checking In On You

Just Checking In On You

Money isn't everything

At least, that is what we are told. Technically, that statement is correct. There are birds, trees, grass, air, ground, water....maybe even love too. Maybe....I suspect. On my trip up to a pool tournament, my mind got thinking about money.

Talking with a friend...

Two men decide, hell...it has been 25 years since we went to a strip club together, let's do it. So they jump into the car and head out. Along the way, they reminisce about the old days. The man driving the car brings up the story the friend nev

life.......battery......yin/yang

Reading further about Eastern Mysticism, I am at the section speaking about the Chinese and the yin and the yang. The symbol that represents it is very enlightening. The full circle, if you will (cyclical motion)...the interconnected of everythin

When I born, ...

PS: Just to enjoy a poem. No offence intended toward anyone.

Rain Connects Sky & Ground, Love Connects You & Me

... and when we have not found each other yet, love is in the air somewhere untouched http://photos.connectingsingles.com/blogs/19/blog7e4b2_37459.jpg[

These boots were made for walking

My dog was extremely emphatic about it. She'd rather have cold feet. Rather even grit in her paws. It's the eve of Christmas Eve and four, count 'em, FOUR days before I have to go

Enjoying a strawberries & cream moment

As someone else wrote, it is a lovely day today. Sadly I detect green creeping back into my yard which means weeks of mowing are coming and not long away. So being b

we talk too much

oh, not here on CS. Generally. Money may be the root of all evil but it is only when we talk about it that people get really het up. If you don't know, you can't get annoyed. To understand all is to forgive all - but we don't want to understa

I need time for myself. To recharge my batteries.

............. I need time for myself. To recharge my batteries. ht

Happy Birthday Elegsabiff

moments of .....

When the world seems overworked and painstakingly difficult, , we feel so less and feel like, when we feel so and so alone, when no one is around to us, not one soul is there to us nor :convers

You always think there is one more piece of peanut

butter candy left... Well yesterday every time I tried to nap, noise outside my bedroom window woke me. Finally I grew annoyed, grabbed a camera and snuck up on the noisy fiends. They ran into the sun and down the hill, but still if I had brough

THE FOURTH SIGN OF THE ZODIAC (PART 3) Mary Oliver

I know, you never intended to be in this world. But you’re in it all the same. So why not get started immediately. I mean, belonging to it. There is so much to admire, to weep over. And to write music or poems about. Bless the feet that

Wish we could ban banning.

(With apologies to Ian O’Doherty, on the Independent.ie, full link to his original article will be posted in the first comment. I took liberties) I didn't sign up for an unwanted mammy to tell me where I was going wrong and what I needed to do to

What a waste of time & money.

I think when most of us look at a potential partner we look for various qualities, friendliness , sincerity etc, but above all all else comes honesty. What a different world it would be if everyone had those qualities, think of the time & money we'd

When you go on holiday

wish you'd tell me what things are important to you about the place where you stay Do you insist everything be five star, including your own private pool / sauna / 24 hour service or do you stay in hostels and hope the other 9 in the room won