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Words for Wednesday was begun by Delores and has become a moveable feast of word or picture or music prompts to encourage us to write stories, poems, or whatever strikes our fancy.
This month, yours truly is providing the prompts for Words for Wednesday on my blog.
Since it becomes Wednesday in some parts of the world while it is still Tuesday here, i am providing the prompts as of midnight, Canberra time, so you can work on them and post them when it's Wednesday where you are.
Post your story in the comments here, or in the comments on my Wednesday post, or on your own blog. If you do the latter, please leave us a link so we can come read your story.
Please feel free to use some of the prompts, none of them, or all of them as you see fit. The point is to get the creative juices flowing in whatever manner your muse leads you.
This week's prompts are:
absent
satisfaction
combination
fun
echo
exempt
and/or the following phrases
between a rock and a hard place (in a difficult situation with no easy choices)
knuckle down (applying oneself seriously to a task)
long in the tooth (aging or getting old)
As an additional prompt you may wish to use, Charlotte(MotherOwl) has chosen Straw Yellow as the color of the month.
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Great blog
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ReplyDeleteGràcies!
This looks like a tough prompt.
ReplyDeleteGood great blessed day to you. It's good to be here.
ReplyDeleteVondran continued speaking to Thalion in his dreams, showing him bits and pieces of his life.
ReplyDelete"It was difficult for me at times having an absent father. I envied my friends who had both parents and several siblings. But I never gave any of them the satisfaction of seeing me grieve for what I didn't have. I learned early on that it wasn't the combination of mothers and fathers, or siblings that made a happy or fun childhood. It was what I chose to make it, what I chose to focus on. When I wasted my day or night bemoaning what I lacked and wanted, it made it hard for what I needed to find me.
"It is like shouting "Hello" on a mountain top and waiting for the echo to come back to you. When you shout things that you regret, things you hate ... those are the things that come back to you tenfold. But when you shout with joy and celebration all the good things that you do have, then those are the things will come back to you like that "Hello" echo and surround you one hundred times more than you can imagine.
"Choosing to be happy doesn't make you exempt from things that can go wrong in life. But when you find yourself between a rock and a hard place it can help you to knuckle down and overcome any sadness or regret.
"As an only child of a single mother, I spent a lot of time with her and watched how she made choices between what she wanted and what we needed. I was not long in the tooth before I realized that she had sacrificed a great deal to ensure that I would be safe and have a happy childhood.
"She was a beautiful woman, with straw yellow hair, and I'm sure she could have married again so that she would not have had to struggle so hard. But she knew in her heart that one day I could be the true heir, and she did everything she could to ensure that when that time came, I would know what the people needed."
Un fort aplaudiment! 👏👏👏
DeleteIt's good to learn more about the heir. Nice use of the prompts.
DeleteA challenging set this week, and I really Like what Cindi wrote.
ReplyDeleteJava Bean: "Ayyy, I am not sure I would like to be between a rock and a hard place! I do like to be between Mama and Dada when I'm sleeping, but they're both kind of soft ..."
ReplyDelete😉😂
DeleteI managed to write something at
ReplyDeletehttps://artmater.com/meditative-words-for-wednesday-aug-20-2025/
Aquí et deixo el meu:
ReplyDeleteEn un món on les decisions ens deixen ENTRE L'ESPASA I LA PARET, la COMBINACIÓ d'emocions és fonamental. La SATISFACCIÓ que se sent en assolir un objectiu, es pot veure opacada per la sensació d'ABSÈNSIA, com si faltés alguna cosa important. De vegades, és DIVERTIT recordar aquells dies d'infantesa quan tot semblava més senzill. No obstant, en FER-NOS GRANS, una s'adona que hi ha responsabilitats que EXIMEIXEN d'aquesta lleugeresa. El RESSÓ de rialles segueix present, però ara en tons més seriosos. En aquest camí, el GROC PALLA dels records brilla, convidant-nos a POSAR FIL A L'AGULLA i seguir endavant amb un projecte que té més matisos, buscant un equilibri entre el que érem i el que som.
Moltes gràcies!
Here I leave you mine:
DeleteIn a world where decisions leave us BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE, the COMBINATION of emotions is fundamental. The SATISFACTION felt in achieving a goal can be overshadowed by the feeling of ABSENCE, as if something important is missing. Sometimes, it is FUN to remember those childhood days when everything seemed simpler. However, in GROWING UP, one realizes that there are responsibilities that FREE us from that lightness. The ECHO of laughter remains present, but now in more serious tones. On this path, the PALE YELLOW of memories shines, inviting us to GET TO WORK and move forward with a project that has more nuances, seeking a balance between what we were and what we are.
Thank you very much!
May we never truly outgrow the childlikeness which keeps us young.
DeleteMai hauríem de perdre aquesta connexió.
DeleteGràcies, Mimi, per la traducció!
Petonets.