#dashed dreams

[howifeltabouthim]

. . . remembering everything he'd taken from her . . . her dreams, her innocence, her dignity.

Soman Chainani, from A World Without Princes

[incourages]

Fall and Rise

devastating dismal dejection (silently shivering) dashed dreams denied (some semblance of sanity)

WOLF Series - #176

http://incourages.tumblr.com/

[howifeltabouthim]

How great might have been his success, and how terrible was his failure!

Anthony Trollope, from Phineas Finn

[howifeltabouthim]

She had begun the world desiring one thing, and had missed it. She had suffered much, and had then reconciled herself to other hopes. If those hopes were also to be cut away from her, the world would not be worth a pinch of snuff to her.

Anthony Trollope, from Phineas Finn

[thebeccagramchronicles]

The parable of the three trees, a must watch

I happened to find this the other day and wanted to share it with you.

As the Easter season approaches, it is particularly relevent.

Broken dreams, dreams put on hold, dreams never realized can cause us much pain. I think of all the people whose dreams have been dashed by the crisis.

I hope this video brings some perspective to all of you are grappling with your dreams that have been…

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[devonellington]

Wed. April 17, 2019: Destruction of Beauty

Wed. April 17, 2019: Destruction of Beauty

Wednesday, April 17, 2019 Waxing Moon Jupiter Retrograde

Hop on over to Ink-Dipped Advice for a piece on goals.

I’d already scheduled Tuesday’s blog for posting and was away from anywhere I could update it when word came about the fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. Watching the footage of the spire falling was devastating. The whole thing was devastating.

I am not a fan of organized religion.…

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[devonellington]

Tues. April 16, 2019: Trying to Get It Done

Tues. April 16, 2019: Trying to Get It Done

Tuesday, April 16, 2019 Waxing Moon Jupiter Retrograde

Hop on over to A Biblio Paradise to read about my next adventure in the Reader Expansion Challenge.

Busy weekend.

I didn’t get in as much yardwork as I wanted. I got a little bit done on Friday, before the rain started, and then again on Sunday, before the rain started.

I had a meeting Friday afternoon, which left me feeling lukewarm about the…

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[ivanbenson]

The New Abnormal

Ever since a close friend visited me in the hospital, and mentioned to my wife that we will now have to adjust to “the new normal” (post heart attack), we have batted that expression around and discussed the variety of possible changes in my/our life from this point forward. I began cardiac rehab six weeks after my myocardial infarction, and my blood pressure and a number of other factors have…

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