The Charm of the View

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I am a creature of habit. I get up and always drink a tall glass of water, using this opportunity to take my vitamins. I turn on the music and start the coffee. There is sweet comfort and an unquestionably reassuring sameness to it. These small things give my life continuity from one day to the next. The ordinary rituals are comforting, but sometimes there is longing for change, to go in a different direction, or maybe just to grow outside your own box.


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It is singular how soon we lose the impression of what ceases to be constantly before us. A year impairs, a luster obliterates. There is little distinct left without an effort of memory, then indeed the lights are rekindled for a moment — but who can be sure that the Imagination is not the torch-bearer?
Lord Byron

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I saw your face
In a crowded place
And I don’t know what to do
You caught my eye, as I walked on by

You’re beautiful. You’re beautiful. You’re beautiful. It’s true.
Excerpt from "You're beautiful"


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Eclectic and true, the musings are few. Still, the charm of the view continues to delight these eyes. Can it still be so lovely, if it is shown in black and white? Possibly, for it can call up a mood - in a way that color simply cannot. Moody or not, I like to see if it is speaking to me.


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I was just reminding myself this morning: Live Life Softer.


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Fall into my world that your words create
Make them yours, steal their fate
As you lay, with dreams in your sleep
I touch your lips
A gentle kiss
Goodnight


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All I have are my words, armed in my mind, written in pen, stand by stand. Oh, yes. Still by hand. It has a different feel. Altered not by keys, backspace, and delete, I write, erase, tear it to pieces and start all over again. And again.

It’s my way. I walk out to the deep end of the page and dive right in.

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The Road Not Taken

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I -
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

Robert Frost


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Your piece of write up are mind blowing

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but who can be sure that the Imagination is not the torch-bearer?

It can be the torch itself. Or the fire itself. Or both.

Can it still be so lovely, if it is shown in black and white?

A black and white photo is showing a different aspect. It is beautiful in its own way. Everything has beauty in its own way.

Have a nice day. All the best. Greetings and much love from Hungary.

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It really does have a beauty, all of its own, doesn't it? It has taken me a long time to truly appreciate the black and white for its difference in the world of photography.

But, the lack of color is what makes it so exceptionally, blocking out all the noise.

Have a great day, @xplosive! Greetings from here!

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Your piece of write up are mind blowing

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Thank you for your words. I hope you have a wonderful day!

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love the anemone picture :) creature of habbits coffee first then later breakfast

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Ah, yes. A man after my own heart. Except for the vitamins.

Other than that, we are all good. Good mirninf from here!

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I take vitamins every morning. As I get older my memory isn't as good. I've had to buy one of those Mon - Sun pill boxes because I don’t always remember if I've taken my vitamins or not. One of them is for memory .... 🙂

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I think it is probably the fact that as we get older, it seems we have more responsibilities than when we were younger. More to keep track of and more things to divide into our day.

I know I do. Keeping up with it all becomes a little hectic.

You are sharp as a tack, woman. You cannot fool me. I remember smiling when my parents got those little pill boxes to keep track of, and now I have one! Since the invention of COVID, taking more vitamines with C, D, and multi ... I am not getting them out every day, so I put them in a box, and voila! It makes life easier. Plus, the obvious. It does let you know if you took it.

It is one of the things I can live with. :) Or else, get them out every day!

Good morning from here! 😁

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Oh yes, I can remember laughing at my parents for doing certain things and here I am doing the same things. That will teach me!

I'm going to dine out forever on the fact @dswigle thinks I'm as sharp as a tack. Made my day.

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:))

Well, I hope dinner is good tonight! 🤣

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a glass of water in the morning after we wake up that morning it feels really great.

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Cool and refreshing, a nice way of waking up your body. Good morning from here!I hope you have a wonderful day!

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Yes, those little habits are powerful… they bring peace and calmness… reassuring.
Little rituals so to say. Everybody has them in their lives. It’s wonderful.

Have a beautiful day today Denise 👋🏻☀️😊

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Yes. Exactly. The calm of knowing what is coming up next. While not vital, there is a certain feeling in the sameness. I can do without it and jump off with another, but, it brings stability and peace overall.

Little rituals can be anything, but, it makes us who we are.

It is a gorgeous day out! Seize the moments! Mwah!

Good morning from here, Jackie! @littlebee4

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Good day from here already… 👋🏻😁
It will be scorchio hot today here 🥵🥵 we keep calm and all will be fine.

Exactly so many things are little rituals and sometimes people don’t even realise it/ them.
I do pick up on them hahaha at others. But I know my own too. It’s what makes us “US”. Like you say.
Even a certain way of just folding clothes… to just throw one out.

Have a wonderful day Denise.

I’m cooking a slow cooking dish I promised another hivy… hivie… can I say that? Or hive person or? Lol
Will post it when ready and finished writing the post.

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Oh!! They frequently say Hiver, but I would use whatever feels good to you!

We will get hot in a bit, still early enough to enjoy the slight cooling from last nights rain.

Yummy!! I can hardly wait to see!

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Ok… good to know. Thanks.

It’s a Dutch dish, one of the classics… slightly done differently, but it’s only specific for one region in the Netherlands. Limburg. The little dangly bit that hangs on the bottom in the south, between Germany and Belgium.

Enjoy the cooler mornings/ days especially with rain 😎

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There certainly is that comfort in "sameness". My hubby recently shocked me saying that I like routine and "sameness". I don't at all perceive myself that way. I think outside the box and love new and unique. But now I wonder; have I settled into sameness? Or ultimately is it just that as much as some of us love adventure and spontaneous.....ultimately....ah....well ultimately we like that comfort of sameness

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I think that we have moments where we like to think outside the box, and I believe you do, especially in your innovative way to simplify your life, and figuring out new ways to use your assets... making a recipe work harder for its money.

Teaching children is all about sameness and routine. It is in our best interests to keep it that way for continuity. I think children find comfort in routine, knowing what to expect. As you are part of that package, you are probably leaning into the sameness for the sake of peace, not because you are ummmm... boring. LOL

So many people/animals depend on you and if your animals didn't know when or if they were getting fed/let out they would not be calm. Ditto with the kids/hubby etc.

Routine is okay, sameness too. It makes others comfortable with you to know it also. (I think) That doesn't mean you can run off with a wild hair now and then!

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Hello dear friend @dswigle good day
What a beautiful way to start your day, I love to start the day with beautiful music and a cup of coffee in your hands
What beautiful flowers, comfort my days
Have a beautiful morning

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Good morning @jlufer!

Another beautiful day here in Washington, DC! The sun is shining after the night of soft rain. The gardens are singing the song of happiness today. What a refreshing way to start the day off.

I hope you are having a wonderful day as we are nearing the end of our week! Thank you for stopping by and leaving your words!

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You know, I like to change things up often, too, but not the morning. No, the morning must be as simple and as straightforward as possible. Any deviation causes confusion, which leads to more confusion, which leads to looking for squirrels and wondering why it's suddenly noon.

Morning routines are almost sacred.

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I hear you. I put it on the keyboard just for you. In the name of keeping the sameness.

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Aww. That's sweet! It reminds me of my cat, also always on my keyboard!

I happen to have a spare keyboard. I wonder if I put it on the side of the desk if it'll attract the cat like a black hole.

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Not unless it has your hands on top of it. Otherwise, it's just another keyboard.

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Wow, what a gorgeous pink flower! I now read about it in Google. I haven't even seen such flowers before.

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This is Terry Anemone! God, what a beauty !!!

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I like to see all the pictures of flowers, they are very beautiful to look at

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They really are! Thanks so much for your words!

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Most of us are creatures of habit. We all have our daily rituals.

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