Blogging: I run my race

Blogging: I run my race

Blogging is like running 
but running a race? 
I paused, I sweated,
feet apart, panting, 
and watching others 
... forging ahead.

Jane Trombley wonders
about the paucity of 
baby-boomer bloggers
and her generation's 'voice'.

A counselor opines
that blogging feeds wellness!
Is blogging a new way of coping
for some?

Of course, 
many baby-boomer bloggers
have joined the run.
but, are they running
the same race,
the same pace,
for the same goals?

Quotes:
1. Baby Boomer Bloggers: Are you out there? - Jane Trombley
2. Blogging feeds wellness!- Beth Moore
3. "Coping through blogging..." - Petko D. et al.
cute dog in glasses yawning on bed
Blogging: I run my race (Photo by Samson Katt on Pexels.com)

Royal display of love for a sibling with special needs.

Royal display of love for a sibling with special needs.

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Royal display of love for a sibling with special needs. (Senryū)

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Parents with a child

many needs to take care of

‘Is yours the same, too?’

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Read an article

a royal family pic

with a special one

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an adult stroller

with family around him

such open display

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many others hid

their special needs one, unlike

the royal model

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Read this royal model:-

Royal sibling love , a great model for many families who have to handle children with special needs.

The other patient

The other patient

The other patient (Senyru)

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Parents together

they shared their experiences

of disabled kids

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Of their dependence,

suicidal ideation,

of them dying first

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I saw his mum cry

plucking the grass aimlessly

during gardening

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A mother grieving

despite being a strong leader

when in her office.

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years caring for him,

she was a silent patient,

and a depressed one.

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Through the year of guilt,

‘Have I failed as a mother?’

She pondered at times.

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Yet as a carer,

she had to be strong all times

could not, a patient.

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Head, shoulders, knees, and toes

Head, shoulders, knees, and toes

A poem (senyru)

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A new kid joined them

A centre of attraction

and quite a cute one!

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her mum sang a song

and she followed with actions

simultaneously!

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The bigger kids watched

amused with the little one

they played together

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Once upon a time, a necessity…

Once upon a time, a necessity…

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Time flies, and things change

People line up for their turns

To communicate

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Have luxury now

Mobile phones are everywhere

Just a click away

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What else’s obsolete?

CT Scans or plain x-rays?

Where’s the human touch ?

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Is there anything else

that was a necessity

and still is needed?

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Once upon a time,  many physicians relied on their touch to diagnose a lot of illnesses.

Today, many depend on technology and lost their human touch and skills.

Wars and those so-called ‘world leaders’

Wars and those so-called ‘world leaders’

Today, I watched a drama about war.  

My thoughts went to the profound and debilitating effects current wars have on innocent lives, humanity, and economies that many countries' leaders and people took years to build.

My thoughts went to the many sons and fathers who were sacrificed, when the leaders initiating the wars had their sons and fathers well-protected.

What do these leaders learn in school about humanity?
When there is war, the poet lays down the lyre, the lawyer his law reports, the schoolboy his books.

"War knows no law except that of might."

From a distance – a second attempt on this song

Faithful Friday with the News Breaker

Faithful Friday- nightmares after a cancer diagnosis ( a sketch by author)

Faithful Friday with the News Breaker

This is a poetic triplet (tercet) depicting faith and the anguish after a cancer diagnosis.

They come to break the cancer news
decision over treatments, I muse
with meditative prayers and cues.

Vegetarian I am on Fridays
Feeling dispirited, in malaise
At times, in denial, fiercely ablaze.

In your hand I take it all in a stride
though tears came and dried
this journey I will take under your guide.

Quotes:-

  1. Be faithful in small things because it is them that your strength lies. – Mother Teresa

It’s Friday 13th – the unluckiest day!

I would like to repost an old article, recalling that in 2024 it occurs twice: today 13th September and next 13th December. On this date some people avoid flying on a plane, going to work, or even getting out of bed. And it was on Friday, October 13, 1307 that King Philip IV of France […]

It’s Friday 13th – the unluckiest day!

Flowery Thursday!

An item with different species of orchid flowers wins the prize!- Orchid World Sanya

Flowery Thursday!

In Diversity and Unity, we stand!

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Quotes:

  1. “A flower does not think of competing with the flower next to it. It just blooms.”– Zen Shin
  2. “The flower that follows the sun does so even in cloudy days.”– Robert Leighton

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