Moleskine Pages - In Cold Blood

It took ages for him to stop moving. I didn't anticipate the silence. I now talk to myself most days and think of ways to pass the time.

Moleskine Pages- The Smell Of Martyrdom

She disappeared piece by piece over time. We ate bits of her for breakfast, lunch, supper and the occasional snack. She didn't mind...as long as we were happy. The only thing that would have enhanced the taste was a scream of pain or a few tears of regret.

Moleskine Pages - Steal A March On Time

    " She slept through everything, thinking this way she could cheat pain and steal a march on time.
       they woke her every time there was sorrow to be had. It gave them pleasure to share the load."

Gravy - Moleskine Art

People are either givers or takers. Takers have a sense of entitlement, confidence and self belief. Givers have an exaggerated feeling of empathy, compassion and low self esteem. I am a reluctant giver with aspirations towards becoming a taker with giving tendencies. Is that a good thing? I've never claimed to be saint, nor would I want to be one. I am a sinner through and through but a nice one.

We Are So Proud - Moleskine Art

If you do something for twenty days running it becomes a habit! And humans are creatures of habit. Even events or actions that may appear outlandish for some are habits to others, we can assimilate anything. That is why as a species we have been so successful. Under the banner of 'habit' families can file open secrets, and every family has them!

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Most of us dislike change, yet we crave it at the same time. We console ourselves that change will always be for the better even when we have no proof of that. When all else fails and our lives don't live up to our youthful expectations we comfort ourselves with the thoughts of a perfect afterlife. Hope is really the one thing that keeps humanity going, it triumphs over reality and makes us get up after every knock. Or are we just stupid?

This follows on on the theme of hope. The postman carries surprises, possibilities, not just bills and final demands.

Looking through a family photo album recently I was struck by how many of it's inhabitants are now ghosts. Every one of us is surrounded by an entourage of ghosts each with it's own little gravitational pull.