ladyrebecca(25)•in #life•151 days agoCelebrating lifeI know it’s just the beginning of November, but, in my family, we cannot wait to be done with 2025, to put in the past a year dominated by illness and death, an...706$2.65ladyrebecca(25)•in life•151 days agoCelebrating lifeI know it’s just the beginning of November, but, in my family, we cannot wait to be done with 2025, to put in the past a year dominated by illness and death, an...706$2.65
ladyrebecca(25)•in #psychology•246 days agoThe power of a good curseI recently heard a story about a little girl who’d express her indignation at having her hair braided every morning by mumbling incomprehensible words. Took her...5517$1.75ladyrebecca(25)•in psychology•246 days agoThe power of a good curseI recently heard a story about a little girl who’d express her indignation at having her hair braided every morning by mumbling incomprehensible words. Took her...5517$1.75
ladyrebecca(25)•in #psychology•252 days agoKnow thyself or others will know youThe ancients knew the importance of self-knowledge. Some 2,500 years ago, the phrase “Know thyself” was inscribed on the Temple of Apollo in Delphi, ancient Gre...8846$7.45ladyrebecca(25)•in psychology•252 days agoKnow thyself or others will know youThe ancients knew the importance of self-knowledge. Some 2,500 years ago, the phrase “Know thyself” was inscribed on the Temple of Apollo in Delphi, ancient Gre...8846$7.45
ladyrebecca(25)•in #loss•256 days agoSlipping away piece by pieceOne of the last texts he sent me a few months ago read “miss you girl”. I smiled as I am long past my girly days, but in the palaces of his mind I was still the...126727$24.09ladyrebecca(25)•in loss•256 days agoSlipping away piece by pieceOne of the last texts he sent me a few months ago read “miss you girl”. I smiled as I am long past my girly days, but in the palaces of his mind I was still the...126727$24.09
ladyrebecca(25)•in #life•262 days agoThe curse of BabelHow do you feel when you find yourself in a country where you don’t understand the language? I hate it. Surrounded by signs I cannot make out and people whose c...12118$5.45ladyrebecca(25)•in life•262 days agoThe curse of BabelHow do you feel when you find yourself in a country where you don’t understand the language? I hate it. Surrounded by signs I cannot make out and people whose c...12118$5.45
ladyrebecca(25)•in #story•275 days agoA gift from beyondA skeptic by definition, I don’t really believe our dearly departed smile upon us and help us with our everyday problems, like finding the damn car keys. Would ...668$5.09ladyrebecca(25)•in story•275 days agoA gift from beyondA skeptic by definition, I don’t really believe our dearly departed smile upon us and help us with our everyday problems, like finding the damn car keys. Would ...668$5.09
ladyrebecca(25)•in #life•279 days agoHow do you deal with bored people?I confess - this past week I came dangerously close to being bored. A terrible sin in my book. In my defense, I will plead extenuating circumstances as I was st...107210$8.37ladyrebecca(25)•in life•279 days agoHow do you deal with bored people?I confess - this past week I came dangerously close to being bored. A terrible sin in my book. In my defense, I will plead extenuating circumstances as I was st...107210$8.37
ericvancewalton(25)•in #wellness•308 days agoPay Now Or Pay Laterhttps://media2.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExb2JyNWFkdnluZjNucTg3bzd3ZGk0NXZncjVuMGwyeGJ5ankxMDdqaiZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/ZpgBPqFdphEbe/g...18720$12.04ericvancewalton(25)•in wellness•308 days agoPay Now Or Pay Laterhttps://media2.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExb2JyNWFkdnluZjNucTg3bzd3ZGk0NXZncjVuMGwyeGJ5ankxMDdqaiZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/ZpgBPqFdphEbe/g...18720$12.04
ladyrebecca(25)•in #rant•320 days agoCold TurkeyToday I spent a rather long tram ride staring out the window. At nothing in particular, just a drab neighborhood that hasn’t changed much in decades. Just so I ...4213$3.03ladyrebecca(25)•in rant•320 days agoCold TurkeyToday I spent a rather long tram ride staring out the window. At nothing in particular, just a drab neighborhood that hasn’t changed much in decades. Just so I ...4213$3.03
ladyrebecca(25)•in #democracy•337 days agoIf there is hopeIt lies with the proles. This is one of the most memorable quotes from "1984". It may well be that Winston is deluded when he says that, but, at this point, I d...5512$3.83ladyrebecca(25)•in democracy•337 days agoIf there is hopeIt lies with the proles. This is one of the most memorable quotes from "1984". It may well be that Winston is deluded when he says that, but, at this point, I d...5512$3.83
ladyrebecca(25)•in #popefrancis•348 days agoThe Shepherd who abandoned his flockPope Francis’ time as head of the Catholic Church can be summed up in one image. Easter Vigil 2020 in a ghostly Saint Peter’s Square where no Christian was allo...82714$10.41ladyrebecca(25)•in popefrancis•348 days agoThe Shepherd who abandoned his flockPope Francis’ time as head of the Catholic Church can be summed up in one image. Easter Vigil 2020 in a ghostly Saint Peter’s Square where no Christian was allo...82714$10.41
ladyrebecca(25)•in #thoughts•361 days agoThe SpotlightThe waiting is killing me, thinks the old man. A dry cackle is forming in his throat, but it wouldn’t do to let it out. What would all the people in the main ro...931$8.45ladyrebecca(25)•in thoughts•361 days agoThe SpotlightThe waiting is killing me, thinks the old man. A dry cackle is forming in his throat, but it wouldn’t do to let it out. What would all the people in the main ro...931$8.45
ladyrebecca(25)•in #pain•362 days agoMary crying at the foot of the CrossLast Christmas, a niece invited us to hear her singing carols with her church choir. Latin, Romanian and a few English carols, among which one I found very intr...320$1.15ladyrebecca(25)•in pain•362 days agoMary crying at the foot of the CrossLast Christmas, a niece invited us to hear her singing carols with her church choir. Latin, Romanian and a few English carols, among which one I found very intr...320$1.15
ladyrebecca(25)•in #thoughts•373 days agoEvery acorn has its destiny?The trees outside my window are nothing special. Plain linden trees you wouldn’t recognize in a line-up. They give off a nice smell when in bloom and a much-app...1363$9.09ladyrebecca(25)•in thoughts•373 days agoEvery acorn has its destiny?The trees outside my window are nothing special. Plain linden trees you wouldn’t recognize in a line-up. They give off a nice smell when in bloom and a much-app...1363$9.09
ladyrebecca(25)•in #ai•379 days agoPresidentBotI was considering something like President TinMan, but Grok came up with PresidentBot and I promised it would get full credit for that. Gotta be nice to the new...5618$3.32ladyrebecca(25)•in ai•379 days agoPresidentBotI was considering something like President TinMan, but Grok came up with PresidentBot and I promised it would get full credit for that. Gotta be nice to the new...5618$3.32
ladyrebecca(25)•in #freedom•406 days agoNothing to fear…except fear itself. I had no idea it was FDR who said that in his inaugural address, but the idea was foremost on my mind today as I was walking home from yet ...1149$8.60ladyrebecca(25)•in freedom•406 days agoNothing to fear…except fear itself. I had no idea it was FDR who said that in his inaugural address, but the idea was foremost on my mind today as I was walking home from yet ...1149$8.60
ladyrebecca(25)•in #ukraine•415 days agoOld Europe's rude wake up callShock, dismay, disbelief and lots of impotent rage. That seems to be the mood today among European globalist leaders following bombshell news that Trump and Put...527$4.13ladyrebecca(25)•in ukraine•415 days agoOld Europe's rude wake up callShock, dismay, disbelief and lots of impotent rage. That seems to be the mood today among European globalist leaders following bombshell news that Trump and Put...527$4.13
ladyrebecca(25)•in #democracy•418 days agoThe Trump effect: Romanian president steps downThe irony is that his clinging on to power was illegal under the Constitution, but disgraced Romanian president Klaus Iohannis announced today he was stepping d...18216$12.80ladyrebecca(25)•in democracy•418 days agoThe Trump effect: Romanian president steps downThe irony is that his clinging on to power was illegal under the Constitution, but disgraced Romanian president Klaus Iohannis announced today he was stepping d...18216$12.80
graveyardpat(25)•in #hive-161465•421 days agoThe SharpenerCome on. It'll come any time now, I think, slouched in my chair, at my desk. Subtly eyeing the empty page before me with a little guilt. Oh, I know exactly what...152$0.84graveyardpat(25)•in hive-161465•421 days agoThe SharpenerCome on. It'll come any time now, I think, slouched in my chair, at my desk. Subtly eyeing the empty page before me with a little guilt. Oh, I know exactly what...152$0.84
ladyrebecca(25)•in #life•425 days agoBecoming Morty SeinfeldAfter spending a few days on a foreign trip, one feels the need to atone for certain sins even though we stayed well within our budget and did not buy any crap....6739$8.88ladyrebecca(25)•in life•425 days agoBecoming Morty SeinfeldAfter spending a few days on a foreign trip, one feels the need to atone for certain sins even though we stayed well within our budget and did not buy any crap....6739$8.88
