This is Week 43 in Year 15 of Blogophilia! Time for some motivation! Let’s put the pedal to the metal, hit the ground running and get moving!
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Winter is here again oh Lord
Haven’t been home in a year or more
I hope she holds on a little longer
Sent a letter on a long summer day
Made of silver, not of clay
Ooh, I’ve been runnin’ down this dusty road
Ooh, the wheel in the sky keeps on turnin’
I don’t know where I’ll be tomorrow
Wheel in the sky keeps on turnin’
I’ve been trying to make it home
Got to make it before too long
Ooh, I can’t take this very much longer, no…
“Wheel In The Sky” by Journey
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Ready for some motivation? It’s time to put together a plan and get those wheels in motion! Let’s put that pedal to the metal and blow this pop stand! Let that rubber hit the road and get going! So what is your plan – what are you doing, and where are you going (or dreaming about going)? There’s an open road just waiting for you – go for it! Come share your thoughts and scribbles at Blogophilia!
Last week’s topic was submitted by our overseas traveling man, Stephen L Jackson! That was a fun and thought provoking topic, indeed. We miss you and hope you are doing well. Thank you for your contribution!
Last week’s bonus prompts were provided by Stormy Gail Dormire and Leta Falo Tiumalu! Thank you for your contributions – missing you both!
Last week’s picture was provided by Tyler Myrth!! That was such a funny picture to go with the topic. We thank you for your contribution – miss you!
We just want to take this opportunity to thank ALL of our Blogophilian friends for joining in the challenges each week! WE APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU SO MUCH! And to former Blogo writers, we sincerely invite ALL of you to return to Blogophilia and write with us again – we miss reading your amazing writes. Remember that it’s never too late to start writing again!!
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Ecrits Blogophilia Week 43.15 – Putting the Wheels in Motion
Hard Bonus: Incorporate a movie in which one of the Wayans Brothers appeared
Easy Bonus: Include running shoes
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There are no longer any guesses for the topic, bonus prompts or picture submissions, nor points awarded for any of these. As stated in our relaunch blog, the Blogophilia challenge has eliminated point scoring, tallying, tracking and awarding jackets. We have moved to a kinder, gentler blogging group that is no longer a competition based on points. Instead, we aim to be inclusive, collaborative and encouraging of writers!!
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Hello my bald, green, Marvin. I hope you are well.
It has been a rough 2024 so far. Lost our mom on February 7th and just had a funeral for one of my nephews yesterday. In short, my family is worn out. While sipping my coffee and looking at the buds on the lilac bush this morning, I was trying to put my feelings into perspective. I don’t write much any more, and I do not have a space to share so naturally… I thought of you and all your kindness to me in the past. I hope it is alright for me to share it here with you.
My nephew was five years younger than me and more like my little brother. I miss him deeply. He was a tortured person who was very quiet about his struggles, but he always showed hope to others. He inspired so many, including me and he was beautiful. Here are my thoughts on what I experienced yesterday. I know it doesn’t fit the topic very much, but perhaps it will in the end. Much love and admiration… Rebecca
Why do we kill what is beautiful?
Why does passion dictate who we are?
What does it mean to be real and natural?
Where do honesty and compassion coalesce into mercy?
When does wisdom become ignorance?
To know, to have seen so much, and to still be lost is disheartening.
We all want to believe in something. To have hope that good does exist.
But discord, hate, jealousy, and envy… These are the weapons of this world.
I have seen so much, but still know so little.
I have tried to change, to make the world, or my small part in it better.
And yet… all I see are people in pain.
Pebbles of consequence carried on a cyclical current that will not stop.
And the light dims from their eyes as they wither.
My heart breaks with this sadness.
Tears flow and me eyes sting with bitterness.
Because nothing really changes. The circle is so complete… that it chokes and smothers.
She used to believe that one small misstep, one small ripple might create a chain reaction.
She thought that one pebble with enough courage could alter this slow decay into numbness…
But she could not do it. She bullied, she fought, she rebelled, and she abandoned…
And all she did was destroy. Institutions and traditions crumble to rubble and soot.
To know, to have seen so much, and to still be lost is sorrow.
Conformity, co-operation, and cohesion only work when the pieces are the same.
Individuals are crushed and battered into submission… there is no room for change.
Why do we kill what is beautiful?
Because we do not see the beauty within ourselves.
The reality that each one of us is a spark of individual creativity and difference…
We long to be a part of the group that fits, to make a difference when we do not even understand ourselves.
And that brings death to all that is beautiful.
To be different is to be set apart, to recognize the freedom of our uniqueness, and to live it with all of our strength. Until we cannot beat back death anymore and we are forced to finally sleep. Memory becomes mist and myth as time marches on and contributions wither into smoke as each generation hands on legacy to the next. Nothing lasts, nothing changes, and the circle continues.
To find that spark to fight in a world that never changes is freedom. And even if it leads to our own destruction, at least we can say we lived life beautifully, fully, free.
Rebecca R. Grusendorf April 21.2024
Rebecca, I am sorry for your losses. You really are a beautiful soul.
beautiful beyond my vocabulary. thank you for sharing ❤
Oh my! This cold little alien heart is truly breaking to hear of your devastating family losses. It is hard to comprehend that much sadness, sending condolences to you and yours.
I have missed you, my dear Rebecca. Know that you are a beautiful and kind woman, and you are always welcomed here with open arms, to have a place of support to write your heart out. You have a gift with your beautiful words. God bless and comfort you! KUDOS Dear Earthling! ❤
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