“Live a good life. If there are gods and they are just, then they will not care how devout you have been but will welcome you based on the virtues you have lived by.
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If there are gods, but unjust, then you should not want to worship them.
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If there are no gods, then you will be gone, but will have lived a noble life that will live on in the memories of your loved ones.”
― Marcus Aurelius
This is in response to Sammi Cox’s Weekend Writing Prompt #308 where the given word is CONFESSION, and the word count is 33.
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Catholics do it
Only if they’re contrite
Needing absolution
For their sins
Examination of conscience
Sorrow for their sins
Saying sorry
In a meaningful manner
Over and over again
Now they are absolved
This is in response to Sammi Cox’s Weekend Writing Prompt #268 where the given word is YEAR and the word count is 46.
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Yet again, the eternal question that
Everyone probably asks at some time in their lives.
All we can say for sure is that we are here, and even that is debateable!
Ruminate all you wish but I bet you will still ask, Why Now? Y Ear?
This is in response to Sammi Cox’s Weekend Writing Prompt #267 where the given word is RETURN and the word count is 31.
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Right
Everyone!
Time to find a new Prime Minister. Someone who
Understands they must earn
Respect and who is concerned for the country
Not themselves. Let’s return fairness. Let’s return reason!
This is in response to Sammi Cox’s Weekend Writing Prompt #265 where the given word is BREVITY and the word count is 12.
We all know that written and spoken words can be:
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Beautiful
Relaxing
Exhilarating
Vital
Interesting
Therapeutic
Yet are often best kept brief
This is in response to Sammi Cox’s Weekend Writing Prompt #235 where the given word is Mirror and the word count is 95.
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My
Image
Reminds
Readers
Of
Rasputin
Of course, that is not true at all. I have shared various images of myself over the years and I am sure that they convey all sorts of thoughts and perceptions or, indeed, none at all. Why should Rasputin enter into my ponders? He was not as handsome as I am and I’m pretty sure he was not a nice man to know. I am! Now – is that presumptious? Of course it is, but who am I to care about that, or why………
My
Imagination
Readily
Roves
Over
Randomness?
It started when I gave up smoking and went from there!
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