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Hello Fellow Bloggers,
I hope you are all well. I’d like to share this with you:
It’s a short essay (300 words) about convention(al thinking) and perception. I hope you might find it interesting!
Thanks for reading!
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Interesting post! One of the best things about having a teenage son is how he’s constantly questioning conventional wisdom and all the things the rest of us take for granted.
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Great point! My son is only two, but I already get the feeling he’ll do the same!
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I am infatuated with critical thinking… but dislike Dawkins because he often does things just for the shock value. It works for him and I don’t blame him – he made piles of money selling various points.
As for maps – to anyone interested in viewing the world in different light I highly recommend Polar azimuthal equidistant projection. Google it – I find those maps really intriguing.
Love your blog and post by the way – hope you don’t see what I wrote as “too critical” 😉
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‘Too critical’? – Absolutely not! It’s much appreciated… good to hear other points of view! Thanks for checking out the post – and I’m glad you like the blog!
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Commented, even though it hurt my brain this early on a Monday. *grin*
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Thanks Traci – sorry to hurt your brain 😉
Thanks for checking out the post.
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While in college working on my degree in psychology we learned a lot about perception and how our exuberant faith in it often misleads us. I’m glad you touched on this as it is not necessarily common knowledge. Sometimes our need to make things easier or universal can limit the way we challenge our minds and our perceptions. Certainly, it’s helpful to have a common way to handle things like we see in maps as you pointed out, but it is also important to learn the fundamental principles and not let our need for ease tarnish our enthusiasm to see things from different perspectives. Great post! Really took me back to college! Thanks 👍
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Interesting! Commented and tweeted
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Well written 😀 It is so strange with things that we just have gotten used to and don’t question anymore.
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Happy Full Moon (with a side of lunar eclipse) Monday!
I did a blog swap thingy, and I want to show my hostess some comment love. Even just a, “Hi! Traci sent me here and paid me in cyber chocolate chip cookies to say I love her stuff.” would be cool. *grin*
Here’s the link to my post on her site –
https://www.awitchspath.com/single-post/2017/08/02/Full-Moon-Healing-Spell-Guest-Post-by-Traci-York
Thanks all, and happy howling!
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Hope you won’t mind that I took you literally ;). Although I am big self-improvement buff… never though about combining it with magic. So I’m truly glad that you posted here – will be following your posts, they look great!
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LOL! Just saw your comment, and I love it! Thanks so much. 😀
And yes, when I first started studying magic, it became an inadvertent journey of self improvement as well.Feel free to shout out any time with questions about anything – always happy to chat! Oh, and thanks again!
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Of course I love your spell. 🙂
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You, my dearest Angela, ROCK! *blows kiss*
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Hey fellow bloggers. I’ve recently written a blog of my experience as a woman in regards to relationships (from a female perspective) and how it has affected me presently. Some information has been emitted hence why it’s been titled ‘fictional’ but the underlying message is factual.
Please do have a read and let me know if you can relate. I’ll be sure to also do the same
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I think the fictional/factual aspect of it is a good approach. Especially because lets face it, we all talk about relationships and weave in our own experiences with those of people around us. I know these words might seem odd from a middle aged guy, but hey, I know a few things too! In any case, seems like you really touch on the sort of things people want to relate to themselves.
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I’m a 27 year old romantic as well and I enjoyed how relatable this was, it reminded me of basically all of my friends. Relationships should be taught as a subject in school because they’re so hard and we all seem to have a very unrealistic view of them!
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I love love this !! Followed you and really excited for part 2 !! And I love your theme
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Loved it – this is right up my street!
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I think you write very well and the fictional diary seems very interesting, makes me wonder what will happen next 😊👍 Commented on your blog as well 🙂 Keep up the good work!
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First of all, I want to just state how much I appreciate this community pool. You guys are always so supportive and I can’t express how much I am glad to be a part of this each week.
I want to defy the theory that “you never appreciate something until it’s gone”
Anyway, here is my post for this week. Let me know what you guys think. Thanks as always! 😊
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We appreciate you too! 😉 Whenever I run into someone who is looking for more info on being vegan I direct them to your site.
Great post as always – I love that your posts are always media rich. Keep it up!
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Wow! Thank you! I really appreciate that. I couldn’t ask for more of you 😊 Glad you liked it!
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Commented! 🙂
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Thanks! I just replied
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And I replied to your reply – LOL!
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Great post as usual and yes squads are amazing !! Any girl can conform that
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Thank you! 😊 Ladies do tend to love the benefits that come from squats!
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I quite enjoy the support and appreciation of the community pool as well! I’m pleased it’s gone so well for you and wish it continues! 😃
I loved your post on squats! Seriously. You’ve got a great voice that is both professional and personal to keep the reader’s interested. Makes me rethink my need to add in more squat type poses to my yoga routine. Thanks for the share and happy blogging!!! 💫
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Yesss! Yogi’s unite! 🙏 Never hurts to add a Yogi squat in your practice every now and then to help build up that energy. Thanks for sharing such kind words with me. I’m humbled 😊
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Ahhh yay for being yogis!!!! ❤️🙏 and you’re most welcome; you deserved it!
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I love this post and couldn’t agree more!! I guess when you squat so often your whole life you don’t think of it as much. And now as a weightlifter I learned there are right and wrong ways to squat too. Always learning something new! This post was a joy to read!! Can’t wait for your future posts! Thank you for sharing!
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Glad you enjoyed it so much! Thanks for your support! 😊
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Hey everyone, welcome to a new week. I’ve just published a couple of travel posts on my blog https://stevemcsteveface.com and would love to know what ya’ll think. Thanks for looking. Steve
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Happy Monday A+ bloggers!
Today I share the latest post from My Instruction Manual. It’s about how we all know we’re going to die, but so few of us live our lives like we know it.
https://myinstructionmanual.com/2017/08/05/spoiler-alert-youre-going-to-die/
I would love your feedback here and on the blog itself.
Keith
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This is great
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Commented and tweeted!
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That was an eye opening post, left my comment there.
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Love the message here. Live now why wait? Cool post!
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So very true. We should all remind ourselves of this everyday. Thanks.
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Great jog. Good content
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Happy Monday! Don’t let summer sail away before you and your kiddos make one of these fun DIY sailboats! I would love comments for this craft! 🙂 http://www.celebratingwiththebug.com/milk-carton-sailboat/#
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I like it!
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Cool! More kids need to be involved in things like this during their free time. I salute you!
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Really cute sailboats 😊 such a great project 👍
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Commented as Yaswanth
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Wow! Those little sailboats are so cool! I think I’ll get my kids to try it out.
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Hi community pool,
Always love connecting with new people on here. I’ve written a post about something I really regret but an experience that has inspired me to make better choices:
https://breakingthealcoholiccycle.wordpress.com
Any feedback welcome!
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Commented & hugged.
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Read, enjoyed & followed. Thanks.
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Thank you!
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Thank you for sharing!!
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Your blog is very simple, and very refreshing. The post I’ve read so far are both aesthetically and logically beautiful, with a clear theme (self-care, self-help, tranquility, etc.) ❤.
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Thank you I really appreciate your feedback!
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Here’s to the writers, the painters, the musicians, the photographers, and the hilarious tweeters. Thank you for sharing a part of yourself with the world!
https://withloveandalittleselfdeprecation.com/2017/08/06/youve-got-the-write-stuff/
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commented:)
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Thanks for checking it out!!
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Cheers to you–and the funniest blog going. I’m following. Thanks! (Another Rebecca, not as funny!)
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Well you just made my day!! Thanks so much, Rebecca!
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Gosh…I really appreciate the heaps of personality/character ( I see sacarsm, humor, nervousness, gratitude, sincerity) in this post. It’s really refreshing…I knew right away that you must be a great writer.
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You rock! Thank you so much for reading and sticking with me as I tapped into a rainbow of emotions in this post. 🙂
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Hello!
Happy Monday everyone!. Last week I wrote a poem about a pear tree. This week I wrote another poem on the progress of that pear tree. Tell me what you think of it. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you!
https://claireyangwrites.wordpress.com/2017/08/05/pear-tree-progress/
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Short but sweet
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Thank you for your comment and visiting. I’m glad you liked it.
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Nice. Can’t wait to read the next part.
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Thank you. I’m glad you liked it.
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Happy Monday. A Poem. Enjoy. https://mtaggartwriter.wordpress.com/2017/08/05/a-flower-for-mom/
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Tried my hand at writing an article for the first time; this came as a product:
https://thunderpoet.wordpress.com/2017/07/27/bad-words/
Hope it doesn’t give away my novice attempt. 😉
It’s about some tweaked details regarding the new ‘bad words’…. If you don’t get it, then check it out for yourself. 😀
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I thought this post was interesting! As a poet myself, I know how difficult it can be to break out of the mold and write *gasp* longer sentences 😂😂😂 Just a heads up, I think your intro got posted twice. It made it a bit hard to read at first.
In response to your post, I’d say that I disagree a little. Now, the various “-isms” these days do seem a bit overblown because of the growth of social media outrage, I’ll give you that. But pretending that they don’t exist doesn’t eradicate them. They’ll still be around even if they have no name, and they’ll likely be even more difficult to fight because language isn’t helping us pinpoint exactly what they are.
You’re right, most people aren’t born hateful and discriminatory, but the ones who do develop these qualities are definitely taught–either by friends, family, the media, or their own experiences. Not necessarily by the school system. If anything, I think it’s good that the education system is teaching children these “bad words”; an open dialogue, rather than silent hatred, are our best options going forward.
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I usually find myself refraining from agreeing with other people on many unspecified topics, well, ’cause I generally make balanced arguments. But yours truly go me… Extremely valid, I would say. Social Media does overplays these kinds of stereotypical parts. Now, I knew somebody would pinpoint, “pretending that they don’t exist doesn’t eradicate them.”. But I’m not suggesting that you stop believing that these things don’t exist. I’m simply suggesting that perhaps if you don’t actually teach these things (not just the words, but also the behaviour) to the upcoming generation, maybe they’ll be able to develop a greater world, where these things don’t have a name. Imagine if these things didn’t even exist, why would we need the language to point them in the first place?
Let the generations decide for themselves, things that are *meant* to be learnt. Not just the education system, but a whole revolution is a necessity right now. Now I know what I suggest may seem a bit irrational in today’s world, given all the bombarding developments. The idea’s extremely eutopic, I realise that. But hey, it’s not bad to dream at least, is it. 😉
Am really glad to see that at least someone took their time out to *actually* disect the points that I made. I was expecting this kind of response, some time or the other. 🙂
Nice to meet you. 😀
And thanks for the correction in the post. (embarrassing, really)
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Nice to meet you too! And you’re very welcome 😊
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I like your style of writing and it’s an interesting post 😊👍
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Thanks a lot. 😀
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Hello folks!
What if waking emotion and subtle thought did not come to a standstill once living creatures disappeared? Whom would love? Who would breathe in the wonder of existence, now that ‘life’ is a strange concept? Who would be there to look over?
Here’s something I scribbled down: https://lampteacupoverthinking.wordpress.com/2017/08/07/rendezvous-2/
Do leave a comment or drop a message. I’d love to hear from you, wonderful person!
Love,
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I just responded over on your blog, but I thought I’d comment here too. Well done!
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Thank you! ^_^
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Short and powerful 🙂
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My regular motivational post is up… but this week I wanted to talk about new series I’ve started. Every Thursday @ 8:00 I’ll write about blogs within community that I enjoy. Also, seeing how much us bloggers enjoy awards and recognition I’ve decided to institute a prize. Here is the last week’s post:
http://howtoaddict.com/blogs-worth-following-star-blogger-award-nominations/
This week at Thursday @ 8:00 I’ll post a poll which will determine winner of the prize. People will vote on which blog they like the most.
Let me know how you like the idea and whether I can include your blog also. Looking forward to your feedback!
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It’s definitely a good idea and very generous. You don’t have to do it but you are, well done mate.
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Here’s to hoping that I will be able to send some significant traffic to other bloggers who definitely deserve it. Thanks for your support and kind words… everything is easier when others send positive vibes and push you forward!
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Hi there!!! I’m still unbelievably humbled about my nomination! And I realized AFTER I posted my blog award post that I could have taken the time to answer your inquiry on my posting every day. 😅 Oops!
The long and short of it is: I like writing. Once I get into a habit, I tend to stick with it. But not every day has been easy to write and feel like I’m doing it well or even decently. But I found doing anything at all is better than nothing. Keeps me on my toes. But feel free to ask more specific questions!
Also, all the best on your new series! I can’t wait to see it unfold. 😁😁
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Well, you definitely deserve recognition – you are doing something unique + are producing over long time period ;). And to anyone reading this comment visit https://britwitblog.wordpress.com and see for yourself what I am talking about.
As for your writing – I actually do have quite few questions. Getting into the habit and the just doing it are big part of success… but I am curious about technical details. Whether you are doing certain parts consciously or not… that sort of thing. Anyways – we’ll definitely continue conversation on our blogs… I’ll reach out to you over email and we can plan something concrete.
In any case – I’ll have that voting poll for award Thursday @ 8:00 – feel free to bring friends to vote for you as others will :). Talk soon!
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😁😁😁 thank you for the recognition! Yours is brilliant as well!!! (CLICK THE LINK ABOVE, people. Please and thank you!)
Yes. Let’s discuss!! I look forward to it. And please accept my apologies for being a lousy return messenger.
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Great site. Count me a follower!
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Thank you!! 😁
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Nice initiative!!!
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What an awesome way to give back to the community!
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Yes amazing idea !! Some of the blogs I read are amazing and they totally deserve the recognition and traffic
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If you have any blogs to nominate – we can collaborate and get them mentioned. So, whenever you have time feel free to use that Contact option on my site to email me directly or let me know if I can reach out to you for collaboration. And keep doing great job with you blog, loving it!
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yes I will definitely contact you and collaborate and thank you 💕
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Hello, beautiful people! As always, I’m focusing on reviewing and sharing some of my thoughts. I’d be grateful if you’d take a lot, maybe you find something you might enjoy. Thank you in advance! https://reviews635.wordpress.com/
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Nice review of Wonder Woman, haven’t seen yet, but would love to!
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It was a really good movie, I hope you’ll like it.
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Read your Wonder Woman review and you made a good argument for it; I personally found the action great but a lot of it was cliche and cheesy.
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Thank you! I respect your opinion as well.
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You had me at Wonder Woman. *grin* Commented!
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Thank you!
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Hope. Joy.. Feelings cloaked as words
Hope you would visit my blog. Go search for the post I QUIT. and you would be in for a good read. Thank you for your time.
With hope,
Bryan
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Good post! I actually thought about writing a post about this topic as well!
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Thank you. 😊😊😊
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Relatable is an understatement 😂 I go through this every day man, trying to balance social media, entertainment and writing; by the time I’m done with all its like 3am lol, good post.
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Thanks mate. 😊😊😊
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Hi everyone! Would appreciate if you checked out my latest post on London, you can find the link here: https://curlygirlabroad.wordpress.com/2017/08/05/conquering-the-rain-in-london/
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How awesome!!!! You’ve got an awesome blog layout and great content. I quite enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing and I look forward to coming back to see more. 💫
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Oh thank you, so nice of you 🙂
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Born and raised in London, the weather is balls 70% of the time but when it’s good it’s good. Also agree with what you said about the ‘art’, can’t see what all the fuss is about lol.
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Haha glad to see I’m not the only one. Whereabouts in London do you live?
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Then south-western part, you said you were visiting so I’m guessing you’re not from these parts?
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Oh nice! No, I’m from Belgium 🙂
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Great read & followed you. Every time I’ve been to London is been red hot, but living in the uk I understand the part about sun shining one minute, raining the next!
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Thanks 🙂
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Happy Monday guys, how are you all doing? I just wanna share my most recent post on health benefits of tomatoes. Feedback will be really appreciated, thanks.
http://wp.me/p8xtyc-bF
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Dang I had no idea tomatoes were that amazing for your health! Good read, I liked how you made easily detectable bullet points for each benefit 🙂
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I knew they were good, but not that amazing! Shared your post on Twitter for #MondayBlogs. 🙂
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Hello Community Pool
James from James Proclaims here. Back blogging after a recent hiatus. Welcome me back by reading any of the posts I’ve written in the last week and telling me how much you love them.
You don’t actually have to love them – just tell me that you do….
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What’s not to love about elephants?
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I couldn’t have put it better myself. Elephants are awesome
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Hello bloggers,
I have been writing poetry for a few months and fiction is my new venture. So please read this short story and tell me what you think, you feedbacks are needed for further development of my writing in That category, https://itsallaboutnothingg.wordpress.com/2017/08/06/short-story-millennium-park/
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Brutally honest:
I don’t usually enjoy reading short stories on here, a lot are quite cringe or boring.
You actually wrote something that kept me engaged and it was actually interesting. I liked how you intertwined the past and present, I really thought something was gonna happen to the protagonist! Keep it up 😂
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Wow! Thank you so much! You are my first outside feedback for this piece. I’m so glad you liked it. Thank you once again!
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How was everyone’s weekend? I had a good one, thanks! 😛 My recent blog post was actually inspired by the events that took place over the weekend. I just came to a realization that although I have flaws, my opinion doesn’t matter about them. It’s my partner’s opinion that matters. It’s almost like I am ashamed of acknowledging my most secretive flaws to my significant other…only because I feel vulnerable.
Here’s the link. Please feel free to share some of the flaws you are most ashamed about, and what does your significant other know about it?
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So relatable, thanks for sharing, so concise but really speaks volumes! Keep it up!
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Thank you for the lovely comment!
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It’s so hard being vulnerable to another person, and you expressed it very well. Commented. 🙂
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Hi again! This week’s post is just a brief look back at my last month in blogging/life. Feel free to check it out & let me know if this it’s the kind of content you like and/or blog about!
https://antipodalpull.com/2017/08/06/july-2017-review/
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Wow , It’s a good one Sydney 😋😊😊
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Thank you ❤
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Hi everyone! My name is Rhea and I’m a book blogger- I write book reviews, book games- everything related to the wonderful world of books. Do check out my blog and give me feedback!!
https://bookchantedblog.wordpress.com
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Hi guys,
If you don’t know me my blog is all about writing honest and truthful posts on some topics we don’t really delve into.
My latest post is about the concept of forgiveness and whether it’s ‘overrated’ or not. Feel free to check it out, if it’s your sort of thing you could always subscribe to (it’s free ;)).
Cheers and I’ll happily check out any of your blog posts too,
-Danny
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https://blogsstuff.com/2017/08/danny-writes-is-forgiveness-overrated/
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I’ve been working on forgiveness this week and this has some great points in it! Thanks for sharing and I love your writing style!
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Danny, I like all of the aspects of forgiveness you consider and think you’ve worked it out in your mind how to reconcile it for yourself. I couldn’t find a place to comment after the article at your site?
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Comment section should be at the bottom, im glad you liked it 😁
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This is a wonderful post! Over the years I have found myself more forgiving of others for my own inner peace. If I want to be happy and grateful I have to let go of what disturbs my peace of mind. And just that alone made a huge difference. Though I forgive others easier now, it doesn’t mean we will forget and let it happen again. Overall what a great read! Thank you for sharing!!
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I’m exactly the same bud, thanks for reading haha ☺️
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Hey fellow writers and aspiring authors! I just wrote a post about why you don’t need an MFA (Master of Fine Arts) degree to become a successful writer. This is a pretty hot topic amongst writing circles. I’d love to get some feedback on the post and hear your personal thoughts and opinions on it if you’re a writer!
https://bldaniels.wordpress.com/2017/08/07/you-dont-need-an-mfa-to-be-a-writer/
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Oh my gosh!!!! Yes!!! Thank you for sharing!!!! I have my BA in English/creative writing as well and I cannot explain the pressure I felt for going to graduate school to get my MFA. I knew if I went I would get burnt out so fast. (I think this is also true if I went to grad school immediately after graduation for any subject.) I think there’s only so much education can teach a person or in this instance a writer before it’s a matter of “skill” or not. If that makes sense. I want to keep is vague in a sense because it’s not all about talent or education. I think it’s a mix. But that’s the sparknotes version. I appreciate you sharing this! 😃
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Thanks! At the time I would have applied for a grad degree, I didn’t have the means to undertake it. Over time it just seemed less and less appealing to me. I still believe there is value in education, but I think sometimes people place a little TOO much emphasis on needing the MFA like it’s some sort of silver bullet to make you a great writer.
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I completely understand. And you’re quite welcome!
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Hey all! Hope everyone had a great weekend!
My blog is all about empowering other writers with inspirational posts, pep-talk style, and informing my fellow bloggers about the “do’s” and “don’t’s” of blogging. I also blog about my own personal endeavors from time to time, of course.
Feel free to check out my blog and read my most recent posts! Please let me know if there is anything I can do to return the favor!
Cheers!
Dominic
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Read some of your posts. Def inspirational to writers and non-writers alike 🙂
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Well thank you! I’m glad you were able to take something away from them!
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Happy Monday everyone!
Here is My Week in Pictures. The last two weeks have been full of rain, picnics and a trip to Brighton!
These are still a very new type of post that I have been writing, so any advice would be greatly appreciated it!
http://sojerden.com/2017/08/06/week-4-5/
Love Soph xxx ❤️💙❤️💙
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Hey, Soph!
I tried commenting, but my browser crashed, then it said I’d already commented (even though I couldn’t see it). If it doesn’t show up, shout out and I’ll try again.
Oh, and this is what I said – “This is such a cool idea! I feel like I got a tour of your life through your words and pictures – excellent blog feature!”
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Hey Traci,
Your comment came through- it was lovely and truly made my evening! I am really really pleased that you like this style of post. Stay tuned for more. I’m just checking your blog out at the moment and so far, it looks fantastic xxx
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YAY! 😀
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What an amazing idea and I’m inspired to do one myself . Also the photos were really good too . Awesome Soph!
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Can’t wait to see your post! Xxx
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Calling all poets and poetry readers! If you’ve got a critical eye, could you check out my most recent poem?
https://hausofphantasia.wordpress.com/2017/08/07/white-walls/
I struggle a bit with rhythm in my poetry. I think the first lines of each stanza are interesting and flow at a nice pace, but I think the last lines disrupt that flow in an awkward way. This is an issue that runs through quite a bit of my work. Thoughts?
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Hi everyone! My name is Monica and my blog is all about design. I recently concluded an internship working in user experience design and I wrote a post explaining some of the things I learned about UX. I would appreciate any feedback on my post or my blog as a whole. Thanks!
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Nice👍
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I don’t necessarily need any feedback on what I published moments ago, I just wouldn’t mind receiving advice pertaining to the look of the blog. I don’t understand the customization aspect of editing my blog entirely? But anyways, “happy” Monday!
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Maybe this might help — it’s a roundup of various posts from our archives about customizing your blog, which in turn contain lots of ideas and links to detailed instructions:
https://wordpress.com/dailypost/2015/07/29/colors-lines-customization-roundup/
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