It’s the 5th day of Just Jot it January 2020! Linda here with our prompt, which was generously supplied by Faye, of Faye’s Mystical Musings. “Your prompt for JusJoJan January 5th, 2020, is “intention.” Use the word “intention” any way you’d like. Enjoy!
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“The road to hell is paved with good intentions” One of my wise mother’s many sayings. It means many things done done for good reasons do only harm. Thinking on these lines I have written an Acrostic Etheree thinking of Mum’s words.
Female, wife, full time mother and Grandmother. I am not as happy go lucky as I used to be but I am still bubbling along on simmer! I have three handsome sons all grown and flown.The youngest married with a beautiful wife and two sons of his own. Back in 2010 I was working, running a home, driving and socializing then bang in a split second all that was gone. I had an accident at home. I broke my back, not for the first time, I had broken it 10 years previously as well. Unfortunately this time I had broken it really badly and it was truly messed up so I had to have two operations. I was told before each operation that the outcome could mean I spend the rest of my life in a wheelchair. Still as some guy once wrote "I am still standing " yes "better than I ever was " I no longer use the walking stick . I had lots of friends before the accident but when things like this happen, you loose most of them. Their lives move on and mine stood still and so they left me behind ...I know that is just the way life is but it hurt and always will. Then I looked around and saw those who were still there for me, these friends are the roses in my garden they need to be tended well. They are the diamonds in the dust. I will of been married 53yrs this comming year. I have found different ways to approach life, use my pain befriend it almost...yer right , well that is what they tell me at the pain clinic ROFLMAO ...... if only I could! I have found an outlet for my fears, frustrations and night terrors . I have started writing poetry if that name can be applied to my writing. I hope I do not come over as a moaning winger. I hope I am past all that. I also hope that you might see how the poetry is moving from very dark through the grey and hopefully in to light.
My back is no longer straight it is C shaped because of the injury and I have lost two and a half inches in height but my Pilates and Core teachers have helped me to stand up as straight and be as strong as possible. Pain and depression are still hanging on my arm but I have weapons to use against them and if I say so myself I cope well.
I have made lots of new friends, real diamonds. I am also very grateful for all the support and help I have encountered here on Wordpress. Hugs and welcome to everyone who visits.
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49 thoughts on “Daily Prompt – JusJoJan the 5th, 2020”
Love your poem using Intention as the first letter of each line. My husband also told me every now and again that the path to hell is covered with good intentions. (He was the one with the good intentions he couldn’t keep)
Hi. Apologies for submitting my response to you in error. I have now redirected to Linda. G.Hill. In anticipation, many thanks for your understanding. Goff
Beautifully done Willow. Like the country being told to buy diesel driven as it appeared safer. But within a few years, the science found this to not be the case. Now we know better.
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Love your poem using Intention as the first letter of each line. My husband also told me every now and again that the path to hell is covered with good intentions. (He was the one with the good intentions he couldn’t keep)
It’s a sad thing really but it’s a truism. My mum was full of sayings 💜💜💜
Yes, true indeed. Older people had many sayings because they didn’t have all the time on line.
Yes very true 💜💜💜
So true, that poem, Sis!
Thank you Sis, like your Spidey’s post it’s something we need to keep in mind 💜
100%
Bad only creates bad. If we want to have a change for the better we need to spread seeds of love.
Yes indeed that’s a very good thought.
Ah, yes!!!
My mother used that saying frequently as well. Perfect!
It must be a generational thing 💜
Hi. Apologies for submitting my response to you in error. I have now redirected to Linda. G.Hill. In anticipation, many thanks for your understanding. Goff
Absolutely no problem I guessed you must of made a mistake, we all do it I know I do 💜
Thanks for your understanding. Goff
No worries 💜
Cheers
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Cheers
To manufacture or in this case accomplished
Sorry was talkingto my son and put the answer in the wrong conversation 🥴
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Sorry I was What’sapping with my son and wrote in the wrong box, sorry 💜
No problems. The unexpected is so exciting! Have a great day. Goff
Lol it was silly of me 💜
No! A mystery now and again wets the appetite. Cheers
Lol 💜
Cheers
Reblogged this on Art, Photography and Poetry.
Thank you so much for the reblog 💜
Hi. Thanks. However I am somewhat perplexed regarding to where and to whom i should have submitted response. Could you clarify. Cheers. Goff
Hi yes you submit your post to LindaGHill at https://lindaghill.com/2020/01/05/daily-prompt-jusjojan-the-5th-2020/
Thanks. Immediately redirected after I realised my error. Cheers. Have a great day. Goff
You too Geoff💜
Happy Day.
You too 💜
Cheers
Thank you 💜
Hi. Great prompt. Love your poem. Here’s my response and contribution – Intrusions/Haiku. Here’s the link https://goffjamesart.wordpress.com/2020/01/05/intentions-a-poem-by-goff-james/ .
Have a great day. Goff
That’s where my mind went too
Wise words, Willow.
Thank you Robbie 💜
Beautifully done Willow. Like the country being told to buy diesel driven as it appeared safer. But within a few years, the science found this to not be the case. Now we know better.
Yes very true, and we bough a diesel car simply because we thought we were doing right 💜
Myself included.
Typically they changed the goal posts 💜
No science came up with a more accurate test.
Yes indeed, that’s what I meant 💜