“You cannot reason with delusion.” Rachel Lindsay
You Were You were the duchess of Derby, at nine, or was it eleven, you were Hitler's nemesis, an art school hero who never went to art school, though you were creative; once, you were young and energetic, smiling, laughing, later, you grew into unhappiness, frowning, bitter, longing, lost in the 2 p.m. soapies, lost in depression, lost in your stories, those inventions of reality that were real for you with every version, but lost on me. Copyright 2023 ©️Paul Vincent Cannon All Rights Reserved ®️
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The quote above was appropriate today after a conversation with my sister. Unbelievably I kept my mouth shut😂😂
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I find it easier to stay silent now, my anger never achieved much for me in the past. It’s hard though, boy can they stir the pot.
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Ah, yes, one can’t have a battle of wits with an unarmed person.
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Ain’t that the truth?! Sadly that is the truth, and then simply beat you down to their level.
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Or we could go all supercilious and say, “I’m not going to dignify what you just said with a response.” (I never had the guts to actually do that.)
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I did, but being me, on occasion couldn’t help but double back and have a go anyway, i felt better in the moment – but nothing achieved.
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When I’ve been tempted, Jiminy Cricket would whisper in my ear, “What would shooting off your mouth accomplish in this moment? My answer invariably would be that sounding off would make an already bad situation even worse.
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Too true Liz.
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Mmmm no guessing who
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No, you know full well 🙂
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