Today, I was nominated for a Real Neat Blogger award by Thought for Change, of the blog The Rendezvous Club (https://thinkingclearly483645316.wordpress.com). Thank you; it is an honor to receive this nomination, especially from such a spectacular fellow blogger.
About Thought for Change and The Rendezvous Club
Thought for Change is a brilliant young writer who speaks directly from her heart on a variety of subjects and using a diverse range of mediums. She primarily writes poetry, but also posts in journal format and responds frequently to challenges, nominations, and the posts of other bloggers. I have greatly enjoyed following her blog, and highly recommend it to any of my readers who are not already doing so.
Rules
- Display the award logo
- Thank the blogger who nominated you and post a link to their blog
- Answer the questions of the one who nominated you
- Nominate 5-10 bloggers
- Ask them 7 questions
My Responses to Questions Posed
The questions posed by Thought for Change, and my responses thereto, are as follows:
- What’s you favorite color? Why is it your favorite color?
All Shades of Blue
It is seldom I’m certainOf any one thing
But this I can say with no doubt
Blue is a color beyond all other colors
A color I can’t live without
–I can’t say where it started
Nor from where it stems
But my adoration is borderline mad
Van Gogh knew it best, he loved all the rest
But ’twas blue he would use when he was sad
–So my world is deep azure
I wear only that color
I above all other colors adore
If you were to dissect me, rearrange and inspect me
I’ve not doubt you’d find blue to my core
- For you what’s life without Love?
To Breathe in a Vacuum
To live without loveIs to breathe in a vacuum
To draw in
Intrinsically
Instinctively
What is needed
For heart to pump
For thoughts
For change
To occur
You must be willing to accept them
For who
For what
They are
To nourish and support
But allow them to operate
As they were intended
- What’s that one word which defines you?
Sequential
Life happensIn order
Does it not?
–When we fall
We all fall
And when we rise
We rise together
–The sun begins its journey
In the east
And when it has dropped
Behind the distant horizon
And the trees grow dim
Against a backdrop of stars
When your eyes are finally closed
And you let go
Of yourself
Still clutching tightly
To the next day
Does it always remain
Firmly in your grasp
Or do you ever wonder
Whether we sometimes move
Parallel
To ourselves
–And the rays that strike your eyes
When you finally rise up
And greet the new day
Do they come
From the same sun
As the day before
Or are you somewhere else
Are you even
The same person
As the night before?
–Rest easy either way
None of this matters
What would you do different
After all
Were you to know
Anything at all
Beyond what you know now?
–Do you not learn each day
And does this ever change
The person who you are
And the decisions that you make?
- If you know that the world ends in a few days what would you do?
Time is But a Stream
If time is but a streamInto which we are thrown
Without ceremony
Without reason
Without prior consultation
How are we to know
How we should react
How we should act
Or be acted upon
Whether to allow
The waters to rise
Around us
Or fight valiantly
Against
The constant barrage
–We know
Nothing
And everything
Is subjective
–I know
Everything
Eventually
Comes to an end
- What’s your take on war?
The War
A very complicated man once said:“The Devil and God are raging inside of me”,
And having lived a life
That could hardly be described as simple
I can certainly relate
–There is
A hidden war
Being fought behind our eyelids
Beyond the flesh and bones
A battle for
Control
Supremacy
Justice
And based
On the assumption
Of clear right and wrong
–I am sick of it
–I feel
Like a child
Caught between separated parents
Embroiled in the hate
And the lies
Unwillingly
And unwittingly
A weapon in a war I do not comprehend
Or necessarily agree with
–So I make a humble petition
Of my own volition
That it may be heard
And accepted
Only if it is to be so
–I ask
For peace
For forgiveness
And reconciliation;
I release from my heart
From the heart of man
All that is withheld
And all that has been oppressed
–Are not all things in this world
Imperfect by nature?
Perfection is unattainable
Unreachable
Unimaginable
Outside of You
- If you could choose a person to be your best friend from your blogging community who would it be?
While I Sleep
While I sleep
You pourWords on blank page
Laying flat, the world of the waking
But singing softly-
Hand stretched upwards-
The cool night
Echoes in my drifting mind.
–When I wake
You are there
As I expected-
As I knew you would be-
Glowing brightly
Embers from
Warmth felt
Across Time and great bodies of water.
–How I love to dream;
My world expands
And envelops
All I know.
But I would wake
Forgo all rest
That I might know.
–Your words
Your voice
Falling from your lips
Your fingertips
My grateful
Ears
Eyes
Heart
Open wide.
–You are my first
My last
My only love
Yes, you.
- What do you like about yourself?
Limits
I will find the limits
Of thisThe human body
The human mind
The human soul
I will push beyond
Into the darkness
Where fear
Reigns
Obsolete and alone
I will embrace
All that I find
A heart
Not bound
But not
Without boundaries
My Nominees and Questions Thereto
Nominees
I nominate the following blogs for the Real Neat Blog Award:
Author: Froggy Crochet
Blog: Learning From Mistakes (https://froggycrochet.wordpress.com/)
Description: This is a very fun blog read for its honesty and open nature. The author posts in a wide variety of formats on a range of topics, most of them relating to ongoing events in the author’s life but also related to cooking, crafts, and thoughts on the state of reality. There are a number of posts about pets and animals, as the author owns pet rats and a snake.
Author: Emerging from the Dark Night
Blog: Emerging from the Dark Night (https://emergingfromthedarknight.wordpress.com/)
Description: This is a beautiful poetry blog that mostly addresses topics relates to healing, trauma, introspection, and general philosophy. The author has a very unique and personal language that elevates the reader through a narrative of redemption and growth. I greatly enjoy all of the posts on this blog and highly recommend it as a valuable resource for growth as well as objectively interesting prose.
Author: Bluebell Rizzi
Blog: Bluebell for a While (https://bluebellforawhile.wordpress.com/)
Description: This blog features a variety of creative writing as well as periodic music recommendations accompanied by full lyrics. I enjoy the juxtaposition between the dark topics covered and the overall positive and uplifting nature of the author’s writing. Posts are also generally accompanied by visual art as well as original written content, which are highly complimentary and visually appealing in presentation.
Author: The Moonlight Reverie
Blog: The Moonlight Reverie (https://themoonlight847.wordpress.com//)
Description: This blog accurately captures its atmosphere and content in the description on their About page:
Everyone has a story and every story has a beginning, a middle and an end, may not be in the same order. I too am in the process of contemplating my story, I write to explore- explore my thoughts, my own-self. May be I have reached to the beginning of my story, may be not. Well, its a long way ahead and I look forward to know and be a part of other stories. Most of my thoughts surface with the impending moonlight, therefore I begin my journey here under themoonlightreverie.
In summary, this is an excellent blog with consistent posts related to love, loss, pain, and ultimately, hope. Overall it is a worthwhile source of inspiration and motivation with quality content and character.
Author: Lawrence Illoc
Blog: Being Bipolar. Trying to Break the Stigma (https://bipolaronlineblog.com/)
Description: Lawrence is a heartfelt man who aims to address the stigma associated with bipolar through an honest and transparent view into his life with the illness. His posts can get very dark and seem hopeless, but there is strength and love in his words, love for his family, himself, and those who might benefit from his mission to challenge the generally negative and judgemental perception of bipolar disorder and those affected.
Questions
The following are the questions I request that the nominees answer in their acceptance post, should they choose to do so.
- Do you have a writing process, and if so, what is it?
- How would you best describe your thoughts and the way you process what you experience?
- If you were able to capture a single memory or piece of yourself in a piece of writing, so that the reader was able to relate perfectly and understand, what would you capture and what form would the writing take?
- How has your approach to and vision of your blog changed since you first started it?
- What do you hope to achieve through your writing?
- What is one goal or vision that you are working towards, what is currently impeding your obtaining it, and what are you doing to overcome the impediment?
- What is one of your most memorable/favorite pieces of writing and why? If possible, please provide a link!
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I’m in complete awe of the way you’ve answered the questions. Words are failing me to describe the roller coaster of emotions I went through reading this post !
I’m deeply honoured by your nomination, and thank you so much for the kind words you wrote about my blog ! I just can’t thank you enough ! 🙂
Congratulations and thank you so much for the nomination again !
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Thank you! Thought for Change posed compelling and thought-provoking questions, as expected. I greatly enjoyed the process of responding, and am looking forward to the response from all who were nominated.
You were one of the first in my head to nominate; you have such gorgeous writing, and the concept behind your blog alone is worth recognition. 🙂
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And I enjoyed thoroughly reading your responses and the form in which they are expressed is beautiful !
I’m deeply humbled by your words ! I’m touched to know that ! It means a lot coming from you, who has such an amazing way with words ! Its such an honour to have been nominated by you 🙂
Thank you so much, I’ll be looking forward to responding to the questions soon 🙂
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Amazing and beautiful answers! I really enjoyed reading them!
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Thank you for visiting and commenting; I am very glad that you enjoyed reading my post.
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Discovering this award with your nomination! Congratulations! ^^
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Thank you for visiting and taking the time to comment! I also learned of this award through the nomination; it is an excellent way to cultivate a community amongst writers here.
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You are most welcome! And yep, I agree it helps build the writers community. Congratulations again! ❤️😊
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Love how you answer the questions. So good at nominating. And your questions are interesting, they are all about writing if I’m not mistaken… Overall awesome award post!
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Thank you for the feedback and for reading my post. Yes, they are more or less related to writing or the writing process. I’m glad you noticed!
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You’re welcome 😊
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Congratulations dear
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Congratulations! And thank you so much for nominating me! ^ ^
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You are very welcome; it is a well-deserved nomination. Thank you for sharing such worthwhile posts!
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I didnt knew that you responded to my nomination until today. You always amazes me. First thing is that I don’t know how you manages to write such excusite poems so fast. And normal people only think of answering a question in an answer format but you answer in poem style that’s what I live about you.
By your biggest fan
Thought for change.
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I didnt knew that you responded to my nomination until today. You always amazes me. First thing is that I don’t know how you manages to write such excusite poems so fast. And normal people only think of answering a question in an answer format but you answer in poem style that’s what I love about you.
By your biggest fan
Thought for change.
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I apologize, I should have commented on your post to let you know. I am glad that you found this and were able to see my responses.
I tend to just think in that style, so when I answer that way, it is literally stream of consciousness; were I to respond in a more traditional manner, it would be more of a translation of the way I naturally thought that anything.
I am so grateful to have you as a reader and fellow writer. You are an inspiration and a good friend. Thank you for being you. 🙂
-Auroraboros
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I absolutely adore how you answer these quiz questions… Clearly you are a very creative soul through and through… Wow! Congrats on another win… Sorry, as always I am late to the party…
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Thank you so much for the compliments, I really appreciate it. You do not need to apologise at all; the party is ongoing and fashionably late is okay.
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