Trying my hand at poetry
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by Linda Parkinson-Hardman
2y ago
I can’t remember the last time I wrote a poem, most probably it was during creative writing at school. And I have to hold my hand up and admit that, rather like modern art, I don’t ‘get’ a lot of poetry unless its absolutely obvious what the message is. So it was with some surprise that during my morning meditation the following came into my head fully formed. I liked it, I have no idea whether it counts as poetry (good or bad) but I wrote it down and thought I’d share it here. If you do have an opinion, please be gentle   This is a poem of absolute courage in the face of adversity as my ..read more
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The space between thoughts
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by Linda Parkinson-Hardman
2y ago
The role of ‘thought’ in our experience of life and the world around us has been a defining understanding over the last few years for me. But it’s never been in such sharp relief as in the last 17 months. I am bemused by the observation of myself seesawing between different worries, concerns and misunderstandings as I try (along with the rest of humanity) to make sense of how we’ve got to where we are. What I seem to have forgotten along the way is how important the space between thoughts is when I get caught up in the moment to moment distractions called ‘information’. I have found myself spe ..read more
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Exercising your happiness muscle
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by Linda Parkinson-Hardman
2y ago
I believe happiness is always ours. What I mean by that is that it’s always there, lurking in the background, but sometimes for some of us, it’s been so covered up with sadness and the circumstances of life we’ve forgotten it exists for us, always. As I was wandering around my local village on my morning dog walk with The Beeble and Pip today it occurred to me happiness is a bit like a muscle that needs exercising; you know like the ones around our middle we can’t see but know if they were stronger or firmer our waist might be a little trimmer. Last week I was up around Chester and when I got ..read more
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I identify as ‘human’
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by Linda Parkinson-Hardman
2y ago
If I were a rabbit I would wear a rabbit fur. I’d hunker down on all fours. I’d nibble grass and would hide in my burrow at the first sign of danger. If I were a tiger, I would walk the steppe or pace my cage, I would wear my striped coat and run from the hunters gun and chase the game that feeds me If I were a fish, I would never come up for air out of the ocean, lake or stream that is my home. But I am neither rabbit, tiger or fish; I am human. The skin that clothes my body defines my humanity. It does not mark me as better or less than any other human, it just is what it is. It is the glue ..read more
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Trying my hand at poetry
Hysterectomy Association
by Linda Parkinson-Hardman
2y ago
I can’t remember the last time I wrote a poem, most probably it was during creative writing at school. And I have to hold my hand up and admit that, rather like modern art, I don’t ‘get’ a lot of poetry unless its absolutely obvious what the message is. So it was with some surprise that during my morning meditation the following came into my head fully formed. I liked it, I have no idea whether it counts as poetry (good or bad) but I wrote it down and thought I’d share it here. If you do have an opinion, please be gentle   This is a poem of absolute courage in the face of adversity as my ..read more
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Be the change #FridayFiction
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by Linda Parkinson-Hardman
2y ago
‘Hands up if you can tell me what “be the change” means?’ Lucy looked around the class trying to size up those most likely to answer. They looked away, pretending to write something in their notebooks. Catching a movement out of the corner of her eye she swivelled to face Danny. He looked pensive, thoughtful. She smiled encouragingly nodding slightly to show it was okay to speak. He raised his hand. ‘Yes Danny’. Cocking his head on one side he thought for a moment. ‘Miss, does it mean that if I want to change something about the world then I have to change me first?’. Hallelujah, praise the Lo ..read more
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In conversation with Tiffany White, winner of the Hysteria 2020 flash fiction competition
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by Linda Parkinson-Hardman
2y ago
Tiffany White was the winner of the Hysteria 2020 flash fiction competition with her piece ‘Working Title’ published in the Hysteria 7 anthology. Based in Swansea, Wales, 57-year-old artist Tiffany H White (LGBTQ) began writing in 2020 to combat lockdown dementia.  Her work “Field Post 37560” received 2nd place in the International Festival of Human Rights Art of Creative Unity Award 2020. Listen to the interview and Tiffany reading ‘working title’. https://lindaph.me/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Tiffany-White.mp3Key takeaways from this episode: Tiffany only started writing in March 2020 ..read more
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In conversation with Andy Cash, winner of the Hysteria 2020 poetry competition
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by Linda Parkinson-Hardman
2y ago
Andy Cash was the winner of the Hysteria 2020 poetry competition with his poem The Poets Meeting published in the Hysteria 7 anthology. Andy writes about love, hope, human insecurities, death, our needs, mental illness and weaknesses, strengths, deep desires to be part of a fellow brethren and the lusts of life in an everyday world. He is anti-post truth and a fighter for freedom of the mind. Each poem he writes is about the truth, real people and real events. Listen to the interview and his reading of The Poets meeting https://lindaph.me/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Andy-Cash.mp3 Key takeaway ..read more
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The space between thoughts
Hysterectomy Association
by Linda Parkinson-Hardman
2y ago
The role of ‘thought’ in our experience of life and the world around us has been a defining understanding over the last few years for me. But it’s never been in such sharp relief as in the last 17 months. I am bemused by the observation of myself seesawing between different worries, concerns and misunderstandings as I try (along with the rest of humanity) to make sense of how we’ve got to where we are. What I seem to have forgotten along the way is how important the space between thoughts is when I get caught up in the moment to moment distractions called ‘information’. I have found myself spe ..read more
Visit website
Exercising your happiness muscle
Hysterectomy Association
by Linda Parkinson-Hardman
2y ago
I believe happiness is always ours. What I mean by that is that it’s always there, lurking in the background, but sometimes for some of us, it’s been so covered up with sadness and the circumstances of life we’ve forgotten it exists for us, always. As I was wandering around my local village on my morning dog walk with The Beeble and Pip today it occurred to me happiness is a bit like a muscle that needs exercising; you know like the ones around our middle we can’t see but know if they were stronger or firmer our waist might be a little trimmer. Last week I was up around Chester and when I got ..read more
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