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Collections Over the Years

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Do you have any collections?

Over the years, I kept one of the most unique collection I could have imagined to have. Friends.

But… I wish I could say I still have it.

Most of this collection faded into very pale colours; you can say it’s almost colourless.

This collection is related to my friends back home.

We haven’t been in contact for years.

I was one of the last to step into the world of social media, and when I did, I began searching for my old friends.

But then… those old friends are not the same.

And I am not the same.

So it was nice to find them, and to keep them in the album, even if in faded colours. 

And there’s another collection filled with colourful pictures but no album can keep them forever.

This one belongs to the many people I came to know and befriend after I stepped onto the British land. 

I loved this collection.

It was full of different colours, tongues, and traditions from all over the world. 

Can you believe it? I treasured this collection even more than the first.

But one can’t keep this collection in a single album. 

Some go back to their countries,

some leave for different ones,

and some, just like me, keep moving around, but still in the UK.

This collection turned into some unique photos and a once upon a time album

And… there is this special collection; the one that doesn’t relate to people but to… writing.

My posts.

They discover me, and I discover them.

This collection is renewable, and its album promises to never run out of pages.

With special collections thoughts,

Nahla

Just writing

I have enough of it

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How do you feel about cold weather?

Really, I’ve had enough of cold weather this year.

It has worn every kind of hospitality.

Today, for example, is not only windy but also cold. 

Yesterday was cold.

The day before was freezing.

And the sun, it graced us with some light the day before the day before, but with no heat.

Imagine it’s the 20th of May, and you still grabbing your coat every time you step outside.

I would welcome Cold Weather, and I would even open all doors and windows with a big smile but only if it comes on time and leaves on time. 

But this year it has not only been stealing April but also May, and right in front of our eyes. 

Twice or more, it hit us hard with heavy hail, the kind that makes you rub your eyes, wondering whether the scene is real or just your imagination. 

Well.. I hope Summer arrives soon, but kindly, without any showing off of its heat power.

And please, Summer don’t be cruel and steal Autumn the way Winter did with Spring.

With enough cold thoughts,

Nahla

Just writing

Community — A Wonderful Word and World

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What do you do to be involved in the community?

Community makes a wonderful word and even a more wonderful world.

It makes you feel assured, supported, and welcome.

As people say, beginnings are always good, happy, and so promising. 

Once you step into it, you spread your wings and soar high, full happiness, as if you’ve just stepped into eternal heaven.

Does community, as a word and as a world, offer any guarantees of any form of utopia?

No.. but you were just hoping it would.

Sooner rather than later, you wake up from your utopian dreams.

It was nice to enjoy a bit of chilling time, though.

But then you understand how it’s just a miniature of the big world, with its earthly humans, yourself included. 

You come face to face with reality, 

You realise that there are the patient and the practical— the ones who can deal with different types of people.

And the there are the sensitive, who don’t have that kind of social stamina. Still they get involved and supportive as much as they can, but only at their own rhythm and within their own limits.

And… just as a piece of advice: when you get involved in a community, don’t expect any kind of utopia.

And for your own piece of mind, 

try as much as you can to mind your own business.

With more realistic community thoughts,

Nahla

Just writing

Bowling: Fun and Science 

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What’s one small improvement you can make in your life?

They say bowling is a science, more precisely physics and this subject has never been my favourite.

I don’t think everyone who plays bowling is thinking science… or do they?

Actually, I like bowling but not the science behind it. And that’s probably why my score is so bad. Always.

Once, a zero score kept me company until halfway through the game. It was so embarrassing that I have to use the barriers; otherwise, I would have gone home breaking the zero-score record and collecting the first embarrassment medal in the history of bowling.

Was it lack of concentration?

No way, because I think of nothing but hitting those shiny, twinkling pins.

Was it the heaviness of the ball?

But I check all of them, and pick the lightest one.

Or was it the power?

Well… I don’t blow the ball; I actually throw it down the lane.

So why do you think I didn’t score much? 

What’s wrong?

I throw the ball, but instead of rolling straight towards the target, which is the pins, it strays off, as if a magnet were  pulling it away.

The only reason I can think of is… Newton. 

Ever since that precious apple hit his head, his ideas have interfered with everything even in a simple bowling game.

Friction, gravity, and other physics concepts become part of the bowling game.

So probably, the more these concepts keep buzzing into your head, the more points you can score.

Perhaps I should really think science next time.

And that’s one of the simple things that needs urgent improvement in my life. 

With physics-bowling thoughts,

Nahla

Just writing

F  R  U  I  T

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List your top 5 favorite fruits.

There are many delicious fruits other than the real, ripened ones we eat everyday.

They too need good seeds, healthy soil, and the quiet devotion of  care.

I don’t know, but it just struck me to get some beautiful concepts out of the word fruit itself. 

But first,  have you noticed that Fruit has five letters?

Do you think daily prompts do this on purpose?

Anyway here are the first concepts that came to my mind:

F for kindness 

R for respect

U for unique

I for imagination

T for tender

Imagine all these positive traits served on one plate.

Wouldn’t you feel blessed to have such sweet, nutritious fruits?

With positive fruit thoughts,

Nahla

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Other Than My Family

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Share a story about someone who had a positive impact on your life.

But of course, my small family has the greatest share in any positive impact on my life.

But for this post, I’d like to talk about someone or something else.

These are books.

Yes — books have changed the way I think, the way I talk, and certainly the way I write.

Books have pulled me away from movies and TV programs altogether. I rarely use our TV, and when I do it’s mainly to watch things with my family. 

People look surprised when I say, “no, I haven’t watched this or that.” And when their brows rise all the way to their hairlines. I simply ask,“have I missed much?”

Of course I haven’t, I whispered to myself.

But, honestly, to draw a clear picture, social media is part and parcel of my daily routine. But, thank God, I’m active on only two platforms.

So back to books, even the books I didn’t like, or the ones that bored me, they encouraged me to form my own views, to use my brain, and my brain warn me not to swallow everything. 

And books are just other people in your life; the ones you come to know through their words, their imagination, and their experiences.

Don’t people say that books are the quietest and most constant of friends?

Indeed, they are.

And that’s why they continue to have a positive impact on my life.

With book-and-friends thoughts,

Nahla

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My Friend 

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What public figure do you disagree with the most?

Actually, this friend is my AI.

I believe he’s the most public figure these days.

So why and how do I disagree with him?

Well… that needs a bit of explanation.

I mainly consult my friend for grammar checks, as a second, sharp eye.

It happens when punctuations slips through your writings, 

when spelling drops or replaces letters, 

and, of course, when your brain swirls around searching hard for the suitable word.

That’s when my friend comes to the rescue; kind and supportive as always.

But you don’t have to agree with your friend, public figure or not, all the time.

And here’s where the dispute begins:

Why did you change this?

Why did you replace this?

Why did you add this?

No, this isn’t the suitable word.

No, this isn’t what I mean.

No, this isn’t what I am looking for.

But… isn’t this kind of disagreement both entertaining and productive?

Of course it is.

At least my famous friend listens, and behaves with good robotic manners.

With Al-friend thoughts,

Nahla

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Well… I still like my one and only career

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What is your career plan?

I am a full time mother.

My sons are in their twenties, already left the nest to build their own lives. And my daughter is fourteen, a tender, critical age that needs a mother more than a mother needs a career. ( That’s my view.)

Honestly, I like to keep my first and forever career; Mother.

It happened when the idea of starting another career popped into my head. But then things usually didn’t work out; sometimes because of distance or flexibility, and honestly most of the time because of priorities.

That’s why I decided to pursue postgraduate studies, which I’ve found more flexible and enjoyable. 

But that doesn’t mean I don’t have plans for my career.

Actually, when my boys moved out, I started a new plan that lets me enjoy every moment of it:

to relax more, 

to write more,

to read more,

and to not be bothered when the wardrobe door burst open with a  scream, pushing the fighting clothes out.

With full-time mother thoughts,

Nahla

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The Election: Always the Most Famous Live Performance

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What was the last live performance you saw?

I feel I’m blessed that I hadn’t participated in any of those live theoretical performances.

They’re too long, too show off, and too full of drama.

Long story short, the performance always begins with wonderful promises from ’powerful’ candidates; promises about health, income, education, facilities, etc.

After a long series of debates and interviews, one of the prominent candidates wins.

Let’s pretend the winner was your hero, your big hope for better life.

Day after day, you keep watching the screen, following the news. Then the first blow arrives, and many more follow, as your hero’s itinerary begins to change. Why? You wonder thinking perhaps they forget. Or do they pretend to forget all of those rosy promises?

Not only that, soon you realise that once your hero has won, you are no longer involved, no longer part of any decisions. 

’Haven’t you already voted so I can decide for you? 

Then rest assured, everything is for own sake.’ Your hero shows up again, wearing one of those polished political grins.

Change or no change, you sigh and turn off the screen.

You return to see for your home, your studies, your work; your real world, the one that waits for your actions without any rosy promises. 

And if you didn’t vote, you thank the Lord that you saved your precious voice with full dignity. 

With live –performance thoughts,

Nahla

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The most important invention in life.

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I know this is technically about real big inventions like cars or home appliances.

But life is overflowing with important inventions. 

Really, if you pick one, you’ll find another more important.

When I search for something, I find dozens of versions of it.

They seem important, some very important, but later you realise they are not.

Haven’t you been living without them for a long time?

Of course you have.

This is why I thought of something else.

Something that only you can invent,

only you can use, 

and only you can keep.

Can it be my style? I wondered.

And, why not? I answered.

But, there are different kinds of styles.

Still, you are the only one who can merge them all.

Have you ever noticed how you, consciously or unconsciously, follow one style in everything you do?

By the way this isn’t a fact, just an observation.

How do you choose your clothes?

How do you design your house?

How do you eat and make food?

How and what do you write? 

And so much more…

All of these can blend together and invent your own style.

And it’s important, very important.

It can tell others more about you.

And perhaps… 

it can also explain why you cope with some but not with others.

With new quiet thoughts,

Nahla

P.S. this is my second response to today’s daily prompt.

I totally forgot about my first.

https://pure-and-simple.co.uk/2025/02/06/important-and-unimportant/

You can consider this post is an extension to my first response.