HeyJaredBehind the Bob
Writing. If not writing, reading. Currently in a state of creative curiosity.
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Water and words (opens the original)
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I long for days spent by the sea, looking out at ever changing waters and ever changing skies.I long for days filled with words, my own scribbled in notebooks, or those belonging to others bound between covers that rarely do justice to the words inside. I long to share time, meals, wine, laughter and tears with those dearest to me. Days that feel endless, evenings stretching out before sleepy heads and full hearts hit pillows contentedly. <a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https:
White sun (opens the original)
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Days when the sun burns so hot and bright,it illuminates natures jewels in a lightthat feels almost white.Hedgerows of emerald,with pops of amethyst and pink sapphireglimpsing through the leaves.Golden fields linedwith clusters of rubies,poppies glowing in a warm breeze.Citrine sand with pearls and opals,half buried,shimmering along the shoreline.An aquamarine sea,sprinkled with diamonds,glistening in the white sun.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://images.unsplash
Beach life (opens the original)
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Kids squirming while parents rub sunscreen and sand onto every exposed limb and patch of bare skin.Gulls shrieking, circling overhead, beady eyes on gritty sandwiches, salty chips and picky bits. Men striding towards the sea, then gingerly tiptoeing as if on hot coals, as the stones and shells prickle the bottom of their feet.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!sjxs!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s
People pleasing (opens the original)
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People pleasing - it’s my forte. Or it was until I was forty.Then something shifted.I shifted.From an overwhelming need to please, keep the peace, not offend, make others happy.To the realisation that time is short, and shifting. Too little time, too precious to waste on pleasing people when it doesn’t please me. I wrote the above about a year or so ago, sat in the garden after a walk to the beach. I had been reflecting on how many times I say yes to things, go along with plans for the sake of o
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