Inspirational quotes

04/11/2024

Beautiful nature

04/11/2024

To the group I hope you had a great weekend 💐🤗
Deciding to let go of things that don't bring happiness signifies a conscious choice to prioritize one's well-being. It's an acknowledgment that personal joy and contentment take precedence over holding onto elements that no longer serve a positive purpose. The phrase "letting go, happily" implies a sense of liberation and empowerment, suggesting that this decision is made with a positive mindset and a commitment to embracing a more fulfilling and joyful life.
Yvonne Kent PaterasInspirational quotes

31/10/2024

Lol Happy Sunday Witches 😈

31/10/2024

31/10/2024

Happy Halloween give blood do not make us take it

31/10/2024

It.s Halloween spread the love

30/10/2024

The (Not-So-Scary) Origin of Halloween: The Tale of Jack the Trickster

Once upon a spooky time, back when people were still figuring out that toilets were a good idea, there was a sneaky, mischievous guy named Jack. Jack wasn’t your typical prankster—he was known all over for his extreme tricks, and he loved every moment of terrifying anyone within a mile of his home in the Irish countryside. But then, Jack made a huge mistake: he tried to trick the Devil himself.

It happened one chilly October night. Jack was walking home from the pub (having spent all his money), and he saw a shadowy figure with red eyes standing in his path. "Jack," the figure hissed. "Your tricks are legendary. But now it’s time to pay up… I’m here for your soul!"

But Jack was as sly as he was cheap, and he quickly came up with a plan. "Well, if you’re the Devil," he said, "prove it by turning yourself into a coin." The Devil, feeling a bit proud and a bit too eager to show off, turned himself into a shiny coin, and Jack immediately stuffed it into his pocket, where he kept a tiny silver cross. This prevented the Devil from changing back.

The Devil was furious, but Jack struck a bargain: if the Devil left him alone for ten years, Jack would let him go. The Devil agreed, and Jack released him. Ten years later, though, the Devil returned, now with a no-nonsense attitude and no patience for Jack’s tricks.

Jack, seeing he had no way out this time, made a final request: “Before you take me, can I have an apple from that tree?” The Devil, thinking there was no way this could go wrong, climbed up the tree. And, of course, Jack quickly carved a cross into the trunk, trapping him again. This time, he made the Devil promise never to take his soul to Hell.

Fast-forward a few decades, and Jack finally passed away. But when he tried to get into Heaven, the gates stayed closed; his trickster ways hadn’t exactly made him popular there. And when he tried to go to Hell, the Devil blocked him. Stuck between worlds, Jack roamed the earth with only a single ember to light his way, which he placed inside a carved turnip he’d found.

From that day forward, Jack wandered in the dark with his creepy turnip lantern, earning the name "Jack of the Lantern"—or, as we call him today, "Jack-o'-lantern." People started putting carved turnips and eventually pumpkins on their doorsteps to scare him off, and dressing up to confuse him so he wouldn’t play tricks on them.

And so, Halloween was born—not from some dark curse or terrifying spirit, but from the very human fear of getting tricked by a sneaky, mischievous guy named Jack who just wouldn’t let the Devil have the last laugh.

Happy Halloween! 🎃
Inspirational quotes

29/10/2024

Today is Stroke Awareness Day
Listening to this could save a life.

I tried again to imagine, to think, to reach for anything familiar. But my mind was empty, a dark void. My imagination had vanished. I couldn’t move. I couldn’t speak. There was no comfort, only heat, pain, and the relentless realization that my body no longer obeyed me.

Someone had once said, "Look into the abyss." Who was that? I couldn’t remember. I couldn’t remember anything. My thoughts were slipping away, like sand from a broken hourglass. Only the surge of adrenaline kept me from giving in. I knew one thing: if I fell asleep, I might never wake again.

Time no longer existed. Suddenly, I was in a corridor, drifting in and out, returning to the same shadowed place. It was like some twisted magic trick. Blink, and I’d be back in the void. My mind registered space, but time felt meaningless. Somewhere in this fog, I realized that even when my body failed, my brain clung on, locked in a different kind of consciousness.

In that fractured reality, one truth was clear: strokes don't wait. They strike suddenly, without warning. Knowing the signs—acting fast—can be the difference between life and death.

Extract from Stroke journey ] by Yvonne Kent Pateras]. All profits from this work will go to stroke-related charities.

28/10/2024

Stroke Support GROUP

🤗good job little one🤗

28/10/2024

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Lend me your hope for awhile.
I seem to have mislaid mine.
Lost and hopeless feelings accompany me daily.
Pain and confusion are my companions.
I know not where to turn.
Looking ahead to the future times
does not bring forth images of renewed hope.
I see mirthless times, pain-filled days,
and more tragedy.
Lend me your hope for awhile,
I seem to have mislaid mine.
Hold my hand and hug me;
listen to all my ramblings.
I need to unleash the pain and let it tumble out.
Recovery seems so far distant;
the road to healing a long and lonely one.
Stand by me; offer me your presence.
Your ears and your love
acknowledge my pain. It is so real and ever present.
I am overwhelmed with sad and conflicting thoughts.
Lend me your hope for awhile,
A time will come when I will heal
and I will lend my renewed hope to others.

'Borrowed Hope' by Eloise Cole
Art: Nunzio Paci

28/10/2024

The Darkness is a cloak you can wear all year...just not for Halloween 🎃

28/10/2024

It is just a seed 🫶🫶

28/10/2024

I thought some of my friends might like this!
Do you think you are an owl, turtle, shark, teddy bear, or fox?

A quick questionnaire to determine your conflict management style can be found here:

https://blake-group.com/sites/default/files/assessments/Conflict_Management_Styles_Assessment.pdf

28/10/2024

🙏💐🙏💐🙏

27/10/2024

Ducking for apples