Tag Archives: freedom

DOING IT MY WAY (freedom/boundaries, part 2)

Posted on February 28, 2021 by oneta hayes

Well, I’ll finish the story I started yesterday (about hitting the car in the parking lot). I first left a note on the car in case the owner came out, then I went inside to see if I could find … Continue reading →

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DOING IT MY WAY (freedom/boundaries, part 1)

Posted on February 27, 2021 by oneta hayes

Frank Sinatra, right? And now the end is here and so I face the final curtain, My friend, I’ll say it clear, I’ll state my case, of which I’m certain…….. I did it my way How nice to be free, … Continue reading →

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IT TAKES A VILLAGE

Posted on September 20, 2020 by oneta hayes

If Ammie had not had to go to the hospital, the chair wouldn’t cause me so much pain. “She’s okay,” the doctor said.  “She has a brilliant mind.  We are going to keep her for some testing and studies.” It … Continue reading →

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SAFE BUT BOUND

Posted on September 15, 2020 by oneta hayes

No eaglet ever had clipped wing staying in nest – Nor freedom to soar. **************** Image: unsplash Haiku Challenge by Ronovan  https://ronovanwrites.com/2020/09/14/ronovan-writes-weekly-haiku-poetry-prompt-challenge-323-clipwings/.

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TAMED, NOT FREE

Posted on November 5, 2018 by oneta hayes

Portrait of a Boy with Falcon – Wallerant Vaillant (The Met – Public Domain) Boy with Falcon – tamed, Both longed to soar open skies But neither was free. **************** Challenge to use picture with these words “soar/free/open” by https://thehauntedwordsmith.wordpress.com/2018/11/05/daily-writing-challenge-nov-5/ … Continue reading →

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WHAT THE NIGHT OWL SEES

Posted on October 11, 2017 by oneta hayes

The villain stopped his swagger immediately upon hearing the hoot of the owl perched on the lower bough of a tree snuggled in the musky forest.  His tough aura vanished as he sat on the log.  He reached for the … Continue reading →

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MORE ABOUT FORGIVING

Posted on May 24, 2017 by oneta hayes

I ended my last post referring to a “snit” for which I had to ask forgiveness.  I have had to forgive situations a bit more hurtful than than.  But never like some situation which people face.   I need to … Continue reading →

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WHY FORGIVE?

Posted on May 24, 2017 by oneta hayes

I’m swimming upstream today so I’ll hurry before I lose my gumption. Here goes: Lewis B. Smedes said, “To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.” This philosophy is highly promoted these days … Continue reading →

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MEET THE CONQUEROR

Posted on January 3, 2017 by oneta hayes

My second 2017 hope for you is that you find freedom from all fears, addictions,and any other bondages.  Jesus is Conqueror over your personal enemies.  Mine too.  (Luke 8:28-39) Luke tells that in the country of the Gadarenes, there in … Continue reading →

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SCREW TURN MANSION

Posted on February 6, 2015 by oneta hayes

FREE TO FLY Me? A wall flower, they say; an eagle I say. I sit here on the mezzanine and watch the beautiful people milling around aimlessly -glass in hand, smile on face, every hair and pleat in place. Listen … Continue reading →

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