Removing one group from a country will not make it safer. It may make the racists feel safe, but they wont be, because there are some people that are just bad. They may claim to do it in the name of religion, but religion condemns them. Those that commit crimes and claim it is in the name of religion are extremists, and, as the name implies, are not a part of the true religion.

I don’t consider myself a liberal, but I do believe in freedom of religion and aside from the point made above, what about those who convert? Say you did remove all of religion X from the country and then someone born and raised in that country converted to religion X, what then? You throw them out of their home country? You let them stay and break your own rule? It’s absurd!

Call me a bleeding heart liberal if you like, I know I’m not, but I also know that common sense should prevail and instead of preaching hate we should be united in grief.

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I blogged before that I was hating the project, that I felt it was deteriorating my photos rather than improving them, but I did want to finish. I wanted to be able to say that I took on 365 and won. But I can’t say that now and I don’t care! I certainly wont be taking it on again, and if I try someone please stop me!

So why am I so anti-project 365? As I said before I felt my photos got worse not better. Of course occasionally there was a cracking shot, but that’s bound to happen when you’re taking a photo every day. To force yourself to find something to shoot and then take an interesting, good quality photo every. single. day. is a huge creative challenge and one that only the amazing can, in my opinion, succeed at.

Secondly, it’s really stressful! I suppose this is just an extension of the first reason, but it really is. Knowing that every day you have to get a photo, lying in bed at night suddenly realising you’ve forgotten and snapping anything just so you don’t fail, man did it get to me. The pressure was insane. Definitely not good for me or my health!

So overall I’m really glad I failed it and that it’s over for me now. I’ve taken some time away from my camera since but will be picking it up again soon, but only when I’m inspired to do so.

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Who said that parting is such sweet sorrow?

Will I see you tomorrow?

Maybe some mojo I can borrow?

For I find myself without a word.

My story never heard.

Listening to the birds

As I try to bring a sentence together.

The loss of my clever

This feeling could last forever.

50 words down, half way there.

Pulling out hair.

What a nightmare.

Several more words down,

Wander around.

I deserve a crown

For writing this all out.

Another bout.

Need a clout.

Will this never end?

Try again.

Kind words from friends.

Parting isn’t such sweet sorrow.

Til Tomorrow.

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Thoughts running round my head. None leaving my fingers.

Silence.

On the blog no words to read. Nothing to see.

Silence.

Move along.

Silence.

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Oh spam, you are not wanted,
And yet you do not see
That despite not signing up to you
You still pester me.

Dear spam you make me irate
Especially when there is
No unsubscribe link to click,
It simply makes me fizz!

Now spam please peel your ears
And hear what I say
If you do not leave me alone
You wont see another day!

Certainly not my finest poem but inspired by my mum receiving a huge amount of spam without unsubscribe links on a daily basis. If anyone has any idea how to stop it or where to report it, please let me know!

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1. Visit and thank the blogger who nominated you.
2. Acknowledge that blogger on your blog and link back.
3. Answer the ‘Super Sweet’ Questions.
4. Nominate a ‘Bakers Dozen’ (Award 13 blogs), link to their blogs in your post and notify them on their blogs / twitter. It’s OK if you don’t have 13 blogs to nominate, just share the love!
5. Copy and paste the award on your blog somewhere.

Now I’m supposed to nominate a baker’s dozen for the award, but I know some people don’t like doing them and a lot of you have done it already, so I’m just going to leave it open to anyone who wants to do it. If you do decide to give it a whirl then let me know and I’ll stick a linky to you here Everyone loves a bit of linky love, right?!

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A person with anxiety.

You can see where this is going can’t you? But actually, you can’t! Because this particular person with anxiety has balls the size of houses right now and is riding a wave of confidence! This scared, fearful, shy person with anxiety has smashed a hole her shell and is now clambering out of it. Sure it’s taking some time, sure it’s tough and there are scrapes and knocks along the way, but dammit she is getting out of that shell if it’s the last thing she does.

So, back to the scene you were picturing. Now this chick with anxiety struts right into the middle of that scene and, in the process, hands anxiety’s ass to him.

In fact, she wandered around that market, sometimes alone, without having any form of panic attack, and she even asked a dude in a shop where to buy something!

If you don’t have, or understand, anxiety then you’re probably laughing at how simple doing these things is for you, at how I’m making such a big deal of them. But I couldn’t do those things a year ago. I couldn’t do those things 6 months ago. Facing my fears by going to Spain has shown me I’m stronger than I think and that I can do it. Whatever “it” may be, I can do it!

So take that anxiety. That is one big up yours!

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No really. I got nothing for you. Nothing to see here. Move along.

I am a writer without words.

A blogger without mojo.

A vlogger without speech.

It makes this writing malarky a little tough.

It’s making VEDA (vlog every day in April) even tougher, and incredibly boring (for you)…

Anyone got any tips? Help a stuck blogger out!

Please!

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