Diplomacy is the management of relations between nations. It involves skill; the ability to handle affairs without raising hostility. It takes effort, and a great deal of discipline. [Yelling, name-calling or stating a false accusation is not being diplomatic] Vindictive behaviour, is a targeted attack with pure vengeance. It happens every time one purposefully inflictsContinue reading “Diplomacy”
Author Archives: Barb Moxsom
What Is Truth?
Motive, intention, reason, excuse(s) are all wrapped up in what each of us calls Truth. The truth is; it is what it is. No excuse can justify it, and no tears can erase it. Cold I know, but cold hard truth always shows itself while our emotions try to avoid it. We all have aContinue reading “What Is Truth?”
Real Generosity
After gathering my recyclables I headed out the door for the depot. In a split second my feet hit the ground and my back slammed the slippery-when-wet stairs. Yes I cried out in pain. Probably cursed too. It took awhile to walk it off and I know I will be feeling the bruises for days,Continue reading “Real Generosity”
My Art Made the Cover
Shooting Stars
After fumbling and stumbling and running behind every hour of the day I came to the conclusion that no progress of any sort, on any front, in any way was made yesterday. However, there was an interesting light at the end of my day. I looked up at the stars. There he was, the constellationContinue reading “Shooting Stars”
Cartoon Time
On The Loose features Doogie, a stray pup, and Whiskers, a stray cat. ~ I hope this gives you a chuckle
Turning Dread to Wonder
While scraping my windshield this morning the dread of winter crept in my mind. Like falling dominoes more like-minded thoughts popped in my head to add more weight to the dreadfulness of the cold dark months ahead. Thoughts like; the clocks going back; and the diminishing daylight hours. As I continued to scrape my mindContinue reading “Turning Dread to Wonder”
Appreciation
While strolling with my morning coffee and pondering what to write I found myself enjoying the sun’s warmth. Leaves were scattered all around me, birds were making themselves known and as I looked up to the magnificent blue sky I found myself feeling very grateful to witness such a pleasant morning. And in my gratefulnessContinue reading “Appreciation”
My First Blog Post
Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.
Welcome to my Blog
So many people have inspired me and I hope this may inspire you. Since I can’t fix all the world’s problems, I thought I would add a little humour to our lives ~ I hope you enjoy some of my cartoons, illustrations and writings.
