Ollie Lind Poetry

Pretence is an action we all do at one time or another. There are those who say you should never pretend and be brutally realistic and honest in all things. But what about when you are a child and you pretend in order to play in your own private mental universe? And what about having [...]

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There are some people I know who tell me they are not creative at all. I sigh to myself when I hear that because I believe we all have the capacity to create. It may be relationships or business or a family as a father or mother. It doesn’t have to be a painting or [...]

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On Good Friday I did something I haven’t done for a very long time. I spent the entire day in solitude. I didn’t answer my mobile, no radio, no TV. Not a single word to a soul. Was I lonely? No. I recently read a book by Deepak Chopra regarding meditation. Please don’t rush to [...]

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“Energy and Persistence conquer all things.” Benjamin Franklin When I saw this quote I got to thinking about all the things we set out to achieve and all the goals that fade and lay withered like discarded flowers. I can think of many of my personal goals and desires in my life that went that [...]

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Recently I spoke of losing a friend. It ended when the other person reacted very negatively about my decision not to associate with them in an an area of our lives that overlapped. As I said, I was saddened, but would not resile from what I believed to be true. I thought a great deal [...]

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