Two days ago it’s been 11 years since I’ve started this blog and so much has changed.
Fewer words from me, but still so much inspiration. I know my voice will come and go, but I’m still glad to be here after 11 years and hope to keep this space for years to come.
Thanks to everyone who’s still here and to those who have just started following me. I hope today and the rest of your year are good.
Written By: Deirdre Stokes Copyrighted ©️ 2026 By Deirdre Stokes
If you had a free round-trip ticket to anywhere, where would you go?
To anywhere, where would I go? Italy, to see the Colosseum and other attractions and eat great Italian food. Then I’d visit nearby towns and cities, take the train back to London, visit Paris too, then go back to Italy and fly home after enjoying as much time as I can in Europe.
Here, like the spirit of Christmas past
Trying to accept that my voice from the past is gone and explore my present voice.
But the best of my writing has me wondering: can I still express myself now? And do it justice and be satisfied.
As my birthday nears and I take time off, someone always asks if I will spend time writing, and I don’t know if I will.
Because I can’t do it consistently right now, and giving myself grace is a struggle.
Will I overcome this and take the brave step of trying to write, so that writing can shine again?
Written By: Deirdre Stokes Copyrighted ©️ 2026 By Deirdre Stokes
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