Julie Ainger

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Oct, 2021

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“Listening Skills. Awake. Awoke.” by Julie Ainger

The Snooze Button.Five more minutes.😴To wake.To face the day.The real day.Another day.Dreamland slowly leaving unconsciousness.Consciousness taking hold.Now. The now.Had an awakening.Fogginess, sleepiness slowing fading away too.Clarity.Clarity creates unity of effort in our work and our relationships with others. Whenever clarity is not present, consequences usually are. (dk)Through repetition, through stories, through sender, receiver. To communicate effectively, the sender must be able to communicate effectively. To frame the message in a...

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“Parable or Parabola? Where and How does your faith grow?” by Julie Ainger

My apologies.Another math question.Sort of.But not really.It depends a lot on who, what, where, when, why and how you believe. And how you intend to “get there”. For wherever you are in the moment, at the moment. Moments have a way of either stealing our faith or stealing our soul.Your choice. In the moment of course.Most important sometimes, is how you choose to get there.(pf)What path you walk along. What words, deeds, and actions you take each day. With who or whom☺️. Invisibly. Or. Visibly.Visuals. Hmmmm. Proof something occured? Yes. Ma...

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“The Escape Artist and A Date With Fate” by Julie Ainger

The ultimate influence.The ultimate Influencer.Walking under the influenceTalking under the influence.Watching under the influence.Driving under the influence.Of the ultimate influencer.Texting while Driving.Talking while Driving.Looking while Driving.Gaping while Driving.Drinking while driving.Older. Younger. Doesn’t really matter much.Texting and Driving.Persons really can drive others to drink.To a miserable outcome.And to crazy thoughts, words, actions.A word.A text.A sign.No sign.They are all there.The words.The signs.The words and sign...

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“Collodion. Flocculation. Flatulation.☺️ Crafting and crafty language.” by Julie Ainger

A picture is worth a thousand words.Hearing something a hundred times isn’t better than seeing it once.Unless, of course, you never forget a face.😞All best bets off.Imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery, however, per Alan Watts, “One showing is worth a hundred sayings.”Edsger Dijkstra, opined the concept yet a bit further. “A picture may be worth a thousand words, a formula is worth a thousand pictures.”😳Still further, Computer Scientist, John McCarthy, to make the opposite point: “As the Chinese say, 1001 words is worth more than ...

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“I Won’t Grow Up. I Won’t Give Up. Either. Neither. Either. Neither.” by Julie Ainger

I really am considering becoming a vegetarian.Controlling the narrative. Is one way to do it. Stifle existences that you wish weren’t here. Hierarchical tactics and methods aside. Common themes are all around us. In politics, economics, class, family, religion, identity, violence, nature, science, technology.Bought and Sold. Sold and Bought.Control it and the narrative can be controlled? One way or another. Communication has a way of solving problems. It also has a way of creating new problems.For example. Believe it or not, there was a time...

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“Youth is not wasted on the young when you choose to know God” by Julie Ainger

We all come into this world basically the same way:Bald and with no teeth🧑🏻‍🦲🦷☺️Youth is an important time of life. Pre-packaged answers, instructions and ways of life may confront us daily causing unhappiness. (Pf). It is better to question everything. And realize deja vu may come in many shapes and sizes. Question everything.EVERYTHING.Jesus did. He was not a storybook character, a super hero. He walks quietly beside you, silently even encouraging you to resist the race, the rat race and fearlessly face the venture of your life (PF). He en...

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“Diabolical Drama and Second Guesses” by Julie Ainger

Walk the walk.Take the path of pathological?Pathetic pathology.Keep the narrative going.To keep the narrative going.Reciprocity is a fickle beast.Secrets can seek to destroy.One step ahead.One step forwardTwo steps back.Gotcha.Gotaway. (bs)The moment you begin and end doubting yourself is and can be a deadly moment.If only.The ramifications can be unbelievably difficult to live with. Or without. Can be deadly. There are important moments when it is possible to cross to the other side. Of trust. Setbacks will occur. There are other times the ...

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“The Secret Keeper. ” by Julie Ainger

What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.When in Rome do as the Romans do.Straight from the hip. Here we go.Do you ever wonder why it is more vital, takes more vitality, takes on ever more importance to take on the young cats? The young “felines.”Because:They have yet to earn their stripes.There are no shortcuts.They often inevitably and inveigable-ly think that they are there. Have arrived.Most people are not that clueless.Shortcuts.A quick buzz.From here to there.A lie has speed. The truth has endurance. Think ‘bout that the next time you “ sl...

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“Preposterous Preponderance” by Julie Ainger

Life can really suck the life outta a person.Sometimes slow burn-ly.Sometimes quick, in an instant. Blink of an eye.Either way it can “Ouch”.A lot.And sometimes. People just don’t care.Not the bright and sunny positivity way or point of a supposed good day, the day.Sorry.Hear say is called hear say, not heard say. Or Her say.But it is a good idea to have your say. At some point in time. Otherwise fictionally fictional fiction can take over the thoughts for the day.😞Not since Rome in its glory days had a nation enjoyed such overwhelming milit...

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“When does probability + problematic = probity?” by Julie Ainger

Another darn mathematics question?Not exactly.No need to begin sweating just yet.🫵🏻🤭Seriously though. Life is not rocket science. There good people out there. Seek and ye shall find them🙂.In the meantime.Get to work.Outsmart is a “condition”. That continually needs to be dealt with one way or another. On the front end. On the back end. On the front nine. On the back nine. Too.Honesty is the best policy.Why limit yourself?Your potential is so much more than you think it is. Really.Remember there are good people out there. Seek and ye shall fi...

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“The Quiet One” by Julie Ainger

The Quiet One.He is there.He is here.He is everywhere.Walking quietly alongside you.Happy to be your sidekick as you journey through your day. Journey through your days. Your good days. Your bad days. Worrisome days. Joyful days. Confusing days.All days.Bet you didn’t know that YOU have a sidekick, huh! How wonderful is that😃. All you have to do is open up, your heart, your thoughts, questions, rations, doubts, moments of grief.Ask for guidance. While he walks alongside you.He reads you like the beautiful book that you are. Page by page. Wor...

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“Rope you in with the Gordian Knot” by Julie Ainger

Many hands make light work.🙂There is no such thing as a small task.Gordian may have thought this as he was being twisted, bent into an unrecognizable over sized string. A state so unrecognizable and something too complex to explain, explain away, try to explain, beg to explain.Alexander the Great, A legend. Alexander the Great had had enough and he CUT the Gordian Knot. Legend! For sure. Legendary for sure. Inspirational even. Sounds like not the kinda guy who simply wants to be a “hanger on-er”.As history writes, reputedly, whoever could un...

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“Googol ” by Julie Ainger

No. You are not seeing things.It is spelled that way.And will be explained in detail. Soon.But first:Mathematicians gather ‘round!Good spellers too.Spelling class may just be more important…..Calculators abound.📏🧮🧾🔍It is not what you think you know. Knew. Read. Or just read. It is not what the rest of us think we just read. Studied and re-viewed.The Spelling Bee 🐝 of all Spelling Bees DOES include math.Gosh darn it.It was my understanding there would be no math.😳 (Chevy chase)Debates and Sugar Daddy’s’, Sugar Mamas beware. (ct). Stealing is ...

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“Frowzy Drowzy and Fuddle Muddle” by Julie Ainger

When you look good you feel good?Assumptive assumptions assume a lot. Down to the wire.That was a close call and please clean the potatoes out of your ears.Is anyone listening or hearing? Yes. And. No.With a certain degree of certainty one can assume assumption assumptions about another.And be completely wrong, incorrect, off base.Fuddle Muddle was downcast. He was tired, hungry and thirsty. Zero energy to lift himself up to take a drink. To get a drink. To handle a drink.Along comes Frowzy Drowzy and asks, “Why are you so disheveled?Fuddle ...

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“Great expectations with succinct specificity😳” by Julie Ainger

Great expectations.Not child’s play. That is a certainty worth knowing.And.We are all children of God. So this all applies to us. But what if we say,”I don’t wanna”.“I don’t feel like it.” ….”You do it. You go first”.😾Today on Low Sunday we have the opportunity to rise up and be our best to self and others. Sadly, and unfortunately we sometimes and oftentimes are lazy and pawn our actions off to the highest bidder just toLook good.But there really is meaningful meaning in service-minded individuals it is usually justQuiet. Quietly whispering...

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