Author: Holly Maxwell Boydell

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A Letter To My Brother

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  To my darling brother, Whom I have known for fifty years today, A message that is on my heart to share with you, On your special birthday far away ...   I am not sure how to write this, nor how to best begin, and so am going to pretend that we are in the … Continue reading A Letter To My Brother

It’s Not Who You Are That Matters

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It’s not who you are that matters, It’s what you are. It’s not what you say that matters, It’s what you do that counts. It’s not who you say you are, It’s who you show you are. It’s not what you have that matters, It’s how much you love. It’s not how much you say … Continue reading It’s Not Who You Are That Matters

An Alternative Declaration of Love

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This piece, on 'dysfunctional' marriage, was written in early February 2015. It was initially entitled “An Outrage”, and is based on close and careful observation, describing a commitment scenario I would not personally encourage, nor condone. The message is a subtle one, interspersed with underlying confronting tones, much like the real-life tapestry of a well-crafted deception that is … Continue reading An Alternative Declaration of Love

Trepidatious Booksteps

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***** When you have a huge story inside of you, waiting for its natural time to be carefully birthed, and then discover in a moment that part of your story has been written about and published by someone else ... I am feeling rather peculiar today, and am not at all sure how to process … Continue reading Trepidatious Booksteps

She Let Go – A Poem by Safire Rose – And A Story

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She Let Go She let go. Without a thought or a word, she let go.  She let go of fear. She let go of the judgments.  She let go of the confluence of opinions swarming around her head.  She let go of the committee of indecision within her.  She let go of all the ‘right’ … Continue reading She Let Go – A Poem by Safire Rose – And A Story

Keep Refocusing Onto Positive

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Keep refocusing onto positive. There will always be something negative trying to push its way in ... Simply change mental gears, refocus, and resolutely turn attention to all that’s positive instead. Holly x

A Non-Apologetic Note On Alcohol

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Sometimes I feel that we give too little consideration to our effect on others, when we make life choices that we think are perfectly harmless, to ourselves and to others. This is one such example, which I am excrutiatingly aware of, hence the strong tone of these words ... ***** If you had an Alcoholic in … Continue reading A Non-Apologetic Note On Alcohol