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FD Thornton
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Writer, Blogger, Observer of life

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Howling Wind
When life hands you lemons, may sound cliché. But if you think about it, it’s really sound advice.
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#Affirmation #ThingsCanGetBetter #IfYouOnlyTry #MakingTheBestOfABadSituation
Howling Wind
It’s 5:30 in the afternoon, supper is simmering on the stove, While outside my office window, I can hear a Norfolk-Southern train carrying e...
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February 4, 2026 at 2:40 PM
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Just Curious
Just a few thoughts on making the inside feel as good as the outside, even in an age of shallow thinking.
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#curious #beingseen #valued #habit #selfish
Just Curious
After taking a few glamorous selfies in the bright morning light. I must say, I had a good night’s sleep despite my penance for not sleeping well. So as I look out into the bright morning light to...
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February 3, 2026 at 3:28 PM
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Value
It’s not about the fame or the glory, it’s about the company you keep.
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#FaceValue #Friends #Family #Dreams #CompanyYouKeep
Value
Image: Adobe Firefly   When I opened the curtains this morning all I could see was a shabby reflection of myself staring back at me. Gone wa...
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January 31, 2026 at 4:22 PM
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My Hometown
It all started with a dream, now it’s ending with a little healing. Check out my story on my website: “fdthornton.com/stories”
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#Memories #InnerChild #Healing #Compassion #Change
My Hometown
Well, I was having a good morning, till I decided to choke myself on a sip of coffee. But I’m alright now; I spit it back into the cup and drink it again… I know.   Last night I went to bed...
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January 30, 2026 at 3:08 PM
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The Lives You’ve Touched
Just a story about finding your path that leads to peace.
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#BeTheLight #Compassion #Empathy #PeaceOfMind
The Lives You've Touched
With supper going and the window cracked open, I’m watching the sunset on another chilly day in South Georgia. I wrote a little story this...
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January 29, 2026 at 2:26 PM
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Kinda Hazy, Kinda Blue
We all have these kinda days, so it’s good to get that frustration and angst out if your system and begin to heal.
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#Reflection #Honesty #Healing #Confession #Forgiveness
Kinda Hazy, Kinda Blue
This morning’s looking about right for a late January, kinda hazy, kinda blue, kinda gray. The air is as sharp as an ice cold knife as well. I’m bundled up as I should be, the bed is made, and...
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January 28, 2026 at 2:19 PM
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That Gritty Taste
Just a few words about the weekend that needs to be said.
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#Life #Liberty #Happiness #Compassion #Empathy #Democracy
That Gritty Taste
After washing that gritty taste of the powdered medicine out of my mouth. I rewarded myself with a tasty multivitamin and B12 gummy vitamin to cleanse my palette. After that, I took a sweet sip of...
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January 26, 2026 at 3:38 PM
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The Next Morning
Just a little Sunday Sermon about living one day at a time.
#SundayMorning #Perspective #LivingInPeace #WeatherHype #OneDayAtATime
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The Next Morning
It’s a bit anti-climactic to spend all this time sorting through my pill bottles, then cutting pills to be divided up, and put into smalle...
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January 25, 2026 at 3:44 PM
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Out of the Sand
Just a few random thoughts on the morning and finding a little bright light in an unexpected
places.
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#JustAnotherDay #Affirmations #Recommendation #HolidayCandles
Out of the Sand
I stir in the powdered medicine with my magic wand, an old disgusting plastic straw I haven’t had the mercy to throw out, into the cup of tea. The only beverage I’ve found it blinds the awful...
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January 24, 2026 at 3:25 PM
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Live It Well
Just a little story about how plans can get in our way of living.
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#awareness #future #hereandnow #breathe #lifehappens #Zen
Live It Well
After an evening of heavy priestly confessions and a late night of deep sleep, I woke up a bit dazed and confused. For one I ain’t complet...
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January 23, 2026 at 3:27 PM
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Ghost
Sometimes Ghost from the past can either haunt you or make you smile. Here’s to facing the truth.
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#Ghost #Memories #FaceTheTruth #LoveYourself #Zen
Ghost
I woke up a little too early this morning for my taste, but I did get a solid night’s sleep. When I first opened the curtains in the study it was still dark outside, with the slightest hint of...
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January 21, 2026 at 4:29 PM
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Honest
Just an honest look at life, while now allowing the circumstance to overtake you.
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#SelfLove #Honesty #KeppingItReal #Forgiveness
Honest
Sandra Saxon Burnsed   It’s nearly eleven o’clock in the morning, I just got through editing and publishing a piece I wrote a few days back....
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January 20, 2026 at 2:02 PM
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Crescent Moon

Just a little story of connection and the desire to live.
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#CrescentMoon #Attitude #Survival #LivingWithMS #CHF
Crescent Moon
Pulling back the curtains in my study and the sun had barely crossed the horizon. Leaving the crescent moon on the edge of daylight and dark. I did my best to take a picture, but I suppose some...
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January 19, 2026 at 3:44 PM
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Far More Time
A slight comparison of the good old days and today and how we all struggle.
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#GoodOldDays #Struggling #Commentary #ADayInTheLife
Far More Time
Well it’s the middle of the month and my debit card is already declining payments I run out of money for. So like most of working class America it’s time to batten down the hatches and hope you...
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January 18, 2026 at 4:25 PM
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Snow Bound?
Just a silly little story about Canadian Winters and Southern Humidity. Enjoy.
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#SnowBound #Humor #Adaptability #Enlightenment
Snow Bound
I’m about done with my Sunday morning chores. I got the sheets off the bed to wash, got my medicine took, lite my candle, cracked opened w...
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January 18, 2026 at 3:21 PM
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Be a Blessing

Just a silly little story about our attitude and how we serve the day to others.
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#BeABlessing #WinterMornings #Complaining #Attitude #Life
Be A Blessing
What a difference a day makes. With a blinding morning sun and the wind beginning to howl, winter is once again paying us Southerners a visit. Gone are the gloomy but warm temperatures of yesterday...
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January 16, 2026 at 1:32 PM
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"Give to Caesar what is Caesar's, and to God what is God's"
January 15, 2026 at 4:09 PM
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Simmer

Just thinking out loud about anticipation and how are thoughts run from one thing to another.
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#ThinkingOutLoud #BurningACandleAtBothEnds #Worry #Fear
Simmer
This morning’s skies looked more like the opening scene in an old black and white horror movie then anything. With the bare limbs of the pecan trees creeping ever upward. With a forecast coming for...
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January 15, 2026 at 1:49 PM
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Don’t Back Down
Just some morning thoughts on facing your fear and having the determination to get this thing right.
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#Backbone #FaceTheFear #LoveYourself #DontBacKDown
Don't Back Down
Right now I’m chewing my morning dessert, the two fruity gummy vitamins I save for last when I take my medication. I got up earlier after a shitty night of tossing and turning while dreaming about...
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January 13, 2026 at 4:06 PM
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Linage

After speaking with my cousin this morning the dream is more than about bloodlines. It about the love of a parent to a child and vise visa.
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#Lineage #Bloodline #Family #Aging #UncontitionalLove
Lineage
It’s sunny and windy outside, but not quite as cold as I was promised. Yesterday I watched some football and a little SEC Basketball. By the time I went to bed I was pretty tried but I woke up...
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January 11, 2026 at 10:47 PM
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Two Images

After a rough few days, here’s a recap of my nearly 30 year journey with mental illness and how I deal with it.
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#TwoImages #ThisIsMe #MentalIllness #DontGiveUp #LoveYourself
Two Images
These two images are what chronic depression looks like for me. After being diagnosed with it and a slew of other abbreviations back in 1999, this has been my life. So if you can recall seeing me at.....
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January 10, 2026 at 5:21 PM
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United In Sickness
In a Southern Tale my Grandma would say, “That Goes from Preachin’ to Meddling”. Here’s a story about the Hard Times we all live through. So quit fighting amongst yourselves and see how’s to blame $$$.
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#Selfishness #Hypocrites
United in Sickness
Well I got to eat lunch and finish up some post, then I made a candy run to the $1.25 Store. Then stopped to pick up a prescription for my wife. I figured the safest place for me to be right now...
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January 9, 2026 at 8:43 PM
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We Are All Immigrants
Just my thoughts on the world in which we live. On changes for good and bad, and how we justify fear, hatred, and pain.
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#Thoughts #CriticalThinking #Immigration #RuleOfLaw #Compassion
We Are All Immigrants
I woke up this morning in a certain frame of mind. The song “Young Without Lovers” by John Mellencamp was playing on repeat in my head. Then I got to my study, drew back the curtains and opened...
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January 9, 2026 at 4:37 PM
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How’s the Fishing?
Just a few thoughts on how your past can always affect your future.
#detox #sanctuary #memories #emotions #time
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How's the Fishing?
Still a little weary from yesterday’s rot. My brain is still unloading the damaged files of my life. I just got back from the barber shop ...
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January 7, 2026 at 3:31 PM
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Caregiver’s Blues
I hesitated to post this story, but it’s a story that needs to be told. For all the caregiver’s out there that feel unappreciated and just plain tired.
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#caregivers #tired #exhausted #unappreciated #abused
Caregiver's Blues
After a rather peaceful morning (as peaceful as you can get with the two I live with) and an afternoon of meditation (napping). I got up to prepare a supper I wasn’t wanting to fix. But just like...
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January 6, 2026 at 1:47 PM