These Silent Things
With a quill, I inspire...
Still Here
Some weeks, the thoughts don’t come fully formed. They sit like bricks instead. Unwilling to be shaped into neat paragraphs.
2/5/2026
Why I Write
Writing is the only place silence listens back.
1/23/2026
2026 Reflection: Who Are You Beyond Others' Expectations?
The piece explores self-identity and the impact of prioritizing others' comfort over personal needs. It highlights the importance of confronting uncomfortable questions about one's true self, the resentment that follows self-erasure, and what becomes possible when you stop pleasing others.
1/9/2026
A Quiet Thank You (and a Happy Everything)
As the year draws to a close, this post is a heartfelt pause, a quiet thank you to my readers, a moment of reflection, and warm wishes for the season ahead. Whether you’ve read, shared, commented, or simply passed by, you’ve been part of something meaningful here.
12/20/2025Must Reads
23 posts
Blogger Recognition Award
A big thank you to Sanjay for nominating me for this award. Do check out his blog, INTROVERSION (link opens in a new tab), it is such a wonderful source of inspiration. His poems and words awaken faculties you would not...
7/4/2016
Day 3: 3-Day Quote Challenge
This is my 3rd day of the 3-Day Quote Challenge I was nominated for by U.G.L.Y. Forever and it's being worthwhile. Thanks again for nominating me for this PeaceQueen!!! I loved every minute of it :) The Rules: Thank the...
6/25/2016Day 2 : 3-Day Quote Challenge
I'll like to thank the Peace Queen U.G.L.Y Forever for nominating me for this challenge. Please visit her blog (If you haven't already) and show some love. I guarantee you'll fall in love with her great reads. The...
6/25/2016Day 1: 3-Day Quote Challenge
I'll like to thank the Peace Queen U.G.L.Y Forever for nominating me for this challenge. Please visit her blog (If you haven't already) and show some love. I guarantee you'll fall in love with her great reads. The...
6/22/2016
Be Afraid of Stagnancy
'Look closely at the present you're constructing, it should look like the future you're dreaming.' - Alice Walker Whenever I'm asked what my greatest fear is, my circle expects me to say drowning or so, but my phobia...
6/17/2016
One Lovely Blog Award
Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you're doing the impossible - Francis of Assisi I was nominated for the One Lovely Blog Award by the beautiful EttaD . This is my first nomination...
6/8/2016
The Power of Influence
You can't light another's path without casting light on you own - John C Growing up, we pick up on things from the people who we are constantly exposed to; our parents, our teachers, our friends, relatives and...
6/6/2016
But First; Love Yourself
"Happiness means loving yourself and being less concerned with the approval of others."
6/6/2016Creativity and Expression
10 posts
Losing Control
The starting point of all achievement is desire-Napoleon Hill I'm lost in a daze I know not what is real or what is not? My grip on reality loosened Too much, so much And now I feel the nothingness slowly...
9/2/2016The Space to Write-#6
Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated - Confucius. I write at a desk in my bedroom. I prefer blogging on a laptop in the confines of my home, however, when I'm on the go, I blog on my phone. I...
7/29/2016
A Story In A Single Image-#4
Criticism, like rain, should be gentle enough to nourish a man’s growth without destroying his roots - Frank A. Clark My heart's willing My body weak Down yonder I stared Past the stumps and toils Of a journey seemingly...
6/30/2016
Tourist #3
FEAR has two meanings; Forget Everything And Run or Face Everything And Rise...The choice is yours. Of all the sights in the world and the ironies of life, of all the bitter and the sweet and the overwhelming scent of...
6/29/2016
Things I Like-#2
Sometimes when things seem like they're falling apart, they may actually be falling into place... A cup of tea or coffee to start my day every day. Preferable green tea or a fresh cup of medium roast coffee. The new...
6/28/2016
20 Days of Inspiration #1 (Why I Write)
Use what you’ve been through as fuel, believe in yourself and be unstoppable! – Yvonne Pierre I write because I have a lot to say. I was born to write. To put pen to paper and create pieces that will inspire and...
6/27/2016
IBMC #10 - The Happiness Challenge
Click To Be Redirected To The IBMC Challenge Page Happiness is the satisfying aroma of freshly brewed coffee in the morning. It's coiling up in bed after a long day in my favorite shorts with a glass of chilled...
6/2/2016
If We Were Having Coffee...
“Good things come to those who wait… greater things come to those who get off their ass and do anything to make it happen.” – Unknown If we were having coffee , it'd be at a Tim Horton's. At a spot to the back of the...
5/30/2016Blogging University
8 posts
The Space to Write-#6
Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated - Confucius. I write at a desk in my bedroom. I prefer blogging on a laptop in the confines of my home, however, when I'm on the go, I blog on my phone. I...
7/29/2016
I Am Lora-#5
Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore - Andre Gide So the other day, a friend asked what my name (Lora) meant and I paused before going; 'I don't know. If you really want to...
7/1/2016A Story In A Single Image-#4
Criticism, like rain, should be gentle enough to nourish a man’s growth without destroying his roots - Frank A. Clark My heart's willing My body weak Down yonder I stared Past the stumps and toils Of a journey seemingly...
6/30/2016Tourist #3
FEAR has two meanings; Forget Everything And Run or Face Everything And Rise...The choice is yours. Of all the sights in the world and the ironies of life, of all the bitter and the sweet and the overwhelming scent of...
6/29/2016Things I Like-#2
Sometimes when things seem like they're falling apart, they may actually be falling into place... A cup of tea or coffee to start my day every day. Preferable green tea or a fresh cup of medium roast coffee. The new...
6/28/201620 Days of Inspiration #1 (Why I Write)
Use what you’ve been through as fuel, believe in yourself and be unstoppable! – Yvonne Pierre I write because I have a lot to say. I was born to write. To put pen to paper and create pieces that will inspire and...
6/27/2016
Do You Believe?
Do you believe in the mystic? In the idea that some lives are linked across time Connected by an ancient telling or prophecy echoing through the ages? Do you believe that some souls co-exist for eternity? I've...
5/20/2016
Pensive
'Life is so much brighter when we focus on what truly matters' I don't want your life. I don't hate mine. I'm not sad or depressed or lonely. I'm simply lost in my own thoughts. Engaging the full capacity of my...
5/20/2016Gratitude and Mindset
6 posts
2 And Still Counting
In the middle of every difficulty lies an opportunity - Albert Einstein I completely forgot about this. Thank goodness for WordPress reminders. Inspired Lives just clocked two on this platform and I am just overwhelmed....
12/30/2016Blogger Recognition Award
A big thank you to Sanjay for nominating me for this award. Do check out his blog, INTROVERSION (link opens in a new tab), it is such a wonderful source of inspiration. His poems and words awaken faculties you would not...
7/4/2016Day 3: 3-Day Quote Challenge
This is my 3rd day of the 3-Day Quote Challenge I was nominated for by U.G.L.Y. Forever and it's being worthwhile. Thanks again for nominating me for this PeaceQueen!!! I loved every minute of it :) The Rules: Thank the...
6/25/2016Day 2 : 3-Day Quote Challenge
I'll like to thank the Peace Queen U.G.L.Y Forever for nominating me for this challenge. Please visit her blog (If you haven't already) and show some love. I guarantee you'll fall in love with her great reads. The...
6/25/2016Day 1: 3-Day Quote Challenge
I'll like to thank the Peace Queen U.G.L.Y Forever for nominating me for this challenge. Please visit her blog (If you haven't already) and show some love. I guarantee you'll fall in love with her great reads. The...
6/22/2016One Lovely Blog Award
Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you're doing the impossible - Francis of Assisi I was nominated for the One Lovely Blog Award by the beautiful EttaD . This is my first nomination...
6/8/2016