Saturday, 17 August 2013




dverse... a letter to myself


Dear You




What can I  possibly say to you?
Do I have any suggestions
how you could have done things differently?
Yes a lot but none of the advice would have worked.
Your unique creative disasters are legendary
The gambling optimistic streak is too strong in you.
You  put all of your eggs in one basket
Bet on the outsider
Did not listen to yourself
The horse came in last and is  still running
You fell flat on your face
Will pick yourself up
Start over again
and I know I can count on you Darling
to make another brand new  set of mistakes




that  no one will ever have heard of or even read
about in any literature.

Yours sincerely

Me





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25 comments:

  1. Brian Miller17 August 2013 at 16:14

    at least they went out trying eh? there is something to be said of that...better to make a mistake than do nothing...a penchant for creative disaster...hm...smiles.

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  2. Gemma Mira Wiseman aka Pamela Adams17 August 2013 at 16:25

    Mistakes are the spice, the impulse of learning. Bring them on!

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    1. Cressida de Nova17 August 2013 at 16:31

      If you are running low on mistakes Gemma I have bags and bags of them I am giving away for free:)

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    2. ninotaziz18 August 2013 at 01:21

      In the FB tradition - I like this conversation!

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    3. Cressida de Nova18 August 2013 at 02:36

      Chuckles!

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    4. Cressida de Nova18 August 2013 at 07:11

      Furio Bristollio is really something isn't he?

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  3. Mary17 August 2013 at 16:34

    Ha, actually I think if we had it all to do over again we would do the same things again. And I think picking ourselves up from mistakes will be a lifetime thing. Better than not picking ourselves up for sure!! I think the "Self" when she gets this letter will be sympathetic and respond with a hug.

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  4. Cressida de Nova17 August 2013 at 16:41

    She will make herself a nice cup of tea:)

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  5. Anonymous17 August 2013 at 16:52

    behind every mistake is a learning experience... if we don't close our eyes. i hope the 'self' will fall softly if...
    ~Miriam

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  6. Cressida de Nova17 August 2013 at 17:01

    The nature of a fall is a thud unless you are a feather!:)

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    1. The Way of Dodo18 August 2013 at 07:25

      ... not if you fall onto a feathered bed.

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    2. Cressida de Nova18 August 2013 at 08:45

      Well I'm not doing that...I don't want a near death experience with an 11th century monk peering out from under the covers:)

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    3. The Way of Dodo18 August 2013 at 09:16

      LOL .... what if he promises to remove the Cardinal's hat and sox?

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    4. The Way of Dodo18 August 2013 at 09:45

      Please keep me, my hat and sox out of this one.

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  7. Laurie Kolp17 August 2013 at 17:18

    Yes, I think we have to learn from our own mistakes.

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  8. kaykuala17 August 2013 at 18:37

    Keeping it to oneself! At least it sets one to be thinking on how to better oneself to face the next round! Nicely Cressida!

    Hank

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  9. Sherry Blue Sky17 August 2013 at 20:16

    If nothing else, it gives us great material for our writing! Smiles.

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  10. brudberg18 August 2013 at 04:06

    What would life be without mistakes.. We all do them .. and often unnoticed by anyone but ourselves.. :-)

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  11. Cressida de Nova18 August 2013 at 05:12

    Hope you are enjoying your holiday:)

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  12. The Way of Dodo18 August 2013 at 07:29

    That's the spirit - "a brand new set of mistakes"
    Never repeat the same mistake; make a variety of mistakes.

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  13. Scarlet18 August 2013 at 07:31

    We all make mistakes, sometimes unnoticed by others but our darling self ~ Good one and someday I hope to write a letter to me too ~ Smiles ~

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  14. Sharp Little Pencil18 August 2013 at 21:23

    Cressida, I always hope my grandest mistakes are behind me, but then again, I've always been an overachiever in that department! This was an excellent "note to self." Amy

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