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I'm not sure why I was prompted to return here. Perhaps the outlet for my words beyond the social media chatter, perhaps just a desire to be heard, the cause is unclear but the result is the same. I have returned.

To Leave And Return • Opuss № I

Ever see an app that looked like it was finished BEFORE it was released? Have we become a collection of paying beta testers?

Beta • Opuss № I

"Love me or hate me, but spare me your indifference."

Love or Hate • Opuss № I

"In real love you want the other person's good, in romantic you just want the other person." - Margaret Anderson

Real vs Romantic • Opuss № I

"Love is a fire. But whether it is going to warm your heart or burn down your house, you can never tell." - Joan Crawford

Hearts Afire • Opuss № I

"When a flirt fishes for a man, she fishes merely for the sport." - Unknown

Flirting • Opuss № I

"Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it." - Ben Franklin

Absence • Opuss № I

"You know you are in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams." - Dr. Seuss

Sleep, Love • Opuss № I

"Kissing is like drinking salted water; You kiss and your thirst increases." - Chinese Proverb

Kiss: Lightly Salted • Opuss № I

Why is it that a guy will spend all his time watching a beautiful girl, but when he's with her he's only watching the other guys who are watching her?

Watching • Opuss № I

Standing in line at the store I waited patiently as the woman in line next to me paid for her cart full of groceries. She wanted to use a gift card she had on hand but it wouldn't swipe so she had to wait for the cashier to get a manager. …

Paying it Forward • Opuss № I

Music plays as I write, Trying to free my mind. Song to song, images in black and white, The lyrics create the pictures, one verse at a time. I change the station, alter the mood, Looking for inspiration, a muse to visit me. The club …

Mind of Music • Opuss № I

Bad gives way to good, good gives way to bad The circle revolves, the view never changes The times I have now are better than the ones never had The love in me burns bright, the anger rages. Everything old is new again, everything new ages…

Merry-Go-Round of Life • Opuss № I

Any revolution without dancing isn't a revolution worth having.

V • Opuss № I

Just because a woman wants you to listen to her problems it doesn't mean she wants you to solve them.

Shut Up And Listen • Opuss № I

If a woman wants to keep a man's mind on her, just give him something with her perfume on it. The scent will be a stronger trigger than any text or note.

Scent Of A Woman • Opuss № I

If you are going to ask someone to do something, don't use a tone that makes the request sound like it should end with, "you moron."

Punctuation • Opuss № I

We don't inherit the world from our parents, we borrow it from our children.

The World • Opuss № I

We don't inherit the world from our parents, we borrow it from our children.

The World • Opuss № I

If you want to be mad at someone you love you can: Rant Scream Yell Curse Shout But if you want to be cruel: Don't say a word.

Silence • Opuss № I

You've made me... Angry Frustrated Disappointed Hurt Lost Lonely So many times that I'm down to just one last feeling... Meh.

Emotional Roller coaster • Opuss № I

I have found the only people I can't turn and walk away from are family. Blood is truly thicker than a Hallmark card emotion.

Blood Vs Love • Opuss № I

I thoroughly enjoy waking up from a dream and remembering bits then trying to go back to sleep to continue where I left off. It doesn't always work but the dreams seem much more vivid that way.

Dream, Part Deux • Opuss № I

Here's a tip for everyone in a relationship. If you haven't seen them all day, at least act like you're interested in what their day was like. One word answers such as "Ok" just piss people off and prove how selfish you really are.

Try Being Interested • Opuss № I

A walk on a warm day in a quiet downtown. Perhaps small town life has some merits after all.

A Walk Downtown • Opuss № I

Dropped my first person here today. If the only words you care to use here are hateful, vile ones...then you're a waste of my time.

Unfollow • Opuss № I

A teacher's assistant was fired for not turning over her Facebook password to the administration when requested. Right or wrong?

Give Me Your Password • Opuss № I

Never play leapfrog with a unicorn.

Rule Of Life • Opuss № I

It's frustrating to have a creative idea, inspiring to you, to only have the reaction be the equivalent of "I don't get it." So many people can't see the potential of things without it being spoon fed to them.

Lack Of Vision • Opuss № I

The saying is common; if you are confused about a course of direction, just ask "WWJD" (what would Jesus do) or if you are of other interests "WWTDD" (what would The Doctor do) or "WWSD" (what would Steve do). Let me suggest an alternative…

WWID • Opuss № I

So often we feel alone. We have friends, we have family, and yet we are still alone. Humans are social beasts but some still prefer the stillness of single existence rather than the chaos of community. What is it that we are seeking with…

Lonely • Opuss № I

The line between confidence and arrogance is invisible to the one crossing it.

The Line • Opuss № I

If you can't remember people's names when you meet them it might be because you're too preoccupied with the next awesome thing you want to say rather than actually caring who they are.

Names • Opuss № I

If you can't tell someone what they said better than they said it, you heard them but you didn't really listen.

Listening • Opuss № I

We'll talk later.

Procrastination • Opuss № I

The market does not care how long you worked on something or how well you did it. Effort is not rewarded. The market cares only if what you've done is a fit for their needs. - workhappy.net

Effort Is Nothing • Opuss № I

Quiet outside. A few birds; the rustle of leaves Dew on all things It is time for Coffee Work A new beginning

Morning • Opuss № I

Sitting at the zoo I watched a father and his young daughter moving between the various exhibits of animals. Her excitement was obvious as she would walk holding her father's hand, then run off to look closely at a lion or a monkey, only t…

At the park • Opuss № I

In thinking about "The Princess Bride," who has the truer love? Wesley willing to die for Buttercup, or Inigo willing to kill for his father?

Inconceivable • Opuss № I

Do we watch because we wish our lives were that interesting, or because we're glad they're not?

Reality TV • Opuss № I

"I love you but I'm not in love with you." The most painful thing one half of a couple can hear.

Digs Deep • Opuss № I

Is it wrong to feel a little rush of endorphins when you hear a certain app "meow" and have a little "they like me, they really like me" moment?

Meow • Opuss № I

It sounds so profound to say you love someone for not what they have or what they can do but who they are. Since we all shield parts of ourselves from others, aren't they falling in love with who we think they want us to be?

Who are you? • Opuss № I

How often have you said this phrase meaning "I'm sorry for what I did" when you actually meant "I'm sorry for getting caught."

I'm sorry. • Opuss № I

Anyone who says they have "unconditional love" for someone probably means they've just learned to live without being appreciated.

Unconditional Love • Opuss № I

So often respect is not earned, but given. It is not due nor warranted but still it is given. But when respect is given without being earned it has no inherent value. Do not respect for position, for seniority, or for association. Respect f…

Respect • Opuss № I

That point in the day when no amount of sound is going to make you happy.

Quiet Time • Opuss № I