Tina Brescanu's Blog, page 3

Pro Choice

To be pro choice is to acknowledge that women, whatever their background and circumstances, are capable of making decisions. They do so every day. The decision to keep or end a pregnancy is one of these. Even though women’s choices are shaped by the constraints of their circumstances, they are tailored by their beliefs and their consciences. Ireland is not protecting life, Ireland is denying women their right to decide and take responsibility. The decision making capacity is part of being human, not breeding stock.

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My writing hasn’t changed anyone’s life (yet) but it saved my life

My writing hasn’t changed anyone’s life (yet) but it saved my life. How has writing changed your life?

You become what you accuse others of being

You become what you accuse others of being. Yes or no?

Life Recipe

To own your house and have a job for life sounds good to a lot of people, but I have always questioned this life set up, I’ve always prefer not owning anything other than my own body, myself, the rest can come and go, move freely, not stagnate and grow mould.
Of course, my theories have never been based in university led proper statistical measured data, only from what feels right and what doesn’t.
I never subscribed to one job for life; people have always been shocked at my disregard for a permanent job position, preferring the opportunity to remain until further notice employment basis.
Owning a house has never been on my life plan either, renting gives much more freedom and options, and now when people live longer, and immigration is quite common, it makes more sense too.
Renting and changing jobs throughout life keep everything fresh, and a country with this life set up does better than countries who insist on holding tight to what is not a safety net, it’s a ball and chains.
Just like money in the bank is useless when not used, so too are jobs and houses when they stagnate, when they don’t get new blood. We all know that a change of scenery recharges the batteries, but change is also freedom.

Writing Inspiration

I can write
Writing is a journey of creation and adventure
My writing voice is intriguing and exciting
The right words are always here
Reading is a type of travelling
The first draft is fun, fast and energetic
If I love it others will too
I write because I love writing
Writing is a way of getting to know myself

Imagination is creation

As I was growing up my imagination gave me an interesting attitude towards telling the truth.

Want to remember something? Don't take a photo.

People think I'm mad, I've never liked taking photos; I think the camera is in the way, it destroys the moment, it doesn't capture it. I've finally succumbed to a smart phone, but I have yet to take a photo. What do you think, mad or what?

There are no bad words

There are no bad words, only words of different potency

Books on prescription

We all recommend books to family and friends, but do you also prescribe books to people? My sister has prescribed more books for me than anyone else, she always finds the right books, not always at the right time, sometimes I've saved them for a long time before starting to read, like Stieg Larsson's trilogy, I didn't think it was for me, but when I started reading I fell in love with Lisbet, it was like meeting my weird wonderful sister and I think that's why she gave it to me, to understand her better.