Gims, I think it's fun when more than one of us writes using the same words. I think this whole thread is wonderful, and there's no such thing (IMO) as "hogging the words", because they're here for anyone to use, once, twice, several times over. When the spirit moves you to write, you gotta write.
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When you don't like a thing, change it.
If you can't change it, change the way you think about it.

(Maya Angelou)