Skip to content
The Deal Is
  • About
  • Creative Writing
  • Poetry
    • Freedom
    • Love
    • Reflecting Inward
    • Writing
  • Opinion
    • Books
    • Community
      • #Blog
      • #NotAllMenAreTrash
    • Music
    • Ramblings
    • Shego Boost
    • Travel

Growing Up

A Letter to My Future Self

26/10/201611/02/2017 Shelley (thedealis)Shego Boost

Dear Self   So…you’re older now (or is it I’m older now?).  I don’t even know what to tell you…me…You know what I mean… I’ll keep this short.   You have found your voice. Don’t ever lose it. You are […]

Read more

You Are Worthy

24/10/201624/02/2017 Shelley (thedealis)Shego Boost

That’s right.  You are worthy.   So often we walk through life feeling less-than.  We crutch along on that inferiority complex we hold so dear.  We beat ourselves down to a pulp and allow others to do the same.  We […]

Read more

35…Moving Along Swiftly

04/10/201624/02/2017 Shelley (thedealis)Shego Boost

Going through growing pains means you’re still alive…

Read more

She Gave Me

29/04/201602/02/2017 Shelley (thedealis)Love, Poetry

A home filled with bodies
Generations three
You fed us
Chastised us
Laughed with glee
On hands and knees
The floors you cleaned
These thoughts are in my memory

Read more

My Open Letter To…The Bully

13/04/201606/02/2017 Shelley (thedealis)Shego Boost

This week on The Blog Tag we have the theme of Literature.  The prompt for this post is “My Open Letter To…”.   Dear Bully I know it’s been a while.  I thought I’d update you on my life.  And […]

Read more

The Blog Tag – The One Thing I’m Most Proud Of

04/04/201602/02/2017 Shelley (thedealis)Shego Boost

“I do not consider myself to be a great writer…but I try. Fortunately for me I’ve found this Facebook group called The Blog Tag. Their aim? To help those of us who struggle some with topics to help kick us into gear. I think it’s a fantastic idea.”

Read more

Ja Baas

17/03/201602/02/2017 Shelley (thedealis)Creative Writing

“Wie’s jou baas? Who’s your daddy?”

Read more

The Stranger

12/02/201602/02/2017 Shelley (thedealis)Poetry, Reflecting Inward

“She floated through existence
Neither here nor there – her backpack heavy
Always a bit of a loner”

Read more

Die Vreemdeling (The Stranger)

11/02/201602/02/2017 Shelley (thedealis)Afrikaans, Poetry, Reflecting Inward

Vir jare het ek gewonder oor dit wat ek sien Ek het haar vir ‘n tyd nie herken nie Sy was ‘n vreemdeling   So jonk en bitter diep seer Die lewe het goed met haar geremoer Vir haar was […]

Read more

Not All That Bad

10/09/201502/02/2017 Shelley (thedealis)Poetry, Reflecting Inward

All in all my life is
Not that bad…
Compared to some

Read more

Posts navigation

Older posts
Facebooktwitterlinkedinrssyoutubeinstagramby feather

The Deal Is on YouTube

Recent Posts

  • Silence The Noise
  • Sometimes
  • The Mighty Tree
  • Withering Trees
  • Please Turn the Page

Newsletter

  • About
Powered by WordPress | Theme: Astrid by aThemes.