The merely ordinary smeared Simon’s view of reality like a greasy film making him discontent with what he saw. To brighten his spirits he tried all sorts of gimmicks. His current desperate attempt included taking a challenging course in mind over matter levitation where each student was required to either levitate or produce a creative alternative.
One student wrote an essay arguing how going on keto would lead to less matter for the mind to lift. Another painted a self-portrait entitled If God Had Wanted Me to Levitate, He Would Have Made Me More Like This Hot Air Balloon.
When it was all over each of the submitted stories, essays, songs and paintings received an Award of Outstanding Excellence and Simon tried to decide which was worse: dealing head-on with his unsatisfying view of reality or signing up for the second level of the course.
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Denise offers the prompt word “film” to be used in this week’s Six Sentence Stories.
Poetry, Short Prose and Walking 
Excellent. Let us hope he chooses to deal with his unsatisfying view of reality.
Blessings.
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He really needs to deal with his problems. Thank you, Michael!
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Haha! And what a way to make “outstanding” meaningless.
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I am glad you liked that use of “outstanding”. Thank you, Dora!
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Darn good Six, Frank!
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Thank you, Susan!
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Ooh, this is so great. If Simon could only “Come unto Me”!
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Reality would brighten right up for him if he did. Thank you, Mary!
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There’s a dose of reality that might help him if he’d only look.
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May he take a good look one day. Thank you, Mimi!
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Those faddish classrooms are always trouble~
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I wonder what he would do if he actually levitated. Thank you, Larry!
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If everyone wins a prize, then everyone’s a loser. Run, Simon, run. 😉
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If he only knew where to go. Thank you, Doug!
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Cool ideas Frank.
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Thank you, Sadji!
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You’re welcome
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I suggest he get some baking soda, ammonia and vinegar to get rid of that greasy film.
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That should cut the grease. Thank you, LadySighs!
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lol
Fun Six. Did, in fact, smile out loud.
(We both seemed to be in a jocular Six mood this week*)
*my second Six
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Thank you, Clark! I am glad it was humorous. That was my intent, but it doesn’t always turn out that way to a reader.
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well done, i LOLed.
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Thank you, Paul!
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The problem with the world today in one sentence: each of the submitted stories, essays, songs and paintings received an Award of Outstanding Excellence
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Yes, they all metaphorically levitated. Thank you, CE Ayr!
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Oooh! Sign up for the next level…worth it for the participation points alone!
Good one, Frank!
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He just might. At one level he might even levitate. Thank you, Liz!
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An ‘uplifting’ tale 😁 I really like the line: “One student wrote an essay arguing how going on keto would lead to less matter for the mind to lift” 😁😂
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Less weight to lift. Thank you, Ford!
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Simon is my new hero, Frank, he should take the new course and get another award for outstanding excellence. A future Elon Musk. Great story arc.
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He does have that award to look forward to. Thank you!
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Nailed it, Frank.
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Thank you!
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I had to chuckle, Frank. Simon is certainly clueless. And clueless to the treasure in the small, everyday things.
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Good point. He is clueless and missing much of life. Thank you, Denise!
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In a world where you just make up your own “truth,” it’s little wonder that Simon is having issues. This was a well written and funny look at what’s trending these days. Well done, Frank.
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Thank you, Mark! We have to be wary of making up our own truth.
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