I keep thanking Alexa, but she never says, "You're welcome!" Written for One-Liner Wednesday from Linda G. Hill. The saying must be funny or inspirational. I wonder how many people do the same thing. My husband laughs at me every time.
The woman sitting next to me slipped a note into my hand that read, “He’s not who he says he is.” I had a momentary lapse in my thinking because I had bought everything the guy said as truth. He looked the part of a successful investment broker, with his $1000 gray pinstriped suit, $125... Continue Reading →
One thing that bothers me is unsolicited opinions on my behavior. Social media is packed with it, and the ability to remain anonymous has increased the rate of unsolicited opinions given in such hateful and unloving ways to people they don't even know. I don't like it when people think they have the right to... Continue Reading →
Image Credit: Nik @ Unsplash I must disclose that I am not the best of drivers, Because I waited so late in life to learn to drive. I don't know why people tend to honk at me, Because I am on the highway driving at forty-five. Just because I am not going the speed limit... Continue Reading →
I paid off my student loans yesterday! After 19 years, I finally have a zero balance. I always planned to repay the loan I took out to complete the last year of my doctorate. I started repaying it in 2007, but by 2020, I still owed the original plus interest. I paid what I could... Continue Reading →
Porto, Portugal Love may not get better with age, but having someone love you despite the wrinkles and physical complaints is the greatest joy. We come into the world alone, but our most ardent wish is to share this life with someone before we leave this world alone. In the last chapter, we walk slower,... Continue Reading →
Moving like a dolphin, Bruce outpaced the field in his toffee-colored swimming pants. His stylish bike was very fast, but he needed a good head start on the second leg if he were to uphold the family’s honor as the aristocrats of the triathlon. Written for Can You Tell a Story In from Ester Chilton.... Continue Reading →
I stepped into the grotto. Peace settled on my soul. I joyfully left the world behind me. Written for the Weekend Writing Prompt #423 from Sammiscribbles: Grotto in 17 words. Copyright ©All posts on my blog, Help From Heaven, are my intellectual property protected by copyright. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express... Continue Reading →
Gibbs Gardens, Ballground, GA Dealing with the aftermath of a fall in your seventies is tough, as 70-something bodies don't recuperate as fast as 20-something bodies. Nearly two months after falling in Vienna, I am still suffering from trauma to my mouth, which leaves me frustrated and uncomfortable. But life is too short to allow... Continue Reading →
We even make prisoners of ourselves when we fail to act on behalf of ourselves or others, because we believe we are powerless. O. Morton Harris, Jr., Interpretation, July 2018, Volume 72 (3), p. 324. Written for One-Liner Wednesday from Linda G. Hill.
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