To Have a Bird-Eye View of the World!

Image Credit: Sarah Whiley Julia looked up at the lone bird sitting on the power lines and envied it. She knew that it takes guts to go through life alone, as she had been doing since her beloved husband, Charles, had died ten years ago. The confusion that gripped her in the first days of... Continue Reading →

Every Day Past the Three-Score and Ten is a Bonus

Daily writing promptWhat are your thoughts on the concept of living a very long life?View all responses What a strange question for a seventy-something to answer, as most people would say that I have already lived a very long life, since I have passed the biblical three-score and ten (70). I just live my life,... Continue Reading →

When Hatefulness Comes Home to Roost: Fandango Story Starter

He woke with a gasp, the metallic taste of blood filling his mouth. The hair on his neck bristles from the fear that his foes may have followed him and will continue to try to hurt him. Colin had known that spewing hateful words at the young woman in the lace dress just because she... Continue Reading →

Disorganization is the Thief of Time

Daily writing promptWhat could you do differently?View all responses I know that I should be better organized, but I have made a profession out of going off the cuff. Even after years of writing papers for the various degrees I have earned, I still write papers without an outline. I read the information, take out... Continue Reading →

Making Our Own Footprints in the Snow

Image Credit: Dmitrii Shirnin@Unsplash It's tempting to follow the footprints of others in the snow. But what if they take us places we don't wish to go? Maybe it's safer to take the routes others have made, To protect ourselves from getting lost or going astray. But, we can't allow the echo of other's ambitions... Continue Reading →

Staying in the Present Allows Us to Appreciate Right Now

Daily writing promptDo you spend more time thinking about the future or the past? Why?View all responses For years, I spent so much time focused on the past that I failed to appreciate the small moments in my days. I missed the sunrises and sunsets, too busy wondering what I could have done better. I... Continue Reading →

How To Make the World a Peaceful Place for All

When we merge love, mercy, and compassion, With tolerance, kindness, and love, We will begin to see each other’s humanity, And lasting peace will descend like a dove. Written for the Weekend Writing Prompt #397 from Sammiscribbles: Merge in 28 words exactly. Copyright ©All posts on my blog, Help From Heaven, are my intellectual property... Continue Reading →

The Gift of My Children’s Time is Better Than Silver or Gold

Daily writing promptWhat is the greatest gift someone could give you?View all responses Because there is a limited amount of time in everyone's life, to be gifted with even a little of someone else's time is s priceless gift. As I have aged, it is moments with my children and their families that matter most... Continue Reading →

One University, But the College of Life was the Best One

Daily writing promptWhat colleges have you attended?View all responses I earned all of my degrees from one university, Georgia State University, and at age 73, I am still earning degrees there, mainly because now it is free. I have a BA. Ma, and PhD in Sociology, and I am working on a MA in Religious... Continue Reading →

Tranquil Places, Joyful Moments

Image Credit: Ompragash Viseanathan @Unsplash I don't need empirical evidence to know what I feel When I watch the sun rising in a picturesque place. My soul feel the cord that connects me to the universe, And I am able to become one with earth, water, and space. Like the actor standing aft on the... Continue Reading →

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