Daily writing promptHow do you deal with uncertainty?View all responses Life is full of uncertainty, with each day a mystery to be lived. The uncertainty derives from a lack of control over so many factors. For example, when driving, all we can control is our own cars, but not the cars of fellow drivers who... Continue Reading →
My First Job Taught Me Adults Can’t Walk Off a Job Because They Hate It
Daily writing promptWhat’s a moment when you realized you were officially an adult?View all responses I knew I wasn't a kid anymore when I got my first job in a chicken processing plant. I was so excited to think that I was about to earn my own money. But on the first day, I wondered... Continue Reading →
One Day at a Time: Can You Tell A Story In
A Museum in Paris, 2024 Stifling a yawn, Carol ate fresh-baked oatmeal cookies, staring out at the rainy weather. As she listened to the toot of a trumpet in the background, she realized that as bad as things were, she wouldn’t ask the necromancer to tell her the future. She’ll take one day at a... Continue Reading →
You Can Lose Your Equilibrium Trying to Find a Reason for Everything
Daily writing promptDo you think everything happens for a reason?View all responses Not everything has a reason. Sometimes, things just happen! We struggle to make sense out of the horrors in the land of the living, needing to understand the whys of this life. I think of the story of Job in the Bible, and... Continue Reading →
I Still Would Like to Buy the World a Coke and Keep It Company
Daily writing promptWhat’s a piece of media (book, movie, song) that changed how you see the world?View all responses In 1971, a commercial premiered with people of many races and ethnicities standing on a hillside, singing together about furnishing the world a home with love, buying the world a Coke, and keeping everyone company. It... Continue Reading →
Forgiveness is a Gift to Ourselves: One-Liner Wednesday
Forgiveness offers the possibility of two types of peace: peace of mind, the potential healing of old emotional wounds, and peace with others, the possibility of new, more gratifying relationships in the future. Kenneth Pargament https://quotefancy.com/quote/1651175/Kenneth-Pargament-Forgiveness-offers-the-possibility-of-two-types-of-peace-peace-of-mind Written for One-Liner Wednesday from Linda G. Hill
Love Loudly: One-Liner Wednesday
When hate is loud, love must be louder. Rev. Marcia Glass, June 14, 2026, blog entry, Glass Overflowing Written for One-Liner Wednesday from Linda G. Hill 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 written permission from the... Continue Reading →
Being Elderly Isn’t Just Pain and Forgetfulness!
Villa Nova, Portugal , May 2026 I would tell my 20-something self not to fear getting old. When we are young, we see being elderly as the antithesis of youth. We envision a time of pain, slowness, forgetfulness, isolation, and loneliness. But I have found it a time to reflect on what is possible and... Continue Reading →
Winton Marsalis’ Trumpet Practically Talked
Daily writing promptWhat is the best concert you have been to?View all responses I attended a concert of Winton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra in Atlanta. It was pure joy! The music was amazing! There was a moment in the show that Helped make the night memorable. One of the musicians was... Continue Reading →
Quitting a Good Job to Fulfill a Dream Pays Off Every Day
Daily writing promptDescribe a risk you took that you do not regret.View all responses My job in IT was being outsourced to another company in 1997, and the company only gave us thirty days’ notice. I was age 46, and I was in college part-time, but I knew that if I were to become the... Continue Reading →
