Joan felt so forlorn at being so hopelessly lost in Ireland! She tried to read the road map and decide where she was, but she could not follow the map at all. As someone who always needed for people to tell her to "go left" or "go right" at an intersection, rather than tell her... Continue Reading →
I feel such remorse. I had planned on yesterday to visit my old partner in crime, Jessica, and take her a new plant. But, I waited until today, and to my utter frustration, it started snowing. I called and told her that I would come when the snow cleared. She said that she realized that... Continue Reading →
Malcolm looked at the sands of the Namibian desert down below them, wondering if he would ever find the place recommended by his friends. They had told him that he had to see the place where Neptune, meaning the mighty Atlantic Ocean, and the Namibian desert met. But, all he saw through the helicopter window... Continue Reading →
The foundations of living a life fulfilled Begin with dreams that seem unreal. Add a dash of vision and some risk-taking, And forgetting how other people feel. Be willing to leave your comfort zone, And believe in that which you cannot see. It allows you to leave the doubters behind And trust in your dreams... Continue Reading →
I went to the gym today, starting two classes for mature persons. One of the classes is on pelvic flexibility, and the other focuses on balance and stability. I showed up in a pair of exercise pants I have had for a long time and a regular top. I felt like a bum, compared to... Continue Reading →
I sat on the grass, Watching love drop from above. The white dove alit. Written for Ronovanwrites Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge #235
My mother mightily embarrassed me. It was nothing short of a scandal! As I looked at people frowning at her, I knew dairy she just couldn't handle. A fun ditty for The Three Things Challenge: mother, dairy, scandal
Douglas and I were listening to a gospel radio station, and the announcer stated that being an introvert or an extrovert was part of people's natural personalities. While Douglas agreed, I told him that I believed it was the product of social conditioning. What I meant was that sometimes the events in your life can... Continue Reading →
Caroline sat on the floor, tears streaming down her face, feeling as if she were coming apart at the seams. Everything was going wrong in her life. The promotion that everyone thought was hers had been given to an outsider. Her boyfriend had ended their relationship. Staring at the picture in a magazine of a... Continue Reading →
These days, everybody thinks they are a theorist, Able to answer the big questions of the day. No education needed for most of them, As they shop for people who think their way. It's funny to me that even with the evidence, People continue to see facts as fictions. And if you try to convince... Continue Reading →
Help from Heaven 