The supervisors that I liked most during my working years were people who understood that they didn’t have all the answers. They realized that sometimes they needed to listen to the views and reports of others. They were humble enough to allow subordinates to change the course of an operation, if they were convinced that... Continue Reading →
Retirement is a Career Move!
Daily writing promptWhat is your career plan?View all responses I finally retired for good last year. I wondered if my usefulness was depleted. But as I just completed a new Master's degree in Religious Studies this week, I realize that in retiring, I opened new doors that will bring new beginnings. So, retirement is not... Continue Reading →
Attending the Symphony Reminds Me Music Equalizes and Heals
Daily writing promptWhat was the last live performance you saw?View all responses It has been over six years since I attended a live performance. It was the Nashville Symphony. I loved everything about it, except the traffic in downtown Nashville. As always, I am thrilled to see the diversity of people in the audience, wearing... Continue Reading →
New Year’s Day Gives Us 365 New Chances to Hope
Daily writing promptWhat is your favorite holiday? Why is it your favorite?View all responses I love New Year's Day. It is a day when you realize the old year has finally passed. Just maybe this one will be better! So, a new year signals opportunities for change and new beginnings. If the previous year was... Continue Reading →
It Will Be 88 Degrees in Georgia Today! Has the World Went Completely Crazy?
Daily writing promptJot down the first thing that comes to your mind.View all responses My husband brought my summer clothes up from the basement last night. I keep thinking that temperatures in the 80s would go away in April, and we would get regular weather, meaning we would keep the winter things close. But today,... Continue Reading →
I’d Love to Be Miss Marple: No Rocking Chair for Me!
Daily writing promptIf you could be a character from a book or film, who would you be? Why?View all responses If I could be any character, I would be Miss Marple. She is a feisty older citizen who isn't sitting around knitting and waiting for her demise. I have always loved puzzles and murder mysteries,... Continue Reading →
Storytelling Expand the World of Possibilities
Daily writing promptWhat job would you do for free?View all responses When I finish my second Master's degree in May, I plan to spend more time in an activity that I would do for free. I want to return to being a storyteller. I love stories, for they allow us to make the lessons we... Continue Reading →
Children in Their Wonder and Honesty Are a Laugh a Minute
Daily writing promptWhat makes you laugh?View all responses I love the honesty of children! They see the world so differently from adults, mainly because they haven't learned to watch every word for fear of offending one group of people or another. They speak from their hearts, not meaning to hurt feelings but seeking to express... Continue Reading →
AI Negates What Education is Meant to Do: Teach Us How to Think and Ask the Right Questions
Daily writing promptHow has technology changed your job?View all responses I retired from my dream job as a college professor because the college's policy on AI destroyed the reason for learning beyond high school. I once told a student who complained about the level of work in my course that the product that I was... Continue Reading →
To Be Viewed as a Life-Changer is the Epitome of Compliments
Daily writing promptWhat was the best compliment you've received?View all responses Many students come and go each semester, but as a retired professor, some stay in your heart. One person I remember had a difficult life situation, and she didn't actually believe that she could complete the work I assigned. She came to see me,... Continue Reading →
Help from Heaven 