Daily writing promptWhat was the best compliment you've received?View all responses To let someone know that you are grateful for the sacrifices they have made on your behalf is the greatest compliment one can give. We want to believe that we matter to someone, and when our work is acknowledged, we feel like we have... Continue Reading →
No One Should Ever Be Called Stupid!
Daily writing promptIf you could permanently ban a word from general usage, which one would it be? Why?View all responses It's tough enough to be at the mercy of adults, to have to answer to people who often don't know what they are doing. But to try your best and be called names is soul-defeating... Continue Reading →
I Cancelled Facebook: It Was A Distraction I Didn’t Need
Daily writing promptWhat could you do differently?View all responses I canceled Facebook and LinkedIn today because I was spending too much time reading on them, hours that I could be doing work or writing my book. I would check Facebook to see if a child or grandchild had written something or posted a picture, and... Continue Reading →
The Past Warns Us that Our Future is Either Looking Good or Grim
When we think about what we would like to accomplish in life, we use the past as a barometer of what is possible for us to achieve. It may be a parent's past revealed many times over, until you hope never to hear it again, that reminds you that if they could survive the bad... Continue Reading →
Maybe Not the Birthday Present Many Would Choose, But Perfect for Me Right Now
In a couple of weeks, I will have another back surgery! I learned to never say what you won't ever do again! After the fall in Vienna in May and a subsequent fall in my bathroom in June, I have spent so much time at doctors' and dentists ' offices. I have had six weeks... Continue Reading →
Global No Social Media Day: A Time of Freedom to Be Oneself
Daily writing promptInvent a holiday! Explain how and why everyone should celebrate.View all responses There is something about seeing the lives of young children chronicled on social media platforms that disturbs me. It may be a generational issue, but I wonder if we are not creating a cohort of people who don't live life; they... Continue Reading →
The Least Prejudiced Place I’ve Found: Physical Therapy
Pain unites across every category of difference, including age. We have teenagers to eighty-somethings there. Pain doesn't discriminate; everyone is truly equal. Pain reminds us of our frailties, and that everyone will suffer them if they grow old enough. We have such interesting conversations, nearly all about the different places that hurt. There is no... Continue Reading →
Without Lazy Days, We’d All Be Insane!
Daily writing promptDo lazy days make you feel rested or unproductive?View all responses I had to stop believing that idle hands are the devil's playground. When I found myself just sitting and doing nothing, I felt so guilty. We were raised to find something to do or make up work, so my home was spotless,... Continue Reading →
Ending Domestic Violence Would Be A Win for Everyone
Daily writing promptIf you had a million dollars to give away, who would you give it to?View all responses As October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, I would give a million dollars to the various groups that work tirelessly to put an end to the violence in people's homes. These groups include the National Coalition... Continue Reading →
Pushing through to Write Some Blogs
One of the young bloggers I follow wrote a post declaring that she would write a blog every day in October. In my comment to her post, I informed her that I would join her, as a way to return to daily posting and answering the daily prompts, which I love. Since we came home... Continue Reading →
Help from Heaven 