Understanding each other is crucial to being kind and compassionate, even if we agree to disagree. No matter how strongly we feel that those with opposing viewpoints are idiots, they still have reasons they feel as they do, just as we are entitled to our own opinions and beliefs. And this is also at the…
Category: Lifestyle
Governor’s Orders
There was fear in his eyes as I stood before him. It was a shame really. I didn’t want to do this, but it was now ordered by the governor. To be fair, he had tried to hide the fact he had no tattoo on his forehead with a large-brimmed hat. It was only his…
Do You Speak Your Mind?
Remember in high school, when there were the popular kids and the rest? If you didn’t wear the same type of clothes, or speak the same way, or frequent the same shops and restaurants, you were an outsider, a reject, unwanted and unloved. It was social suicide to be different and speak your mind. The…
Missed Opportunities
Last night, I set my alarm for 3:45 A.M. When it went off this morning, I was disoriented and felt a bit confused. Then, I recognized the sound and got up to put the coffee on. (We still use an old stove-top percolator. It makes the BEST coffee.) And I prepared to enjoy one of…
Pens, Notebooks and Journals! Oh My!
One of my dreams for a long time was to have a hobby room of my own. I wanted a quiet place to sequester myself and write undisturbed to my heart’s content. Or a place where I could let my creative artist out without fear of distractions. My dream room had pens, notebooks, journals, art…
Dear Diary: You Gotta Be Kidding Me!
Dear Diary: It’s June 3 in what was supposed to be MY year. I started out 2020 on a positive note, thinking I was going to make serious changes to my life this year. Things were going to start working out for me and I was going to get a handle on my health issues….
Social Media and COVID-19
“Special Report: Coronavirus…” This is the way most news broadcasts begin these days. Social media is inundated with memes, articles and personal posts about the COVID-19 pandemic that has our world at a standstill. The only way to avoid hearing about it is to turn off all media and our phones and never leave our…
When Fear Rules The World
March 2020. Spring is beginning to crawl in and take over for Winter. Daylight Savings Time is now in effect in the places that subscribe to it. Days are longer, the sun shows its face more frequently and the dirty gray piles of snow are slowly disappearing. So, why are we living in a world…
Self-Care Lesson Turning 50
I looked in the mirror today, but I didn’t see anything different. There’s still salt and pepper in my bangs. My weight hasn’t changed from what it was last week. The skin tag that’s been on my neck since I was a child is still there. No new ones have appeared. This is still the…
“NO” IS A Valid Answer
“How many times do I have to tell you, the answer is ‘NO’?” “But, just listen. You aren’t listening to me.” “No, YOU aren’t listening to ME. You keep asking the same things. I keep giving you the same answer. But, you refuse to hear my answer because it isn’t what you want to hear.”…