“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…
Category: Lifestyle
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.”…
Have YOU Ever Felt Painfully Alone?
You just lost your job, your spouse ran away with someone else, your cherished childhood pet crossed the rainbow bridge or some other deep tragedy has struck your life. Suddenly, it takes every ounce of energy you can muster to pick your head up off the pillow. No matter how much you try to talk…
Dear Diary – My Birthday Is A Big One
Dear Diary: My birthday is in a month and I’m going to be 50. It’s a big one! That’s half a century behind me. (There’s food for thought!) My life so far has been an interesting journey. The world was so different when I was born in West Allis, Wisconsin, in 1970. It was crazy,…
An Empath Doesn’t Wave A Magic Wand
I called this blog The Write Empath, but I seldom write about the empath part of me. I am an empath, and it is an important part of who I am, but it isn’t something I focus much on in the public eye. There are books, blogs, and message boards galore that discuss the term…
Ashamed Of Your Past?
Are you proud of the person you are today and the life you lead? If you’ve come a long way from where you once were, you are likely proud of who you have become. But, are you ashamed of that past? Change happens moment by moment, day by day. The person we are today is…
Loss of 2019 Is No Sorrow For Me
Today we will say goodbye to 2019. We are ending a year and a decade. For me, 2019 has been a year of loss and depression. Despite my best efforts, it’s been a strong uphill battle to maintain my sanity in all that has been thrown into my life. At the beginning of 2019, I…
Christmas Greetings From My House To Yours
Once again, Christmas is here. For the majority of us, the gifts have been wrapped and lay teasingly beneath the beautifully decorated tree that has been up for weeks. Radios have been tuned to Christmas carols. Wreaths adorn the doors of the house. Sappy holiday movies stream 24/7 on the television. Some of us have…