• GROWING OLDER

    I never knew what people meant when they say: “Act your age” until I became older, over 40, and started seeing people my age deny their age. It seems to be a universal challenge today for individuals to exhibit a maturity level equivalent to the number of years he or she has been on this earth; children behave as if…

  • LIVING INTENTIONALLY

    I have decided to live intentionally. What does that mean? It means that I will not address foolishness. What does that mean? This means: I will not interact with people who are argumentative, don’t like me, don’t want me around, and / or seem to bring drama with them while in my presence. In addition, I will plan my day…

  • LEARNING DOESN’T HAVE TO COST

    I came across this YouTube video and thought I would share it.Please: LIKE SHARE AND maybe even SUBSCRIBE to the content creator.

  • PROTECTIVE ORDERS

    PROTECTIVE ORDERS AND THE REALITIES OF SURVIVAL I experienced spousal abuse and law enforcement could not help me. In the late 1980’s I called 911 and the law enforcement officer, seeing the blood on my face, explained why it would not be a good idea to press charges against my abuser.  I stayed at a hotel with my 3 children…

  • IN LOVING MEMORY-posthumous

    IN LOVING MEMEORYI have thought, probably more than most, about the purpose of funeral services. I have attended a funeral that was over four hours long and a memorial service that was less than an hour and the guest went to the home of the deceased where they celebrated his life by eating steak and drinking wine, his favorite.The four…

  • RETHINKING WRITING CHALLENGES

    Since my last writing challenge: I have not edited the 50K manuscript and I did not join the next challenge in January nor did I sign up for another one. I did, however, make a decision regarding my participation on future challenges.Writing challenges are great for people who need to get started with their first writing effort and for those…