Abandon
Today’s post is written for the link-up at Five Minute Friday. ***** The word for today’s writing is “abandon”, and my first thoughts are of a negative nature; pictures I’ve seen of abandoned animals, or worse yet, stories of neglected and unloved children come to mind. When I read the definitions, abandon includes the following: […]
What I Learned this Winter – December 2016 to February 2017
It’s been some time since I’ve shared a “What I’ve Learned” post. In fact, looking back caused me to recall that even the last post I shared ended up being a combination of two months, in 11 Things I Learned in October & November 2016. I love this habit, but I guess life got away from […]
Slow Down
Today’s post has been written for Five Minute Friday, and today’s prompt is “slow”. ***** Why is it so hard to slow down? I think that I love slow, but my reality suggests that I crave busyness and productivity. I am really good at busyness, but have lots of room for growth in using my […]
When I Am Weak…
This post is written for Five Minute Friday, where I join a nice bunch of bloggers to write for five unedited minutes on a weekly prompt. Today’s word is weak. ***** Why do I feel so weak? Have you ever asked this question? It may be any combination of factors: physical tiredness, hormonal imbalance, emotional […]
Playing it Safe
This post has been written for the link-up at Five Minute Friday, where you may join us as we write about the prompt, “safe“. ***** Oh, how I love to play it safe! It’s in my basic personality to keep to the safe road, not liking too many changes, not straying far from the […]
Be Sure to Make Time to Breathe
Today’s post is written for the link-up at Five Minute Friday. Join me there as we write for five (mostly-) unedited minutes of writing on the prompt, “breathe”. ***** If only I could just find a minute to BREATHE….. Do you ever feel this way? Or perhaps a better question is how do we […]
Freedom in Learning the Balance of Control
Today’s post is written for the link-up at Five Minute Friday. Join me there to read other writers’ brief, unedited thoughts on the prompt, “control”. ***** Control. So difficult a word for some of us. Or is it really quite simple? I like to feel in control. My personality is most comfortable when […]
Refine
*****Today’s post is written for the link-up at Five Minute Friday. Our prompt for today is the word, “refine”.***** Today I’m thinking about the word, “refine”, and the first thing that comes to mind is the process using fire that refines gold. According to Oxford Living Dictionaries, the definition of refine is, “Remove impurities or […]
Managing in the Middle
Are you feeling stuck in the middle of anything right now? Starting something new can be exhilarating and motivating, finishing can be a celebration and a relief, but what about life in the middle? When you think about it, most of life is spent somewhere in the “middle”. Just think about middle children for a […]
Make Something Beautiful Of Your Brokenness in 2017
Happy New Year, friends! I don’t know about you, but I feel somewhat behind the eight ball in this new year. While I keep reading online blog and social media posts about folks who have all their goals mapped out for 2017, I am still trying to adjust to “non-holiday” status and schedule, […]