Monthly Archives: June 2024

Which food, when you eat it, instantly transports you to childhood? Sweet, juicy watermelon with seeds brings me back to times of sitting at a picnic table with large oak trees for shading. As I sit there spitting out seeds remembering times my friends and I would see who could spit the seeds the furthest.Continue reading “Watermelon”

Who is your favorite historical figure? She along with Susan B. Anthony were the leaders of the suffragette movement in the United States. She was an activist in the 1800s long before women even had the right to vote. She was also an abolitionist, fighting for freedom from slavery. Why I admire her is thatContinue reading “Elizabeth Cady Stanton”

Write about your first crush. Actually, I believe my first crush was when I was really young, maybe four or five, and he was a friend of my father’s. Not anything sordid. He wasn’t inappropriate but I remember I was always happy when he was visiting. I had three siblings and they tended to beContinue reading “First Crush”

What countries do you want to visit? Now the question should be what countries haven’t I visited? I’ve been traveling since retirement 9 years ago. We’ve been around the world twice. However, we have not been to India, China or Russia. They are big spots on my world map. I’d like to go to IndiaContinue reading “Everywhere”

What’s your favorite thing about yourself? When I was younger I would have had a difficult time answering this question. I was fraught with negativity about myself. My looks, my hair, my personality, my voice. I hated it all. As I grew older and I worked on my self-esteem I learned to care about myself.Continue reading “What I Like About Me”

How do you want to retire? I had several careers in my lifetime. Not just a change of jobs but a change of what I did. I started out after high school as a secretary. I went to college and became a communication specialist, in general, a writer of articles, brochures, speeches, and whatever. ThenContinue reading “Retired And Living A Dream”

What’s the oldest thing you own that you still use daily? It’s a simple little book. It’s not an antique. It’s not even 50 years old. But it’s something I read out of every morning with my cup of coffee. It has comforted me. It has brought me insight into life. It has given meContinue reading “A Book”

Describe one of your favorite moments. Wow! This is a motivation for deep reflection. I’ve had many moments over a lifetime. Starting as a young child, a mime t that I sat in fear in the classroom knowing I had failed the exam, only to be handed back a paper with an A. The fearContinue reading “Moments in Time”

What notable things happened today? I just woke up! I guess that’s notable. The sun perked out for the first time in days. That’s notable. I live in sunny Florida and it’s rained and rained and rained for days. Streets are flooding. Ponds are flooding. So sun for the few moments I saw it wasContinue reading “Funny”

What are you passionate about? So many things to be passionate about when you are into living your life fully. But living life fully means there is chaos and confusion. How do you deal with that? That is my passion now. I love the peace where when I was younger I thrived on the chaos.Continue reading “Peace Amidst A Storm”