Turns out, sometimes fulfillment arrives not in the form you expected — sometimes it shows up feathered, plastic, a little tacky, and wearing a tiny seasonal outfit.
Category: Life and Family
Well…Now I Dress a Goose
Somewhere along the way, without intention, planning, or any real understanding of how it happened, I very recently (last month) became someone who purchased and dresses a porch goose.
Coming to Terms: Practice Makes Imperfect
Welcome back to my little corner of the internet where the real meets the surreal, and life often feels like it’s unfolding from a script gone awry. If we’re honest with ourselves, many of us have allowed the judgments of others—or the imagined judgments—to define … Continue reading Coming to Terms: Practice Makes Imperfect
Kill ‘em With Kindness
Keep loving. Keep being kind. Don’t let the climate of the world, the narrative of the news or the attitudes of others make you jaded.
Don’t let feeling surrounded by negativity defeat you. Be motivated to find positivity in your community, in simple acts of others, in mundane occurrences, and share those examples. Let this be the light to penetrate the darkness of skepticism and hostility.
Don’t sink to the false level of miserableness others would have you believe the world is under. Keep your head up and above the waters of divisiveness, and help as many people as you can raise their heads along your journey. Neither let those who clamp on to the weight of pessimism, gained by consuming the world’s buffet of cynicism, weigh you down.
A wise(ass) woman once said, “Kill ‘em with kindness.” To me, this means be intentional in being kind. Make a conscious effort to care when it doesn’t feel natural and when it won’t be reciprocated. Let kindness be your weapon and happiness be your shield in a world that seems to be dead-set on self destruction through amplifying animosity.
Don’t wait for something or someone to bring you joy; be deliberately joyful. Be purposely kind. Be responsible for what you put out into our world.
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Our Perfect Holidays- Even When They Weren’t
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Instant Pot is My Enemy
“Get an Instant Pot,” they said. “It makes cooking so fast and easy,” they said. 😒
“They” can all kiss my 🍑.
Freaking pot spewed my stew from ceiling to floor—after I finally decided to mop today!
“Crushing” Self Realization
You ever have a great idea and impress yourself a little by what a smart moment you just had? Well, I had a mediocre idea that reminded me how unintelligent I can be. I’ve had an unopened bottle of Orange Crush in my refrigerator for … Continue reading “Crushing” Self Realization
Some Things Are Thicker
Sometimes blood isn’t thicker than water. Case in point: this TikTok. Click the link, and grab the tissues.
Corona-Consciousness
There are so many topics, angles and opinions when it comes to recent events and changes that have occurred in the last month. Global pandemic and quarantine affect everyone differently. Mandated isolation can really serve as valuable, forced time for self-reflection and discovering how well … Continue reading Corona-Consciousness
Haiku-VID-19
(Just a little something silly for the times)
Haiku! Gesundheit.
No, it’s a poetry style.
Just stay back, sick-o.
I Saw You
It’s been roughly 25-30 years since I’ve written poetry of any kind. This evening, a mood struck, so I acted on it. If you find yourself reading it, great; if you like it, even better. And if you don’t, that’s okay, too. Poetry is art, … Continue reading I Saw You
Our Perfect Holidays- Even When They Weren’t
Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years were quite consuming this year, so I haven’t had the chance to write for a while. You know the drill. Between work and family and all the everyday norms, trying to find time to bake, shop, decorate and make oh-so … Continue reading Our Perfect Holidays- Even When They Weren’t
Simply. He is Mighty and Great; He is Mercy and Love; He is My Saving God.
Since yesterday, you’ve probably heard a great deal about the small Texas town of Sutherland Springs. It’s a community about 45 minutes from me. It’s part of the service territory the co-op I work for covers, and I have coworkers that have been personally affected … Continue reading Simply. He is Mighty and Great; He is Mercy and Love; He is My Saving God.
Me, In a Nutshell
Welcome to my blog. Is that a pretty cliché opening sentence or what? That’s right. I have a blog; finally. I’ve loved writing and used it as my main form of self-expression since my youthful elementary years at the Catholic school I attended—when I was … Continue reading Me, In a Nutshell
Well. That Didn’t Go as Expected. 