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Thoughts and Reflections at Two and a half Weeks…

I’m two and a half weeks into my hiatus from social media. Keeping myself away from Facebook and the like has not been overly difficult. I’ve ventured out and tried two new apps, Threads and Tumblr. Some may say that those are also considered social media, but I found in my limited exposure that theyContinue reading “Thoughts and Reflections at Two and a half Weeks…”

Daily Card Pull – Day Eighteen

NIGHTINGALE SPIRIT Love is all around Oracle Message: In the darkness of night, Nightingale Spirit sings her song of love and hope, a harbinger of dawn to remind you that the sun will rise again soon. You are so loved, and the illumination song of the Nightingale Spirit calls you to a new level of self-awarenessContinue reading “Daily Card Pull – Day Eighteen”

Daily Writing Prompt – Day Eighteen

My experience with sobriety from alcohol is one that likely taught me the most. My sobriety date is August 10, 2002. Events on that day charted a course that has led the past twenty-one plus years in my life. It was on that date that I had to admit I was powerless over alcohol andContinue reading “Daily Writing Prompt – Day Eighteen”

Another Chapter Begins….

Thursday, February 29th – It was on this day last week that I ended one chapter in my life. A somewhat somber chapter in which two people thought they had found someone that they’d be spending the rest of their lives with, but such was not to be. Last Thursday marked the official end ofContinue reading “Another Chapter Begins….”

Daily Writing Prompt

I will let my body of work speak for itself. I started teaching in 1981. After twenty-nine years, I retired. Since that time, I’ve done over twenty interim positions and countless substitute teaching jobs. I start yet another interim position tomorrow. All told, I’ve been teaching for forty-four school terms. I would say that answersContinue reading “Daily Writing Prompt”

A Week and a Half into My Sabbatical – The Number Say a Lot….

It’s been a week and a half since I started my sabbatical from social media, namely Facebook. Since that point in time, I’ve been posting on my WordPress website and that allows me to keep track of views and such. This first graph shows a number of daily visitors to my page. February 19th gotContinue reading “A Week and a Half into My Sabbatical – The Number Say a Lot….”

One Year Mark of Smoking Cessation…

Today marks 365 consecutive days of not smoking a cigarette. There have been those times I’ve come close to lighting up, but have been able to stay away from any purchase or smoking of cigarettes. While I have been able to stay away from smoking, I still do take nicotine lozenges or gum. And whileContinue reading “One Year Mark of Smoking Cessation…”

Day Nine Daily Writing Prompt…

I would say having to do any one thing for an extended period of time. And by extended period, it could be as short as twenty minutes. I have ADD and as such, find my wondering a lot. It’s difficult for me, for example to watch a full-length movie. I’m not very good at houseworkContinue reading “Day Nine Daily Writing Prompt…”