100 Days of Writing – Day Seventy-Seven

This afternoon while taking a nap, I had a dream unlike any I’d had before…after waking and realizing it was just a dream, I fell back asleep and had a similar dream again. When I woke up for the second time, I had to research the vivid dream’s possible meaning. This afternoon I laid downContinue reading “100 Days of Writing – Day Seventy-Seven”

100 Days of Writing – Day Seventy-Six

I’ve always been obsessed with numbers. I believe they have a story to tell and a path to point to. I recently came upon a guide that shows what certain repeating numbers mean and looked out for those as I went through my day. I found two such patterns and share those with you today.Continue reading “100 Days of Writing – Day Seventy-Six”

100 Days of Writing – Day Seventy-Four

“Other people are who they are. You can’t change them. The challenge is to accept them and not try to make them otherwise to suit you.” This is one fact of life than can be one of the most difficult to accept. We can tend to form a perspective of who someone else is andContinue reading “100 Days of Writing – Day Seventy-Four”

100 Days of Writing – Day Seventy-One

“Radical acceptance” – I heard the term twice in two days and the universe has created circumstances in which I’ve had the opportunity to practice it. Acceptance is a concept that I’ve gained an understanding of over the past years of my life. The way it’s worked is that usually there are unwanted, unpleasant circumstancesContinue reading “100 Days of Writing – Day Seventy-One”

100 Days of Writing – Day Sixty-Nine

It would seem the world has changed in so many ways as a result of the pandemic. Stores being in short supply of what used to be readily available is something I’ve noticed here of late. I needed to purchase a battery charger for my camera’s battery today and I thought it would be aContinue reading “100 Days of Writing – Day Sixty-Nine”

100 Days of Writing – Day Sixty-Five

My simplistic take on addictive behaviors… There are those times in my life when addictions of one sort or another have found their way into my life. Upon examining my behaviors in hindsight, I can see where many of those habits came from. I think we all want ways to feel better,,, to cope withContinue reading “100 Days of Writing – Day Sixty-Five”

100 Days of Writing – Day Sixty

“You cannot push the river.” I was reminded of this quote today in a counseling session and it really hit home with me in my recent mode of thinking. If we are at a point in life when we feel like we’re swimming upstream against the current, it’s likely because we’re going against the naturalContinue reading “100 Days of Writing – Day Sixty”

100 Days of Writing – Day Fifty-Seven

It’s been a good long while…. It’s been a good long while since I’ve posted any writing in this arena. My interim teaching position took a great deal of my time and energy, but now that it’s done, I can come back to write from time to time. The interim position went well. I wasContinue reading “100 Days of Writing – Day Fifty-Seven”

100 Days of Writing – Day Fifty-Five

Maslow’s Hierachy of Needs comes into play…. One of the things I remember from my education courses in college is Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. I’ve become acutely aware of its truths over the past week or so. I do see that if one’s physiological needs are not met, all else in life can be thrownContinue reading “100 Days of Writing – Day Fifty-Five”

100 Days of Writing – Day Fifty-Three

Random thoughts on this day…. It’s been over a week since I’ve last written in this series and I’m not focused on any one train one thought. Instead, a myriad of thoughts come across and through my mind this day.