Hiatus from social media nearly done. The question is, do I really want to go back? It’s been a long while since I’ve visited social media websites. I decided for a myriad of reasons that a break from social media was appropriate for this year’s “doing without.” So beginning on Wednesday, February 22 of thisContinue reading “100 Days of Writing – Day Eighty-Seven”
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100 Days of Writing – Day Eighty-Six
I’ve been writing in a journal for the past twenty-plus years. It was a suggestion from a therapist who I was seeing at the time. Little did I realize at the time what an important part of my life it would become. I found a journal the other day that I never had finished. IContinue reading “100 Days of Writing – Day Eighty-Six”
100 Days of Writing – Day Eighty-Four
I have several sets of “oracle” or “tarot” cards that I will sometimes make a draw from to find out what it has to say. There are also online versions and the draw I made from one of those this evening was quite interesting and insightful. VULTURE SPIRIT Nothing is wasted Protection Message: Do you wishContinue reading “100 Days of Writing – Day Eighty-Four”
100 Days of Writing – Day Eighty-Three
Two-and-a-half weeks into my hiatus from social media and all is well. I’ve even contemplated not going back once Easter Sunday has arrived. Time will tell…. Twenty-some-odd days into staying away from social media and I can actually say I’m not missing it all that much. At least not as much as I did theContinue reading “100 Days of Writing – Day Eighty-Three”
100 Days of Writing – Day Eighty-One
Two days in to my Lenten sabbatical from social media and all is well. For the past two days, I’ve been off social media, namely Facebook, and all is going well thus far. My morning routine is definitely at a slower pace since I don’t have to do my daily posts when I awaken. I’veContinue reading “100 Days of Writing – Day Eighty-One”
100 Days of Writing – Day Sixty-Seven
I’ve made a decision to take a break from social media…the only question is for how long. 2022 has been a year of many changes in my life. A lot of what I’ve experienced has been chronicled on social media. As I prepare to start a new year, I’ve decided to take at least aContinue reading “100 Days of Writing – Day Sixty-Seven”
Random Thoughts for Reflection
A lot has been going on in my life here of late. Quite a few changes and attempts to make life more enjoyable. In the midst of it all, a lot of confusion has ensued and it’s definitely been a time for some deep soul searching. When things don’t turn out as we might wish,Continue reading “Random Thoughts for Reflection”
Card Reading for August 24/25, 2021
YIN 2 Essential meanings:gathering information and taking in cues; the art of conscious allowing. The Oracle’s Message: This is a time of calculated receptivity as you gracefully await what is coming for you, ready to accept it when it appears. Yin does not involve frozen dreams or even resting, but rather consciously allowing things to flowContinue reading “Card Reading for August 24/25, 2021”
Faith Amidst Struggles, Regardless of Circumstances
I am reminded this day that the strongest of faiths can be built during the most trying of circumstances. I look back on my life and see that the times when my faith was bolstered the most was when life had dealt its harshest blows. Such is the way life works…such is the way faithContinue reading “Faith Amidst Struggles, Regardless of Circumstances”
Stop Wondering the “Whys” in Life…
I’ve had a lot of time to reflect here the past several weeks and a part of what I’ve learned is that I’ve had an insatiable desire to know “why” things in life have turned out as they have. I want to get at the root cause of things and be able to rationalize whyContinue reading “Stop Wondering the “Whys” in Life…”