“What Are We Really Trying to Bury?” I am linking up with Five Minute Friday. For Five Minute Friday linkups, we get a word prompt and set a timer for five minutes. We write for five minutes unedited. You can read more about how to participate here. Our word prompt for this week is “bury.” Set a timer for five minutes and write with us . See if the word sparks a new thought sparks a new idea sparky sparkler (sometimes my brain feels like it has so many tabs open it will ignite into an…
Longing for More Calm and Less Chaos I am linking up with Five Minute Friday. This week’s word prompt is “longing.” Longing for more calm and less chaos. I long for more calm.More steady mornings. Calm coffee moments.More predictable rhythms.More quiet inside my body.More space between triggers and reactions.More moments where nothing is demanded. I long for less chaos.Less constant urgency.Less emotional whiplash.Less scrambling.Less constantly stressed-based living.Less feeling like I’m always behind. I don’t need a “better mindset.”I need fewer fires and more buffers. Today’s affirmation: “I am building a life that feels calm to live inside.” Healing Beyond the…
Join me for Calm Coffee Moments. The Five Minute Friday prompt this week is COFFEE. Join me for some calm coffee moments: Imagine this: a woman sits at her kitchen table, her morning coffee warm in her hands, and for the first time in years, she feels steady, hopeful, and at peace. Instead of spiraling into self-doubt, she opens her journal with clarity about what she wants, the consistency to show up for herself, and the confidence to take the next small step forward. She no longer feels trapped by shame or judgment—her life carries a rhythm of serenity and…
Trying to Write While Running on Fumes I am joining up with Five Minute Friday During five minute Friday we are given a word prompt and free write for 5 minutes. Learn more about the link-up and how it works here. This week’s FMF writing prompt is: EXTRA The first thing that came to mind is an image of a newsboy on the street corner hollering, “Extra, extra, read all about it!” I had a twinge as I thought how I wish I was as dedicated with my writing newsletters and blog posts as I wish I could…
Satisfied is defined as feeling content or pleased. But what if satisfaction isn’t the ultimate goal? What if, instead, we aim for fulfillment—finding purpose and meaning in our journey, even in moments of struggle? There’s a common belief that we must always strive to be happy and satisfied, as if life is a constant state of ease. But in reality, life is full of ups and downs, moments of exhaustion, stress, and even doubt. The pursuit of fulfillment means embracing all of these moments and seeing the value in them. When we dedicate ourselves to growth, to helping others, and…
I am linking up with Five Minute Friday We are to free write for five minutes unedited on the word prompt. This weeks word prompt is REWIND. Start Timer: I remember good old fashioned cassette tapes. I loved it when cd’s came on seen and you didn’t have to try so hard to rewind to the last song. Or have the cassette completely come unwound. Photo Credit: Austrian-national-library-via-unsplash Sometimes life feels like a compact disc and runs semi smooth and other times it is like a tangled and broken cassette tape. The question is what do we (or I )…
I am joining up with FMF Writing Prompt Link-up :: Capacity – Five Minute Friday My speed limit has been pushed beyond capacity. My Gas tank is empty and I’m rolling the car off the side to watch the traffic go by and regroup. The days go faster, the lists get longer. Running on empty (que the song in my head). Well perhaps its because “I can’t drive 55” [another song LOL]. Seriously though, Something has to give. I really need to decide where my priorities lay. Reminding myself that I rarely have the energy of the energizer…
I am joining up with Five Minute Friday During five minute Friday we are given a word prompt and free write for 5 minutes. Learn more about the link-up and how it works here. This weeks word prompt is SPECIFIC I had a brain freeze or rather my mind has so many tabs open I had brain overwhelm or writers block… I put the word “specific” in the search box on my blog to see where and how it pops up. I have used the word Specific 14 times in 399 posts. This will be my 400th post. “Set specific…
Choice: To Choose or Not I am linking up at Five Minute Friday During five minute Friday, we are given a word prompt and write for 5 minutes. Learn more about the link-up and how it works here. Today’s word prompt is choice. I like the freedom of having choices. Yet at the same time, I find making choices difficult. How does that make sense? I guess it must come from needing to feel some sense of control. I am told it is stronger in people who have experienced Adverse Childhood…
Together We Will Get Through It All! I am linking up at Five Minute Friday. During a five minute Friday, we are given a word prompt to write for 5 minutes. Learn more about the link-up and how it works here. This week’s Five Minute Friday Writing Prompt is: Through Through it all! So many people Smiling Through The Pain, saying, “I’m fine,” when they feel far from it. Feeling like a bird trying to swim through the thick muck. Going through the motions but gaining so little ground. Like in “The Little Engine that Could,” say “I think I…