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    Five Minute Friday: Last

    Five Minute Friday: Last I missed Five Minute Friday’s Linkup  on Oct 24, 2019 for the prompt Wait This week I am determined to get my five minutes and write about the prompt Last before it is too late. https://fiveminutefriday.com/2019/10/31/fmf-writing-prompt-link-up-last/ The last week of October  I had my hopefully LAST surgery of this year. In fact I told the doctors that with a surgery Nov 2017, March, April, Aug 2018 and 2 in Oct of 2019 that this last one was just that. The LAST. My vision for 2020 is to have  a year with no surgeries and to walk…

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    5 Five Minute Friday: Active

    This week’s Five Minute Friday  writing prompt is: Active  Some days my clocks seem to be able to be more active than me. Or at least so it seems. I am laid up again this time from a partial knee replacement.  As the healing progresses I look forward to increasing my activity level. five minutes or less 1. Write for five minutes on the word of the week. This is meant to be a free write, which means: no editing, no over-thinking, no worrying about perfect grammar or punctuation. Just write.  Last weeks prompt was Deep and I didn’t even get five minutes as…

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    5 Minute Friday: Start

    Five Minute Friday Linkup We receive a writing prompt , set a timer and free write for five minutes. Join the link-up and read other posts here This weeks word prompt is start This past week I started back to Tai Chi for arthritis prevention class. I hope that doing that regularly scheduled movement specific for my cause of pain will help. I hope that I will soon begin to feel some relief. I begin so many things and have too many that are still unfinished.

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    5 Minute Friday Testimony

    TESTIMONY   I am linking up with Five Minute Friday This week’s FMF writing prompt is: TESTIMONY CLICK HERE TO VISIT THE LINK-UP When I think of the word testimony it reminds me of when I was younger and at Sunday School or church camp the leaders were asking for testimony. I didn’t want to speak up. Not because I was ashamed but because I am not comfortable speaking in crowds or in front of people. Secondary I always felt everyone else’s testimonies were so much more than.

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    Limited Time Freebie: 5- Five To Flourish

    In my post on Five Minute Friday I mentioned I had a freebie to announce on Aug 23rd. Here it is Five to Flourish : Simple daily habits to help cultivate a healthy lifestyle by Ultimate Bundles. There is no commitment; this is totally free. (summit is over but here are some more productivity/time-saving helps)    Healthy Goals I have mentioned before about my goals that I am working on this year and most of my readers are aware of my health struggles with chronic illness. My goal for this year is to get my health on track and as…

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    Five Minute Friday Linkup: Hospitality 8/2019

    Hospitality: I enjoy joining up weekly with writers at Five Minute Friday and free writing for five minutes on a one word prompt. Sit down with a mug of your beverage of choice and think about what the word hospitality means to you. Take a few minutes and go over to Five Minute Friday and read some of the other posts. This weeks prompt is Hospitality. Though when I first saw it in my email I thought it was ‘hospital’ and thought. “Boy, I spent plenty of time there in the last year or so. I have plenty to write…

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    2019 Goals Mid Year Recap

    2019 Goals Recap and Accountability Part of the reason I am posting this is because I need to hold myself accountable. I also am hoping that in my sharing I can inspire and encourage someone else to keep going and not give up on their dreams.  To review and access where I am at, I read through some of my older posts that talked about my goals. Recap From my post FMF: Goal “This week’s Five-Minute Friday prompt is GOAL.  Ironic since my goals have been on my mind a lot. [bctt tweet=””I have small goals, big goals, health goals…

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    8/9/2019 Five Minute Friday: Again

    Let’s Try That Again How many times have you said that to yourself? Or are you like I used to be and instantly go to the ” I can’t do this. I quit.” route?  I am still working on retraining my brain to be more of a positive thinker. I have found it does work when I work at it. It is Friday again. I am joining up with Five Minute Friday. This weeks word prompt is “Again”.