I am linking up with Five Minute Friday where we are given a weekly word prompt and we set a timer and write. This weeks prompt is DESIGN. 2021 Design Grateful, Grief, Laughter, Being Thankful Out Loud FMF Designing My Own Attitude for 2021 Finding Gods design for my life During 2020 grief has been something that a lot of us are familiar with . Thanks to the Covid-19 Pandemic more folks are struggling with mental health issues than ever before. Grief especially reared its ugly head at folks around the holidays. Missing loved ones, feeling isolated and alone.…
Fixing The Broken Things Five Minute Friday FMF Writing Prompt Link-up :: Fix FMF Writing Prompt Link-up :: Fix – Five Minute Friday Five Minute Friday we are given a word prompt and spend 5 minutes writing about that word. This weeks word is Fix. I would love to be able to ‘fix’ so many things. Fixing the broken things. I wish I could fix the broken mental health system that has so many people falling through the cracks. I wish I could fix the system that so many foster children find themselves in. These children slipping through the cracks.…
Autumn In Wonderland: A Tale Of Two worlds Out the window the colors are bright and beautiful. Shades of red, brown, yellow and orange. The summer heat has passed and the temperature is just right. Well except for that pesky early morning late night cold. The cold is a reminder of the coming white frozen wonderland. You leave the house and go through the motions. You smile and chat with everyone as if everything is wonderful. Inside there is a battle going on. The world in your head and heart. Like you are living in two worlds. The voices…
Self Care is a Sanity Saver Are you building self-care into your day or week? What does caring for yourself look like for you? Reclaim Your Calm: Laurie’s Self-Care Wellness Plan Checklist Feeling overwhelmed? Struggling to prioritize yourself in the midst of life’s demands? It’s time to stop running on empty and start nurturing the one person who matters most—you. Laurie’s Self-Care Wellness Plan Checklist is your simple, practical guide to creating a personalized self-care routine that actually fits your life. Designed for busy individuals seeking more calm, clarity, and balance, this checklist helps you: Identify what nourishes you: Discover…
I am linking up with Five Minute Friday Getting It Right FMF Writing Prompt Link-up :: Right The writing prompt for this week is the word “Right”. The first phrase that popped into my head is “Getting it right.”
The Shame of Suicide and Rising Mental Health Statistics Rebecca Jones over at A Daughters Gift Of Love says : “I had to write about suicide, it is such a shame and affects so many.” I am sharing this link here as this blog post written by Rebecca highlights an issue that needs to be addressed. “No one ever thinks it could be them or their child or someone they love, don’t deceive yourselves, don’t let the devil deceive you. It most certainly can.” ~ Rebecca Jones I wrote a post last year about the rising statistics in mental health…
Compromise I am linking up with Five Minute Friday. At Five Minute Friday we get a word prompt and do a five minute free write. This week’s FMF writing prompt is: compromise.
FMF Writing Prompt Linkup How I am linking up at Five Minute Friday. The writing prompt this week is How. The goal is to set a timer and free write for five minutes using the word prompt provided.
MAY MADNESS IBD Day is today May 19th. . It is a day to spread awareness about Inflammatory Bowel Disease. A newer type of colitis that I learned about last year when I was diagnosed was Microscopic Colitis. The doctors say that this was likely triggered by use of OTC NSAID’s for pain control. It is also Arthritis Awareness Month and Celiac Awareness Month which are diagnosis I have lived with for many years.
FMF Writing Prompt Link-up :: Normal NORMAL What is normal? I was told it is just a setting on the dryer. During this pandemic I am hearing a lot of comments like ” I just want things to get back to normal”.
