Five Minute Friday is a weekly writing challenge in which hundreds of people participate. Everyone writes for five minutes on one word issued every Friday at 12:01am. Unscripted. Unedited. Real. The challenge for me is not the first five minutes of writing. It is to abandon perfectionism in the minutes that follow… Laundry I dropped the basket …
Five Minute Friday is a weekly writing challenge in which hundreds of people participate. Everyone writes for five minutes on one word issued every Friday at 12:01am. Unscripted. Unedited. Real. The challenge for me is not the first five minutes of writing. It is to abandon perfectionism in the minutes that follow… Ordinary When …
Honeysuckle. Mid-June. I was out for a run. I passed by a home with thick honeysuckle overtaking the back fence, and the fragrance was intoxicating! It’s intriguing the way it aggressively climbs all over, yet has these tiny delicate flowers. Strong, yet sweet. I just had to have some! So a few days later I …
Life is good. Even when it’s hard, life is good. For me, this always comes in the form of gratitude. When my heart hurts, or the voices in my head get all grouchy, when I am running like a hamster in a wheel – that is what stops me in my tracks. Gratitude. It changes …
