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This current Blog ( November 1st 2023-?) is being created in Mississippi. It's a journal of my journey . My way of bringing light 🕯️ to dispel the darkness in our world. Everyday 🎵 should be Earth day 🌻. If not now when? Trying to navigate the craziness of our world and raising our 2 rescue kitties 😻! Fine-tuning my skills as a writer! I fight depression almost every day and deal with chronic pain issues. Using my faith, humor and humility. I bring experience from decades of learning spiritual guidance, using teachings from faith systems I've used to cope and learn to move forward. Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. Enjoy at any rate 😜! To share relevant quotes and welcome feedback as always indeed 😁! If I am not for myself, Who will be for me? If I am not for others, What am I? And if not now when? Rabbi Hillel ( The Elder) 1st century |
| Well 😊 hi y'all 🤠! Aww 😍 thanks for your love and hugs with your words and C notes and cool stuff 😜😁! I've been trying to get back to everyone this week in the middle of my muddles! Laundry 🧺 again and needed food kitty stuff must-haves like deals on soft toilet paper oh boy!!! Had a nightmare at F--king Walmart again. We've been trying to avoid it like the plague. Last month when I was so sick 🤢 Cheryl drove herself there to bring back things like canned pineapple for me and kitty food etc. a mission of mercy. ( She does most cooking and did all the cleaning and dishes when I couldn't...) The self-checkout ( hardly any Cashiers) Had issues on it's registers,(many other seniors were affected) Her monthly spend card normally would cover it all. This day ( we later learned was a glitch with a 3 Rd party so didn't pay what it always does.) She had to pay cash for half out of limited funds rather than put it back. This week we did a fair shop, spring water ( the water here is undrinkable even for kitties yuk) Ok for cooking. There was kitty litter Etc but it didn't pay for the food and the cashier was a snotty ass. Cheryl was in the riding cart and said screw this and left everything in her order on the belt. And left Hot 🥵. I got the order voided ( it said I owed 45 bucks --- not it's been paying for months the same things Oye.) I got the 2 kitty litter paid and left. Some of the people who check your receipt are nice and we always banter! She saw me upset and said she just talked to my sister and knew what happened and said sorry. I said " I know it's not your fault but thanks". In the parking lot caught up to her, she said " there was an old man with an oxygen tank and the same thing must have happened to him. He had left his groceries too. We went to Winn Dixie and were shaking. We love shopping there they are more expensive but have better produce and meat. No huge blue carts and chaos all over the store. We had to start from scratch but had most of everything and peace 🕊️ of mind! Earning points $$$ towards future orders too! I also had to start and finish my assignment for the final. It's done! About a dysfunctional family who loves each other in the 1960s. Whew not sure how people will respond but it needed to be written. Yesterday Cheryl was watching a documentary called Lincoln. Gore Vidal and some impressive experts told about his life and things we never knew. I had no idea he suffered most of his life with depression and sometimes talked about suicidal thoughts throughout his life. I knew his childhood was meager but not much more. He was a brilliant expressive poet, a survivor, high achiever and brilliant. And in the early years of his political life he was a scoundrel but clever! He would turn to moral issues later in life. To pass laws of freedom for African Americans. And also trying to pass the law for the them to vote, it seems the catalyst for his untimely death. Worth watching indeed. Besides writing this blog today I'm up to my eyeballs in future learning how to use images for one. Duh I didn't know since I'm upgraded could share them! I've been into photography since I was 8 years old when my grandfather bought me my first brownie camera! I've lost count of the thousands of pictures I've taken over a lifetime of family,nature of animals. It's exciting to me to think I could share some of that here! I'm going to start taking notes of how to do the writing.com HTML and all this formula. I'm also in the process a critically going through my portfolio of the last 20 years. It's a hot mess! It was like a labyrinth. Some good writing mixed with daily chaos or whatever and I have to sift through what's there. There's a lot of good material in it some self-help ideas, for other people and other things that can benefit others Made folder and placed so I can figure out how many more folders I'm going to need. I'm dealing with the pain problem pretty badly but I'm finding support from other people going through the same thing. There is a nationwide shortage of the medication that was working for me. I decided to walk away when the side effects were too bad from the generics that were the only ones available. I shared this on the Spondylitis site where people all over the world share this journey with me. It's been a really rough month but I'm looking forward to better times and getting more writing done at least organizing! Your feedback and kindness comments and everything in the world to me and I hope in some way I'm able to encourage you all too! 😀😉🙏🐒❤️😘 |
| Well, y'all 😁 thanks for the kudos in helping me get well. Wow, almost a month of a poop 💩 Storm with that vampire 🦇 virus 🦠. ( A real term for a virus attaching itself to another virus.) No test for which is what. Some scary S#it but thank God G-d, here I am!!!! Now to move on to bigger and better stuff!🤔😄 As far as writing my mind was mush but it's coming back and so is my Muse! I've started on my assignment 4 today and appreciate Jim Hall and his dedication to teaching his students and patience 💕! This week I got a total shock because I'm now a preferred author here! My case is black with yellow Ballet 🩰 slippers! Instead of all yellow 💛 but it's cool because I've always been different 😁! A horse 🐎 of another color indeed 🤣 LoL. A workhorse that sees how much work is ahead with my writing and redoing my portfolio whoa! My bio was written years ago lol and my items need rework and more organizing! People are probably lost scrolling through it, I am when looking for something. One day at a time 😉 eh?! Now I have to understand how to access the reality of being a preferred author and how to help others with this honor in time. I'm also trying to formulate how to take 69 years and turn it into chapters. I'm a living self-help entity literally. I've used my experience to help others with their struggles and know my destiny is to share them with others. From growing up in a real dysfunctional family to becoming a musician in Greenwich village. Joining a cult and leaving a year later. Moving to the Haight Ashbury. Becoming a mom . Being pushed to move to Oregon because even in the late 70's the rents doubled over night. Later moving to the south because of the same reason. Working hard at physical jobs and being promised everything but getting nothing in the end. I'm a survivor never hurting another or taking what wasn't mine. I've kept my dignity and integrity intact no matter how much S#it people or life threw at me (us). So yeah gotta lot to do this year! Glad to have good folks in my life and community that cares! Have a blessed weekend y'all ❤️  |
| This is the 3rd week since I got sick y'all Oye and yuk! I'm not 💯% but compared to the "dead zone reality I'm doing a happy dance 🩰🎶!! I was bedridden pretty much except for"stumbling " downstairs to feed the kitties breakfast and having a spot of coffee ☕! I could just sit on the couch for a couple of hours, getting the energy to scoop out the kitty box. Pretty much a zombie but not a frog 🐸 that croakes LoL 😆. Cheers to Andre 🤠 always full of 🍌 humor and wisdom 😀. The first week I bearly delt with my phone. my routine of checking emails here, yahoo, Gmail and FB went down the toilet 🪠🚽. One day I was on my phone feed and besides reading my usual pet rescue stories, saw something that made me smile ( after the sorrow of the wars and beyond my comprehension of mercy, to see such annihilation of a people and their homes...) I read an article on Gilligan's Island 🏝️. It led me to look up Huntz Hall, Leo Gorcy, and others of that time and space. Somehow I found a site and a true story that touched my heart ❤️ permanently. I will share the link below so y'all can read it and be a part of two amazing dogs that lived in the 1860s. Trust me you will be glad you did and to know the monument that was built for Bummer and Lazarus 🕯️🙏😍🌹🐾. The first week was rough for me, had to get a steroid shot and med's for my bronchitis. I was tested for flu, virus but so many out there, they don't even have tests yet, mutating very quick. I feel like I'm living in a Stephen King story--- only this S#it is really happening. My ringtone is Don't worry be happy by Bobby Ferrin. I'm an optimist when I'm not depressed! I got sick in the middle of the Jim Hall writing course was taking. This week found out he will let me finish the class ( even if this term is over!) That's a beyond-decent human being! After that, I didn't feel let down by still another project not completed because of my health issues. Another perk this week was because I've been studying with Jnet for years and started a class Text to Heart ( about the Torah, Kabbalah, and other Jewish beliefs.) They posted my selfie studying and a couple of quotes from me! A worldwide email 😁 nice to see myself! If I write ✍️ article on this can post the screenshot of it! So I have to wipe the stove and feed the kitties 😻. Thanks to God God for me slowly but surely getting better 😁!!! I thought this post was lost but here and meant to be. Thanks for all your comments last time!!! https://americacomesalive.com/bummer-and-lazarus-street-dogs-and-friends/ 💗💗💗💗💗 |
| Sorry for all your going through I'm bedridden sick 🤧 and maybe will croak soon My plans were going well Then it all changed and it all went to hell Im giving up Facebook and writing to boot Can't compete by being myself anymore Thanks for the few people who cared Taught me skills and were there. Maybe some day I'll have a white case In memory so my writing wasn't a total waste. Blessings |
| This blog may be coming to an end. Been sick since last week and no end in sight. Started projects and couldn't finish. A course, contest - best-laid plans of mice and men... Maybe God G-d is telling me something??? Been nice being here and knowing y'all 🙏 Maybe write poems and be more low-key? I don't know if I will be well enough to finish class or??? |
| Hi, y'all 🤠! Hope you didn't miss me too much 😘! I started a writing course 2 weeks ago and have been putting most of my writing energy into it. ( When it's finished I can spend more time here with everyone!) 😜 It's very challenging and it's been about 20 years since I took one like this. I got a B on the first test so must be doing better than I thought at first. I won't go into much about it until it's over. It's set to a private group. The teacher Jim has a lot of helpful writing tips and seems like an alright guy! He showed me better ways to Show in a story than tell. Another person in the class ( I'll never show or tell) thought it ok to review my work in public instead of doing it in a forum. I've dealt with it and know can't trust that person. Hope the GPS were worth it. The weather has been cold here ( though nothing compared to our family and friends in Oregon. Bad ice storm's and the city shut down for days. I had to see the dentist twice this week yuk but necessary! My second assignment is due tomorrow but haven't gotten very far. I started it and will be working on it late or not. I'm new to this describing emotions thing. It's good you use less words if the character acts out the emotion. In time I will share what I wrote after fixing the boo-boos! Anyway didn't forget about you ☺️! They have the back looking like a more. Our power and water were off for hours yesterday and today 😞. No fun there but hopefully they will be done ( and not hit the electric power line again) Hope y'all are having a decent New Year! My granddaughter is on the phone gotta go! Hugs 🤗! |
| Wow y'all 😮 it was 20 years ago today! ( Sargent pepper taught the band to play ⏯️!🎹🎸🎻🎼🎶) Now that I've planted that ear memory 🤣... Ok so really I found WDC one cold morning in Georgia 2004. The Internet was getting it's feet on the ground and on our PC with world famous dial up! I was always a ✏️ pencil pen 🖊️ paper 📜 type of lady and wondered what I could find related to writing in this new format. 🤔 I soon was coming up with a username soon I was dddreamcat@writing.com! I remember being glued to the screen and overwhelmed with how many people, things to do and all that was going on at this site! I had checked out 2 other writing sites and joined but compared to WDC paled in format and activities. A nice lady there befriended me and admitted she too missed the whole Newbie experience but found help and guidance from so many people who really cared. In time I learned the take the chance and make items as well as friends. I knew little about what the in and outs of writing for others were about. I had read books but here was a place one could ask a question ⁉️ and get a quick response even several! Through the years moving and family realities took over my life. My granddaughter will be 20 this year! Her mother was pregnant with her in January of 2020. I just go wow thinking about that time. I submitted 2 articles that year to a local college newspaper and made my first $200 and that came in handy for food and diapers 😁 LoL. Today I'm taking a course here on Showing characters emotions. It's been awhile since I tried anything like that challenge! I'm thankful my Muse didn't croak 🐸 as I wondered if I bit off more than I could possibly chew... My mentor Sunny and a few other friends here help me in ways too many to name ❤️... So I wish you all a very blessed New Year, happy whatever your anniversary is ( Sunny 😎 was this week at a super 20 years too!) Sometimes my sister asks me if "I still get something out of being here?" To be honest I can't imagine life without being here 💟! Later 😁 y'all 🙏🌻😻😃 |
| Wow it's been 6 days since was here ( very busy as most of y'all have been also 😉- having a great time). I was going to try to do the prompt at Andres banana blog bar. After 3 days realized I couldn't since New Year Eve was different in my own past experiences. Over the years we've seen many dresses to go somewhere and celebrate 🥳. I like blue sequins with silver or gold trim lol! The reality is we couldn't afford our tastes! and were raising our kids or grandkids and it didn't fit into our life. I remember New years Eve 1971. I had just turned 17 and was living with a forster mom and her daughters in Brooklyn NY. Her boyfriend invited us all to the Waldorf Astoria to celebrate leaving 1970 behind. He had the Penthouse and access to a huge pool in a glass enclosure. We got bathing suits and soon was sitting in the heated pool and watching the snow ❄️ coming down above us on the glass panes. ( I wanted to stay home and watch Dick Clark's Rocking evening on TV!) Instead I stood in the pool with a white Russian in my hand, just loving the snowflakes above in the surreal but peaceful moments before New years 🎉. Tonight we watched the movie Golem and it was pretty good! I did the kitchen for half an hour before coming up here whew. I have a test next week so I have to study some more. Once I open the email it's closed book. Tomorrow is Monday the first and we have to go to Walmart for food and kitty stuff. Get the MO for rent and pay bills. Remember to post weekly goals and get ready for the show don't tell class next week on WDC. I hope everyone has a wonderful New Year and pray 🙏 peace will come one day. I look forward to reading what others wrote with the prompts and will try again sometime! Have fun 😊💯 |
| Well merry Christmas 🎄🎁 everyone ⛄!!! It's been busy here since last I wrote ( but didn't forget about y'all!!!) Hoping everyone is having a wonderful day and has been up till now!!! We made it to Gulfport a couple of times I think I wrote about our BD at the Italian restaurant Salute ( if I didn't will!) We also took pictures at the Beau Ravage ( a fancy casino that has awesome decorations for the holidays! We played my 2 bucks but didn't win lol) Took a lot of nice pics and a cool older couple took a picture of us, and we took one of them! He was laughing as he said his arm was too short to take couple selfies!!! (As I was writing this had to go outside. There's a few 🚒 fire trucks that drove past and wanted to make sure we didn't have to take the kitties and leave.. it's dark at 5:30 and saw a full 🌕 moon and walked till saw the trucks a few complex away but thank God no fires or smoke . Just a few kids enjoying their bikes and scooters!) Anyway I had a lot of birthday wishes on and offline 🎊! I even got a BD Merit badge for the first time 🙂! It was a good day. Maxy and MoJo loved the kitty wands with felt fishy! The presents were awesome and included socks, underwear,make up and brushes and my favorite MAD special collection edition: golden collection of garbage 😀! A take off of sesame Street and MASH! I lost a trunk full over the decades but happy to have this ( more than I can say!) We spoke with the grandkids in Oregon and spoke with my grandson in Georgia. Wow a great day! No pain just joy for a change!So sending hugs and smiles to each and every one of you 🎄😊💯😎 We couldn't find my favorite black Forrest cake 🍰 at Walmart but found chocolate! I have to doctor it up with some whipped cream! Prayers for all and peace 🕊️🐾 |
| Good evening y'all! I had hoped to write ✍️ this afternoon and had started but got distracted. My sister is sick with a bad cold and has been ( in her words cranky) She was fine this morning but her eyes started tearing up on the way to donate cat food to the Jackson animal shelter. I've mentioned the Pushka ( charity box) we have and Last month I decided to use it to help the animals. We took the money to Walmart today and bought a box of 12 Friskies cans. Last summer we brought them some and they said the kitties 😻 love it! It's been very cold 🥶 past couple of days ugh. Well I took pictures and will share on Facebook tomorrow. I found out that the text to heart class PDF was sent on December 3rd, but didn't know till today. It's a test on the Jewish version of Genesis. The test is Jan 5th and it's going to be hard. I'm behind in studying but will do my best. I also have a class here on WDC Jan 8 th it starts! The tuition was paid for the first 10 students who asked to take it! I'm excited and looking forward to it too 😄! hope I didn't bite off more than I can chew. I'm hoping everyone here will have a blessed Christmas! I ordered a WDC travel cup from the store here and used GPS! So am a bit tired and overwhelmed at the moment. Tomorrow have to drive to Gulfport (30 miles away) praying my sister feels better in the morning. Sending hugs to all! |
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