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"February 18, 2020"   "Prompt: “Every sunset is an opportunity to reset.” ~ Richie NortonLet this quote inspire you to write something about sunset." Sunset is my time to relax and take inventory of the events of the day. I also try to read from my Bible in the evening. The inventory is important for me because I like to remedy any mistakes I made throughout that day. Taking inventory helps me to see the mistakes I made that day and make a list of people that I need to make amends to. Sometimes those amends are simply to apologize and try not to make the same mistake again. Other times the amends mean taking action to fix something or make a situation right. Ii have amends I will be making the rest of my life.  Prompt: “All readers come to fiction as willing accomplices to your lies. Such is the basic goodwill contract made the moment we pick up a work of fiction.” —Steve Almond, WDWhat's your favorite fiction writer? Why? Do you write fiction yourself? My favorite fiction writer is Charles Dickens. I loved "Great Expectations" and "A tale of Two Cities". I also believe I have seen every version of "A Christmas Carole". Those are the biggest of his works that I've read.     |
| "February 17, 2020" Prompt: February 17 is Random Acts of Kindness Day. Write about a random act of kindness. I believe random acts of kindness should be just that: random. I don't believe the one doing it should toot their own horn because when they do they have their reward. I try to do good all the time. Random acts of kindness go with the territory in my line of work. However I do not do so for the praise or titles. I do it because it is the right thing to do. It's fun to serve others and the blessings don't stop coming. I can look at myself in the mirror and like the man looking back. Prompt: "Where do you want to be in ten years?"I hope to have my Ph. D. and be doing counseling in ten years. |
| "February 15, 2020" "Prompt: "One who knows how to show and to accept kindness will be a friend better than any possession." ~ Sophocles What do you think? Which is more difficult to show kindness or to accept kindness?" While it is hard for some people to show kindness, it is also equally hard for them to accept it. I work in the social services office of the Salvation Army Huntington WV Corps. It is my job to show kindness and I do it pretty well. The key is in honestly being able to love people, something I wasn't always ready to do. Then I met Jesus and he transformed my heart. Today love everybody and that means I love the reader of this blog. Jesus taught me to love. Prompt: "Do you make your bed in the morning or leave it unmade? What do you think this says about you?"I usually straighten it up. Most of the time I sleep on top of my blankets. My heater keeps the room comfortable so the blankets are unnecessary. However I occasionally sleep under them. I have recently because I have been ill. I have a sinus infection. It seems to be going away but I also have allergies that keep me sick and they aren't going away. I take allergy meds but they don't help. Anyway my bed is usually half made. I lay on it a lot as the only furniture in my room is the bed and a small chair. I live in a dorm room. I probably will the rest of my life. I don't require much as everything I need is already here. I do like to get paid like anybody else. My bed though is usually made but messed up from my lying on it. You could never bounce a quarter off of it. |
| "February 14, 2020" Happy Valentine's Day Prompt: "Write something in your blog about a pair of boots."What would you like to know about a pair of boots? Do I own boots? Yes. I actually have two pairs. One pair is the ones I wear with my uniform. They are black. All the boots and shoes we wear with our uniforms are black. The other pair I have is a pair of yellow work boots like construction workers usually wear. I have only worn them twice as I wear my uniform most days. Today is a rare day for me. I am off work. I love my job. I work as community care ministries secretary at the Salvation Army. I do supportive services work. Sometimes I do some counseling but mostly just food boxes and reception type things. Prompt: "Valentine’s Day. Is it a big deal in your world?"Every holiday is a big deal in the Salvation Army. If I weren't sick today I would be visiting hospitals for Valentine's Day. The original plan was that I was to go to a children's hospital and pass out treat bags and then go to the VA to pass out some. Then I got sick. I am not bad sick but did not want to expose sick people to whatever I may have. |
| "February 13, 2020" Prompt: "What are your thoughts about Mr. Wilde's quote?" I agree that we all need to learn how to be comfortable by ourselves and not allow ourselves to be defined by others. It is very healthy to learn to be okay being alone. I don't think we should be loners because that would be the other extreme. Everything should be done in moderation. I know I was not comfortable when I lived alone because I was bored stiff. I longed for companionship and I believe that is healthy as well. After all we are herd animals. Humans are not meant to be alone. It is healthy though to be able to be alone. "Prompt: Have you ever worked in sales? Share a story about this if you did."I worked selling vacuums once. I was not very good at it though. I did manage to earn a little money at it but not a lot. There was one sale that sticks out in my mind. It was special because the woman gave me 3 pounds of freshly picked and freshly ground Brazilian coffee. She had just returned from Brazil and brought several pounds with her. My boss gave me a bonus that week because we had the best coffee he said he had ever drank that week. I also remember that sale because there was an eclipse that day and the sun went dark at noon! The woman bought my sweeper because she saw the eclipse as an omen to do so. |
| "February 12, 2020" Prompt: "Have you read any Twitter, Facebook posts lately that you feel deserves a longer response?" Yes and no. A lot of the junk that comes up on my Facebook page is spam. I delete it as quickly as I see it but it seems I am constantly getting junk from Dr. Oz trying to sell me the latest way to drive my partner insane or some other bozo trying to make me feel I am getting too old to cut the mustard any more. For one thing if I wanted viagara I would go to the doctor. I certainly would not buy it from an advertisement. Secondly, I don't think such ads belong on Facebook or any other media. "Prompt: Many schools have cut arts and music from their budget. Do you feel there is something else they can cut so schools can keep their arts and music programs?"They can cut sports. It isn't as if most of those kids are ever going to become professional athletes anyway. And if they do become professional athletes they would be a bunch of overrated, overpaid jerks like most athletes are. |
| "February 11, 2020" "Prompt: What is the best Valentine's day gift you've ever received?" I never really made a big deal out of Valentine's Day. I don't know why. My family just never really celebrated it and I didn't grow up in the habit of doing so. I've given a few Valentine's gifts but never received any except for an occasional card. I really don't want gifts. I live in a very small room with no storage space so anything I get becomes clutter. I try not to accumulate too much stuff. The one gift I can always use is gift cards and cash because I use them to buy drinks and other necessities. Aside from those I have no storage space. Besides the greatest gift I ever received was not on Valentine's Day. It was on Good Friday when Jesus gave His life for me. My relationship with Him is the greatest gift ever. Prompt: "What do you think of stalkers and stalking? What kind of a need pushes the stalkers into stalking? And have you ever been stalked; if so, what did it feel like?"I think what makes stalkers do what they do is a need to control. The person they are stalking is somebody they feel they cannot control and stalking gives them a sense of control. I know because I was once riddled with feelings of insecurity and overwhelming anxiety. My poor wife could not go anywhere without me having to know her schedule. I tried to tell myself it was anxiety and I was worried about her. Then I had to get honest with myself and I knew I was wrong. I let her go and trusted her. We still divorced but I met my second wife, who later died. Now I am married to my career. Image #2187984 over display limit. -?- |
| "February 10, 2020" Image #1997652 over display limit. -?- "Prompt: My Home Town" My hometown is St.Mary's WV. I grew up just outside of town in a place that now bears my family name. It wasn't much other than a hillside and a valley but there was 298 acres of it for me to roam. I had four brothers and four sisters so my mom and dad had to have lots of room. I enjoyed my years there except for the winters which were often pretty rough. We had four major hills between us and town and the snow in the winter made passage difficult at best. There wasn't much to my hometown. It's still a very small town but most of my family still lives there. I moved to Barboursville WV about three years ago and have since made a life here. St. Mary's didn't offer a whole lot because industry had filled up and there were really no jobs there. Image #1971183 over display limit. -?- "Prompt: What if suddenly you are not able to see ahead of you (actually or psychologically)? Is it smoke, fog, haze, or something else?" I have had plenty of times when I could not see what was right in front of me psychologically. I often tell my friends that they are my eyes and ears and I am not offended if somebody points out a blind spot for me. At least I am not offended for long. Image #2098718 over display limit. -?- Image #2118746 over display limit. -?- Image #2147967 over display limit. -?- Image #2187503 over display limit. -?- Image #2187984 over display limit. -?- |
| "February 8, 2020" Image #1997652 over display limit. -?- "Prompt: If you want to change the world, pick up your pen and write. — Martin Luther What do you think? Have you ever written anything that might change the world? Do you know of anyone who has written anything that might change the world?" I have never written anything that changed the world. I'm just a little fish in a mighty big pond so I won't pretend to be God's gift to the human race. However I do know that God wrote a book with the potential to change the world when He wrote His word the Bible. It changes lives. I know it has certainly changed mine. It introduced me to Jesus Christ, who without doubt was the most phenomenal person who ever lived. I believe He was the Son of the Living God and that He died and rose from the grave to be a ransom for my sin. Image #1971183 over display limit. -?- Prompt: “The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.” ~ Ernest Hemingway or “Life is very interesting. In the end, some of your greatest pains become your greatest strengths.”~ Drew Barrymore" I agree with both quotes. I believe some of my greatest gifts in life were some of my most painful moments. Just as strong physical pain teaches us to tolerate pain so strong mental pain does as well. When we suffer we grow in tolerance and patience. When I was in the hospital recently the nurses were amazed at my pain thresh hold. I told them it was from years of practice and that pain is a psychological function. It can be controlled with attitude. So it is with mental/emotional pain. Our attitude is what decides the battle. Image #2098718 over display limit. -?- Image #2118746 over display limit. -?- Image #2147967 over display limit. -?- Image #2187503 over display limit. -?- Image #2187984 over display limit. -?- |
| "February 7, 2020" Image #1997652 over display limit. -?- Prompt: "Tell us about your favorite room in your house." I don't live in a house. I live at the West Virginia Veterans Home in Barboursville WV. It has over 100 rooms in it but only one of those rooms is mine. The rooms are about the size of college dorm rooms. In fact this used to be a college. Then it was a hospital. Now it is the Veterans Home. It isn't a nursing home, just a home for veterans. I guess you could say assisted living. My room is the biggest on my floor. It is a two beds room, but I am the only one in it. I'm hoping to move to a single room soon. There is one available down the hall a few doors. I'm the floor leader here so I am entitled to a single room. That is one of the perks of being floor leader. I don't know if I will get it or not because others who have been here longer have asked for it as well. A single room around here is a luxury. Image #2098718 over display limit. -?- Image #2118746 over display limit. -?- Image #2147967 over display limit. -?- Image #2187503 over display limit. -?- Image #2187984 over display limit. -?- |
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