Originally Published: March 4th, 2025 2026 My 2025 answer to this Daily Prompt question hasn’t changed. The opening sentence to my autobiography would be: I risked it all to blossom. S, 🌻 2025 Jeez, I haven’t had enough coffee yet to conjure up an opening sentence to hook readers into the wild tapestry of my…
What Are 3 Objects I Couldn’t Live Without?
Originally Published: March 3rd, 2025 Easy. My 2019 Jeep Wrangler, computer and coffee maker. S, 🌻
Life-Changing Experiences: AA & Recovery Dharma
Originally Published: March 2nd, 2025 2026 This year my reply to this daily prompt is an extension from the growth I spoke about in 2025’s response to what experiences in life helped me grow the most. For the past while, I’ve felt a stagnation in my Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) recovery for my alcoholism. I felt…
Do I Believe In Fate/Destiny?
Originally Posted: March 1st, 2025 2026 Do I believe in fate? Destiny? According to Dictionary.com, the definition of fate is: Destiney is basically the same thing – some Universal thing that creates the events in my life. So, do I believe in fate? Do I believe in destiny? I would say no, because humans have…
A Difficult Phase To Say Goodbye To: Travel While In Qatar
Originally Published: February 28th, 2025 2026 A phase in life that was difficult to say goodbye to was the ease of travel while living in Qatar. During our four years in the Middle East, Michael and I traveled to over 20 countries on three continents. We miss traveling together, as we enjoyed our time together…
I Would Be Ocean Ramsey For A Day
Originally Published: February 27th, 2025 2026 If I could be anyone for a day, I would be Ocean Ramsey. I would swim with the animal I fear most – Great White Sharks – thanks to the movie Jaws that traumatized a generation of people to be afraid of them, while stigmatizing these apex predators as…
Most Ambitions DIY Project: Penny Lane
Originally Published: February 26th, 2025 2026 A year later and a lot has changed with Penny Lane. We are into the interior phase. Michael is almost finished painting the upstairs living area. Next will be flooring then kitchen/bathroom counters. The bathroom is almost finished. The toilet is installed and working. The windows leak, because the…
I Would Ban The Word: Hatred
Originally Published: February 25, 2025 2026 If I could permanently ban a word from general usage it would be: hatred. Hatred is a noun that represents a deep enduring emotion of dislike itself. Therefore, I would ban the word and action it represents. According to Google’s CoPilot AI Search, Hatred is: Refers to an intense,…