Originally Published: March 7th, 2025 2026 During a recent Recovery Dharma meeting for my alcoholism, an autistic member spoke about his struggles with PDA. I googled this and discovered PDA is Pathological Demand Avoidance, commonly associated with those living with autism. From PDA Society: What is PDA? The term PDA stands for Pathological Demand Avoidance….
There Really Isn’t One Question I Hate To Be Asked
Originally Published: March 6th, 2025 2026 What is one questionI hate to be asked? I don’t know. I can’t think of one. S, 🌻 2025 The Macgyver Requests One question I hate to be asked? Hmmmm? I had to think about this. Mostly, I guess is when Michael asks me to help him measure something…
Embracing Failure: A Path to Future Success
Originally Published: March 5th, 2025 2026 Long story short in 2022 I had a life-changing later in life proper diagnoses of Borderline Personality Disorder and Histrionic Personality Disorder to later explain why, when I was in my thirties – I had worked as many jobs as how old I was. Back then, I felt like…
My Bio’s Opening Sentence: I Risked It All To Blossom
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…