Climate Change — We Thought We Would Dump The Mess On Our Kids

Instead, nature is the teacher and classes are in session Is the sky falling? I have lived in Texas since 2010. I had previously been a visitor for three decades. To me, it has always been hot and dry. The leather seats in my car have threatened me with third-degree burns on more than one occasion. Before

Actress Anne Heche “Not Expected to Survive”!

We just never know when the journey will end, yet we go about our lives as if we will live forever When Life suddenly ends Per CBS news actress Ann Heche is not expected to survive. This news coming on the heels of the recent loss of singer and actress Olivia Newton-John feels like a

Do We Choose Love? or Does Love Chose Us?

Inspired by Toya Qualls-Barnette post, 11 things I know about love Accident or design Did you choose love or did love choose you? I think that love chooses us. We meet many people in the course of a day and over a lifetime. All of it by design. Sometimes there is a temporary exchange and then

Seeing You From the Inside Out

The longer I live, the more beauty I see I must say that I was kind of shallow when I was younger. I come from a culture where some shallowness is practiced. By that, I mean that you were treated well based on the amount of melanin you possessed, the texture and length of your hair,

The Centipede In My Shoe: A Biting Lesson About The Ill Effects of Procrastination

One morning before school, a slithering creature used my shoes as a shelter, then decided to bite me when I made claim to them. During childhood, most of us were lucky to have one pair of shoes. I know of many kids who walked several miles to school each day — bare feet! Altogether we walked four

A Final Word Before We Greet 2022

Happy New Year — Welcome 2022 I want to express my heartfelt thanks to you, my blogging family. I feel so blessed to have found such a community of beautiful people. I appreciate you all in ways you will never know. With you all I learn and grow and each new day finds me chomping at the bit

Why We Need to Forgive the Unforgiving

Forgiveness frees you from the prison of your emotions There was a time I thought forgiving the unworthy was unjust. I thought that it would make them feel better. So, I kept my angst, and my anger and refused to give in. I was young then. And pretty good at bearing grudges, believe me, I can

Do We Choose Love? or Does Love Chose Us?

Accident or design Did you choose love or did love choose you? I think that love chooses us. We meet many people in the course of a day and over a lifetime. All of it by design. Sometimes there is a temporary exchange and then we each go our merry way and in an instant that

By The Sweat of Thy Brow Thou Shall Eat Bread

If your brow is dry, then your belly had better be rumbling Pene HodgeJust now·4 min read Genesis 3:19, KJV: “In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground…” One biblical recommendation is that adult humans should earn their keep. The world is drastically changing and perhaps not all

Intuition — Why You Should Learn to Trust Yours

MINDFULNESS | MENTAL HEALTH The soul always knows, we sometimes refuse to listen Photo by Jen Theodore on Unsplash A gift? When I first meet people, I get a sense of who they are. This is not based on any spoken words. I get a feel of their vibe, their spirit energy if you will. Their