I just cleaned my glasses, because the very thing that is supposed to help me see wasn't working. The prescription didn't change. The glass still sits in the frames. The only difference is that the lenes were dirty. Oh, my goodness, we walk around every day with our moral compass filthy. This dirt clouds our …
I’m Back!
It's been way too long since I have taken time to let my pen create. Time, stress, and life in general has pushed away all my creative juices. So, this is my attempt to eliminate the cobwebs. Life consists of seasons, which is common knowledge. However, what has me totally baffled is that we tend …
In The Rear-View Mirror
Here I am living this life. I had no choice on whether I wanted to be alive. No one asked me if I wanted to be a person dealing with life’s good and bad, but here I am anyway! The moment I was conceived, my clock started ticking to my demise. As a little girl, …
It’s A New Year – How will I Walk In It?
Let’s be honest, last year, 2020, was not the best year that we collectively enjoyed very much. Actually, it was extremely trying and right down scary. From the very top of the ladder to the very bottom, it was chaos. Fortunately, most of us survived it. Unfortunately, there were many that did not. So the …
Pile Of Leaves
Julie was walking down the streets of New York, bundled in her favorite wool sweater. It was one of her favorite places in the whole world. The air was brisk and tossed her flowing blonde hair to and fro. The trees indicated that Autumn was coming on with colors of orange and red. She shivered …
Our Minds
How many sleepless nights have you experienced because your mind just wouldn’t shut up? You fall asleep quickly due to being totally exhausted from the hustle and bustle of the day, but sometime during the night you are wide awake. You might get up and get a drink of water, go to the bathroom, and …
Noise
This morning at breakfast the convection oven’s fan was running, the refrigerator’s fan was humming, and the coffee pot was spitting out its elixir. All these things are fine and really don’t bother me, but I noticed the moment they all became silent. I was instantly aware of the quiet. It was refreshing. It even …
Wrong Side Of The Bed
I’m sure you have all heard the saying, “you got up on the wrong side of the bed” right? Well, today was that day for me. If something could go wrong it was going to happen. I got up and stumbled to the bathroom. Got dressed for the day. Went out to make my coffee …
Where’s Your DRIVE?
As I was surfing the web this morning, there was one constant theme in almost everything I read. People are at a breaking point. They are trying to hold on to what they deem as normal, when in fact there is completely no normal to be found. I also sensed a lack of drive. People …
How Do You Smell?
That’s a strange title, isn’t it? Well just keep reading, you will eventually get what its all about and your questions will be answered. We go through life basically absent minded for the most part. We enter the day with coffee brewing, toast filling the air with its aroma, and possibly bacon tantalizing our taste …
LaDonna Fridenmaker~Writer 