My Merry Christmas present for myself was helping this little boy get rid of his problem attire — Patches, one of the five feral cats outside, showed up sporting some new attire the last week in November. Neither of us were happy about his new look. Especially Patches. One of my earliest pieces I wrote on Medium was about the five ferals outside who claimed this as their…

Writing opportunities fill our world — here I talk about adding a new stream to where I write — I did it! I made the jump. I’m writing on Newsbreak now too. Medium is definitely my home base. I love it here. I love the connections I’ve made with different people. The community here on Medium is something I haven’t seen anywhere else. Although the Facebook community and interactions…

How a change in my outlook created a whole new attitude of gratitude in my life — A small change in our attitude is not always easy. However, it can be one of the most important tools to improving our lives and keeping a smile on our faces during difficult days. It took me a long time to learn this lesson. And it’s one that I have…

My obsession — hunting in antiques stores. How I’ve taken some of my treasures and turned them into income. — One day one of my friends asked me on Facebook — Where do you get the ideas for your stories? I had to be honest — most of them end up in my brain from items found in antique stores. Or am I simply trying to justify my expenditures in…

It’s always a happy day when I spot validation in my life After weeks of deliberation, trying to choose a ‘Word of the Year’, all of a sudden…Whoosh! It all happened without any effort. The word chose me. But what’s even better, was the validation I received last night, a…

When wanting to properly attribute the words to the proper author conflicts with a sense of ‘something is amiss’. — A day or two ago, I logged onto Facebook (gasp!). I know, the place I almost never go anymore. I think that Facebook threatened me with security issues, not trusting who I really was after hardly visiting there since I took up with my new friend, Medium. Not wanting to…

A few directions for preparing to fly off into the coming New Year. — Good morning and welcome to Flight 2023. We are prepared to take off into the New Year. Please make sure your Positive Attitude and Gratitude are secured and locked in the upright position. All self-destruct devices: pity, anger, selfishness, pride, and resentment should be turned off at this time. All…

How synchronicity helped me choose my Word of the Year for 2023 — A few days ago I posted about trying to decide on what my Word of the Year was going to be for 2023. I’d started out with a list of twenty different possible words. By the time I wrote the story for Medium, I’d narrowed it down to five. —…

10 fun and inspiring stories that touched my heart, taught me something, widened my horizons, made me laugh, or made my life better in some way — I can’t really call this a Top Ten Stories post, because there are so many great stories here on Medium. I could fill out a Top Ten post every day. Here’s ten stories that I’ve read lately that have touched my heart, my life, inspired me, made me laugh, expanded…