Tag: dailyprompt

My mission if I choose to accept it is to spread love not hate. More than that, my focus is to bring injustice of any kind to the forefront. My core focus has been on two things, racism and criminal injustice. I’ve been successful in doing both having published numerous articles on the topics but there is still much to be done.

My voice has grown quieter these days but that doesn’t mean I don’t see what’s happening and there are times when I really want to get back into the fray again but these days it is in a more subdued manner. It is not a 24/7 obsession anymore but speaking out only when keeping quiet means letting it exist whatever it is. Sometimes a small voice does carry weight and can boom like a megaphone.

I believe that it takes courage to speak out against injustice and racial inequalities. My goal is to continue speaking out against such atrocities.

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What is your mission?

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I hope I go before my hair falls out, the same for my teeth and before my bones give way!

I live a healthy life which means working out everyday, eating healthy except for my dives into cheesecake now and then but I’m working on that and I do everything necessary to live a good and healthy life. Add daily meditation and walks in nature and I’m on the right track. However, I don’t think I want to live to be a 100 or so because that means being a burden to someone. Age does take a toll and not only on the person but on those around you and so like I said at the beginning, I hope I go before that happens and I definitely don’t want to do the “Methuselah” bit.

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What are your thoughts on the concept of living a very long life?

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Good question because it is one that I ask myself on a daily basis. I think I need to stop “people pleasing.” I tend to overextend myself so much so that I am left wanting and my needs and wants are not met. I have this motto, help first and take care of yourself later and that is not working.

This year I am a work in progress. Not that I didn’t do the same thing last year but I fell short. This year I am going to put “me” first and set some boundaries and work on my self-worth as well. It is not where it should be. That is it in a nutshell.

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What could you do differently?

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LET’S SPREAD LOVE NOT HATE!

Nothing more needs to be said.

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If you had a freeway billboard, what would it say?

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I would say it is love, the kind that is unconditional, the kind that doesn’t waver and beat around the bush, the kind that is steadfast, honest, loyal, and is ready to take care of my heart.

Finding it has been like looking for the needle in the haystack. Just when I think I’ve found it, it goes and shows me different! I gave up dating at the end of last year, and have decided to put some distance between “love” and the men who walk in parading themselves as the “one and only!”

This year, I’m opening up again, just a little. Several invites came in at the beginning of the week, most were not my type or they didn’t know what they were looking for. It usually started with, “I’ve been looking for someone like you,” or “I’m looking for my forever woman and you fit the bill!” Problem is, we haven’t even met.

I’m looking for that guy who knows what he wants and is ready to meet me halfway. Someone with a whole lot of integrity, loyalty, honesty, and add “unconditional love” to give and we may just hit it off! Until then, I’ve got my magnifying glasses on and discarding as I go along. I hope this year will bring something different but who knows. If it’s in the cards, that will be made clear in time.

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What is the greatest gift someone could give you?

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Wow, I think before I get through these daily prompts, my whole life will be out there on display!

Let’s see, I studied Journalism and later went into Education because journalism required that I finish articles or reports at a given time span and it was too much pressure for me and it also took the fun out of writing. I love writing but I wanted to do it at my own pace so I backed out of doing it full-time.

I didn’t give up on writing altogether. I kept at it by writing freelance articles, writing for a fashion magazine, writing for a political website and published a book. When all is said and done, writing is still my first love only not the pressurized variety. These days I take it at my own pace and write about whatever I want and that I find brings out the best in me and my writing.

Colleges I attended? That’s for me to know and for you to find out.

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What colleges have you attended?

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I do have one thing I try to do everyday and that is to play with Chachi, the cat. We’ve come up with a different version of hide-and-seek and the little guy knows exactly what to do! I hide and he needs to find me. The difference to this version is that when he finds me and I catch him, he gets 10 kisses each time.

It’s not about the finding but the kisses that matters. Some days he walks away with more than 30 kisses but who’s counting! I love giving him kisses and he loves getting them and that’s what counts. It is a sort of bonding time for us but let me tell you, I am pooped by the time we finish! He walks off with a grin on his face if you can call it that, happy with the world and with his mommy.

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Do you play in your daily life? What says “playtime” to you?

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I think it is learning to undo some learned patterns and behavior traits. We become accustomed to what is comfortable and that doesn’t necessarily mean that it is good for us. The same goes for me. I tend to be very accepting of things that do not serve me knowing full well that they don’t but instead of putting a stop to it I make excuses and that right there is my problem. Sometimes being “nice” doesn’t necessarily bring the same into your life.

This year I need to stop being nice and accepting of things I know that are not good for me and learn to break the patterns that enable such behavior. It starts with looking within to see why such patterns exist and that is not a comfortable thing to do. It means owning up to and accepting what is there and changing it for the better. Not always an thing easy to do.

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What are your biggest challenges?

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I think it is those days when I was young and running wild as the proverbial tomboy in the woods behind my home. It was a time of freedom and not caring for the norms that life or society stipulates on how you should be. No rules, no regulations and no listening to that inner voice, just letting go and living life as it was meant to be.

Those days are gone but if I had a chance to go back there again, I would! Some days the rebellion sets in and I still jump in duck puddles when no one is looking but it is few and far between. I am all prim and proper now but don’t let that fool you, there is that little “wild child” still inside of me. Some days I revisit those days and it still brings a smile to my face. Good memories of days gone by but still precious and they live on in the grown-up me.

Mom, if you’re listening, I am more like you wanted me to be, more of a “lady” but I can tell you, it is NOT that much fun!

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What makes you feel nostalgic?

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