Category: courage
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Retiree anniversary
I once was a hard-working, career-minded son, military personnel, husband, father, civil service worker to survive and enjoy the fruits of forty years of work/hard labor since the age of eight. I’m currently a highly-skilled veteran retiree who travels full-time in an RV relishing in the beauty of each day I awake. I have a…
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“Self-publishing courage.”
I want to start the first day of March 2018 with a cheerful hello to all of the followers of this site. For the next 30-days or so I’m developing a short story novel which I’m continually re-writing to my satisfaction and a submitting to a professional editor for critique. For the past year or…
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Travel Fears? “Carpe-Diem”
Within the imaginations of everyone who’s creative ideas and thoughts are inspired or influenced by anything seen on television, read in a book or magazine, can become a reality. MJL I was influenced by television shows like Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom, hosted by Marlin Perkins, National Geographic magazines and the used encyclopedias my mother bought.…
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“Travel, what title?”
When I began traveling in the late 80’s upon a 1987 Kawasaki touring motorcycle around the US, I never created or was bewildered with a title for what I was doing. However, over the years my family and friends have described me as crazy, unhinged, or weird to travel by motorcycle without no particular destination. Little…
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“Grand Slam”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Grand Slam.” In your own life, what would be the equivalent of a walk-off home run? (For the baseball-averse, that’s a last-minute, back-against-the-wall play that guarantees a dramatic victory.) I never dreamed of the “Grand Slam,” but, my dreams were of outdoor activities. Like, motorcycles and hiking…
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“Journey”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Journey.” Tell us about a journey — whether a physical trip you took, or an emotional one. I have taken many journey’s which includes my physical travels around the world, and my ever evolving personality, morals, traits and ethics. This evolution has provided me to discover my…
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“Your Life, the Book”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Your Life, the Book.” From a famous writer or celebrity, to a WordPress.com blogger or someone close to you — who would you like to be your biographer? I will write my biography as I have a program to activate the day my will is read. My power…
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“Too Big To Fail.”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Too Big To Fail.” Tell us about something you would attempt if you were guaranteed not to fail (and tell us why you haven’t tried it yet) I have a bucket list filled with numerous detailed items taking me around the world enjoying locations and specific things to…
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“Burnt”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Burnt.” Remember this prompt, when your home was on fire and you got to save five items? That means you left a lot of stuff behind. What are the things you wish you could have taken, but had to leave behind? This above prompt is an extension…
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“Burning Down The House”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Burning Down the House.” Your home is on fire. Grab five items (assume all people and animals are safe). What did you grab? It is 2:00 am and the house is on fire, the kids are safe outside with the dog who alerted everyone and is on the…
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“Prisoner of Conscience”
The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Bone of Contention.” Pick a contentious issue about which you care deeply — it could be the same-sex marriage debate, or just a disagreement you’re having with a friend. Write a post defending the opposite position, and then reflect on what it was like to do that. I rarely if…
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Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King.
I have a dream! Dr. King’s birthday is January 15, however the federal holiday is celebrated today, Monday, January 19, 2015. Let’s all take a moment to reflect upon the great Civil Rights leader who fought for all Americans rights that transcends the world over. Let us apply his beliefs, ideas in all racial, religious,…
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“Daring Do”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Daring Do.” Tell us about the time you rescued someone else (person or animal) from a dangerous situation. What happened? How did you prevail? Many years ago, I took my dog Kassie, a one year old black Labrador Retriever to the lake for a swim in the…
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“My Hero”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “My Hero.” Who’s your hero? Tell us a story about why that person plays such an important role in your life. The word “Hero” is defined as a person who is admired for great or brave acts and or fine qualities. When I was growing up in…
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Sweet little lies
In response to the Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Sweet Little Lies.” As kids, we’re told, time and again, that lying is wrong. Do you think that’s always true? In your book, are there any exceptions? Around the age of three or four, I was told to never tell a lie. I was baptized promising never…
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Present
The daily prompt from Stream of Consciousness, is “Present” There are many thing that come to mind with the word prompt “Present”. With the Christmas holiday approaching, I recognized the cheerful glee among many people at various social gatherings celebrating the holidays with family and friends. The present, is to reach out and talk…
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Make It Anywhere
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Make It Anywhere.” “If I can make it there, I’ll make it anywhere,” goes the famous song about New York City. Is there a place — a city, a school, a company — about which you think (or thought) the same? Tell us why, and if you ever…
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Ready, Set, Done!
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Ready, Set, Done!.” Now I have been a little absent for the past several days as I push forward in my attempt to complete the National Novel Writing Month event that I’m participating in. I have not yet finished, however, in the excitement of the retirement lifestyle,…
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The Spices of Success
(Daily Prompt) If “failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor” (Truman Capote), how spicy do you like your success stories? Success stories are a dime a dozen in fiction and in life. The thought of the under-dog battling against all odds is a time-honored belief dating back to David and Goliath. Now in present…
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Next in line (Daily Prompt)
A second #Royal Baby will soon be joining the Windsor in England. Given the choice, would you rather be heir to the throne, or the (probably) off-the-hook sibling? I would rather be a commoner and not be apart of the hoopla of daily celebrity gossip of a monarch family who are scrutinized daily for any…
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Locked and sealed?
Can you keep a secret? Have you ever — intentionally or not — spilled the beans (when you should’ve stayed quiet)? Well of course I have, I did it a lot as a child when my sisters trusted me with some juicy bit of news that as they swore me to secrecy, I was quickly…
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Advantage of Foresight
Advantage of Foresight (Daily prompt) You’ve been granted the power to predict the future! The catch — each time you use your power, it costs you one day (as in, you’ll live one day less). How would you use this power, if at all? I would only use the power only three times, once to…
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Which book would be the first one I like to reread & Why? (Daily Prompt )
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