My theme for this year’s Blogging from A to Z April Challenge is Cultivating Happiness. Today, A is for Acceptance. As I helped Mrs Gomes walk up the stairs, she paused, looked at me and…
Change It Up
Tough times don’t come with a warning like dark gloomy clouds or flashing neon sign. But they do come, after all, life’s ups require life’s downs… the rising and crashing waves are part of the…
The Explosion
With great anticipation, I opened the door. A deafening explosion ripped through the house. Tiny shell pieces flew all across and some pierced my skin. I was too numb to even remove the molten debris…
You Can’t Know Everything
Knowledge is power! And the hunger for knowledge should be never ending. Thomas Huxley suggested, ‘Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.’ Some would like to know something about everything and some…
Today, I Will…
I turned the knob and opened the door, but it refused to go any further. I pushed harder and heard something crack with a snap. All the drawers were open and things were spilling out…
Stranger in the Park
I noticed the old man sitting on a park bench sobbing his eyes out. I looked around and saw a woman near him look at him briefly and then turned the other way, like she…
Lock and Key
I know it’s difficult to accept! Believe me, it’s all for a reason. Nothing happens by chance or is just a stroke of good luck. The people we meet, the ups and downs of life,…
Be There
Behind her she heard laughter. Her throat constricted and unshed tears stung her eyes as she rushed out of the room. She felt his presence as he sat down beside her on the concrete step….