My mailbox employment folder holds countless of job applications not one call back, and two responses which includes the same generic response: At this time, we will not be proceeding further with your candidacy for this opening, but we will keep your information on file in consideration for future opportunities. …

We do not remember days, we remember moments — Cesare Pavese This is so true when we think back on our lives and re-create happy memories, feel the shame of bad, or the humiliation of abuse. If you are like me, I replay the good times, and cringe at the humiliating moments. Sometimes I wish I could go back in time and change my actions, especially when I have hurt someone because of my own…

Taking it one day at a time. A couple of days ago my sister attempted suicide by taking a bottle of sleeping pills. It is hard for me to write about this. …

I was working as a cashier at Walmart when the Covid Pandemic started, and despite the many warnings about its deadly effects, I didn’t worry much about it. …

I stared at Procrastination straight in the face and it threw back my ridiculous excuses. — Let me break down how I justify putting off my plans: Yesterday morning, I was in my bathroom brushing my teeth when I noticed the soap scum stains on my bathtub and scuff marks on the floor and so I thought to myself, tomorrow, I will deep clean this bathroom. …

How I, as a child, perceived an innocent comment and how it ruled my personality — I received a bulletin from the local casino advertising their October specials at their Spa and Hair Salon. There’s a picture of a beautiful brunette with long, super straight hair. I have been keeping my hair in a bun for the last year or so. My hair is thick, curly…

Another Sad Day in History. — On July 28th, 1945 LT. Colonel William F. Smith Jr., was the pilot of a B25D Mitchell Bomber on a routine personnel transport mission from the Bedford Army Air Field in Massachusetts to Newark Metropolitan Airport in New Jersey. As he neared his destination he decided to continue on despite…

And how your reaction can make or break the final outcome. — The other day I watched a video on Youtube that really wrenched my stomach. Yeah, Youtube and Facebook are filled with these videos of false accusations and mental meltdowns in the middle of the street. Some are funny and outrageous; many can even be entertaining as we witness the ridiculousness…

It’s a far cry from a sewing circle. — I remember when I was a child, this guy in a van arriving at our house every other day to deliver bundles of neatly stacked patterns, cut up like puzzle pieces to be sewn together, making up sleeves, or collars. …