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Can You Answer This? What Free Service Would You Choose?

What Free Service Would You Choose?

Life is so busy these days. Can you answer this? What free service would you choose? Would you prefer to have free childcare, a live in chef, a housekeeper. Maybe an assistant or gardener. A lot of these services can get pricey. It would be nice to have though. We can keep more of our money in our pocket.

  • Childcare- This is a necessity for many working families. We have to work to make a living and provide for our children. It would be nice to have reliable childcare.
  • Chef- A chef would be very convenient. A personal chef would free up time not having to prepare meals. For example, we can use this time to spend with family. Also, we can devote time to other hobbies or interests.
  • Housekeeper- A housekeeper can take care of those mundane things around the house. Cleaning the house takes time but is a chore that must be done. Wouldn’t it be nice to have this service for free? One downside is that they may not be as thorough and do the job, in the manner we would like.
  • Assistant- An assistant can be a valuable asset to help with business tasks. Including taking care of booking travel and keeping our calendar. Business and/or personal plans can be handled. He or she can help to keep us on track. It would be nice to have one less thing to think about.
  • Gardener- The lawn would be so nice with the help of a gardener. The grass can stay healthy and plush. Flowerbeds and mulch would be on point. In the fall/winter they can rake up all the fallen leaves and remove the pine needles. The bushes would stay trimmed and neat. Furthermore, having a gardener can save us from back-breaking work.

Can you answer this? What free service would you choose? Share in the comments and let us know. Maybe you would pick something entirely different.

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Panhandling Days in the Rearview

Panhandling Days in the Rearview

Driving by this corner
My eyes tear up like morning dew
I used to live here
Harsh nights, cold mornings
Even while I had no place to call home
Love and kindness resided in my heart
Now that an abode has found me
Sometimes the echoes of the street
Ring in my ears during the nightfall
Scrounging and scraping for loose change
Fallen from past days, reduced to panhandling
Now that an abode has saved me
I still cherish pieces of me from those fallen days

Thank you for stopping by to read! 🙏🏽🤍Panhandling Days in the Rearview is written for the prompt by Sadje.

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Can You Answer This? Are You Living in the Past, Present or Future?

Are you living in the past, present or future? It might sound like a question with an obvious answer, right? Well, you see, sometimes we relish our younger years and do not want to let go. It leads us to hold on to those days and try to relive the good times. It can also be memories of certain places, people or things from back in the day that keep us stuck.

Living in the present is a pragmatic way to live. It is a way to prevent the past from dictating what you are doing today. Also, you relieve yourself of worry about what is to come later in life. The approach of one day at a time can be described for people who live in the moment of today.

The future poses a layer of uncertainty. If you live in the future, maybe you feel that there is nothing to worry about. On the other hand, this way of thinking can help you reach your goals. It sets you up for the frame of mind to be clear about what you want for your future self. Living for the future also gives you the ability to prepare and set goals.

Can you answer this? Are you living in the past, present or future?

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Fading Capacity of the Mind

Fading Capacity of the Mind



Walk in the den 
I need my book 
Now, in the room  
I ask... 
What brought me here? 
Train of thought gone 
Bam!
Just that fast, I forgot

For this week’s W3 challenge, writers are invited to capture a dramatic moment in just a handful of lines — a storm breaking, a glass shattering, a door slamming, a sudden realization, or any instant where something changes sharply or unexpectedly.

I chose to write about the realization that my mind is not what it used to be. Just that quick, I forgot why I was going in the other room and what I needed. The aging mind has jokes; it likes to play tricks. Enjoy it while you can! If this sounds like you, just know you are not alone😃

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Poetry Topic Words of Wisdom

Through The Narrow Lens

Through The Narrow Lens

Through the narrow lens
is a big bad world
take a step back
sit for a minute
absorb
assess
process
the ways of denizens
in the big bad world
hurrying, night and day
bumping shoulders
not breaking stride 

Through the narrow lens
we venture to the street
no clear destination 
evaporation into the night

Thank you for stopping by to read my poem, Through the Narrow Lens! 💞

I drew inspiration from the prompt for WDYS by Sadje. Thank you as always for the prompts each week.

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Poetry Topic Words of Wisdom

Hanging Onto Ifs

Questions of uncertainty
Hanging onto ifs
Restricts growth
It constrains

Hanging onto ifs
Breeds uncertainty
And doubt

Hanging onto ifs
Robs you of exploration
Stalls curiosity

Hanging onto ifs
Builds rifts
Stalls shifts in creativity
Takes all the lifts out of the sails

Hanging onto ifs
Can foster inner tiffs
Let go of the ifs

It helps to sift
Sift away fears and doubts
Lift hope and confidence

Let go of the ifs

The poem, Hanging Onto Ifs is about how our mind plays on us. It can let doubt creep in and stop us from pursuing our dreams. We question ourselves and ask, “what if it doesn’t work?” Well, what if it does. Injecting hopeful thoughts and believing in ourselves is a positive alternative.

The mind is very powerful, and it is important that we guard our thoughts. Every action starts with a thought. If we question and overthink, it stalls growth.

What do you think about the what ifs?

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Self Awareness Topic Words of Wisdom

Why Question It?

You are exactly where  
you need to be.  
When you land in a place  
that looks unfamiliar,  
why question it?  
 
You think you should  
be somewhere else. But  
in reality, the place you are  
today was destined for you,
only you. 
 
If you see a friend and  
they are ahead of you in their 
career, don’t fret. Go at your  
own pace. Maybe you are going  
slower but your reward will be  
greater when you arrive.  
 
We all have those years of  
progress, slow but steady.  
Bumpy roads that feel like a  
stop sign. The bumps are a  
test to see if we will 
keep going or quit.  
 
You are exactly where  
you need to be.  We  
can make all the plans in  
the world but, we are not in  
control; no, the Creator is.

You are exactly where 
you need to be

Thank you for reading Why Question It? 💖🙏🏽

The writing is in response to the prompt by Sadje.

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Can You Answer This? Would You Reset Your Life if Given the Chance?

⏳If you were given the chance to reset your life and start again, would you? ⌛

Life is a melting pot of good times, great memories, mistakes, regrets and much more. Sometimes we might dwell on a past error and wish we could do it all over. Maybe, we would have made another choice to improve the outcome.

I would have to answer, no. I believe who we are is determined by our mistakes and triumphs. Some of those fails give us a chance to get it right later. The triumphs in life are a testament that we can accomplish our goals.

The happy moments bring peace and joy into our hearts. Allowing us to extend kindness to others. I am grateful for all the great times and the not-so-great ones. Experience in life is a wonderful teacher.

🤔 Can you answer this?

If you were given the chance to reset your life and start again, would you?

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Diversity Poetry Self Awareness Topic

Employed and Unhoused-What’s Wrong with This Picture?

Man holding paycheck with nowhere to go
The dawn’s early light 
Tells of a downward plight 
Or the perilous fight 
Nearly fifty percent 
  
Land of the free 
Home of the brave  
Depraved of housing 
A basic human need 
 
Nearly fifty percent 
Work for mere cents 
Either part time or full time 
Heavy bombs on descent 
 
Unhoused, homeless, no roof 
Paycheck in hand is no proof 
Proof of simple liberties 
Nearly fifty percent 
 
Show up every day to work 
With income, not enough 
To secure a dwelling 
Prices ever going up 
 
Nearly fifty percent 
No place to call home 
Across the U S of A 
Shall free men stand 
Be free in this land? 
 
In God we trust 
Always a must 
Walk by faith 
But not by sight 
 
Nearly fifty percent 
Not of unemployment 
But homelessness 
 
Nearly fifty percent

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Held Hostage by Insomnia

Trouble sleeping

A Tanka


Thoughts invade my mind
Trying to sleep, I count sheep
One, two, three, four, five
Doze off for thirty minutes
Beep, beep alarm clock goes off

A related post titled, Better Sleep for Increased Productivity can be found here. I wrote this back in March 2024. It is a helpful addition to the poem about insomnia that reflects the importance of sleep.

Thank you for taking the time to read my poem, Held Hostage by Insomnia. 💞🙏🏽

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Poetry Topic Words of Wisdom

Essentials of Humanity

An Etheree

Love
Gives the
Courage to
Hope and instills
Passion to enjoy
Embody, realize
Happiness when it shows up
In your life, it is not luck that
Money flows your way, sheer fruit of efforts

The poem Essentials of Humanity was written for the prompt by Sadje. Thank you for taking the time to read.🙏🏽💞

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Living with Love

A Haiku

Precious life moments
Cherish capture and relish
In every day laud

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Poetry Self Awareness Topic Words of Wisdom

Place of Peace, Interrupted

That one place 
Place no one knows 
Knows not where to look 
Look but unable to find 
Find your place of peace 
Peace not to be disturbed 
Disturbed for only one minute 
Minute that feels like eternity 
Eternity only an exaggeration 
Exaggeration of time 
Time only imagined  
Imagined to be infinite 
Infinite it is not 
Not by a longshot 
     
That one place 
Place now found 
Found, no longer sacred 
Sacred, private, peaceful 
Peaceful once, now tarnished  
Tarnished, perturbed, just bothered 
Bothered, tense, no longer a place of refuge 
Refuge from the outside noise 
Noise like loud and quiet chatter  
Chatter unnecessary and shady 
Shady in times when light is needed 
Needed to block out murder masked as self-defense 
Self-defense now used as a cover up 
Cover up for ill behavior of the letter groups 
 
Can’t we all just get along 
Along with each other 
Other people, faiths and skin tones 
Skin tones, just the outer part 
Part of the core of a human 
Human, we bleed the same as you 
You are not entitled to harass at will 
Will led by your lack of understanding 
Understanding nothing when it comes to rights 
Rights to which you are not the dictator 
Dictator to all people you deem unworthy 
Unworthy to be here just like you 
You in all your glory are delusional 
Delusional, unfair, self-righteous to a fault  
 
Place of peace, interrupted

As I write this, I am thinking about everything going on in the world right now and in the recent past. Too many people are senselessly losing their lives, and for what? People who feel that they are more powerful than you. People who feel that we are not worthy of life on this earth. The same way they are living and breathing; we have the right to be here too. The world is in chaos and a lot of us are experiencing unrest. Any semblance of peace, fading away. It is a sad state of affairs.

I can go on, but I think from the poem, you get where I am going with my sentiments. The price of peace should not be this expensive. Such a simple concept seems like too much to ask. Peace looks different for all of us. Be it 10 minutes alone with your thoughts, a one-hour nap, 20 minutes of meditation or cherished time with loved ones. Maybe, a day of not having to look over your shoulder in fear of being snatched up on the street.

Thank you for taking the time to read the post. My hope is that sooner rather than later, things will look up. I know in my heart that better days are to come. Prayer is always bigger than any problem.

Stay well and be blessed🙏🏽💞

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Sun In My Pocket

Sun In My Pocket

Searching out the window
Wonder catches me
Where oh where is sunshine
Cloud after cloud careening
Patiently, I stand by
Oh wait, what's this
Feeling warmth and joy
Reaching in my pocket
Oh, there you are
Sun in my pocket

Thank you for stopping by to read!

Imagine, finding the sun in your pocket! It would be a pleasant and welcome surprise on those cloudy days☀

Sun In My Pocket was written in response to the W3 weekly prompt. The guideline for this prompt is to write a poem of 10 lines or fewer that places someone—or something—in a delightfully improbable location. Think sharks in a bathtub, a dragon in a bar, or any unexpected presence where it clearly doesn’t belong.

Oasis of Heat
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The 3 S’s- Safety, Support and Solidarity

💜 October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

The theme for 2025 is With Survivors, Always. Survivors of domestic violence need safety, support and solidarity.

🙏🏼If you or someone you know is in an abusive partner situation, the resources below can help:

800-799-7233

https://www.thehotline.org

dvawareness.org/WithSurvivors

#WithSurvivors

🫂The idea is to show support by spreading awareness about this very serious problem. Get involved through volunteering and sharing information on social media platforms.

💜No one should have to live in fear or in violent situations. Survivors of DM may need spiritual, financial and emotional support. You may be able to help by simply providing a listening ear.