A daily writing prompt from Promptly Written — Welcome to another Thursday’s Thoughts prompt. This week, let’s consider what it means to trust oneself. Below, you will find a quote from a book I read while recently stranded offline for two weeks. The main premise of the book is Yvonne Pierre’s struggles and triumphs over a life of…

Tired of asking why and seeking help — It has been ten days now since the reoccurrence of vertigo symptoms — the swimming head, the nausea, the dizziness when standing up, the unsteady walking, seeing auras, and the mental confusion. A new symptom has popped up — a constant thrumming sound in my ears. I had another check-up…

A daily writing prompt from Promptly Written — Can you believe it has been a week since I relaunched PW? Neither can I! Yet, here we are… a new week of prompting. Let’s start things off with another Either/Or scenario to dip your pen in. How This Works You may use this prompt to write poetry, fiction, an essay, or creative…

Spiritual and life lessons from two weeks offline — As I recently explained in this essay, Derailed By Robbery, our home was broken into while Maddy was in Puerto Rico and I had gone out to dinner with one of my nieces. The whole event could have, and probably should have, caused a mental breakdown for me; however, I…

A daily writing prompt from Promptly Written — Welcome, welcome, me lovelies! Can you believe it is Tuesday already? Time sure is flying by quickly these days. And yet, there is always time for prompts! That means it’s time for a Tuesday Twosome! I will give you a theme and two possibly related objects. …

For the week of September 21–25 — What an amazing week it has been! I cannot even begin to tell you how lovely it has been engaging with all of you again. Your words of love and encouragement remind why I began Promptly Written in the first place — to interact with writers and readers. A big…

A daily writing prompt from Promptly Written — The term ‘mood’ has a dualistic meaning. It can be both an emotion and an atmosphere. The Moody Monday prompt will give you an atmosphere, an emotion, and a setting for you to work your piece around. How This Works You may use this prompt to write poetry, fiction, an essay, or creative…

KTHT Weekly Prompts for the Week of Sept 26–Oct 2 — I think most of us can agree that when we only heal one aspect of our lives, we never fully recover. We can take medication that heals our bodies and sometimes our minds, but the medicine merely places a band-aid upon those wounds. We can do major healing on our…

A daily writing prompt from Promptly Written — While I am not religious, I do like to think of myself as deeply spiritual. And yet, I do recognize there are many religious icons/avatars/holies who deserve reverence. For me, these are Archangels, angels, Ascended Masters, holy men and women — from all religions and spiritual paths. I see these…