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11/16/24 Good day Mortal Angel – Do you compete with others?  I try not to – mainly ‘cuz I just don’t wanna feel like a

10/28/24 Good Day Good Person ~ How’ve you been?  Do you do well with multitasking?  I’ve been intently working on healing the emotional wounds from

10/12/24 This post could cause triggers for some. Hello Intelligent Individual ~ Do you believe in intuition? If so, have you been able to trust

10/1/24   (This post could cause triggers for some.) Hi Honored Being –  Have you ever felt your relationships are less than they can be,

9/16/24 Hello Reason-For-Hope ~ Do you ever have a lot going on yet not in a physically active sort of way? These last couple weeks

8/31/24 Greeting Mortal Angel! How’re you doing?  Are you an encourager? If so, how do you usually try to brighten someone’s heart? Here’s a quick

8/19/24 Hi Mortal angel – How’re you doing? Have you had any accomplishments you’d like to share so we can pat you on the back?

7/28/24 G’day Lovely Person – Have you ever wondered if you’re ever going to get to where you’ve been believing you were meant to be,

7/22/24 Greetings Glorious, Great Gals and Guy, I’ll be honest with ya, I’ve been struggling with what to write about. Pretty sure of what God’s

7/6/24 Hi Angel ~ First, is there someone special from your past who taught you more than you ever would have guessed at the time?

6/30/24 Hi Mortal Angel ~ How’s your week going?  Before I get into the subject of this post, I have to tell you about what

6/23/24 Hi Good Person! Have been really struggling with finishing the post I’ve been working on for several days now so instead, here’s the contribution

6/10/24 Good Day Gifted Person ~ What talent comes easier to you than others? Are there areas where you think you could be gifted in

6/3/24 Good Day Honored Person ~ Is there something that humbles you? I don’t mean humiliates or abases you; I mean, a truth that you

5/19/24 Do you remember those games in books from childhood where there’d be a drawn outline of a simple picture that at first glance might

5/12/24 HI Delightful ~ Have you ever unexpectedly and unintentionally been waaaay too honest about yourself? 😱 I was taking my dog to another vet

5/4/24 Hi Good People ~ Have you ever realized you were taking a looong time to accomplish something that most people ‘get’ in a matter

4/28/24 Hello mortal angel! Do you ever think about the plans you’ve held in your heart for a long time and realize that maybe they

4/19/24 Hola Honored One ~  Here’s a devotional I wrote for another purpose – can you identify with it? “The Lord Himself goes before you

4/13/24 Good day Good Person – Do you ‘participate’ in any phobias? 🙂 If so, how do you react when confronted with it? Let’s see

4/5/24 Aloha Mortal Angel ~ Do you remember having an immortal angel encounter (that you’d admit to, anyway ;))? I completely forgot about this experience

HI Good Person ~ Have you ever had a revelation come long after you ‘knew’ something???  (Hmmmm . . . what do I mean?:))  I

3/23/24 Howdy Good Person ~ I wanted to do something different this week so when I saw a ‘classic’ (ahem) poem on facebook, I knew

3/15/24 Hello Haloed Mortal ~ Were you ever on the way to a specific destination (whether literally or figuratively speaking) only to be distracted, thrown,

(3/8/24) Hi Mortal Angel ~ Here’s a replay of an earlier post; I think you’ll get a grin out of it, too! Not to brag,

2/24/24 Hi Delightful Being – (This was written for an article for the church newsletter.) What’s the hardest thing you’ve ever chosen to do? For

2/17/24 Hello Be-loved of God! How has your week been?  Do you have certain days, holidays, or anniversaries of something unpleasant that don’t seem to

2/10/24 Peace to you, good Person! Is it easy for you to claim serenity in your life? If so, how do you go about it?

2/2/24 Hey Good Person – This week’s post is something I wrote for the church newsletter; hope you can (learn to?) smile at the seeming

1/26/24 Hello Mortal Angel! Do you ever have an experience where you know it can only be of God? I’d been struggling with a bit

1/20/24 Salutations Strong Human ~ Have you had a to overcome anything in your life?  If so, how do you think of yourself in relation

1/13/24 Good Day Glorious You! Do you ever have times where you just can’t get yourself motivated to do much, or to push yourself our

1/6/24 Aloha Mortal Angel (and Immortal Angels if they read these kinda things :)) How have you celebrated these last couple of weeks? If it

12/30/23 Hello Wonder-full You!  Do you acknowledge at least some of what is wonderful about you? C’mon, tell me (or at least, yourself) five things

12/22/23 Merry Christmas, (Belated) Happy Hanukkah, and/or Blessed Kwanza! How are you doing during this Holy Season? Are you celebrating with gratitude, anticipating fun times

12/15/23 Hi Delightful Person ~Did you ever have a pet that really touched your heart? Care to brag on them in the comment section at

12/10/23 Hi Beautiful/Handsome (inside and out) Person! In the overall realm of life, what do you focus on?  We’ll get back to that in a

11/30/23 To honor all the people who were effected two years ago by the mass shooting that happened at the high school I graduated from

11/25/23 Hi Important Person, What kind of encourager are you? (This question is more for me getting my point across than trying to throw you

11/18/23 Hello lovable you, Could you list at least 5 reasons to be grateful?  For me, this past week – a successful Human Trafficking Awareness

11/10/23 Hi Mortal Angel – Do you ever wonder if something (positive!) you did, as one person, could really contribute anything of value to the

11/3/23 Welcome Loved Person ~ Have you had any incidences where you experienced some sort of intervention or were witness to a supernatural moment that

10/27/23 Hi Good Person! How have you helped someone recently? And while doing that, did you find you were helped substantially?  I’ve been working on

10/20/23 Hi Angel! Have you done anything different this week? If so, how’d it go? Would you participate in something like this – our group

10/13/23 (This post could cause triggers for some.) Hello Brave One, What did you do this week that you were scared to do, but you

10/16/23 Hello Important, Valuable Person ~ This is a rerun of part of a post from October 2021.  And in case you need reminding, those

9/29/23 Hi Beautiful/Handsome Person, Have you ever done anything where you knew, going into it, you were in over your head and therefore it’s gonna

9/22/23 Hi Glorious Person! Did you ever do something where you didn’t think of the potential negative consequences, and then later realized you missed obvious

9/16/23 Hi Be-loved! Have you ever experienced a proverbial ‘shedding of your shell’? I recently (re)read Mitch Albom’s book, “The Stranger in the Lifeboat”, and

9/8/23 Glad you’re here, Mortal Angel! Do you ever ask for ‘signs’ to help you make decisions? How does that work for you? I did

9/2/23 Aloha, Good Person! Have you ever struggled with getting something done on time? Yeah, me neither. (Choke, gasp, hysterical laughter . . . )

8/25/23 (And originally 12/4/20) Hi Beautiful/Handsome Person! Is there something in your mind and/or heart you’ve wanted to create, invent or improve upon? If so,

8/18/23 Hi Good Person –  Had a couple of incidences recently that showed me that sometimes what someone does to – um – debase another

8/5/23 HI Mortal & Imperfect Angel – What’s new for you? What happened the last time you unintentionally did something that you could laugh at

7/27/23 Dear delightful person,  How you be doin’? 🙂  Can you laugh at yourself? I’m really glad to be doing that more and more; gives

7/20/23 Hello Beautiful/Handsome (Inside and out) You ~ How has your week been going?  Have you had a recent experience where you persevered and did

7/14/23 Welcome, Wonderful You! Have you able to recognize more good within yourself?  Today’s poem was written quite a few years ago and is pretty

7/6/23 Hi Good Person! July 5 1907 is the day one of my favorite people was born so I’m rerunning the post that was written

6/30/23 Good day, Good Person! Can you usually tell if someone or a situation is safe? Here’s the latest dose of overthinking the snot out

6/21/23 Hello Beloved Person! How’s your week going? Do you celebrate Father’s Day, or is there something that keeps you from fully embracing it?  If

6/15/23 Hi Angel –  How’re you doing this fine day? Have you shown your wings to anyone lately? I’m sure you have 🙂 care to

6/9/23 Hi Good Person! How’s your day going? Have you done anything lately where you surprised yourself (in a good way!:)). For me, it’s giving

6/3/23 Hi Delightful! How’s your week going?  Have you ever taken a few days just for yourself? If so, how’d it go? Were you able

5/25/23 Hi Amazing Person! How be you doing today? 🙂 Do You believe in or have ever had an ‘otherworldly encounter’? Like angels, or ghosts,

5/19/23 Aloha, Angel! How’re you doing this day?  Do you have a favorite wild bird that when you see it, brings a smile to your

5/11/23 Hi Good Person! How are you doing?  Have you ever had an experience where you thought you may have had a nudge from your

4/28/23 Hello Amazing Person, How are you doing this week?  Any moments that made you smile?  For me, those both go together.  Among other things

4/20/23 Hi Beautiful and Handsome!  Welcome! Do you know that you are, in fact, beautiful (Whether you’re a woman or man?) Truly, and there is

4/7/23 Hi Good Person –  How’s your week going?  Couldn’t decide what to write about; the Human Trafficking Awareness Event (HTAE) we put on last

3/30/23 How’ve you been? Did you read or hear something (clean!:)) this past week that made you laugh out loud?  If so, care to share

3/24/23 Good Day, I’m-Grateful-You’re-Here Person, How is your week going?  Have you tried anything ‘new to you’ recently? If so, how did it go? If

3:16/23 Aloha Earth Angel! How are you doing today? Is how you feel based on being in the present moment, dependent on expectations of the

3/10/23 Hi Brave Person –Have you ever faced and overcame a fear?  Care to mention in the comment section how you did it? If you’ve

3/4/23 Been having a busy week so I’m reposting this very early post, “Beautiful’s Story”. Hi! My name is – well – proper names are

2/23/23 I was driving through my favorite park on a recent Monday, taking a friend to a doctor’s appointment.   We were talking and I

2/15/23 Good day, Good Person, I have some sort of ailment (Plague?) so my daily task list has been consisting of: 1) get out of

2/9/23 Hi Angel! I hope your day (week, month, year, and life) is going well, over all? Do you have anything in your life you’d

2/1/23 (Picture courtesy of Suzanne D. Williams on Unsplash) (For an explanation of ‘splinter’, please refer to the Cast of Characters tab on the home

1/27/22 Hello Angel – How are you doing today? I hope you’re safe and sound, and if not, that you have someone you can turn

1/18/23 Welcome Wonder-That-Is-You, How has your week been?  What, do you think, is the kind of an impact it’ll have on your future? Do you

1/12/23 Hi! How is your day going?  Has anything lightened your heart lately? Care to share in the comment section below the video? For me,

1/5/22 Hi Halo-ed One!  What’s something unexpected that’s happened for you recently that made you smile?  Care to share it in the comment section below

12/29/22 Hi Amazing Person, How’ve you been doing?  As always, if you’d like to share (‘cuz I do care) please let me know in the

12/21/22 Aloha Angel! How is your week going?  Do you ever have the inclination to push yourself out of your comfort zone?  If so, do

12/14/22 (Thank you to ‘depositphotos’ for this beautiful image.) Hi Dear One – How are you doing? Do you believe in any of the holidays

12/8/22 Bonjour Beautiful You! (I had to look up what ‘Hello’ in French was; did you already know?) What was something you’ve seen or heard

12/2/22 Hi Good Person, What’s one instance in this past week that gave you a reason to smile?  (I’m already smilin’ with you! :)) Hmm

11/25/22 Happy Day to You, Halo-ed One, How’re you doing this week?   Are there healthy relationships you’re thankful for? If so, what do you

(A tribe of birds outside my window) 11/18/22 Greetings Good Person! How’re you doing this day?   Can you think of a time when you

11/10/22 Bless you, beautiful/handsome-at-heart you! What’s something positive someone has done for you lately?  Do you think you always notice, especially in the moment as

11/4/22 Hola Angel – How’s your day going?   How did you feel when I asked that? 🙂 These last several weeks I’ve experienced all

10/28/22 In the last several days I’ve been extended the Grace for a couple of ‘do-overs’.   One was because the Zoom event I participated

10/22/22 Hello Beautiful/Handsome you! How’re your days going?   Last week I asked what your superpower(s) is (are), and I’m reiterating it this week. It’s

10/15/22 Hi SuperYou, How do you do? (What song is that from?) (oh yeah – ‘My Name Is Sue’ by Johnny Cash.) What would you

10/5/22 (To know who LP, EP, and GG are, please use “Cast of Characters’ tab on the Home Page.) Hi Honored Person! How has your

9/29/22 (To learn about ‘splinters’, ’LP’ and ‘Great Guy’ please use the ‘Cast of Characters’ tab on the home page or in the menu.) Howdy

9/21/22 Welcome Wonderful! How are you doing today?   What was something this past week that gave your heart a reason to smile?  What did

9/15/22 Good day to you, Good Person, How are you doing?   Have you ever planned something, like an event, and the success seemed to

9/3/22 (‘Splinters’ are explained under the ‘Cast of Characters’ Tab on the homepage.) Hello Angel! Just realized while typing that greeting, we all have the

8/26/22 (Beautiful picture courtesy of Göran Eidens and Unsplash) Good day Good Person! How are you doing?   What’s something you did over these last few

(Photo by De’Andre Bush on Unsplash) 8/16/22 Aloha Beautiful/Handsome Being, So glad you’re here today! How’ve you been?  What’s a moment from this past week that put a

8/2/22 Still a bit too atwitter with what’s going on in the here and now to focus long enough to write something new and coherent,

7/29/22 Well Hello Wonderful Being! Can you tell me, or at least yourself, three things that are wonderful about you?  I know there are countless

(Photo by Ron Smith on Unsplash) Welcome Wonderful Human! How is your day going?   Question of the week is:  Do you have moments, days,

7/12//22 (Photo by Tim Foster on Unsplash) Hello Worthy Person! How’s your day going?  What’s one of your blessings of the day so far?  You

7/5/22 (Photo by Nathan Anderson on Unsplash) Howdy Delightful You, How is your day going? Was there anything over the last few days that brought you a spark

7/1/22 Hello Wonderful Person! What’s new and hopeful for you today?  (I do care and would love to hear {or read??] from you in the

6/24/22 Grateful You’ve stopped by, Good Person!  Hope you’re having a good day?  Is there anything you keep thinking about because you either did something

6/15/22 Welcome Wonderful You!  How is your day going?  What’s the best thing to happen to you today?  And how about the last couple of

6/8/22 Hello, glad you’re here!  I hope you’ve been experiencing some beautiful moments? There’s so much to write about after going to the Joyce Meyer

6/2/22 Good day Good Person – How are you doing?  What is coming up that you’re excited about?   I love that irises, one of

5/27/22 Aloha Amazing Person, How are you doing?   Just looked up what ‘Aloha’ actually means, and it’s not just ‘hello and good-bye’, it’s also

5/19/22 Hi Wonderfull You!  How is your day going?  Are you acknowledging at least some of what is wonderful about you? I was hoping to

5/10/22 (supposedly!) Hello Wonderful Person! How is your week going?  Anything you’d like to share?  There’s a comment section past the very end of this

5/3/22 Hello Wise Being! How is your day going for you?   Do you doubt things you’ve done even though you truly believe you did

4/26/22 (This post could cause triggers for some.) (For more of a description of who LP and EP are, and who Great Guy is, please

4/21/22 (To learn who Great Guy is, please use the ‘Cast Of Characters’ tab on the home page.) Good Day Good Person, How is your

4/12/22 Well Hello Angel, How are you doing this week?  Do you celebrate Easter or Passover?   Today we had a little Palm Sunday presentation

4/5/22 (For an explanation of who Great Guy is, and what I mean by ‘splinters’, please use the ‘Cast of Characters’ Tab on the Home

3/29/22 Hello Fabulous You! How have the last few days been for you? I’ve been having back issues, so thank God for chiropractors who know

3/27/22 (This is a rerun of poem originally posted 12/18/20) Wrote this a few years ago. Sometimes when I write something it starts out as

3/22/22 (For an explanation for who the ‘Michael’ aspect of my mind is, please use the ‘Cast of Characters’ tab on the home page.) Welcome

3/15/22 (for clarification on who the “Michael splinter (and L.P., Penelope, et al) of psyche is, please refer to “cast of Characters’ tab on the

3/8/22 I have a lot to do and am not sure when I’d get a post written for this week, so instead I’m ‘rerunning’ a

3/1/22 (For explanation of who GG {Great Guy} is, please use ‘Cast of Characters’ tab on the Home Page.) Hello Good Person! How have you

2/22/22 Hello Appreciated Person, How are you doing? Do you have a dream in your heart that has been lodged there for quite a while,

2/19/22 Hello Good Person, This week’s question is, do you have a favorite song that makes you smile every time you hear it?  You have

2/15/22 Good day, Good Person, How are you doing?  Did you celebrate this past holiday of Valentine’s Day, struggle through it, or both?   I’ll

2/5/22 Hello Good Person! Have you ever been somebody’s mortal angel?   I bet you have, probably countless times if you objectively looked over the

2/9/22 (For an explanation about who the ‘splinters’ Michael and L.P. are, please use the ‘Cast of Characters’ tab on the home page.) Hello Wonderful

2/5/22 In honor of Pat Benatar being nominated for Induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, I HAVE to feature a song from

2/1/22 Aloha Be-Loved, How’re you doing this week?  Have you had any reminders lately that you’re a worthy-of-the-best-God-has-for-you person?  Let this be a(nother) nudge for

2/28/22 Are you a waver? 🙂  Do you wave (or nod) at people (you may or may not know) when you pass them on the

2/25/22 Hello Person-who-is-appreciated, How’s the day going for you?  Could you, in this moment, list at least 5 reasons to be grateful?  For years, every

Sat. 1/22/22 Do you what know Journey’s song, “Anyway You Want It” is about?? I’ve always prided (?) prouded (?) (hmmm . . . maybe

1/14/22 (To better understand the ‘splinters’, Michael, E.P., etc., please use the ‘Cast of Characters’  tab on the home page.  Also, I am not a

1/13/22 “Go For Soda” by Kim Mitchell works well with this week’s post because I do that frequently in my own life, but in a

1/4/21 (Disclaimer:  I am not a mental health professional.  Everything I write about in my blog is from a consumer’s point of view, is a

12/25/21 Beautiful day to you! I hope you have somethings to (genuinely) smile about today! Not sure which holiday you may be celebrating at this

12/14/21 (supposedly!) Here’s another insightful talk by Steven Furtick. (Actually took notes when I listened to it the last time.) I don’t always agree with

How is your week going?   Do you ever go out in the world knowing you’re not at your best, believing you won’t run into

11/30/21 i had another post up for today, one that was actually light hearted. But it’ll have to wait ’til next week because something else

11/23/21 Hi Wonderful Person, What’s new in your life?   Can you tell me at least three things that are wonderful about you? Hmm .

11/16/21 Today’s link is for a talk by Stephen Furtick.  It’s titled “I’m Not What I Thought”.  https://youtu.be/x7lfVcZRs7k . It’s so encouraging for those of

11/9/21 (For an explanation of who LP and GG are, please use the ‘Cast of Characters’ tab on the home page.) Aloha Be-loved!   (Whenever

11/2/21 (For an explanation of who ‘Great Guy’ (GG) and Little Pearl (LP) are, please use the “Cast Of Characters” tab on the home page.)

10/26/21 (The talk I’m sharing with you today is Bishop Jakes’  “Internal Arguments (It’s Worth the Fight)” .  It can be accessed by clicking on

10/19/21 (Today’s link is an outtake from Steven Furtick’s talk, “Hungry For Encouragement”.  I think you’ll enjoy it, and understand why it’s relevent to today’s

10/4/21 (For an explanation of who Great Guy (GG) is, please use the “Cast of Characters” tab on the home page.) (You may want to

9/28/21 (For clarification on who Michael and Great Guy (GG) are, please refer to the Cast of Characters’ tab on the home page.) How are you

9/21/21 (For clarification on who Great Guy is, see ‘Cast of Characters Tab on the Home Page) Hello, glad you’re here, beautiful (and/or handsome) you! 

9/14/21 Good day, good you!  How’re you doing?  Have you told yourself something positive about yourself yet???  If you haven’t will you please do that,

Tuesday 9/7/21 Hello Amazing Being!  How’re you doing?  (I DO care!) What is at LEAST one POSITIVE thing you can say about yourself?  And you

Wed. 9/1/21 (For explanation on who Grace is, please use ‘Cast of Characters’ tab on the home page.) Hello Good Person!  How are you doing

Wed. 8/25/21 Good day, Good Person, how are you doing?   What memory from the past week brings a gentle smile to your heart?  Did

Tue. 8/17/21 (After this was posted this morning I listened to a talk that was so insightful to me. I added a link for it

Tues. 8/10/21 (The quote in the box is from the blog, “Something In Life”.) (Part one of this ‘lesson arc’ was posted on Tues., 8/3/21)

Tues. 8/3/21 (The quote in the box above is from the blog “Something In Life”.) If you need an explanation on who Elder Pearl (E.P.),

Fri., 7/30/21 Good day, Beautiful you! I hope you see you as the amazing person you ARE!  Do you ever have thoughts and/or feelings you

Michael and Great Guy (GG) are explained in the ‘Cast of Characters’ tab on the home page. Tues., 7/27/21 If you’d like to help someone

fri. 7/23/21 I hope you’re having at least a good day, and preferably a great day! This is a simple Tanka poem. It was written

Tues. 7/20/21 (If you’re in an abusive relationship and want guidance on how to get out, helpguide.org is a website that may help you.) Welcome!

Fri. 7/16/21 (The picture above is an on-line catalog picture of a Rabbit Rabbit Rabbit brand dress.) Not that long ago I went clothes shopping

Tues.  7/13/21 (This post could contain triggers for some people.) If you’re in an unhealthy relationship and would like to get help, The National Domestic

Fri. 7/9/21 Welcome! As always, I’m glad you’re here.   Sometimes we can see beauty but not necessarily receive it.  Are you able to absorb

Tues. 7/6/21 For an explanation of who the Grace and L.P. parts of my psyche are, as well as Great Guy (G.G.), please refer to

Fri. 7/2/21 Hello! Hope you’re doing ok today? This poem was written quite a few years ago. It’s very honest in a creative sort of

Tues., 6/29/21 I am not a mental health professional.  This blog is my story and actions and I am not implying what works for me

Friday 6/25/21 Hello, glad you’re here!  I hope you’ve been experiencing some beautiful moments?   Today’s poem was written in my early twenties for a

Tues. 6/22/21 I am not a mental health professional.  This blog is my story and actions and I am not implying what works for me

Friday, 6/18/21 Welcome!  How are you doing today?  Hope to put a smile on your face now  . . . What caused you to laugh

Tues 6/15/21 (For clarification on who G.G., and the ‘Grace’ aspect of my psyche are please use the ‘Cast of Characters’ tab on the home

Fri. 6/11/21 Welcome!  Hope you’ve experienced something extraordinary recently? I have. A couple of them, actually.  Both were blessings I couldn’t have imagined, one I

Tuesday, 6/8/21 (This post could contain a trigger for some people) (For an explanation of who the ‘Grace’ aspect of my psyche is, please refer

Friday 6/4/21 Good day to you!  As always, glad you’re here. This was written quite a few years ago and it’s about who my version

Tuesday, 6/1/21,   Howdy! Glad to meet with ya. Have you ever been overwhelmed with difficult feelings, believed there was a purpose for them and

Friday, 5/28/21 Hi! Glad you’re here. Is there anything in your life that you consider to be sacred? Today’s item was written a few years

Tuesday, 5/25/21 Welcome!  How are you doing?  What were some beautiful moments for you from the last several days?   I’ve had a few, actually,

Fri. 5/21/21 Hi!  Glad you’re here.   Do you ever do any creative writing?  If so, what kind? This was written quite a few years

Tues. 5/18/21 For an explanation of the ‘Grace’ , ‘L.P.’,and ‘Michael’ aspects of Pearl’s psyche, and G.G, please use “Cast Of Characters” tab on the

Friday, 5/14/21 Good day to you, Amazing Person! I am part of a group of good people called the GLPers.  For the last year or

Tuesday, May 11, 2021 (For an explanation of who ‘Grace’ is please use the ‘Cast of Characters’  tab on the home page.) Hola and welcome,

Friday, 5/7/21 This was written a quite a few years ago, after my divorce was finalized.  (More on the marriage in a later post.)  It

Tuesday, 5/4/21 Howdy!  How are you today?  What was your best moment since the last time we met? Originally I was going to continue last

Tuesday 4/27/21 Hello!  How are you doing?  Have you given yourself any good memories lately?  Maybe noticed a flower, sunrise/sunset, a bird’s graceful flight, recognized

Friday, 4/23/21 Good Morning, afternoon or evening!  I hope you are having a decent day?  Have you ever thought you were unique because you were

Tuesday, 4/20/21 Hello, welcome!  How are you doing today, Good Person?  Have you had any moments of joy lately?  I hope so. Do you have

Friday, 4/9/21 Good day, good human! This is an essay for an on-line writing class I took several years ago.  Once again, I took on

Tuesday, 4/6/21 Hello Beautiful person, how are you doing?   Today’s questions are . . .  Have you ever been overly grateful for a simple,

4/2/21 Hi Beautiful you, how are you? Don’t usually put up two posts in one day but just became aware that my heart, mind, and

4/2/21 Hello, amazing you!  Thank you for being here. This was composed for an online class I took several years ago. It’s very appropriate for

3/30/21 Salutations!  (Did you ever read [or watch] Charlotte’s Web?  I can’t remember who greeted others like that in the book.  Was is the spider,

Fri. 3/26/21 Hello Good Person, how are you doing today?   Have you had one or two people (or more) in your life that you

3/23/21 (To better understand the ‘Michael’ aspect of my psyche please go to the ‘Cast of Characters’ tab on the home page.) Welcome, glad you

Friday, 3/19/21 Hello Beautiful Person, how is your day going?  I have a question for you – when is comes to your place in the

3/16/21 Welcome, so glad you’re here!  How are you doing?  I need to take a break from writing about ‘the past’ for a while so

3/12/21 This was written quite a few years ago for a creative writing class at a local college. I spent the first several decades of

Tuesday, 3/9/21 (Grace’s story began with “Introduction to Grace’s Era of Childhood” dated 2/02/21, then ‘Reality vs. Fantasy’ dated 2/16/21 and has been posted on

Tuesday, 3/2/21 (For an explanation of the ‘Michael’ aspect of my psyche please see the ‘Cast of Characters in my Mind’ tab on the Home

Tuesday, 2/23/21 (For an explanation about the fractured parts of my psyche, including ‘Grace’, see the ‘Cast of Characters in my Mind’ tab on the

Tuesday, 2/16/21 This post could contain triggers for some people. Fantasy is one of the ways Grace would survive hell.. On the left side of

Friday, 2/12/21 Good Day, Beautiful You!  Glad you’re here1   First of all, in last Tuesday’s post I wrote about falling too far to be

Tuesday, 2/9/21 If you’re new to the blog and wonder who Great Guy (GG) is, well, he’s written about quite frequently because he’s been one

Friday, 2/5/21 Howdy! Glad to meet with you! I was walking along the shoreline one day when I saw these trees on their own little

Tuesday 2/2/21 (For brief explanations about ‘Grace’ and the fractured parts of my psyche, please see the post “Dissociation” dated 10/14/20, or ‘Cast of Characters

Fri 1/29/21 Welcome! Good to meet with you! Here’s one more thought about hope that was previously written for my GLP group . . .

Tues. 1/26/21 Aloha! Do you, too, think that’s a beautiful greeting?  What’s a word that helps you to feel welcomed?    As mentioned in previous

Fri. 1/22/21 Hi!  How is your day going?  Here’s another prayer I wrote for the GLP group.  This month’s theme is ‘Hope For New Beginnings’. 

Tues. 1/19/21 Welcome! Thank you for being here – always happy to meet with you. I mentioned in a recent post about how the depth

Friday, 1/15/21 Howdy, glad you could be here! Apparently the ‘Hope’ theme lasted quite awhile for the prayers I wrote for the GLP group  mentioned

Monday 1/12/21 Happy day to you, so glad you’re here!  I’ve recently finished house- and dog sitting for a friend of mine for the second time

Fri. 1/8/20 Hi! I hope you’re snuggling into 2021 well? Trying to keep hope alive with another prayer from GLP contributions . . . Several

Wed 1/6/21 Welcome to 2021 – it’ll be an amazing year!  Let’s celebrate us now.  Last week I spent time owning up to and apologizing

1/4/21 Welcome to 2021 – It’s going to be an amazing year! This post is still a work in progress and I will have it

Fri. 1/1/21 I don’t know what kind of 2020 you had but no matter what, I hope you have a Better, Blessed New Year!  As

12/30/20 Welcome back!   This one’s for you . . . Something that’s still hard to accept after all these years is that no one

Mon. 12/28/20 Welcome! I’m honored you chose to spend some time here today.  Thank you.  With the end of the year at hand there are

Friday, 12/25/20 How are you doing today?  I’m so grateful you are a part of this journey!! Me?  I’m writing this several days before Christmas

Wed. 12/23/20 Welcome delightful person! I hope you’re feeling at least o.k. about yourself today.  After all, you are intrinsically so much more than that,

Mon. 12/21/20 Hello Good-person-the-world-is-lucky-to-have!  How are you doing during this season?  First of all I apologize I didn’t mention this earlier, I hope that if

Fri, 12/18/20 Wrote this a few years ago. Sometimes when I write something it starts out as coming from a place of emotional pain, but

Wed., 12/16/20 Howdy!  How is your day (life?) going? It took so much effort to write Monday’s post.  The deeper realization of all that had

Mon. 12/14/20 For an explanation of L.P.  and what it means that she’s a ‘splintered’ part of my psyche, please refer to the “Dissociation” post

Friday 12/11/20 This was written several years ago when I was (re)baptized at the church I was attending.  I was becoming a new being with

Wed.12/9/20 So this post didn’t get done in time. That means I get to play you a song that I’ve always loved but couldn’t figure

Mon. 12/7/20 (Please see the “Dissociation” post dated 10/11/20 (if needed) for clarification of who L.P. and Michael are.) Hello Good Person – glad you’re

12/4/20 (In Monday’s blog I mentioned there had been several different creative endeavors I have explored to write about and reach out to fellow survivors.

Wed, 12/2/20 (Please refer to the post titled “Dissociation” dated 10/14/20, or ‘Cast of Characters in my mind’ tab on the home page if you

11/30/20 (If needed, please refer to post titled “Dissociation” dated 10/14/20, or ‘Cast of Characters in My Mind’ tab on home page if clarification of

11/27/20 I wrote this for a class years ago.  I still like the overall theme of it, but now I don’t agree with the ending

Wed. 11/25/20 (You may want to refer to the post titled ‘Dissociation’ dated 10/14/20 for explanations about Little Pearl (L.P.) and Michael.) L.P. had some

Mon. Nov. 23, 2020 Whew, starting to feel better, thank God!  Been under the weather for a few days and while not fully healed yet

(11/20/20) (This was written when I was a teenager.) Far away in a fantasy world The only place that’s right for this girl, The dreamer

Wed. 11/18/20 As I’m healing from a physical ailment my brain cells are completely disinterested in writing something original, so today I am putting up

Monday 11/16/20 This post could contain triggers for some Little Pearl (LP)  –  Me, from infant – 7 years old.  Elder Pearl (EP) – Me,

(11/13/20) (I love this because it ended up being a pretty good prediction of how my life was going to go in a spiritual sense.)

11/11/20 (This post could contain triggers for some people) It’s going to take a while to unpack Monday’s post. It’s actually just a snippet of

(11/9/20) (This could have triggers for some people) Still Innocent  Fractured memories remain in my mind, The first, a snapshot image of a kind  

(11/6/20) Not to brag, but it only took me TWENTY years to get my associates degree! (I can be a bit slow at accomplishing some

(Wed., Nov. 4, 2020) L.P. = Little Pearl, who is me for first 7 years of life. See ‘Cast of Characters’ (can reach from home

(11/2/20) (This post could contain some triggers for some people) I’ll be honest with you, writing about what happened with my mother (blog dated 10/19/20)

(Friday, 10/30/20) (This poem was inspired by the Charles Wysocki print at the bottom of this page.) Rise at the break of day, tiptoe passed

(Wed. 10/28/20) Child predators are rarely recognized for what they are.  They have an act they perform that make them appear as benevolent citizens of

(Mon., Oct. 26, 2020.) I just returned home from Onsite Workshops in Tennessee.  Onsite is a beautiful, safe place where some of the best therapists

(Alas, the beloved beings this is about have since gone onto their feline Heaven.  This was originally written during their lifetime.) Who says you can’t

Wednesday, October 21, 2020 Some of the effects of what my mother did still linger in spite of years of various therapies. Don’t  get me

Monday, October 19, 2020  How Little Pearl (LP) was nurtured?  First of all, I do know there were positive moments and blessings within my family.

There was a distinct vision of how this blog was going to be set up and ran, and here we are, only in the second

10/14/20 Cast of Characters In My Mind Have you ever heard of dissociation? It’s actually a spectrum and almost all people haveexperienced it to one

Mon. 10/12/20 HI! I’m Pearl, pleased to meet you!I hope you’re doing o.k.?I’d like to tell you a bit about this blog . . .I

Hi! My name is – well – proper names are not important here. Who we are is, though, so I’ll just describe myself as a

Resurrection Oppression – like a malevolent lover, settles back around me. It’s darkness wraps me up, insinuating itself into my limbs. It slides itself inside

Staring into darkness, watching shadows fall –empty heartbeats echo down the dark and endless hall.Starry dreams are crumbling, crashing quietly to the ground,only to be