I loved my rocky horse, that I named “Trigger.” Here I am at 5 years of age. Since last August, I have wanted to share some thoughts on aging physically, mentally, and emotionally. Several years ago, I watched a television special about Westerns and aging gracefully. The narrator interviewed stars from the old Western cowboy … More Westerns and Aging Gracefully
In my thirty-seven year-long nursing career, I cared for many patients, many of whom touched my heart in different ways. One lady who still has a place in my heart was a cancer patient, Mrs.Jones. The first time I met her, I was impressed with her indomitable spirit, her sense of humor, and her amazing … More Gift from a Cancer Patient
We have all seen television shows featuring interviews with centenarians. Many of these one hundred plus years “young” souls had wrinkles and white, gray or sparse hair. Many of them were in wheelchairs or not as “able” physically as they used to be. But if you look into the face and eyes of many of … More How to Keep Your Inner Child Alive and Well
Today, I felt led to write this post about little things. Since I had back problems several years ago, I know there are some things I can not do without having pain again, sooner or later. A little back ache after being on my feet for hours without rest tells me that I need to … More Little Things
Life is full of humorous events. Sometimes, I think they help us keep our sanity. It is easy to laugh at mistakes, slip ups, and other embarrassing things others do, but it is harder to laugh at ourselves in our own moment of weakness, at least immediately after they happen.There are a few funny … More Can You Laugh at Yourself?
One of my four favorite seasons each year is winter. (Yes, for various reasons, I love each one.) I’ve seen them all from South Carolina to the north to the western, mountains of North Carolina, and eastern North Carolina; I have been through one hurricane in New Orleans and one in North Carolina. I have been … More Winter Beauty
Inner peace is a home grown commodity; beginning with the seeds of nourishment, parents loving us when we are babies, then as children. Add the nourishment of loving parents; give the sunshine of growth from personal experiences, life lessons, and a love for our Creator/Spirit/God, as well as our fellow man, and our own peace will … More Which Peace Are We Talking about Here?
First joy that awakens me, is my black cat, Norie. She jumps up on my bed and stares at me in the fading darkness, until I wake up to feed her. If I don’t wake up right away, she snuggles up by my head, and we doze for a while. Second joy is expectantly looking … More Five Daily Sources of Happiness for Me
My interest in the gifts of being an empath and having empathy began a long time ago. Having empathy or being empathetic means you can understand and sometimes feel how someone feels; to imagine, understand or feel like they do. Being an empath may include the above compassionate abilities but is more a matter of … More Empathy, Empathetic, Empath
By Melodie Elaine Estes By Melodie Elaine Estes I speak for those who can not express their own thoughts. Clicks, songs, chirps, and buzzes are all they’ve got. They live above, below and around us, in flowers, dirt, or trees.They can be on the web, wondering when their next meals will be. But they have … More I Speak for the Voiceless
I wrote this poem several years ago and decided to share it. I just made some changes in this poem to help the flow of it. A Modern Psalm By Melodie Elaine Estes You are the great Sequoia Tree. Impervious, immortal, immoveable. No insects of human frailities touch you. You stand against storms, gigantic and … More A Modern Psalm About God
Everyone deserves to have, at the very least, first to have a good life. But some fall sick with diseases, lose loved ones, homes or money. But if you can reattach yourself to what joys you had at first, you may be able to regain your joy of living. We all go through hard times, … More Golden Rules to Live By
Please read this strictly as my opinion. Since I moved into my condominium eleven years ago, I found myself in the same routine every morning. Actually, I was in a rut! After breakfast I got on the computer to check my emails, Facebook, whatever needed checking briefly, while I usually listened to the news. I … More A New Start for My Mornings
This post is about my first and only black cat that was given to me from my second son and his wife. Norie had to be euthanized December 15, 2025 due to painful arthritis in her lower spine. I miss her still. The lengthy isolating stay in my home during “the Covid era” was made … More Life With Norie
Dogs or cats? Norie passed away last year December of 2025, the life equivalent of an eighty year old human. She kept me company but liked to spend time lying in the sun sleeping on the screened in porch when we lived at the condominium. Norie showed how intelligent she was after my second son … More Norie, My Black Cat
I was blessed by a beautiful, intelligent black cat for seventeen years until December 2025. She was suffering from severe pain in her lower spine from severe arthritis. But I still love to tell her stories. Norie had ckear ways of letting me know what she wanted and when she wznted it. One morning I … More One Way to Spend Time
Is it time to start pulling out your fall clothes? Since Fall began on September 22 here are some photos of the beauty of changing leaves that I have collected over the past few years to help you transition into Autumn. After the leaves start to change, we know Halloween will be along shortly.
The other day I was driving to a friend’s house to feed her cats while she was away. I was driving about 45 miles an hour. As I drove on the shady two lane road, I looked to my right and took another quick look. There under the trees was a small red fox, just … More Did I Kill It?
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