On November 11, 2012, I started writing this blog. I started it with great purpose and hoped that it would help brighten someone’s day or remind someone of something to help them through a rough time. I am the archetypal storyteller, my friends can vouch for me that I do talk a lot. Well, thanks … More Why “Joyful2beeblogs”?
I have trouble coping with anger from others. Generally, the most angry I have been has been righteous indignation over mistreatment of someone, some country, or some animal. Growing up in my family, we rarely were angry at each other. I remember only two, maybe three big arguments my parents had when I was young. … More Anger Can Hide Pain
A few years ago, I installed a new water filter into the top, right, rear corner of the refrigerator. It was one of those twist filters that screws up into the apparatus that connects it to the water line that runs from the refrigerator’s dispenser to the wall to the water dispenser in the back … More Water Was Spewing Out of My Refrigerator
There are at least three kinds of reflections in the world: 1) the reflection of ourselves, as we look in a mirror, similar to reflections seen in a clear calm lake or pond; 2) the reflection of ourselves, as we notice how others respond to us, or are affected by us; 3) the reflection we … More How Do You Reflect?
I’ve been given two interesting ideas about foods, both from older gentlemen at the grocery store. Being a friendly person who enjoys meeting others at the grocery store, I occasionally speak to others, if their attention is on the same product, (usually in the vegetable department), and especially if I feel the other person is … More Open Minds Learn New Ideas
On Facebook the other day, I saw this quote posted by Andrea Sigler on “Word Porn,” I am unable to find the author of this quote but it has been used many times on other sites. I found it interesting that a recent re-connection with an old friend exemplified its message. This friend was a … More But Keep the Old
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
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, giganticT and … More A Modern Psalm About God
Growing up in the 50’s, I wasn’t around African American kids much since sadly they went to separate schools, churches, and lived in different neighborhoods then. But I lived part of my childhood on the edge of black folks’ neighborhood. We always spoke to our neighbors and smiled when we knew them. Then I learned … More Who Should We Love
After my husband’s death over sixteen years ago, I was very proud of the sense of confidence I gained from how I could take care of most problems and decisions by myself. If something broke or needed fixing, I looked it up on the internet and, when able to do so, fixed it. When something … More What Dependence?
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