Today’s prompt from the Ultimate Blogging Challenge is to give advice to my teenaged self. My advice consists of just three words: you are enough. You do not have to be better than anyone else, and you are absolutely not worse than anyone else. You are enough just as you are. Your imagination is enough.
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I had so much fun with my previous self portrait post that I thought I would share a few more, as well as some portraits of me taken by others.
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Today’s prompt from the Ultimate Blogging Challenge is to discuss my opinion of things that are happening in the world. It’s getting closer to the midterm elections in the United States, and I’d like to talk about the use of the “R” word in social media and in politics. Use of that word helps to
In the past few months, I have had the opportunity to visit Wat Prodketchettharam of America, a Buddhist temple, as well as the Service and Mercy Alliance, an Islamic nonprofit organization. Both are located on Grand Island. My time at both places was wonderful. The people at both houses of worship were warm, kind, and
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Today’s prompt from the Ultimate Blogging Challenge is all about conversations with blog readers on my porch. Once again, I’ve decided to interpret this… loosely. First of all, we need beverages, so we will have coffee or tea or apple cider. Then, we need refreshments. I’m going to order cookies from Lia’s Sunshine Bakery, as
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Today’s prompt is to share a picture and ask readers to share the post and try to make it go viral. Unfortunately, getting something to go viral is like finding an earring in the sand. Most likely, it’s not happening, and you’re going to be missing your earring. That doesn’t stop me from sharing pictures.
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Today’s prompt from the Ultimate Blogging Challenge was to make a request, which I will do at the end of this post. Today, I went to the Medically Oriented Gym (MOG) for a restore session. All I have to do is to lie on a massage table and a trained person stretches my body. The
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and why I am not a fan… The prompt for October 21st from the Ultimate Blogging Challenge is to write about this year’s election. I am supposed to talk about candidates and what I think about their campaigning. Normally, I would say something about why attack ads and negative campaigning are a bad idea because
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Today’s prompt was to describe a challenge. So I am going to offer an illustrated challenge for you, which is to draw a flower in pencil. Materials needed: number 2 pencil (also known as HB), eraser, pencil sharpener, paper You are going to start with a blank sheet of paper. Unlined paper is best, but
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by plein air artists in western new york and southern ontario Niagara Falls is stunning year round. Above is a photograph of the Falls in the winter, when the water is covered in ice and snow. It’s absolutely amazing. What’s also absolutely amazing are some of the paintings of Niagara Falls. These artists have no
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