Tag: dailyprompt

What things give you energy?

I hate waking up groggy and still tired from my sleep. When I get very little sleep, I don’t feel good enough to start my day.

Sleep is healthy and so important. When I get enough, I wake with a smile and a hallujah on my lips.

It is so refreshing.

How do you celebrate holidays?

I work hard. I wake early every weekday morning and march off to work. I don’t steal time. I clock my hours by doing the best job I can. So when it is time off, I leave the job behind and never look back in the rearview mirror.

Time off is my time. Mine!!!!

I don’t have to go anywhere special to enjoy my holidays. My favorite thing to do is curl up in my room with a good book.

But holidays are also for family times to get together and laugh, chat, and eat, then eat some more. We always look at the same old movies, knowing very well the ending but still seeing them with excitement as if for the first time.

I love the company it makes for a great time. 

How often do you walk or run?

I am active.

I thank God that I have mobility, so there is no problem with movement.

I work with some people who have problems walking or running, and every night, I give God thanks that I am able to move on my own.

I have learned never to even take the simplest of things like movement for granted.

Keep moving.

Do you see yourself as a leader?

I am not a leader, and frankly, I don’t want to be one. I enjoy sitting back and having others take the reins, but lately, it does not seem to be happening my way

Out of the need to complete a task or to make a decision, I end up doing the deed and taking the lead.

Most people hate making the hard decisions, I don’t really care. If it has to be done, then I do it.

That’s leadership?

If that is a part of it, then I may be, but I don’t want to be.

What’s your favorite word?

Meaning, so be it.

This word is powerful.

It is a precursor of faith, believing without seeing. At the end of my prayers, it is my agreement with God.

If trust Him, and he will work for me. Imagine the God of the Universe is working for me. How amazing is that?

If I agree and  believe, then I will receive. So let it be.

Amen.

What are you doing this evening?

After a long, hard day at work, all I want to do is crash into my bed.

I need to sleep more so I can wake refreshed. I get very little of that golden star dust called sleep. Tonight, I want to make up on my loss and go to bed early.

Glorious.

Alas, I will not be alone. My dogs love to give me company and hog the bed. Most nights, I sleep half on and half off.

Not tonight. The bed is mine…

What personality trait in people raises a red flag with you?

I am a very private person, I tell what I don’t mind others knowing. But when I meet someone for the first time or when I work with someone I am not too keen on, don’t ask me personal questions.

How old are you?

Where do you live?

Are you married?

Why not? Are you too old? Don’t you want kids?

(Not at this very second, thank you very much.)

I step back worried that the next question might be, how much money do you have saved for retirement? I wonder if they moonlight as an investment consultant looking to drum up business.

If I feel comfortable, which I never do, I will volunteer the information.

Transparency is one thing but only on my terms. I allows feel the more people poke around my life is, the more they are gathering  information that may come back to haunt me. Besides, I feel so exposed when speaking about myself.

Maybe I should be in therapy. Then again, maybe not. I will have to talk about my feelings. Yikes!!!!

I have trust issues.

Name the professional athletes you respect the most and why.

I am not into sports, but one man keeps me intrigued. Micheal “Pinball” Clemons. He was a running back for the Toronto Argos back in the day, and now, among other things is a motivational speaker.

His charity work is impressive, and his belief and faith in God are outstanding. Also,he is a husband and family man.

In Canada, we have good athletes, but unlike America, celebrity status  is on a lower key, which is so Canadian. When I hear the good these men and women are doing for different communities, some that are under privilege and under funding, I can not help but admire them

How do you relax?

In this society of rush and speed, there is very little time to relax because I get worried about missing out on that something I was working hard to attain.

There is also the idea of relaxing as being interpreted as being lazy, slothful even.

But when my body slows down and I can not take another step, I understand the concept of relaxation. Too bad it takes me a while to figure things out.

I relax by sitting in my bedroom with the lights down low, and all electronics are off or just mainly put away. I close my eyes and take deep breaths trying to slow down my racing heart. My mind drifts, and my shoulders slump, legs, arms, fingers all loosen up. I stay like this for as long as I can the suddenly, the dogs start barking and my sister screams my name.

Relaxing was good for even a few minutes.

What motivates you?

I love life. I love the ability to move  and to breathe on my own. I try not to take simple things for granted. Many folks have it hard where poor health is a constant worry or concern. Some live through pain and suffering both physical and mental. When I think about others and what they are going through I count my blessings and I try to name them one by one

For me, what keeps me going is my joy in striving to reach and maintain a healthy lifestyle, which includes my spiritual life with the Lord. That is my motivation. It keeps me going