Tag Archives: Writing

In the Blink of an Eye … In the Beginning 2

Posted on June 24, 2015 by wisdomfromafather

Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — World

Posted on June 13, 2015 by wisdomfromafather

It’s Saturday … That means it’s time for Five Minute Friday. I know. I know. I don’t know my days. But I generally like going through the Friday exercise … even if I’m a little late on the trigger. I … Continue reading →

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In the Blink of an Eye

Posted on June 3, 2015 by wisdomfromafather

After Karen died, I decided part of my grief therapy would be writing a memoir — not my own, but of our life together. I gathered information from my recollections, her journals and other sources and spent the next six … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — Send

Posted on January 17, 2015 by wisdomfromafather

It’s Friday. Okay, it’s really Saturday but it still qualifies for Five Minute Friday. Thus far this year, I haven’t been very attentive to days and dates. At any rate, the thought process is the same. It’s time to focus … Continue reading →

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2014 in review

Posted on January 3, 2015 by wisdomfromafather

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. I thought I would share it with you. Here’s an excerpt: A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 5,000 times … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — Turn

Posted on November 7, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

The weekly Five Minute Friday is upon us. It’s where a couple hundred bloggers link up to share their thoughts on a common prompt.  It’s always interesting to see what pops out of our collective minds in just five minutes. … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — Long

Posted on October 17, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

Friday. Friday. Five Minute Friday. It’s time to tackle the prompt … five minutes of unscripted writing, just letting the fingers fulfill the thoughts of the mind. Then I’ll link up with the hundreds of other participants at Kate’s place … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — Hold

Posted on September 19, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

Here’s this week’s installment of Five Minute Friday. This week’s prompt is HOLD. The timer is set … so here goes. {clock starts now} This is about a week premature. Next weekend, I’m planning to head out to Massachusetts to … Continue reading →

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Two Years

Posted on September 4, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

First things first. The graphic below has absolutely nothing to do with this post. It is just an expression of how I feel. Go Pack! It’s been two years since I began sharing my journey through the blogosphere. And it … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — Fill

Posted on August 8, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

It’s Friday. It’s Friday. It’s time to carve out five minutes for some focused, yet free-flowing writing along with the crew at Five Minute Friday. We’ve changed hosts … but not intent. It still is meant to be a free … Continue reading →

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