Do What You Can.
Leave the rest to your higher power.
You’re not in charge, remember?
Copyright (C) 2022 Penny Wilson
You’re Not In Charge
The Power of the Pen/Writing To Heal
We all write for different reasons. There are as many different reasons to write as there are writers. I’ve been writing off & on my whole life. But I didn’t give it any real merit or take it seriously until around 2011. Now, writing is a huge part of my life. One that I could not imagine being without.
My blog is a mixture of all kinds of things. From my personal experiences to the daydreams of short stories or poetry. It’s filled with my life. My hopes, my dreams, and my tragedies, fears, and setbacks.
But more than anything, it’s filled with healing.
Through my writing, I’ve been able to put voice to the many experiences in my life. This expression is an outlet. A way to shout, scream, kick the dog (figuratively, of course. I would NEVER kick sweet Rocket), cry or sing, soar and rejoice.
It’s a way to heal.
But not just for me. I hope that some of my writing has touched others. I’ve written many times about depression and its devastation on people. I’ve also written about family, loves and loss.
I have heard from several people that appreciate my writings and my attempt to inform and educate. I appreciate this more than you could ever know.
If my writing has touched you in some small way; if it has helped you heal in some small way, that makes me extremely happy. If my writing made you smile on a day where it was tough to smile, then it’s all been worth it. Because that’s what writers do. They touch others’ lives through their writing.
As always, thank you for joining me on this journey. ❤ Penny
Copyright (C) 2024 Penny Wilson, All Rights Reserved
A Caterpillar’s Dream
The caterpillar crawls upon the ground among the leaves and debris and only dreams of taking flight He can't help but envy his companions as they fly among the flowers They strut and flutter their dazzling colors flashing in the sunlight Disheartened he builds his encasement Blind and deaf he retires to his cocoon now an embryo waiting He willingly endures the silent darkness and dies a little death to attain the transformation and awaken his dream Then, finally set free he awakens from that dark tomb reshaped a different being Stretching his newly found wings his glorious colors on display He takes flight among his friends savoring the flowers and the sun No longer a caterpillar but at last his dream has come true he is a fully formed Butterfly Copyright (C) 2024 Penny Wilson *This was inspired by my dear friend over at The Reluctant Poet. Thank you, Chuck.
Eclipse
There was a time when your light shone bright and brilliant. You were the warmth of my days. Then, darkness overcame you, swallowing your soul. I could still see flashes of you, moments of you, when your brilliance would shine like jewels. I feared that the darkness had an eternal hold on you. Then, at last, the darkness released its hold on you. I was once again bathed in your stunning light. I am eternally blessed to live under your luminous beauty.
Copyright (C) 2024 Penny Wilson, All Rights Reserved
*I was describing my experience of seeing the eclipse yesterday to my friend over at Minnesota Prairie Roots and she challenged me to write about it. Thank you, Audrey. ❤ Above is the result of that challenge. I hope you enjoyed my efforts.
The Key #WDYS
Image credit; Michael Dziedzic @ Unsplash
I was broken
as never before
when I realized
that the key to my heart
the one you
had always
possessed
had been cast away
left among the
other debris
in your life
Copyright (C) 2024 Penny Wilson, All Rights Reserved
Another Peek
I’ve been busy with projects around the house, outside as well as inside! Here is another peek at what I’ve been doing in the hallway. I will give more complete views at a later date.
The back half of the hallway is a big part of the transformation and will take some time to improve. What you see now is just the plywood subfloor. Ugly, right? More later! Stay tuned! 🙂
Thank you for joining me on this journey. ❤ Penny
Sneak Peek
A sneak peek of my progress… 🙂
Before the Transformation
I haven’t been posting much or writing much lately. I’ve been busy. In my last post, I showed you a bedroom that I painted and redecorated. Today, I want to show you a bit more detail BEFORE I start a transformation.
Above, is a photo looking into my home from the front door. This hallway is what you see when you first walk through the door into my house. The walls are an awful brown color that was used in many of the rooms of the house.
Notice that there is a doorway in the middle of the hall. So it’s divided into 2 halves. You’ll also see that the back hall has a curved ceiling. It follows the roofline. The front hall has 11.5 foot ceilings. My goal is to repair some holes and dings in the walls (believe me, they are there) and to repaint.
This is a closer look at the back hall. You can get a better look at the curved beadboard ceiling. I have that feature in a couple of rooms and I just love it.
The walls are that terrible brown color in here and the same repairs need to be made to the walls. The threshold transition between the front hallway and the back looks terrible. I pulled up the dangerous trip-hazard threshold that was there and will be replacing it with something more suitable and less dangerous. The floor in the back hall has linoleum and I laid an area rug on top of that.
Here is another view of the back hall after I pulled up the rug and linoleum. Ugly isn’t it? I discovered that water had been getting in under the back door. I think I’ve got that issue solved.
So now you know what I’ve been doing with my time. So far, I’ve pulled a ton of nails out of the walls and filled those holes. I’ve taken off the switch plate and outlet covers and I’ve repaired some holes and cracks in the walls. In the back hall, I filled in cracks in the ceiling.
The past couple of days I’ve been repainting the crown molding, the doors, baseboards and other trim. It’s meant a lot of ladder work and that just wears me out. So it’s slow going.
Today I’m going to Home Depot to look at doors. I need to replace my bedroom door. That in itself is another post.
So if you don’t see me as much, this is why. I’ll pop in once in a while, but not as often for a while.
I hope that Spring has finally sprung for you! Go forth and enjoy!
Thank you for joining me on this journey. Penny
More Home Improvement
Those of you that have followed along with me know that I have an older home (99 years old!) that I have been fixing up. Above are photos of my latest project. My office.
As you can see by the photo above, this room was a terrible color!
I knew that with the dark color, the room would need at least 2 coats of paint. This is the first coat.
Here is the room after the 2nd coat of paint. A huge difference! Wouldn’t you agree?
I don’t know how much time I’ll actually spend in this room. But it will be a much nicer experience if I do!
I don’t know if I will ever be done working on my house. It still needs a lot of work. My goal is to do it all while I still can, before I die. 🙂
I’ll keep you posted and be sure to show you the next project. Stay tuned!
Thank you for joining me on this journey. Penny ❤
Copyright (C) 2024 Penny Wilson, All Rights Reserved
Be Yourself
“You have no control over other people’s taste, so focus on staying true to your own.”
—Tim Gunn (born 1953)
American author, academic, and television personality
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