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Black Cat Blue Sea Award

03 Monday Oct 2016

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Although my blog is award free, I am honored that Erika Kind considered me for the Black Cat Blue Sea Award.  I was intrigued by her questions, and am delighted to answer them.  Thank you, Erika, for choosing me.  I am humbled to be among the other nominees 🙂

Please visit Erika’s blog.  Her Daily Kind Quotes are very inspirational and thought provoking, and her Song of the Day gets you revved up and ready to go.  Erika’s insights to others, through her own experiences, makes it easy to fall in love with her blog..and her!

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“This award is for bloggers who strive to write for everybody, and no matter how many viewers they get, make an impact on a reader. This award is an expression of gratitude to the nominee. It should be awarded to anybody that you choose deserves it and it doesn’t mean that they must have hundreds of followers and likes.” – Ella

The rules of this award are:

  • Anybody nominated can nominate eight other bloggers.
  • The nominee answers three questions posed by the nominator.
  • The questions you ask while nominating can be any three questions.
  • If any of the questions asked are offensive or the nominee simply does not want to answer, the nominee does not have to answer them to earn the award.
    [And I would add: notify your nominees about their nominations at their blogs].

Here are the three questions that Erika asked:

What do you love most about yourself?

hmmm, you may have me on this one.  As Erika knows, confidence is not one of my finer points.  But I’m working on it.  I would have to say it’s the fact that I’m writing, living a dream.  It was something I always did, but never thought anyone would care.  I’m finding out, through comments, etc, that I was wrong, and it humbles me to think I have reached another soul through my words.

What do you love most about someone who challenged you the most? (No irony, I mean it!)

This one is easy for me.  A dear friend, always, and I mean always, challenged me to be me.  He wouldn’t let me off easily, but he did it in a loving and supportive way.  He is the reason I began this blog and part of the reason I write today.  Sadly, he passed away in November of last year.  Do I still hear him pushing?  You bet.  Do I know he’s still behind me all the way?  Absolutely!

What do you love most about your current life?

My family.  I am surrounded by the most amazing people.  The beautiful life around me, nature, skies, anything and everything under Heaven.  There is never a day I forget to say thank you for opening my eyes to all this wonderment.  I am truly blessed.

 

Thank you again, Erika, for nominating me!  Since most of the blogs I follow are award free, I am going to list just a few of the people I think fit this award perfectly.  They’re free to answer the same three questions Erika asked me and are under no obligation to do so  🙂

Rita

Morgan

Trini Lind

Richard Ankers

Paul Lenzi

Michelle Cook

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From a Brother to a Sister

10 Sunday Jan 2016

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Hi there.  Most of you know that my blog is award free.  My friend, Thomas of Hook, Line & Inkwell, nominated me for this award.  The funny part about it was  he was nominated for it, too!!  I guess we’re all brothers/sisters/sisters/brothers  in this blogosphere we sometimes call home!  I thought the questions were interesting, so I decided to accept this one.  Please forgive me for not nominating anyone.  If I could I would nominate all of you!!

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The Rules

1. Say “Thank You” to the person who nominated you & link their blog to your post.
2.Answer the 10 questions given to you.
3. Pass the award on to 7 other bloggers and let them know they have been nominated.
4. Include the Award Badge in your post.

OK, here goes!  These are the questions Thomas asked me

1. What made you want to start your blog?
It’s more like who, not what.  I had a dear friend who always told me I should be writing.  Along with pushes from my family, I began my blog.  It wasn’t always poetry, but that is where my heart is.

2. What have you wanted to do on your blog but haven’t yet? Why not?
Hmmm, interesting question.  I am in the process of writing a novel and thought about sharing a paragraph, here and there, but haven’t gotten the courage up to do so.

3. Name one item on your bucket list, or more if you like?
I want to see the Northern Lights.  The aurora borealis is one of the most spectacular natural displays of color.

4. What is your biggest fear?
I have a few, but I think it’s failure.  That, and spiders, not sure which one is worse.

5. What is your best moment in life?
I have two! They’re called Jonathan and Alyssa.  My children are my shining stars.

6. With New Years fast approaching, do you make resolutions? If so, name one. If not, why don’t you like to make them?
I’m not a big fan of resolutions.  I don’t want to make them then break them.  It’s just easier to not do.

7. If you could host a challenge on your blog, what kind would it be?
I don’t know if I could actually host this, per se, but I would challenge my fellow bloggers to challenge themselves, to write more, to make more time to write, and let the emotions flow.

8. What was the name of your first pet? What do you remember the most about them?
I had a German Shepherd named Fluffy.  She was a terror!  Chewed everything in sight.  Eventually, Mom gave her to a nice farmer who took very good care of her.

9. Did you ever go to a high school reunion? Was it fun or not?
No and I don’t plan on it.  Anyone I care to see, I still do.  That may sound a bit self-centered, but let’s face it, with Facebook today, you’re in contact with everyone anyway.  I don’t need to go to a “party” where everyone is checking their phones, I can stay home for that. 🙂

10. Do you have a pet peeve?
Just one? LOL  I have a few.  Bad spelling/grammar, smokers, gum chewers who snap their gum & people who chew with their mouths open!  However, the biggest by far is the comment people make, “You look fine”.  Never ever assume that someone’s illness or condition is supposed to look like anything.  Did I cover enough?

 

Now you know a bit about me, just a bit 🙂  Thank you again, Thomas, for nominating me for this award.  I hope I did you proud. 🙂