It's Five Minute Friday when I link up with a group of writers. We receive a one-word prompt and get to write for five minutes flat. Our word for this week is a number: 13 . START The number 13 can be unlucky. At least, that's what many people believe. You know, Friday the 13th and all. But it doesn't cause me much concern. I've flown on Friday the 13th. Life seems to go along as usual on the 13th. I'm not superstitious. The age of 13 was a good number for me. I remember looking forward to becoming a teenager, so many years ago. I was…

How do you view your life? It can be easy to get caught up in the immediate details and issues of today. But do you ever stop and review how you ended up where you are in life? Sitting on a balcony in a highrise hotel, I could see the cars below. They were scrambling for a parking space as there was a concert scheduled for that evening. I could see several spots available close-up, but the drivers didn't know that. So, instead, they were fighting for the ones in their line of vision. At the time, I remember thinking that's how I act at times. I…

"Listening is where love begins: listening to ourselves and then to our neighbors.” — FromThe World According To Mister Rogers I went to the movies yesterday afternoon. I hardly ever go to movies lately, but I read a post by Chad Allen which prompted me to want to see the documentary "Won't You Be My Neighbor?". He wrote a post titled " 5 Proven Ways for Writers to Conquer Self-Doubt ". And he used essential lessons from the Mr. Rogers documentary. Well, as a writer I do struggle with self-doubt. Mr. Rogers knew what his passi…