Aimlessly Wandering

Daily writing prompt
What gives you direction in life?

I used to have a little compass within, buried deep somewhere. Turns out, it’s been broken for over a decade. It stopped working when I moved back to Germany, to be precise. I left my life and my goals in America – that’s how it feels, anyway. Now, I’m just aimlessly wandering through each day, month, year… I’m well aware that it is up to me, to get myself unstuck. I just don’t know how.

A-Z Challenge: Zip, Zero, Zilch

Okay, you know what? I’m not even going to attempt one of the crazy “z-words”. Instead, I am grateful to everyone, who accompanied me this month and read my articles for each letter of the alphabet. Maybe I’ll do it again in the fall, with the season being my theme? Stay tuned to find out. Thank you so much for your visits to my blog, for your likes, comments and general interest in the topics I write about. Please take care and be well until our paths cross again, hopefully in the near future.

A-Z Challenge: YouTube

Sometimes I wish, someone would control my online time every day. The internet and all of those cool websites, or apps are like rabbit holes: time flies while you’re having fun. I was quite active on WordPress lately, as well as Canva [because I am “learning”]. But YouTube takes the cake, honestly.
Some people are so quick to judge, but truth be told, YouTube taught me quite a few things already. I’m not just watching craft videos, no. There are awesome tutorials about cooking and baking, how to make minor repairs around the apartment, you can find interesting documentaries, among other watch-worthy content. So, while I really should keep an eye on my daily screen time, I’m also trying to learn something new. And that is positive, don’t you think?

Ready For Takeoff

Daily writing prompt
What’s a job you would like to do for just one day?
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I would love the experience of being a pilot for one day. If it weren’t for the impossibility in real life, this would be my dream job 🛫

A-Z Challenge: X-Rays

We’ve all had x-rays taken a time or twenty-five. Almost eight years ago I had my last x-rays taken, because I had to have surgery on my left wrist for the second time. I hate that scar, because people who don’t know me always wonder whether or not I tried to slice my wrist open on purpose [definitely not, instead I broke it due to a slip and fall on black ice back in Wisconsin]. Therapists flat out ask – well they have to, I guess. In any event, it is not a preferred conversation starter.

Full Speed Mornings

Daily writing prompt
When do you feel most productive?

I can best concentrate and am most productive early in the morning. As the day progresses, it takes increasingly more conscious effort to motivate myself and remain focused on the tasks at hand.

Eccentric Dingbat?

Daily writing prompt
What topics do you like to discuss?

As of late, I truly enjoy conversations with my neighbor lady about spirituality. We seem to be equally open-minded, have similar experiences and thoughts about this fascinating topic. Now don’t get me wrong. I’m not the type of person, to run out and buy/read every book on the subject or watch every YouTube video known to mankind. I have, if at all, very limited knowledge about it, really. My own experiences kind of “shove me into that direction” now and again. My friend Jamie always told me, that I am blessed with the gift. She thinks that I should find someone who will work with me on developing it further. To be honest, while I’m intrigued by the thought of it on one hand, there’s also a sense of caution, with regard to the direction in which this may take me, on the other.
Overall, it is truly disappointing, that you still have to be very mindful in this day and age, with whom you talk about spirituality. Because at least in my extended family, or other people in my mom’s social circle will be all too happy to label you as “cuckoo” or as an “eccentric dingbat, who lost all touch with reality”, if you dare to bring up this topic. Luckily, my neighbor lady tells me time and again, how stimulating and interesting she thinks our conversations are. And I wholeheartedly agree with her.