The second randomly generated question of my new Q&A writing prompt reads…
What annoys you about news reporting in your country?
I think journalism in my country changed quite a bit towards the negative. Headlines are no longer “catchy” and well thought out, but instead unnecessarily dramatized, to get the reader’s attention [at all?]. It is rather frightening, that we seem to have accustomed to hearing or reading about yet another tragedy, war or political difficulties. Did journalism change to sensationalism? What really annoys me, to answer today’s question is, that too many of our journalists here in Germany freely give their own opinions in articles when, in my understanding, they should simply present the facts. Just the relevant information, and please, without leaning towards either one of Germany’s political parties. It is also quite upsetting that you’re no longer able to trust what you are reading, without researching yourself, whether or not the information is in fact true or false. I’m stating this with regard to manipulation tactics, to sway our thoughts and opinions into the intended direction or towards questionable causes. And then again, maybe news reporting has never been a whole lot different or better years and decades ago. Perhaps I learned to be more critical and ask more question instead?
Playtime in quotation marks, what does that even mean? Playtime as in tennis? Or board games? Maybe playing an instrument? Crafting or building something, perhaps? I don’t know what to do with this question. Sorry. Let’s try again tomorrow 😊
Like clockwork, the daily writing prompts keep repeating and I’m bored to tears with giving the same [or very similar] answers to the same questions again…..and yet again. You do you, but I’m starting my own Q&A writing prompt. The questions I will answer are randomly generated. Hopefully this will give me some new prompts to ponder and respond to [fingers crossed]. Let’s begin, shall we?
What do you do when you’re bored?
Fortunately, I’m not bored all that often. This mainly happens during my “dark days” [I don’t like to call it by its real name, being “recurrent depressive disorder”]. Boredom is usually a result of me being in the mood to do various things, but feeling a lack of energy, not being able to concentrate or not experiencing any joy in what I’m working on, and being interrupted by crying fits. Add to that the ever present thoughts of not being good [enough] at anything I do. When I’m bored, not always due to the above mentioned but most often, I play with Lilly to get into a better frame of mind, or I listen to my favorite tunes. I have a couple of go-to songs, that I know work – at least for a short while. When I listen to them, I can’t help but smile. Once, my mood starts climbing towards positive, I get my perkiness back and try to achieve, what I originally wanted to do. It does not work every time, because it depends upon how bad the “dark days” are, but it is what I do and what helps the most to overcome being bored – and sad. 😊
Happy New Year 2026 🥂 🎆 I wish peace, love, health and happiness to everyone here on WordPress, wherever you may be at present.
My biggest challenges… 📌 go out in public more often 📌 have more patience 📌 try to regulate my emotions 📌 accept things as they are 📌 internalize, that other’s problems are not my responsibility 📌 listen more, speak less 📌 stop overthinking every tired, boring thing [yeah, right]
Wowza, there’s quite a bit and I could keep going…unfortunately. Well, let’s call this first prompt of the year 2026 done and dusted. Enjoy your day 😊
To be perfectly honest, I have become disappointingly good at repressing truths that are hurtful. One of them being, that my mother’s son completely rejects me. For years I’ve been trying to reconnect with him and my sister-in-law. Unfortunately, there’s no progress to be made. He just hates me. The truly sad part is, that I don’t even know why. My mom talked to them both a number of times, trying to find out the reason. I have asked them flat out, to just tell me what I have said or done to upset them so much. No answer. I’m given the silent treatment and distance. Throughout the year, not seeing them at all, it is becoming easier to repress the fact that they reject me. Now, the Christmas season is upon us once again, the time for families to get together, spend quality time, create memories and simply be happy. Well….in a perfect world maybe. Why is it such a struggle to accept something for what it is, to try and move on? Perhaps it could be more easily done, if I knew the reason for being rejected? At least then, I could try to make amends with them. I could reflect my behavior and learn from it. Because I have this obsessive need to understand everyting, and could not get answers any other way, I reached out to a psychologist on YouTube, who does videos every Saturday and responds to questions and problems of her viewers in the comments section. She actually responded back to me, saying, that most likely it is nothing that I said or did to him/them. She thinks, that my mother’s son is probably not happy with himself, or his own life and projects that onto me. It is also possible, that he is jealous of me, because I lived far away by myself and managed my life without “the family safety net”. There have been some truly rough times, as you’ve been able to learn throughout my time here on WordPress. But I wasn’t “stuck all my life” in the area in which we grew up, like he was. At the same time, no one held him back from doing what he wanted, not even his wife. Why does he hate me for the choices he made? Neither my mom, nor I can come up with a plausible reason to justify his rejection towards me. I will have to find a way to come to terms with this situation the way it is, because there is no sign, that it’s going to change anytime soon. 😢
Happy Sunday, to begin with… Good to know, that recycling works properly here on WordPress in terms of writing prompts [Sarcasm End]. I should dig up the last post I wrote in response to this question 🤣 Ah, what the fluff. Here we go yet again… I am happiest late at night, with one small source of light in the room and Lilly by my side, while listening to my favorite songs. This is the time, when the “performance mask” falls and I can freely give way to my thoughts and feelings. That’s when I’m the happiest on any ordinary day.
I’ve been tagged by Midna Twili, to participate in a challenge called “The Music Tag”. Thanks very much, Midna, for considering me. I truly appreciate it. But how about the rules, you may wonder? Well here they are…
🎵 write down ten songs, that come on shuffle (no skipping) 🎵 write down your favorite part(s) of the lyrics from each song (one or more, if desired) 🎵 tag other people of choice
Now that should be fun, so let’s begin…
“Smile” by Nat “King” Cole […] If you smile through your fear and sorrow Smile and maybe tomorrow You’ll see the sun come shining through, for you […]
“Going Home” by Tyler Joe Miller […] I’m a rolling stone, never can stay long Leaving is a bittersweet freedom Even if I drive a million miles I can never shake that feeling […]
“Shine On You” by Gloria Tells […] I am a woman Play by my own rules I got my two feet on solid ground And then I take the first step, a million more And I’ll make mistakes I’ve never made before […]
[…] I’m gonna let it shine on you Make room for everything that’s true Do whatever I wanna do […]
“I Believe In You” by Michael Bublé […] I believe in starting over I can see that your heart is true I believe in good things coming back to you You’re the light that lifts me higher So bright, you guide me through I believe in you […]
[…] And all I want Is to know you’re near You’re all I need here […]
“Still Rainin'” by Jonny Lang […] They say that time heals everything Well I know the pain, honey, that love can bring It don’t get no better with each passing day Every hope I had, slowly slipping away […]
“Dream Weaver” by Gary Wright […] Fly me high through the starry skies Or maybe to an astral plane Cross the highways of fantasy Help me to forget today’s pain […]
“Heart Like A Truck” by Lainey Wilson […] I got a heart like a truck It’s been drug through the mud Runs on dreams and gasoline And that ole highway holds the key It’s got a lead foot down when it’s leaving Lord knows it’s taken a hell of a beating A little bit of love is all that it’s needing But it’s good as it is tough I got a heart like a truck […]
“For A Pessimist, I’m Pretty Optimistic” by Paramore […] Just talk yourself up And tear yourself down You’ve hit your one wall Now find a way around Well what’s the problem You’ve got a lot of nerve […]
“Numb” by Linkin Park […] I’m tired of being what you want me to be Feeling so faithless, lost under the surface Don’t know what you’re expecting of me […]
[…] All I want to do Is be more like me And be less like you […]
[…] Can’t you see that you’re smothering me Holding too tightly, afraid to lose control ‘Cause everything that you thought that I would be Has fallen apart right in front of you […]
“Everybody’s Fool” by Evanescence […] Perfect by nature Icons of self indulgence Just what we all need More lies about a world that Never was and never will be […]
[…] Without the mask Where will you hide Can’t find yourself Lost in your lie […]
And there we have them, the ten random and unskipped songs, hot from the iPod 😊 But now comes the difficult part: to tag other bloggers, who enjoy music…….[do you hear the crickets chirping yet again??]. Well I know of Jim Adams, because he hosts a prompt called Song Lyric Sunday. I participated a few times, many moons ago. And then? There’s a fox, who reviews rock, and checks in with me once in a while, so I’ll tag him as well. Unfortunately, that’s about it I’m disappointed to say. But if you, dear reader, wish to participate without having been named, consider this your heartfelt invitation. The more, the merrier after all. Thanks for stopping by and have a fantastic weekend!!
I wish people would quit talking about me, no matter if positive or negative. NOT. AT. ALL. There are certainly more important and interesting topics to discuss. Please exclude me and my day-to-day life from your boring chit-chat. Move on to other subject matters, or hush to begin with.
In recent years, here on WordPress, I may have mentioned a time or twenty-five, that I’ve turned into quite the YouTube junkie. Especially in relation to junk journal craft videos, there’s an abundance of project ideas to make your head spin. What I could do less of? Well… Instead of watching one video after the other, I should pick one that looks interesting to me and put that into action after seeing it, before moving on to the next fantastic and truly beautiful idea. As of late I have noticed, that this “endless watching” of creative offerings by all the talented YouTubers leaves me overwhelmed and yes, frustrated to be honest. That’s because all this input ends up being a scrambled mess in my head, without a “filing system” or an immediate “outlet”. Should I turn this into an actually attainable New Year’s resolution? I think so. Thanks for stopping by, have a great start to your week 😊
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