Starrdust: Lose the Tube, Gain Your Life

Almost four months – that’s how long it has been since we gave up television. I’m going to tell you what that action has done for our home, but first, some background. The realization of how many hours I have spent in front of a television, mostly watching…

Unjoy: Have You Seen My Humor?

Sometimes we humans lapse into periods of emotional darkness that some call the “dark night of the soul” or what I now call a birthing process known as unjoy times. Thankfully, this doesn’t happen too often for a busy Sagittarian like me, but for now it seems, astrologically…

A Journey into Newness

Joy shows up in different ways at different times. At this moment, as I am writing and for the next two weeks, my daughter and son-in-law are experiencing delight, pleasure, bliss, glee, exuberance, happiness, as they are practicing their dream of living full-time in a 5th wheel recreational…

Flight of Dreams

I started writing since the age of 8. Although I studied Commerce (accounts and statistics) I eventually went with my passion for the Arts. With 2 degrees in English, writing poetry comes naturally to me. I often express my anger, anguish, grief and glory through my writings. I…

I’ve Got to Have Joy!

My story of the Power of a Positive Outlook… Have you ever woken up with a smile on your face? Not just any old smile, but one that seems to attach itself to your soul and make you smile from within? Look at it from this perspective; have…

Joy Don’t Cost A Thing

Who doesn’t want joy every moment? Who isn’t hungry for joy? Are we waiting for joy to come into our life? Are we ready for joy? Every time I listen to the word “Joy,” I get excited. My view on joy is that it is a personal phenomena….

One More Day on Earth

What is joy? A three letter word that defines such a powerful emotion. For me, this feeling is now found in the simple, daily things in life. I am sure to many people this sounds a bit cheesy and typical; however, it is the truth and has not…

The Joy All Around Us

We have heard it all our lives – take time to stop and smell the roses. Most of us think we do, but the truth is our busy lives keep us hopping from dawn till long after dark. We work endless hours for the material things we think…

Remembering Joy

My feet are still sore and my heart joyously full from dancing last night with my six month old grandson Rhodes, in a huge, beautiful barn with hundreds of others, as his daddy Cory Chisel, sang his heart out on stage with Vince Gill, Emmylou Harris, Rodney Crowell…

Hello World: Haiku

sparrows grab breakfast hungry birds neon fish in a tank tangerine green purple caged light children giggle run out, in, out, in sunshine and hugs black hole on side of home-made birdhouse blue birds hesitate Peace and Love, Anna – Anna Lott, PhD Anna grew up in Alabama,…