How do you feel when you see things that don’t sit well with you?

Do you go and talk to you friends and say what a shame things are?

When you see or hear about an injustice being done to a fellow human being do you sit and take a moment to think about how that makes you feel?  Do you let it stir and simmer?  Do you use that passion to move you forward and take action?

Are you aware of yourself and the passion that burns inside you?  Do you make a difference in the lives of those around you?  Do you give back to community?  Do you volunteer?  Do you make a difference?

If not……

http://psoria-shield.com/ultra-violet-light

Exposed

 

As I lay in the sun

With it’s rays on my back

It penetrates my soul,

 

Enlightens

My enlightenment

Shimmering

Aglow

 

My spirit and my words

Combine to flow.

 

Just a reminder to those that are interested or those who would like to join for the first time please submit your contributions to this weeks ‘storetry’ to writingsofamrs@outlook.com.  In the subject line please include Stuff it Poem or Stuff it Paragraph.  All submissions will be included along with being published in a free e book that I will be writing with your contribution, name and blog address included in the same format as the ‘storetry’ is displayed on my blog. Please submit by Monday June 17th by 6pm Eastern Time.

This is a personal challenge and collaboration idea.  You may participate as often as you like but only one submission per week.  Please keep submission PG rated.  Be sure that your contribution stays true to your style of writing to showcase yourself and lead people to your blog and that it can flow between other peoples submissions as well…

you are a gift

that wasn’t for me.

a warmth for another hand.

maybe you are not the moon.

and maybe that’s why

i don’t feel the night.

and maybe why

i don’t belong.

 

2026 Update: Written 2013 during a season of loud houses, busy weekends, and endless to-do lists. I hated gardening then. I really did. I see it differently now — but this moment still makes me smile.

I had coffee and cookies for breakfast.

You know why because I wanted to!

The house was finally empty after a busy, loud house full this weekend.

The Mr. and I got the dreaded yard work done.

Mowing, trimming, sweeping, tidying the barrage of toys and sports equipment etc left around from the children, balls and pool noodles on the trampoline…

and gardening, Uggg.

I hate gardening!

Yes, I know it’s a strong word, that’s what I tell my children when they use it, don’t use the word hate unless you really mean it, well I DO!

I have no idea how people think gardening is ‘relaxing or leisurely!’

Seriously?

Snuggling on a couch…