How to Maintain Spiritual Balance in an Autocracy

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How to Maintain Spiritual Balance in an Autocracy Introduction Living under an autocratic regime presents profound challenges – not only to political freedoms, but also to the spiritual and emotional Continue Reading →

HELPING Others – At Home & Abroad

An image of the world surrounded by people of all its races and cultures

“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.”~ Mahatma Ghandi…But, not all people who need help are in foreign war-torn or famine-afflicted countries. Let’s look at some examples and specific things you can do…I don’t know if they ever did, but TODAY’S SENIORS don’t want to sit home and rock in the rocking chair until they die! They want to be useful and to have some fun. SO > Continue Reading →

Domestic Violence – Break the Chain – A Play

Domestic Violence – The Chain Can Be Broken But, First, It’s Important to Understand It Although I wrote BREAK THE CHAIN in 1990, it’s still relevant, as the cycle of Continue Reading →

Logic vs. Emotional Appeal ~ Truth/Fiction

How Can We Recognize Attempts to Dupe Us Into Believing Untrue Things? Logic – is one of the key ingredients that is missing in the volumes of disinformation being fed to the public, worldwide. Regardless of whether it comes from the worlds of business, politics, religion, or cultural groups, so much of what we read and hear is based on appeals to our emotions to cause us to believe things that are untrue. BTW, most of us do some of this some of the time. Other people are paid professionals to do it to convince masses of people to do or think something they might not have done otherwise. It matters. Let’s learn about it. Continue Reading →

Harriet Beecher Stowe, Author – A Biographical Script

Gracious!  That Mr. President Abraham Lincoln is a tall man and so imposing in his ways!  Imagine how my poor heart fluttered as my eyes inched up his spindly frame all the way to the top where sat the most stern and kindly face!  His voice boomed at me when he said, “So this is the little lady who started that great big war!” Continue Reading →

Book Reviews of Three Hots and a Cot by Nancy Wyatt

Man in silhouette against an orange sky = book cover picture for Three Hots and a Cot"

Amazon + GoodReads Book Reviews: Three Hots and a Cot Sorry if I seem to be self-serving by posting these critiques of my book! However, reviewers have determined it is Continue Reading →

Drugs and Vulnerable Homeless Children – A Script

depressed homeless child on street

I had to quit school, too.  ‘Cuz we didn’t have any clothes or bus money.  I couldn’t even take my lunch.  Now that I’m back in school, I’m way behind, and the kids are real mean to me.  They found out I live in the shelter.  They call me “Homeless Hannah” and say I sleep with rats!  AND, they beat me up every day ‘til I cry and feel like nuthin.’  Now, how can that be for the best, huh, God?  How can that be for the best?! Continue Reading →

Homeless People – Unforgettable Characters in a Shelter

feet + hands of homeless man picking up coins #vss365 #prompt #empower

How many of you read Reader’s Digest – that section where people write about their “most unforgettable character?”  I should write one of those articles, ‘cuz I met some truly unforgettable characters while living in the shelter! Let’s meet a few here! Continue Reading →