Page 1 of Susan Thom's writing

1. Yes, I Have Been Labeled Stubborn My Whole Life I can’t tell you how many times I remember my mother telling me not to be so stubborn while I was growing up, and even as an adult. It seemed that once I had made up my mind about something, wild horses couldn’t change it. As a child... (posted by Susan 5 days 23 hours ago.)

2. Train Your Mind And Learn How To Protect Your Feelings We all live through situations that are hard to handle. They could seem minor to some, but if they hurt us, we feel them just the same as if they are major, only not as intensely. An argument with a spouse may be traumatic and sad, but the death... (posted by Susan 7 days 2 hours ago.)

3. God Reaches Our Soul, Our Mind Decides What To Do Often times, we are unaware that our prayers are being answered through our soul. I believe the soul is our connection to God. Prayer is the communication our minds use to summon His guidance, and love. When we feel confident that we have received... (posted by Susan 12 days 22 hours ago.)

4. Mom's The Word My absolute favorite way to spend Mother's Day would be to have all 3 of my kids sitting in my lap, but since they are adults, and in different states, that isn't going to happen. It still would be my favorite. It seems that young adults remember... (posted by Susan 18 days 14 hours ago.)

5. A Mother's Prayer Is Always There A mother’s prayer is always there, Please Lord, keep them in Your care I may not be there all the time, But please protect Yours and mine We’ve shared all of our dreams come true, In bad times, let them turn to You I am human; not... (posted by Susan 21 days 20 hours ago.)

6. Just What Is That Fine Line Between Love And Hate We’ve all heard this saying at some point in our lives. "There’s a fine line between love and hate." What does that mean? What line? I think we also know when we’ve crossed it, but what does "it" mean? And why do we sometimes... (posted by Susan 25 days 6 hours ago.)

7. What God Means To me When I read this assignment, I said, with a smile, "OH, God!" I said that because God is forever present in my life. He is the One I talk to no matter what is happening in my life. When I was in traffic for 2 hours without budging yesterday, I... (posted by Susan 28 days 1 hour ago.)

8. Hope Must Be Cradled Gently In These Times, Prayer Is More Solid Hope is a reassurance that things will someday be all right. It is also the need to believe things will happen as we wish, such as Santa showing up, or our horse winning the race. During this time in our lives, I hope the world starts over and... (posted by Susan 31 days ago.)

9. Color Adds Beauty To The World, Racism Takes It Away I have been blessed with never concerning myself with race or color of any individual. I was lucky enough to come from a town where the races were pretty evenly mixed. I remember wondering why there was animosity between the whites and the blacks.... (posted by Susan 34 days 23 hours ago.)

10. It's Hard To Say What I'd Do With Free Time It’s hard to say, because due to some ailments, I have nothing but spare time. Unfortunately, I don’t feel well enough to enjoy it. However, let’s see what I would do if I felt good, and had spare time. I love to write, so that... (posted by Susan 40 days 22 hours ago.)

11. Be A Person With A Purpose So many of us get caught up in the daily routine of life that we barely think about what our purpose on this Earth really is. Do we even have a purpose? Do we think we do, or do we believe life is just a series of random events called life, until... (posted by Susan 44 days 19 hours ago.)

12. My Most Memorable And Favorite Meal My partner and I passed an old brown dilapidated building for years. It was on our way to a mall. The sign outside described the food to be delicious, and lots of seafood. Seafood is my favorite type of meal, so eventually, we decided to stop at... (posted by Susan 48 days ago.)

13. What Exactly Drives Me to Write First and foremost, I believe I am driven by my Higher Power, whom I call God, because I know I can write, and there are many who admit to not being capable of putting words to paper. Often times, when I read back an article I wrote, I don’t... (posted by Susan 51 days ago.)

14. Enthusiasm Is The Anecdote For Depression I think all of us start out in life with a certain amount of enthusiasm. Even babies like to get new toys or stuffed animals. It seems there is always something to look forward to-life is ahead of us. Baby teeth fall out, and we wait for our adult... (posted by Susan 54 days 22 hours ago.)

15. Without Faith, Fear Runs Rampant The majority of people hold some type of faith in their soul. When things are going well, that faith shines brightly, and even nudges us along our path of life. We may have faith that the mortgage and utilities and car insurance and taxes get... (posted by Susan 58 days 23 hours ago.)

16. Three Ideas For Writing Assignments In this day and age of turmoil and confusion, I would write about the idea of peace. The lack of such creates fear in all of us, especially those who have no one to confide in. I have been acutely aware of the dangers that lurk outside our borders... (posted by Susan 62 days ago.)

17. Five Reasons I Like To Read An Article The title of an article has to catch my eye. I try to provide this, but sometimes, I have to rename an article several times before I get any readers. The right title means a lot, and should give a clue as to what the story is about. If it sounds... (posted by Susan 70 days ago.)

18. What My Fifty Five Years Of Experience Have Taught Me Having 55 years of life experiences, I can honestly say that this is the best of times. I’ve had the worst of times, many times. For years, it was a daily way of life. I’ve gone through pain when my mother had cancer, and suffered... (posted by Susan 77 days ago.)

19. Ten Characteristics I Look For In A Friend Honesty is the most important character trait I look for in someone I become friends with. Finding out if someone is honest may take a while, but at the first sign of deception, I move on. I have the need to be able to trust who I am spending my... (posted by Susan 77 days 3 hours ago.)

20. 15 Things I Like And Why I don’t know if 3 kids counts as "children" in singular form, but I think they each have their own originality. A daughter and 2 sons have been my mainstay in this life for the past 26 years. They will always be on the top of my list. I like... (posted by Susan 82 days 21 hours ago.)

21. How Do You Recover From Life Sometimes, there are years of our lives that are difficult and filled with heartache and frustration. One thing or another seems to come at us with lightning speed. We handle one problem, and another pops up. Often, we think we’re in the... (posted by Susan 91 days 2 hours ago.)

22. Dear Lord, Give Me A Hint, Am I On The Right Track Lord, I have felt close to you in Spirit, since I was a young child. I believed in a spiritual God. This was the name I was taught by my parents and family. I was raised to have a conscience and to do good, and stay far away from Evil. I went off... (posted by Susan 94 days 22 hours ago.)

23. "I Will Always Love You" Not coincidentally, the woman who sang that song, was depressed enough and spent enough, that she may have taken too many pills, and died. She was alone in her bathtub. It could have been anywhere. The fact is, she was alone. If you go to You Tube... (posted by Susan 97 days 2 hours ago.)

24. Shifting Back And Forth Between Intovert And Extrovert I think I have shifted back and forth between being an introvert and an extrovert. My mom always told the story of me going to the neighbors’, and telling all that she was pregnant again. In school, I was an introvert. I stayed quiet and to... (posted by Susan 99 days 16 hours ago.)

25. We Have So Much In Common With Nature As I Approached my home, and turned into my driveway, I counted 14 deer grazing on our property. They may have looked up, but not one moved. They are used to us, and we are used to them. Like actors doing their routine on a stage, they seem to... (posted by Susan 109 days 5 hours ago.)