Chicken Noodle Soup, Toast, & 7 Up

~~~ Writing on the subject of ‘Peace’ is a little difficult today. Because I quite honestly am not in a peaceful place. I am sick by a a fellow co-worker, who knowing they were sick came to work. I kind of want to slug this person but I have enough common sense to stay home. […]

She’s My Sister

~~~ When I was a child, I asked my mom for a twin sister. After she finished laughing she tried to explain that it wasn’t possible for me to have a twin sister. Of course I didn’t under the reason why I wasn’t able to have a twin but later and with the help of […]

For Which I Am Thankful

~~~ Whether we see a glass half full or half empty is said to determine in part our outlook on life. Seeing the glass half empty means you lean more toward looking at life’s situation with a pessimistic frame of mind. However, seeing the glass half full means you have a more optimistic look out […]

Interview: Al Black – Poet & Activist

~~~ One of the goals of PaisleyPerspective is to share the opinions & ideas of others. A recent Q&A with Al Black creator behind the Columbia, SC poetry venue ‘Mind Gravy’ brought about some interesting discussion. Al gives open and honest opinions about living in South Carolina including his thoughts about the Confederate flag that […]

Procrastination

~~~ Truth be told we all have a characteristic or simply a trait that we want to change. It may be related to our physical appearance or behavior. As for me that one thing that I am not proud of is my tendency to procrastinate. Yes, my name is Joyce and I am a procrastinator. […]

“Have you ever wondered why…?”

~~~ I would be remised not to say something about the late Andy Rooney, especially with this month’s theme being ‘truth’; because no matter what you think Rooney spoke truth as he saw it. Tag phrases are often associated with news personnel such as “Have you ever wondered why ___________?”, words spoken during Rooney’s commentary […]

Honesty

~~~ We all have heard the term “honesty is the best policy”. However, we also know that the majority of us have said an untruth or plain lie at some point. Whether during childhood when caught being disobedient or a ‘little white lie’, we have all said something that isn’t completely true. There might be […]

Racism

~~~ During the early 1970’s, approximately at the age of 4 while standing at the bus stop with my mom during a blustery Chicago winter day, I made a new friend. When you are 4 years old it is easy to make friends. My new friend had wispy blond hair and big round blue eyes […]

It’s Only A Dream…

~~~ When I was a small child old, I had a recurring dream. The dream could have been considered a nightmare, however, early on my mom helped to squash my fear and anxiety. My dream involved a witch wearing all black with the typical pointy black hat; she lived in a big black kettle that […]

Fearlessly Moving Forward

~~~ On October 5th while surfing the web on my iPad, I received a notification pop-up that informed me the news of Steve Jobs death. It simply said, “Steve Jobs died today”. I literally stopped and just stared at the screen for what seemed like eons. Then I composed myself and went to the Apple […]