Write about an insecurity you have or once had Where do I begin? Maybe with the fact that I accidently deleted the first version I wrote of this post, which I was proud of and pleased with how it turned out. Don’t you hate it when things like that happen? One of my many insecurities … Continue reading »
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Week Forty-five: Kathy Benson
Write about anything. Throughout my life I have struggled to accept and make peace with the fact that not everyone I encounter is going to like me. I often wish I didn’t care so much about what other people think, but I do. When I realize that for whatever reason someone in my life doesn’t … Continue reading »
Week Forty-four: Kathy Benson
What is the one thing that would be a relationship breaker for you? If you asked me this question a few years ago, I likely would have said infidelity. Though that is still something I hope to never have to deal with, after almost 13 years of marriage and 17 years together, I have … Continue reading »
Week Forty-three: Kathy Benson
What did you do growing up that got you into trouble? Not much. Seriously, I was pretty good kid, followed the rules at home and in school and rarely got in trouble. When I was in high school I didn’t have a curfew. I did go out socially at night, but when I did, my … Continue reading »
Week Forty-two: Kathy Benson
Have you ever had something happen to you that you thought was bad but it turned out to be for the best? When you feel sad, or under a curse Your life is bad, your prospects are worse Your wife is crying, sighing… And your olive tree is dying, Temples are graying, and teeth are … Continue reading »
Week Forty-one: Kathy Benson
List the five people you’d like to meet and why There are so many people living, deceased and even fictitious who I wish I could meet. Here are five, including a few that I think I will actually get to meet in person someday: Pope Francis I am inspired by the Jesuit priest who … Continue reading »
Week Forty: Kathy Benson
At your deepest level, what do you most want to know in your lifetime? I want to know what the meaning of life is. I want to know why we are here. I want to know if everything happens for a reason. I want to know if God and Heaven really exist. I want … Continue reading »
Week Thirty-nine: Kathy Benson
How did you learn what it meant to be a man/woman? One of the things that I love about The Today Voice and likewise our editor/prompt writer/muse Peter Combs is how this experience challenges me to explore topics and questions that I might not otherwise write about. Some weeks I can’t wait to tackle the … Continue reading »
Week Thirty-eight: Kathy Benson
When was the last time you were nervous? Last month I tried out for the Listen to Your Mother (LTYM) Chicago 2013 cast. On the night before my audition I wrote about how I was feeling and some of my past experience with being nervous in a post called On Nerves, Johnny Carson and Self … Continue reading »
Week Thirty-seven: Kathy Benson
What’s the first thing you bought with your own money? I don’t recall exactly what the first thing I bought with my own money was, but I know where a good amount of my allowance and babysitting money went when I was in junior high. I used to love to go to a local record … Continue reading »
