: About Me

Hello, my name is Gayle and I am a 46 old woman living in south central Pennsylvania. I love to write and to read and have recently opened an on line shop featuring some of my own photographs and original designs. I have many interests, some of which include. Pets and animals, especially cats, horses and dogs...in that order. Gardening, reading, writing, and photography are also things I enjoy. I was raised in central Texas but moved to Pennsylvania after retiring. Hope to write many articles here on Helium.

My passion is ...

Reading and writing

I know too much about ...

Animals

My parents always told me ...

That cat is going to give you a disease!

My childhood ambition ...

To be a Veternarian.

My favorite memory ...

The day I got my first pony.

Why I write ...

To express joy, sorrow, anger and humor.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Right now I am listening to the soundtrack from Waiting to Exhale.

My first job ...

Check out clerk at a public library

My best moment ...

Finally, finally graduating college after 10 years of night classes!

My inspiration ...

My husband, Michael, my children Jennifer and Justin and my pet cats.

Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Thoughts on what could have been

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I wonder how many hours have been wasted thinking about what might have been? Collectively, I mean, across the entire world. I know I certainly have wasted vast amounts of time dong just that; thinking about what might have been. Thinking about the choices I made or the choices made by others that affected me in an adverse way. Going around and around with the what ifs and the if onlys like some squeaking Merry-Go-Round. All I ever got out of it was dizzy. All that backward wondering and worrying certainly did not make the slightest change one way or the other in my present circumstances. ...

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