Shirley Belk
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Mother, Nana, Sister, Cousin, & Aunt who recently retired. RN (Nursing Instructor) who loves to write stories to heal herself and reflect on all the silver linings she has been blessed with :)
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Gift of the Epiphany
I have come to love the Mike's monthly unofficial challenges. They spark my imagination and cause me to dig, explore and search out truths. They also cause personal memories of mine to sparkle for a bit. January's challenge was no exception. In fact, the events that I'm now journaling still amaze me because those steps felt so ordered, yet unmistakingly, not mine.
By Shirley Belk19 days ago in Wander
Colors and Such
Before I retired in 2020, I worked as a Nursing instructor in one of the nation's largest community colleges. It was a job I thoroughly enjoyed for fifteen years because I had a heart for the students and genuinely wanted to invest in them and their futures.
By Shirley Belk19 days ago in Education
Let's Don't Do This. Top Story - January 2026.
"I just can't do this anymore..." "Do what?" What can't you do? Put gas in your own car? I swear to God you make me take care of everything, don't you? You know I'm on my way to work right now but that never stops you from bothering me, does it?"
By Shirley Belk28 days ago in Fiction
You Asked me Why?
"Aunt Shirley, why do you believe?" It was a very simple question, but it was the kind of question that immediately took me to the core of inward parts of me. Important parts. In truth, I had to dig in the treasure chest to retrieve the book that held that answer and then had to blow the accumulated dust from its cover.
By Shirley Belkabout a month ago in Humans
