Author: Lauren Scott, Author

Welcome to my corner of this wonderful community where I share my poetry, short stories, and occasional photos. My husband and I have been married for almost thirty-five years, and we have two adult children. Our furry family member is Copper, an 80-lb chocolate lab mix, and he just turned 13 years old. I have published two collections of poetry: New Day, New Dreams (2013) and Finding a Balance (2015). My memoir, More than Coffee, was published in 2021, and my recent publication is a poetry collection titled Ever So Gently released in July. I have finished my first children’s book and am working with my illustrator with plans to publish in 2024. When you visit, I hope you find something to take with you, but that you also find something enticing enough to keep bringing you back. I truly appreciate your visit. Cheers, Lauren ❤️

Hope Unites Globally (HUG) Award (2nd Nomination)

On March 15, 2012 By Lauren Scott, AuthorIn Nominations & Awards36 Comments

Hope Unites Globally (HUG) Award

The HUG Award was given to me a second time by Deb at adamsart.wordpress.com. Thank you so much Deb! You are a wonderful artist/painter and I love all of your work! You are inspiring, giving, loving and a beautiful soul. I am truly honored and humbled you thought of me for this award a second time. For those of you who aren’t familiar with this award, below is some information from the HUG Award web site:

The HUG Award© was initiated by Connie Wayne at A Hope for Today at http://ahopefortoday.com, which promotes hope, love, peace, equality, and unity for all people.

The HUG Award© is for people with an expectant desire for the world, for which they: Hope for Love; Hope for Freedom; Hope for Peace; Hope for Equality; Hope for Unity; Hope for Joy and Happiness; Hope for Compassion and Mercy; Hope for Faith; Hope for Wholeness and Wellness; Hope for Prosperity; Hope for Ecological Preservation; Hope for Oneness

“People do not have to give up or compromise their own religious, spiritual, or political beliefs to qualify for the Hope Unites Globally HUG Award©. They qualify for the HUG Award© when, without bias or prejudice, they use their resources and gifts to make the world a better place for everyone.”

For more information on this award, please visit: http://ahopefortoday.com/2012/01/14/hope-unites-globally-hug-award-guidelines/

I became teary-eyed the first time I received this award, which isn’t difficult once you realize all it stands for…through my writing, my intent is to inspire, spread smiles, hope and love. Now, I’m even more humbled to accept this award a second time and will happily pass it on to spread the word about Hope for Our World. I’d also like to thank these people for helping to make the world a better place:

Alex – http://thepoeticgoblin.wordpress.com

David – http://francisbarkerart.com

Deb – http://365daysofcourage.wordpress.com

Jeannie – http://thewriternubbin.wordpress.com

Kaytee – http://10eveningflowers.wordpress.com

Lane – http://willofheart.wordpress.com

Martin – http://agapintheclouds.wordpress.com

Renee – http://positiveboomer.wordpress.com

Sharon – http://figmentsandimagination.wordpress.com

Talin – http://talinorfali.wordpress.com

Tim – http://thecreativejuicer.com

All sites are listed in alphabetical order. Please visit them, if you haven’t already. They have truly been an inspiration to me and I know they will continue to spread hope through their wonderful blogs~

Peace, Hugs and Smiles to you all~

Lauren

Beautiful Blogger, Very Inspiring Blogger & Sunshine Awards – Thank You, again! ♥

On March 14, 2012March 14, 2012 By Lauren Scott, AuthorIn Nominations & Awards41 Comments

BEAUTIFUL BLOGGER AWARD

I am grateful to receive this award from four wonderful and exceptionally talented bloggers: George, verticaltales.wordpress.com, Soma, somkritya.wordpress.com, and Autumn & Gabby, autumnsunshineandgabrielleangel.wordpress.com. Being nominated once is wonderful, but four times leaves me speechless (probably good for some who know me :)). Sincerely speaking though, these are all wonderful blogging friends who I have learned to know over time and who I am still getting to know. I have enjoyed their talents of writing, inspiration, thoughts about life, humor, music and discography. If you haven’t already visited them, please do and as I always say, you won’t be disappointed, only in awe of their blogs and talents~Thank you all very much!

Instructions for the award:

1. Thank the person who gave you the award

2. Paste the award on your blog

3. Link the person who nominated you for the award

4. Nominate 7 bloggers or less

5. Post links to the 7 blogs you nominated

(Nominees will be at the end of this post for all awards)

VERY INSPIRING BLOGGER AWARD

This second award was given to me by Soma, somkritya.wordpress.com, my dear, generous friend! She is funny, thoughtful and a beautiful soul. Please visit her lovely and inspiring blog, if you haven’t already! Thank you, again, Soma, I am honored that you thought of me for this wonderful award. It is my deepest wish to be able to inspire through my writing~

The rules for accepting this award is listing seven things about me (that you don’t know), so here we go:

1) I have 3 ear piercings in my left ear & 2 in my right.

2) I wear silver and gold jewelry, and I also love different gemstones.

3) I don’t own an I pod.

4) I will be searching for another dog to adopt within the next few weeks.

5) My absolute favorite dessert is carrot cake.

6) I have never been to Europe.

7) I love cookie dough.

SUNSHINE AWARD

I was nominated for this cheerful award by LearningandGrowing, learningandgrowing02.wordpress.com, and Ahmad, a7madkhalifa.wordpress.com. I have enjoyed their writing and spiritual thoughts and will look forward to getting to know them better. Please take time out to peruse their blogs and find enjoyment, as I have~I thank them again, for bringing even more cheer to my life with these nominations!

The Rules:

1) Include the award Logo(s) in a post or in your blog.
2) Answer 10 question about your self.
3) Nominate 10 to 12 other fabulous bloggers.
4) Link your nominees to the post and comment on their blog, letting them know they are nominated.
5) Share the love and link the person who nominated you.

1. What is your Favorite color? Blue, Purple (but I love them all, really)
2. What is your favorite animal? Dog
3. What is your favorite non-alcoholic drink? Vanilla lattes, water, peach or raspberry iced tea
4. Do you prefer Facebook or Twitter? Facebook, I don’t think I’ll ever time to tweet! 🙂
5. Whats your passion? Writing, spending time with family, laughing, music, and making the most of each day
6. do you prefer giving or getting presents? Of course, giving, but, I’d be lying if I didn’t admit that it’s fun to receive! 🙂
7. Whats your Favourite pattern? Plaid
8. Whats your favourite number? 5
9. Favourite day of the week? Friday, looking forward to the weekend with family and friends, but remembering that each day is a gift~
10. Favorite flower: Carnations

Now it’s time for my nominations. The true enjoyment from receiving these awards is “paying it forward” or “spreading the love.” However, choosing is always a challenge with so many wonderful blogs. I may be modifying the number of nominees, so please forgive me. Here they are (I apologize if these are repeats for you), in no particular order:

http://ericalaganfanclub.wordpress.com – Eric

http://kellieelmore.com – Kellie

http://fromscott.wordpress.com – Scott

http://foreverpoetic.wordpress.com – Wendell

http://photobotos.com – Charlie & Tom

http://maryannepale.com – Maryanne

http://cenicitas.com – Nanda

http://jessiejeanine.com – Jessie

http://warriorpoetwisdom.com – Miro

From writing about life’s experiences through beautiful poetry with true emotion, not excluding a dash of magic, amazing photography and wonderful words of wisdom, their blogs will pull you in and you won’t want to leave~

I congratulate them and I also thank them for making my blogging experience more meaningful~

I wish you all much happiness and love~

Lauren 🙂

The 1-in-100 WARRIOR AWARD

On March 12, 2012 By Lauren Scott, AuthorIn Nominations & Awards18 Comments

Warrior Woman

I am warrior, hear me roar!

Well, actually, Miro of Warrior Poet Wisdom roared and Christy answered the call. The nomination call that is. Then Christy, poeticparfait.com, nominated me and I answered! Thank you, Christy!

This is another very special award when you read thoroughly what it stands for, thus, I am extremely humbled and grateful that Christy chose me! She is an inspiration to me with her writing ability, her poetic thoughts and her genuine soul (not to mention, her love for chocolate is a benefit)~ Thank you so much, Christy, for this much appreciated nomination! I am privileged to have met you and I look forward to being inspired even more from your wonderful talent. Please visit her, if you haven’t already, and your day will be complete~

When I first read Miro’s thoughtful reflection about what this award means, then found out that Christy nominated me, I was all the more humbled, as I have admired Miro’s poetry for awhile now and am inspired by the life lessons he shares with readers. He reminds us to be both sincere and strong at the same time. Please visit his blog, if you are not already acquainted with his work.

Warrior Status.

Thank you, my friend.

The guidelines upon receipt of said award are:

Guidelines for the 1-in-100 Warrior Award: Warriors are not motivated by awards or fame. They see awards not as an opportunity for the ego to rejoice, but rather an opportunity to honor other warrior brothers and sisters. To acknowledge and honor the rarity of the warrior, it is recommended that the recipient passes this award on to only *one* other blogger that they feel goes above and beyond to serve and inspire others, and who maintains their grace and positivity even in the face of difficult challenges, such as health issues, tragedy, injustice or loss.

I pondered this award and thought of PJ~

I present the Award to PJ at poeticjourney251.com. She is genuine, kind, and faithful in both her poems and her comments to her readers. She continues to lift our spirits and inspire us with her “Thought of the Day,” “Thought of the Night” and “Word to the Wise.” PJ has faced some difficult times personally and has turned her circumstances into beautiful poems and inspiring posts for her readers. When I visit her, she radiates love, optimism, perseverance and her extremely strong faith in God. I, personally, am inspired and in awe of her strength. It is for these reasons, that I nominate PJ for the 1-in-100 Warrior Award.

I hand her this admirable award with a smile and a hug~

Before I close, I thank you all for your continuing support, likes, comments, and love and I wish you a wonderful week!

Lauren 🙂

Very Inspiring Blogger & Sunshine Award :)

On March 12, 2012March 12, 2012 By Lauren Scott, AuthorIn Nominations & Awards37 Comments

Hello Everyone,

I have received four new awards recently and will be “accepting” two of them in this post. The other two will follow; thank you for your patience and time, in advance~

The Very Inspiring Blogger and Sunshine Award were given to me by my dear friend and blogging sister, Caddo Veil, caddoveil.wordpress.com. It would be hard for me to believe that you all haven’t visited her, yet, but, if, for some unknown reason, you haven’t, please do! Her blog is a jar full of smiles, inspiration, spiritual guidance, hope and love. You will not be disappointed! Thank you, Caddo, for these two wonderful nominations. I am very honored and grateful that you thought of me! Just the thought of my blog inspiring and creating smiles for my readers is enough for joyful tears!

As you know, there are “rules” for accepting these awards. First of all, I am supposed to answer 10 questions about myself that might interest you; that’s a tough one, but I’ll give it a try! 🙂

Fave Colors: Blue, purple, red (it’s hard to choose just one)

Fave Animal: Dog, no doubt, but I’d love to own a dolphin, tiger, lion, koala bear and anything else cuddly!

Fave Number: I really don’t have one, but I always say “5” for my family of 4 + the family dog (we’ll be adopting soon) (keeping our Lucky Girl in our hearts) ♥

Fave Drink: water, non-fat vanilla lattes, peach iced tea

Prefer Facebook or Twitter: Facebook for my poetry page and I’m not on my personal page as often, but do have it. I don’t think I’ll ever tweet! There aren’t enough hours in a day~

My Passion: Family, Writing, Reading, Helping others, trying to be the best person with God’s guidance

Prefer “giving”, or “receiving” presents: I get so much pleasure from giving, but it is fun to receive, too!

Fave Pattern: plaid (love plaid shirts)

Fave Day of the Week: Fridays, looking forward to the weekend with my family, but thankful for each day~

Fave Flower: Alstroemeria – they come in pinks, oranges, yellows and reds and are just beautiful, not to mention, they last forever, which is always a benefit! I also love carnations!

Nominations for both awards: (if there’s a number limit, I’m modifying :))

David:            http://francisbarkerart.com
Francina:    http://seasonspoetry.com
Kathryn:     http://kiwsparks.wordpress.com
Kaytee:         http://10eveningflowers.wordpress.com
Malou:          http://malouprestado.wordpress.com
Renee:          http://positiveboomer.wordpress.co
Shaheen:    http://bloodinkdiary.wordpress.com
Teecee: http://teeceecounsel.wordpress.com
Wendell:    http://foreverpoetic.wordpress.com

Nominees are in alphabetical order and some of these bloggers I’ve known for awhile. They have spread their sunshine and inspiration throughout the blogging universe and have touched me with their poetry, thoughts, photography, advice~A few of the others are still new to me. However, in the short time I’ve perused their sites, I’ve been moved by their compassion and love through their experiences, poetry and photography, as well. I encourage you all to take time to stop by their blogs, if you haven’t already made their acquaintance. Again, you won’t be disappointed, but, you will be inspired!

I give thanks to those I’ve nominated for bringing inspiration and cheerfulness to my blogging experience and again, thank you, Caddo, for these two very special nominations! Hugs and Peace to you all!

Lauren xx

Hope Unites Globally (HUG) Award xx

On March 11, 2012March 14, 2012 By Lauren Scott, AuthorIn Nominations & Awards39 Comments

Hope Unites Globally (HUG) Award

The HUG Award was given to me by Sheila at sheilahurst.wordpress.com. Thank you so much Sheila! I am in awe of your amazing Snapthoughts: gorgeous photography, complementing your beautiful prose and poetry. I am also grateful to have met you and will continue to be enthralled by your lovely blog. Lastly, I’m truly honored that you thought of me for this nomination. For those of you who aren’t familiar with this award, below is some information from the HUG Award web site:

The HUG Award© was initiated by Connie Wayne at A Hope for Today at http://ahopefortoday.com, which promotes hope, love, peace, equality, and unity for all people.

For more information on this award, please visit: http://ahopefortoday.com/2012/01/14/hope-unites-globally-hug-award-guidelines/

When Sheila presented this to me, I became teary-eyed, as she did, which isn’t difficult once you realize all it stands for…through my writing, my intent is to inspire, spread smiles, hope and love. Therefore, I am very honored to accept this award and will happily pass it on to spread the word about Hope for Our World. I’d also like to thank these people for helping to make the world a better place:

Autumn & Gabby: http://autumnsunshineandgabrielleangel.wordpress.com
Betty: http://raindancepoetry.wordpress.com
Caddo: http://caddoveil.wordpress.com
Christy: http://poeticparfait.com
Deb: http://adamsart.wordpress.com
Julie: http://juliecatherinevigna.wordpress.com
Linda: http://lindawillows.wordpress.com
Miro: http://warriorpoetwisdom.com
PJ: http://poeticjourney251.com
Rose: http://granbee.wordpress.com/about
Sandra: http://sandrabranum.wordpress.com
Soma: http://somkritya.wordpress.com
Zahir: http://justsimplyinlove.wordpress.com

All sites are listed in alphabetical order. Please visit them, if you haven’t already. I love them all and if your name isn’t listed, I love you, too! As always, the list is endless. These particular bloggers and blogs have truly been an inspiration to me and I thank them all! ♥

Peace, Hugs and Smiles to you all~

Lauren 🙂

When I look…

On March 10, 2012 By Lauren Scott, AuthorIn Romantic63 Comments

In your eyes
I see star speckled
night skies
azure seas and
calm ocean waves
snowy trees
and soft snowflakes
grand, green meadows
dotted with
wildflowers
I could
linger for hours
In your eyes
I see a
rainbow palette
of vivid colors
and the moonlight glow
makes me thankful
You’re my beau
There’s more
I can tell you today
but I’d rather get lost
and drift away

“Take a Break” Double Haiku

On March 8, 2012June 26, 2012 By Lauren Scott, AuthorIn Haiku, Health32 Comments

In-between chaos

Take time to inhale, exhale

Enjoy quietude

Necessary rest

Fuels fruitful activity

Invigorating

OBSERVATION

On March 7, 2012July 21, 2018 By Lauren Scott, AuthorIn Life, Melancholy33 Comments

The wind blows
around the corner
touching the man’s brow
His suit pressed to perfection
He smoothly slides into his posh car
and drives away

The bird’s cheerful song
complements the woman’s aura
as she busily chats on her cell phone
Her pencil skirt fits snugly
while she confidently hails a taxi

Across the street
Staying warm with his
old, worn beanie
and thin, weathered coat
huddled against the cold
brick wall,
He watches
and wishes