When hope dims, affirmations rekindle the flame. Here are my six favorite affirmations. Exerting effort at anything and not seeing positive results can be discouraging, I learned this after job rejections, friendship losses, breakups, poor grades, and failure to meet personal goals. Perhaps you’ve had some of these experiences, too. …

Although mental health stigma has declined over the last year, it is still a major issue. Here are some ideas on how to recognize and reduce it. Mental health stigma affects how we perceive psychiatric disorders. It also affects self-esteem and progress in mental health treatment. …

And the reasons I enjoy them — Christian fiction books are unique in that God and Faith are often referred to in the story. The books I enjoy reading are thrillers and romances. Some books I have read were The Ishbane Conspiracy by Randy, Angela, and Karina Alcorn and three books from The O’Malley Series by Dee…

Usually, my poetry consists of several lines and stanzas with an equal number of syllables. This time, I am going to share some poems with four lines each. They are in a 1–5–5–9 syllable pattern. Poem 1: Life Life Unpredictable Full of ups and downs A timeline of events and lessons Poem 2: Breathe Breathe Inhale and…

Your worries are valid, but there is good news — To the Parents Sending Their Children to College, With school being just around the corner, I’m sure this is a bittersweet time for you. Perhaps your children will be moving away for the first time. Or maybe you are in shock that they are now adults. Whatever the case may…