Tears rolling down my cheeks, I put the pencil down, put my head on my hands, and tried hard not to sob. I felt like a total failure. Scratch that… Failure is not a feeling. It’s a judgment. And yes, I was definitely judging myself. When I was in grade school, my nickname was “La …
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When I was about 12, I got my first paycheck job. I felt so official working as a secretary at the main office of the political party where my father served as an activist and strategist. I had recently graduated from typing school, which I attended daily on week days for a whole year. I …
What we eat is important. It can impact who we are: what we think and what we do, how we look and how we feel. I have observed over the years how what I eat affects my mental health and I have been more cautious and conscious about what I choose to eat. Most people …
Growing up, it seemed like everyone around me responded to any life situation with a quote or a proverb. We called them “refranes” and they carried in them wise advice, fair warnings, or friendly reminders. These quotes helped me understand life and many of them helped build my character. And then, one fine day, while going …
“She had to know about it! She’s so successful- how could she just be so blind?,” the random woman sitting next to me exclaimed. I had just met this woman and though I usually just let things go and change the conversation when someone assumes, accuses, or gossips, her comment really bothered me. She was …
It all works for good. Even if those who have never read a page in the Bible are familiar with at least a paraphrased version of this popular verse. And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. ~ …
An optimist is “a person who tends to be hopeful and confident about the future or the success of something.” A creed is “a set of beliefs or aims which guide someone’s actions.” That’s why I think that The Optimist Creed is a guide to unlocking your positive thinking. Even though we all know that …
Mother Teresa said, “Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.“ It sounds like an easy enough quest, because big changes and big projects may feel intimidating. However, the little things can be so hard to do. We often won’t even consider the little things because they may seem …
The word safety comes from the Old French sauvete meaning “safety, safeguard; salvation; security, surety,” the Medieval Latin salvitatem (nominative salvitas) “safety,” fand the Latin salvus meaning “uninjured, in good health, safe.” The dictionary definition of safety is “the condition of being protected” and “the state of being safe” from a non-desirable outcome. Safety also means understanding the hazards …
It’s hard to be positive and calm when we’re dealing with uncertainty, anxiety, and fear. I am not a medical doctor, so I’m sharing from my perspective, having been intimately familiar with these feelings and conditions most of my life. It’s one thing to worry about the future and it’s another to worry about how …