Stop neglecting your health and take care of yourself. That may be my message to you, but it’s also a note to self. After going through so much hardship and scares during pregnancy, and unexpected, frightening and traumatic events during the delivery, I ended up needing medication for pain management at the hospital and after …
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 …
As caretakers, we have a natural and noble desire to protect our children from painful news and painful experiences, but this is not always healthy. We may not always be able to shield our kids from harm, trauma, and discomfort because they are part of life. Children are exposed to tragic events frequently, no matter …
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 …
In these challenging and gloomy times, Disney has our back. It gives great hope to see us all coming together, doing positive things and consuming positive content. Frozen 2 is on Disney+, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker was released early, and now I’m so excited to share the exciting news that The Walt Disney …
The word adaptability has roots in the Old French adapter (14c.), the Latin adaptare “adjust, fit to,” from ad “to” (see ad-) + aptare “to join,” from aptus “fitted.” The intransitive of adaptability meaning “to undergo modification so as to fit new circumstances” dates from 1956. The dictionary defines adaptability as the trait that allows something or someone to change according to need or environment. It also …
This past year proved to be one of the most challenging and heartbreaking years of my life. Within a matter of just a few months, my marriage fell apart, I was unexpectedly pregnant and catapulted into being a single mom of four, and I had to cancel everything I had planned, including those activities and …