Joyce: “We live near where a recent school shooting occurred. This event left me drained mentally, physically and spiritually. Then the tornadoes happened in the south and midwest. How can I focus my mind daily so as not to fret ... More >>

Depression is like a dark whirlpool of quicksand, which sucks one down. Recently I came across and article, “Dealing with Depression: Self-Help and Coping Tips.” The article contains many excellent tips. However, it skirts the one tip that has been ... More >>

Lately, there have been so many earth events that have caused many to feel pain and suffering, almost one right after the other. Not only is the earth having these major events, but many people on a personal level are ... More >>

Five weeks ago, I let myself begin a journey into my own personal emotional healing that was what I would describe as the closest thing to Hell I can imagine at this moment, if there was such a thing. My ... More >>

I’m sitting here in my favorite writing spot, the spring sun shining through the window, and I can’t help but wonder, “am I living true to myself?” I read about a nurse, Bronnie Ware. She worked with the terminally ill ... More >>

When I was 18 yrs. old a 15-year-old boy called me “fat.” I wasn’t. And I knew it. But it didn’t matter. I never forgot it. We live in an externally based world. Where beauty is measured on the outside. ... More >>