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Do You Know You Matter? The Answer Is Paramount to Your Life’s Work
Wrestle with your ghosts Photo by Elīna Arāja from Pexels I woke up seeing ghosts this morning. Not the sitcom, but real-life versions of people who had passed on. Ghosts are trendy. Psychologists say: “A full third of Americans believed that there were...
The Vaccine Shot Gave Me Painful Shingles
At least that’s what my doctor says Three weeks to the day of receiving the second covid shot I woke up in immense pain. At first, I thought it was just the day after a really intense workout. Delayed onset muscle soreness usually begins the day after an intense...
It’s Past Time for Vaccine Mandates in Schools
Why are we protecting the unvaccinated? In January of 2022, the NY Times reports more than 300,000 Coronavirus cases confirmed in the US. In Chicago, schools have shut down because teachers refuse to return to in-person work in the classroom. And, who can blame them?...
My Daughter Makes a Case for Why We Should Let Her Get the Shot
It’s a matter of returning to normal My daughter wants to get the shot. We’re skeptical about letting her get it for a few reasons, mostly because she’s our kiddo and we don’t want any harm to come to her and because her age group has recently become eligible to...
Why I’m Grateful I Got Moderna Instead of the J & J Vaccine
You never know what tomorrow will bring “Circle, circle, dot, dot. Now I got my cootie shot.” You probably remember the saying from grade school when the boys tried to give you cooties, or you wanted to give the boys cooties. No one wants the COVID cooties, and...
Fight Back Against Anxiety Before it Gets the Best of You
Practice gratitude to color your life prettier. We all have anxiety at different points in our lives. You may feel anxious before a big test, starting a new job, moving, or purchasing a car or house. It’s understandable to feel stress on occasion, but some people deal...
Step Back to Give Your Kids a Chance to Step Up
Watch kids shine. For the first time in over a week and a half, I put on make-up and did my hair. I’ve been sick. That’s a huge understatement. I’ve had fever, chills, shortness of breath, and haven’t been able to get out of bed. Today was different. My body must be...
How Your Current Diet Will Affect Your Future Self
It goes without saying that many people follow a healthy diet in hopes of achieving short-term goals like losing weight or improving their mood. While these are indeed wonderful benefits to reap from making good nutrition choices, your diet actually plays a vital role...
The Day Life Went Haywire and Quarantine Broke Me
Schedule a nooner and drink more, if you have to. Who needs an I don’t give a fuck moment? You do! Because those of us who seem to have our act together break too. You need to know you are not alone. In a given workweek, you’re spending about three hours of quality...
Sometimes the Best You Can Hope for Is Mother’s Day to Be Just Another Day
Learn how to survive. More than 118 million cards are exchanged each year, according to Hallmark. That’s great for some who love and want to celebrate mom, but what’s to be done for those who live motherless lives, those whose mom has passed, or those who never...
See How Being Together Confirms Values, Improves Technology, Changes Our Future
Think, learn, work, and play differently. We are living in unprecedented times of Back to the Future, a classic movie to mark changes in technological and social development. If you aren’t familiar with the movie, imagine an American science fiction travel experience....
How to Survive Painful Isolation and Come Out a Winner
Know yourself, know your needs, understand your world Loneliness is as lethal as smoking 15 cigarettes a day, according to Psychology Today. And, the same report says if you’re lonely, you are 50 percent more likely to die an early death. Loneliness can be a death...
How to Scrape Hope Together When All Seems Lost
Frame your thinking positively and survive. Positive thinking can result in an 11–15% increased lifespan, according to a study by the National Academy of Science of the United States. In life, we face challenges. Some things are infinitely more challenging than...
How to Rationalise and Grieve the Social Events You’re Missing
Dealing with the realisation that this year’s plans are probably going to be cancelled. We are wired for connection. Humans need social interaction. Special events we’ve come to take for granted have disappeared without notice. Many people are grieving the loss of...
How to Keep the Mind Sharp From the Comfort of Your Couch
Keep boredom at bay — both for you and your kids. Kids are home, and your family is unexpectedly crowded together for an unknown period of time. It’s like Summer Break came early and forgot to check the calendar to make sure school was out. All of a sudden, kids are...
How to Know If You Have a Bad Friend
Happiness is contagious, but so is sadness A Harvard Medical Study of 5,000 people over 20 years shows that happy friends make us happier people, even up to three degrees of separation and for a whole year. Having happy friends increases your happiness by 15 percent,...