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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...

My Daughter Makes a Case for Why We Should Let Her Get the Shot

by Nicole Akers | Body

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

by Nicole Akers | Body

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...

Step Back to Give Your Kids a Chance to Step Up

by Nicole Akers | Food

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...

The Day Life Went Haywire and Quarantine Broke Me

by Nicole Akers | Spiritual

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...