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Are You In The Throws Of Distress
Are you in the throws of distress?! Or stress?! Both? The ropes of distress can feel like we are being strangled. Limited space. Limited escape. Limited relief (not much air to breathe). Ever feel like...
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Distress To NEVER GIVE UP
I encourage you, my peers, coping with stress and/or distress to NEVER GIVE UP! Keep Trying and Keep Coping! Keep coping means to keep learning. Learning new and improved ways of managing life. Keep...
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Times To Distress
We all have problems. We all must evaluate and strategize practical and realistically ways of finding adequate and attainable solutions to our problems in order to reduce and/or eliminate stress and...
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Chronic Stress Has Negative Impact On Memory
Let me repeat the title again in case you forgot – “Chronic stress has a negative impact on memory!” Mental Health Humor and psychological disorder humor and cartoons by Chato Stewart How Stress...
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Hurricane Hoopla: Prepare & Don’t Panic!
Florida hurricane hoopla is happening again! Are all of us recovered “enough” mentally and emotionally since Irma’s impending presence, threat, and arrival? What about Peurto Rico and the “Maria”...
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Hurricane Hoopla: Prepare but Don’t Panic!
Prepare but Don’t Panic! Easier said than done for some of us. Living in the cone of concern and uncertainty for many years here in FL has taught us some important life-weather-lessons. More...
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Warnings & Watches
Hurricane Dorian…gray forecast for some of us. The cone of uncertainty is a timing challenge. Dorian, at the moment, is a Cat 4 hurricane that is slowing and strengthening. Worried for the Bahamas! A...
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Warnings & Watches List
A weather channel list of practical items just in case: At least a 3-day and preferably a 7-day supply of water (one gallon per person per day) Non-perishable food Formula, diapers, and other baby...
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Labor Day List of Regrettable Activities
Things NOT to do this weekend that will NOT help you relax. You’re at A BBQ going for second on the egg salad 3 hours later… YUMMY HOT SWEATY. (You WIll REgrET it!) Uncle teddy eats a huge taco salad...
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NO DAY SHALL ERASE YOU FROM THE MEMORY OF TIME
On September 11, 2001, The Twin Towers perished. Due to a Terrorist attack on The United State. That took Thousands of innocent lives. Today is the Eighteenth anniversary (Memorial) of the tragic day...
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Fasting Fix For Healthy Body, Soul & Mind
If you know anything about me, you might know two things: I love to laugh!!! I love to Eat! Caution: doing them at the same time can be dangerous and lead to fluids coming out of your mouth and nose!...
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Fasting Fix For Healthy Body, Soul & Mind
I was looking into a few things to try, however, but the restrictions on various diets are not working since I’m too emotional and give up after a day. I know I need to do something but I only have a...
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Slang & Smaller Words
At times we find it difficult or maybe even that there’s no need to use slang in a text if it’s just smaller words. Currently, all we see is slang in text everywhere. On the Television, in adds,...
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Out Of The Mouths Of Babes
Communication has changed. Gone are the days of smoke signals and morse code. Today it’s all about text. Lately it’s been very challenging talking to my kids via SMS language (textspeak or texting...
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Out Of The Mouths Of Babes Too
Out Of The Mouths Of Babes I asked Belly (my youngest girl) to help me understand the text talk. Here is what she said: Many times, as young adults, we tend to use slang more often in text talk then we...
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Stopping Fires
It is very sad about the wildfires in California. The substantial damage done. The on-going threat to life and land. The loss is heartbreaking! (It’s a burning-hot topic.) By Wednesday of this week,...
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Stopping Fires: Biblical
Fires: a hot topic, huh? (For some context for this post & cartoon please read Stopping Fires (1).) Did You know?…there is an old Bible metaphor describing the tongue as a fire. Poor communication...
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Stopping Fires: Biblical
Starting sparks and setting wildfire fights by hasty & thoughtless speech can be avoided. Free speech and abusive speech, in my opinion, is not the same speech. I was reading an article about...
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Stopping Fires (3)
Fire. Stopping fires is an important work. Thank You to All Hard-working, Fire-fighting Heroes (many of whom are Mental Health Heroes depending on the fire)! Please read Stopping Fires (1) & (2) to...
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Trauma happens – Then What?
Can one change trauma? A traumatic experience affects all of us differently; obviously. So, how we handle trauma individually can be very different. From physical trauma to sexual trauma to emotional...
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