A GREAT Big Thank You!

I am so touched to be thought of for this award. Thank you so much asizCreatives! As I mentioned in a comment that I left for you on your page, my spirits really needed a pick me up! So, like most other blogging awards, there are rules upon accepting. 1- Display the award logo on … Continue reading »

Thank You for Your Support!

I am so grateful to Carolyn Hughes, from “The Hurt Healer,” for nominating me for the Reality Blog Award! I accept it with pride and sincere appreciation for the recognition, but also for her continued support and comfort that she so kindly gives after each one of my posts. Thank You Carolyn! If you haven’t checked … Continue reading »

Just One Touch Campaign 2012

The following is a re-blog from the Mental Health Writers Guild: http://mentalhealthwritersguild.wordpress.com/ “Just One Touch” campaign 2012 recognizes the isolation that is all too often a part of mental illness or poor mental health and seeks to bring about connections which offer that isolation no place to rest. Letting people know that they are not … Continue reading »

Sick

Reblogged from : I can feel myself changing. The careful, positive mask I’ve molded cracking, friendly words lodging in my throat. These are the days that I won’t be able to find the drive or the courtesy to chat with the phlebotomists who flutter around me in their adult SpongeBob scrubs. I will try to … Continue reading »

Chronically Ill, Chronically Alone

Reblogged from : My heart aches for those chronically ill patients who are forced to spend important holidays alone. There’s nothing more jarring than realizing that your disease is holding you back from the life you want to live. The first time I realized my disease would throw a wrench in my plans was when … Continue reading »

Talk Yourself Healthy!

When life keeps handing you lemons, you soon lose your ambition to turn those lemons into lemonade; and instead, you become immersed in  feelings of bitterness. It is in these moments that one must hold on tightly to the perspective needed to turn a negative situation into a positive one. I have always envied people who have the spirit to … Continue reading »

Failure to Thrive

I often feel like I am drowning in deep water.  As I struggle to tread water, unable to keep my head above the surface–desperate for help, I can see my loved ones watching as I continue to sink further and further, but no one even seems concerned about my current predicament and therefore makes no efforts to help me. … Continue reading »

Featured Blog: ticklestogiggles.blogspot.com

I have been having a hard time writing, so I decided to share blogs or blog posts that I have come across that share a message that rings true with me. One of the most important topics, to me, is character education for children. Children are inherently non-judgemental, kind, and eager to please. Every interaction … Continue reading »

Believing is Receiving.

Reblogged from The Hurt Healer: “You’re nothing better than a whore.” As a young child I didn’t know what that meant but I did know that every time my dad said it I felt worthless and unloved. As an adult I did my best to escape him. But even when I had the respite of … Continue reading »

Join the MOVEMENT!

I am sure many of you have seen the movie Pay It Forward, or have read the book, of the same name, written by Catherine Ryan Hyde.  It is a story about a young boy who did three good deeds for others in need. In return, all that the child wanted from the receiver, was … Continue reading »