Welcome to the weekend edition of Today in History. I’m so glad you’re enjoying the post. Have an awesome weekend. 1974 “Benji” opens in theaters On October 17, 1974, Benji, a film about a stray dog who helps rescue several kidnapped children, opens in theaters; it will go on to become a family classic. Written […]
Today in History —
ADHD Awareness Month is celebrated every October, with events and activities happening all across the country and now, around the world, on the ground and on the Internet, capturing the notice of numerous national, regional and local media outlets resulting in articles, interviews and feature stories. ADDA is a founding member of the ADHDAwarenessMonth.org coalition, […]
ADHD Awareness Month —
I’m so glad you are enjoying the new weekend tradition. We learn something new each week, even if it’s weird. I love hearing your comments! There are no seagulls in Hawaii. The sound of Darth Vader’s difficult breathing was made with a scuba regulator. Luke Skywaker was originally named Luke Skykiller A moonbow is a […]
Fun Facts That Will Amaze You —
I’m so glad you’ve joined me this week for another edition of Weekend Music Share. Michael McDonald and Doobie Brothers I Keep Forgetting Welcome back to Weekend Music Share; the place where everyone can share their favorite music. Feel free to use the ‘Weekend Music Share‘ banner in your post, and don’t forget to […]
#Weekend Music Share *Michael McDonal and Doobie Brothers I Keep Forgetting Live —
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Friday Quote —
What is Seasonal Affective Disorder? Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is an older term for Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) with a seasonal pattern. It’s a psychological condition that results in depression which is normally provoked by seasonal change. The condition most often occurs in women, adolescents, and young adults. Many times people will start to see […]
Do You Have Seasonal Affective Disorder? —
Are you suffering from Seasonal Affective Disorder or SAD? Seasonal Affective Disorder is a type of depression that comes and goes with the seasons. Many people experience worse symptoms in the winter months. One of the proven ways to help with SAD is a specific type of lamp or light therapy box that emits a […]
Updated Top 5 Lamps for Seasonal Affective Disorder —
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an annual campaign to raise awareness about the impact of breast cancer. Join us as we RISE together to help uplift women in need. The past year has posed a challenge to just about everything, and breast cancer prevention is no exception. Although we saw setbacks in screenings and […]
Breast Cancer Awareness Month —
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Wordless Wednesday*Yellow —
IDEAS.TED.COM Mar 6, 2019 / Mary Halton If your self-worth seems to rise and fall according to what other people think, you’re not alone. But you can challenge this mindset and find a new way of valuing yourself, says psychologist Meag-gan O’Reilly. This post is part of TED’s “How to Be a Better Human” series, each of […]
Do you ever feel like you’re not enough? —
Everyone will encounter stress in life. Sometimes, this stress is entirely justified, and it’s all about how you respond to it. However, people will also experience unnecessary stress that can make them feel overwhelmed and affect their mental wellbeing, performance, and even relationships with those they love. Feeling overwhelmed is never a pleasant experience, and […]
4 Steps To Help When You Feel Overwhelmed —
TEDIDEAS.COM Jan 6, 2021 / Saundra Dalton-Smith MD Avalon Nuovo This post is part of TED’s “How to Be a Better Human” series, each of which contains a piece of helpful advice from people in the TED community; browse through all the posts here. Have you ever tried to fix an ongoing lack of energy by getting more sleep […]
The 7 types of rest that every person needs —
World Mental Health Day is an international day for global mental health education, awareness and advocacy against social stigma. It was first celebrated in 1992 at the initiative of the World Federation for Mental Health, a global mental health organization with members and contacts in more than 150 countries. This day, each October, thousands of […]
World Mental Health Day —
I’m so glad you are enjoying the new weekend tradition. I love hearing your comments! African lions catch about 20% of the prey they chase. Dragonflies catch 95%. A “cronut” is a cross between a doughnut and a croissant. Amazon.com was originally called a cadabra. A human loses about a million skin cells per 24 hours. Rabbits […]
Fun Facts That Will Amaze You —
We all have many facets to our personality, many of which don’t show up in our blogs. I wanted to share more about the other parts of my life that make me a whole person. Photo by Daria Shevtsova on Pexels.com Love Home Design, all aspects including color. I love looking at Real Estate every […]
More About The Whole Me —
This week there was a school shooting that injured four people. The teen got into a fight and pulled out a 45 caliber handgun from his backpack. I won’t go into what’s wrong with Texas gun laws and how a teen was able to get a gun. I will say that his parents knew he […]
National Bullying Prevention Month —
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Friday Quote —
Stress can be a huge factor in our lives that drags us down and makes everything ten times more difficult. Unfortunately, there’s not much you can do about stress outside of just running away from it unless you deal with the root cause. When it comes to working at home, there are countless things that […]
How To Keep Stress Levels Low When Working From Home —
We, humans, are complicated creatures capable of expressing thousands of emotions. This site shows you that anxiety and stress are common across the natural world, and animals have many ways of showing it. Unfortunately for us, humans can also be very good at hiding those emotions too, so it isn’t always possible to tell how […]
Can You Spot The Signs A Friend May Be Feeling Stressed? —
Whether for heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes or depression, health screenings provide a quick and easy way to spot the first signs of serious illness and can reach people who might not otherwise seek professional medical advice. Major depression is one of the most common mental illnesses, affecting 6.7% (more than 16 million) of […]
Depression Screening Day —
I had the privilege of interviewing Michele Paiva for the upcoming Book Tour promoting her new book How To Heal Financial Anxiety. She is a very interesting lady and I know you will agree. Be sure to check out the exclusive offer from Michele at the bottom of the post. About the Author Michele Paiva […]
Book Tour Interview For How To Heal Financial Anxiety By Michele Paiva —
Today, I see myself stronger than I was back then. If I had the strength I do now, everyone I know, wouldn’t be apart of my life today. Realising this, to be completely honest, is hurtful. Knowing every person that surrounds me today, has hurt me in some kind of way. Some still doing so […]
If I Were Me Back Then — A War With Myself
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Wordless Wednesday*Blue —
You might have noticed something different about someone close to you recently. Perhaps they seem a little more closed off than usual, or maybe you’re just noticing that things they used to enjoy, don’t seem to do it anymore. It could be any number of things, but if you know that life is getting them […]
Helping Those Closest To You Deal With Stress —
Work situations are difficult to navigate sometimes. Anxiety sets in and you may feel as if you are sinking. Thankfully there are ways to ease your stress. From breathing techniques to yoga, and more, there are ways to help reduce your stress. You may have already looked at CBD and other types of cannabis and […]
Is Working From Home Causing You Anxiety? —
Did you know that 1 in 5 adults in the U.S. has a Mental Illness? Many go untreated or undiagnosed which is why an awareness week is so important. Mental Illness Awareness Week Each year, millions of Americans face the reality of living with a mental health condition. However, mental illness affects everyone directly or […]
Mental Illness Awareness Week 3-9th —
Growing up in a household of Domestic Violence is traumatic, lonely, heartbreaking and forever changes the person you are and who you become. My step-father would regularly drag my mother down the hall, beating her head from one side to the other, calling her vial names. The hall ended at my bedroom door. I heard […]
Thru The Eyes Of A Child —
Being a trauma survivor myself, mindfulness has always been integrated into my treatment. Recently I was enrolled into a mindfulness based CBT group where I’ve met like minded people who are struggling with trauma and struggling staying present. So, what is trauma and why is mindfulness so important in regards to it? According to the […]
How Mindfulness Can Help Trauma Survivors — In The Rose Garden
Here is a graphic that shows all the ways an abuser tries to control you. Do you recognize some of them? Joyful Heart Foundation RAINN.org has provided support to the National Assault Hotline for since 1994 Many other services are provided and available in English & Spanish National Domestic Hotline Resources/Support 24/7 1-800-799-7233 Live Chat Daily […]
Know The Cycle Of Domestic Violence —
Welcome to the weekend edition of Today in History. I’m so glad you’re enjoying the post. Have an awesome weekend. 1995 O.J. Simpson Acquitted At the end of a sensational trial, former football star O.J. Simpson is acquitted of the brutal 1994 double murder of his estranged wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ronald Goldman. In the epic 252-day […]
Today in History —
The last time I did Fun Facts people raved about how informative and funny they were so I wanted to start a new weekend tradition. Alexander the Great was the first person to be pictured on a coin. FDR’s portrait was on the dime because of his association with the March of Dimes charity. The […]
Fun Facts That Will Amaze You —
NO MÁS – a collaborative effort between Casa de Esperanza: National Latin@ Network, the nation’s leading Latin@ organization on domestic violence prevention, and NO MORE – provides tools and resources tailored to the needs and strengths of the Latin@ community. Visit https://www.decimosnomas.org/en/ to learn more. The NO MÁS Study, conducted by Lake Research Partners, is a groundbreaking, in-depth study of domestic violence and sexual assault […]
No Mas Domestic Violence —
You’re out in public and see a couple fighting and yelling or you’re at home watching television when you hear the neighbors going at it, if you see or hear things escalating call the police. It may be a call that saves someone a trip to the emergency room or far worse. Everyone has a […]
Make Domestic Violence Your Business —
Join me and No More in the ongoing fight against Domestic Violence. Domestic Violence is everyone’s business. Make the call to 911 if you hear or see anything, it could save a life. I grew up in a house of Domestic Violence and the traumatic experience was painful and harrowing at times. I watched my […]
Domestic Violence Awareness Month —
I’m so glad you’ve joined me this week for another edition of Weekend Music Share. Welcome back to Weekend Music Share; the place where everyone can share their favorite music. Feel free to use the ‘Weekend Music Share‘ banner in your post, and don’t forget to use the hashtag #WeekendMusicShare on social media so other […]
#Weekend Music Share *Fugees perform “Killing Me Softly” Global Citizen Live —
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Friday Quote —
I was sat in my new therapists office in 2019 when she first told me she believedthat I had gone through a traumatic childhood and adolescence and suffer withcomplex posttraumatic stress disorder (c-ptsd). I struggled and resisted with someone telling me that my childhood was traumaticand that I had PTSD. I had and have intense […]
I thought PTSD only happened to military veterans. — In The Rose Garden
We live in the time of social media and the internet, where, for their own reasons, people feel the need to broadcast their personal and professional lives for everyone to see. From their achievements, relationships, children, cars, vacations, and houses, to simple things like the food they eat. All these public displays can make others […]
How to Overcome Social Comparison and Life Dissatisfaction: 7 Tips — Aisles of Life
So glad you’re here! You make me smile and keep the comments coming. Fall colors in Alabama. Have a great day! Melinda
Wordless Wednesday* Fall Colors in Alabama —
As a part of Suicide Awareness Month, I want to talk about those left behind. Those left to grieve. Grieving after suicide is complex and gutwrenching. Everyone grieves differently and heals in their own time but the process can be a difficult one. This is my story. My father and I were estranged since I […]
Grieving After Suicide —
Every single day of our lives, we are making choices about our future. Whether we like it or not, there is no getting away from the choices we have to make and so the best thing that we can do is be smart about those decisions. You don’t have to be a decisive person to […]
Tips For Making Better Life Decisions —
Welcome to the weekend edition of Today in History. I’m so glad you’re enjoying the post. Have an awesome weekend. 1960 Kennedy and Nixon square off in first televised presidential debate For the first time in U.S. history, a debate between major party presidential candidates is shown on television. The presidential hopefuls, John F. Kennedy, […]
Today in History —
The last time I did Fun Facts people raved about how informative and funny they were so I wanted to start a new weekend tradition. American flags left on the moon will eventually get bleached white by the sun. While they are hibernating, bears do not urinate. Their bodies convert waste into protein. White-faced capuchin monkeys greet each other by sticking their fingers […]
Fun Facts That Will Amaze You —
Amo Mama Gaone Pule Actress Drew Barrymore recently visited a mental health institution where she was placed by her parents when she was a teenager, and she got emotional during the visit. “Charlie’s Angels” star Drew Barrymore took a tour of Los Angeles in celebration of the premiere of Season 2 of “The Drew Barrymore […]
Drew Barrymore Relives Childhood Trauma as She Tears up during Mental Health Institution Visit —
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Friday Quote —
While stress is most definitely the biggest buzzword in the route to health and wellness, we can overlook tension in a physical sense. Physical signs of tension can lead to more stress, which is why we’ve got to learn how to reduce these physical signs. So what are the best ways to reduce any physical […]
4 Methods To Reduce the Physical Signs of Tension —
Most of us spend most of our time doing the same things that we always do whether that be watching TV, working, cleaning our homes, or practicing our favorite hobby. There is absolutely nothing wrong with this, and if the things you always do make you happy, by all means, keep doing them, but maybe […]
The Amazing Benefits of Trying New Things —
So glad you’re here, you make me smile and feel good inside. Keep the comments coming. El Capitan ( Spanish: El Capitán; The Captain or The Chief ), also known as El Cap, is a vertical rock formation in Yosemite National Park, located on the north side of Yosemite Valley, near its western end. The granite […]
Wordless Wednesday*El Capitan Yosemite National Park —
Overcoming a bad habit is not something that’s easily done. It takes a lot of control and motivation to kick a habit, and for some habits, they might not be something that you can easily rid yourself of, and instead, you may want to try and cut down. Here are some tips for overcoming a […]
Tips For Overcoming Bad Habits —
When things get too much, and it feels like there’s little you can do to get yourself into a good frame of mind, that can create a lot of stress. If you suffer from anxiety and/or depression, then you know what it’s like to spiral out of control. It gets to the point where nothing […]
What You Can Do To Get Into A Good State Of Mind —
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