January 24th is National Compliment Day. Celebrate it by going all out with praise! Whether giving or receiving, a compliment is very powerful and can boost one’s confidence and happiness. Give somebody a reason to smile! If you see someone doing a good job, or doing work that you admire, it is a good idea […]
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by Sabrina Fritts I was born an Aquarius during the age of Aquarius. What do you do with a free-spirited confident little girl? Apparently, you baptize and enroll them in Catholic School and thus began my relationship into co-dependency. I was 17 the first time my boyfriend struck me. His mom begged me to go
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Why don’t you leave? “I love him.” “If I try a little harder and I am a better wife/mother/girlfriend, he won’t be angry with me and he will be the happy, sweet, romantic, charming, loving, caring husband/father/man that I first met.” Why don’t you leave? “It was my fault.” “I made him angry.” “Who would
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Photo by Lina Kivaka Cats can help people who are experiencing isolation or loneliness, anxiety or stress, PTSD, or those who have experienced trauma including sexual assault. Dogs are often the highlight of animal-assisted therapies, though cats have some unique benefits. Sometimes called the “cuddle chemical,” oxytocin increases pet owners’ (dogs and cats!) sense of
Some of us may feel like our world is caving in, the walls are moving closer, we are feeling claustrophobic…we are directed to “stay at home” to keep ourselves and others safe. At home, we can sometimes feel totally alone, with our thoughts and fears. Our fears may become bigger, and bigger, and bigger, until