Category: Mental & Emotional

Get Back in the Game and Keep Playing (don’t quit)

Get Back in the Game and Keep Playing (don’t quit)

| April 23, 2012 | 15 Comments

  This is a short message to anyone who is having issues with slipping back in to bad eating habits, myself included. Sometimes things that are going on around us and things that we have no control over can have a definite effect on what we choose to eat. There are so many contributing factors [...]

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Sometimes You Have To Walk Alone and That’s Okay

Sometimes You Have To Walk Alone and That’s Okay

| March 30, 2012 | 7 Comments

  The inspiration for this post comes from a woman who shared on You Tube how some people consider you radical for making changes. These changes are good and best for you, but others do not understand, so they say you are radical. The woman said that people are saying that she is radical because [...]

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Take Time to Enjoy

Take Time to Enjoy

| March 16, 2012 | 8 Comments

  While sitting here thinking about what to write, it dawned on my that I need to take time to simply enjoy. You say, “Enjoy what?” I say, “Everything.” Just a little information about me. When certain things happened in my life, that I had no control over, I dealt with it, by shutting myself [...]

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Inspirational Quotes That Help When You’re Depressed

Inspirational Quotes That Help When You’re Depressed

| February 6, 2012 | 17 Comments

Depression is a normal part of living, but depression becomes a problem when it lingers for weeks or longer. Some people overlook the mental and emotional health and think that is not worth discussing. I have always said and will continue to say that healthy living is more than the diet you eat. At any [...]

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Are You Addicted to the Internet?

Are You Addicted to the Internet?

| February 3, 2012 | 13 Comments

Do you realize that it is easy to get addicted to the internet? Well it is? Is it healthy? I  think not. There was a time when I just couldn’t stay off the internet. I especially liked watching You Tube videos, but now I limit my time on certain sites.  After the time is up, [...]

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Be Your Authentic Self (be real)

Be Your Authentic Self (be real)

| January 21, 2012 | 8 Comments

You were born an original. Don’t die a copy. – John Mason Your life is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. – Steve Jobs Many of us live life through the eyes of other people. Always trying to project a certain reputation, even when it is not really who we authentically are. [...]

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Is It Healthy to Express Gratitude?

Is It Healthy to Express Gratitude?

| November 21, 2011 | 16 Comments

Yes, it is healthy for you to express gratitude. This week is the Thanksgiving week in the United States and Thanksgiving is Thursday of this week. During this time of the year, many express gratitude. It is important to express gratitude throughout the year and not just on this one day of the year. Express [...]

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11 Ways to Keep the Holiday Blues Away

11 Ways to Keep the Holiday Blues Away

| November 15, 2011 | 28 Comments

Many people suffer with depression and sadness during this time of the year.  Depression and sadness happen more during the holiday season than any other time of the year. The holiday season is a time of happiness and sharing, but for some it’s a time of the year that some dread and find painful. If [...]

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10 Quotes That Help You Overcome Worry

10 Quotes That Help You Overcome Worry

| November 4, 2011 | 12 Comments

Today it is easy for worry to get the best of you. Especially with all that’s going on in this day and time. One of the main things that many people worry about is money. Some worry about paying the bills, having enough food for the week, and/or having the gas to make it to [...]

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See it, achieve it!

Start Where You Are And Never Give Up

| August 12, 2011 | 12 Comments

A few days I, I received an email from a young woman, who knows she must make some healthy lifestyle changes.  The young woman’s email made my heart drop, but in the end my spirits lifted, because she knows that she must make a change. You never know who is reading your blog or viewing [...]

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