Mental Health

Beautiful Birthday Card

Does Kindness Matter?

It’s amazing the joy a card in the mail can bring!!! Knowing that someone in the world cared enough to take the time to send you a card is priceless!

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My Only Competition

My only competition is myself. I heard this statement today for the first time by Tyler Perry. My mind is blown because it’s so simple and yet so true.

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Nothing beats a day out in nature with the people you love!

Perfect Days

Perfect days don’t come very often for me. When they do I can’t help but take notice! A perfect day means different things for different people. It’s really a matter of personal preference. For me, it was when the day I scheduled actually just fell into place.

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Staying Motivated

Staying motivated when life throws you lemons can really be a challenge. The key is to remember what you’re doing it for in the first place. I speak from experience in this, as I’ve just gone through several massive disappointments that have left me with more questions than answers. This in turn has me spiralling, and I know I have to pull myself out soon. Here is how I regained my motivation when I hit the wall.

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Mastering Seasonal Sadness

Mastering seasonal sadness (seasonal affective disorder) is challenging, but completely possible with the right tools. I have suffered from seasonal sadness for many years, but now I have the tools to recognize it and turn it around. When the snow flies, from November to the middle of April, I know I have to be on guard against it. It starts…

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Changing your life can be just as beautiful as this glistening sea Ice pushing it's way to the surface. How do you get such a stunning result? Well it's very simple: changing your life starts with changing your thoughts.

Changing Your Life

Changing your life can be just as beautiful as this glistening sea Ice pushing it’s way to the surface. How do you get such a stunning result? Well it’s very simple: changing your life starts with changing your thoughts. A quick google search will inform you that we have anywhere between 60,000 – 70,000 thoughts a day. These thoughts can…

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My Log Cabin that I made from a Mary Maxim plastic canvas needle work kit.

My Cabin Adventure

We need a balance of work and play in our lives, and it’s our job to maintain it. As I started actually doing the projects I had planned, instead of just thinking about them, I found joy and confidence in life. Once I started proving I could do it, I wanted to do bigger things. Now I feel unstoppable!!!

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