“Every week at the mental health clinic I lead, I hear people say things like this: “I know lots of people but I don’t feel truly connected to anyone. I wish I felt close to someone…to be honest, I feel lonely most of the time.”–Gregory Jantz Among the MANY crises facing our society, one is […]
The Power of Connection: The cure for loneliness and isolation
Posted on March 13, 2023 · Leave a Comment
AM I RACIST?
Posted on October 18, 2022 · Leave a Comment
Culture is information capable of affecting individuals’ behavior that they acquire from other members of their species through teaching, imitation, and other forms of social transmission.
Does Positive Self Talk Really Work?
Posted on October 3, 2022 · Leave a Comment
*Do you realize many of us went for almost two years (lockdowns, restrictions, etc) with no practice in some of these skills? It has handicapped our social interactions and bludgeoned our nation’s mental health.*
Liza Fletcher—What can we learn?
Posted on September 6, 2022 · 4 Comments
I learned how to develop “AWARENESS” in all situations.
Have you lost hope in the present and future?
Posted on August 26, 2022 · Leave a Comment
“Expectations accompanied by action is the hallmark of hope.” –Vivienne Collinson (teacher)
Has the world gone CRAZY??
Posted on August 17, 2022 · Leave a Comment
It feels like the entire world has gone completely crazy The world seems to be getting crazier every day. It is amazing the number of things happening now that most of us thought were permanently in the past or would have been dumbfounded 15 years ago to think we would ever see at all. Russia […]
I don’t want to go back to church!!!!
Posted on October 23, 2021 · 7 Comments
I grew up going to church with my parents (trust me, they dragged me most Sundays!) and one thing was for certain: the church I grew up believed I was to be in church, citing verses like Hebrews 10:25. In fact, even a cold or mild flu sometimes didn’t get me out of it! But […]
COMPARISON: The Thief of Joy
Posted on October 20, 2020 · 4 Comments
Yes, I said it. And you’ve felt it. That awful game of comparison we play with our inner self when we are on social media (especially) or anywhere else. As humans, we can’t help but compare ourselves to others. I mean, come on…everyone posts their most polished moments of their lives, whether it be their […]
Covid and Christmas
Posted on October 5, 2020 · 2 Comments
Is it weird that I’m thinking of Christmas already? Its only weeks away, yet this year seems all different. Weird. Covid has changed so much. It absolutely obliterated some people’s lives. But we can all probably agree, in some way, each of our lives may never be the same. Some of these things are devastating, […]
The Climate Change Cult vs. New Heaven & New Earth
Its my Blog and I’ll write if I want to: My Bible says someday there will be a ‘New Heaven and new EARTH!’ Sometimes you have so many thoughts about what you hear in the media that you either stop listening to anyone—or you listen to everything and are constantly confused. We are a country that […]