What is rejection? Rejection (in the context of a relationship – social or romantic) basically means exclusion – from a group, an interaction, information, communication or emotional intimacy. When someone deliberately excludes you from any of these, your brain tells you that you’re experiencing rejection. The psychological term for this type of rejection is SocialContinue reading “7 Simple Ways to Handle Rejection”
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God’s Heart for the Suicidal
Whether you are struggling with depression or have been touched by depression or suicide of a loved one, I hope you find encouragement in this post, and in knowing God’s true heart for his children. Know that you are deeply lovedContinue reading “God’s Heart for the Suicidal”
I Want to Kill Myself: A Suicide Survivor Shares Her Suicidal Feelings and Suicide Attempt
Warning: Elizabeth speaks her mind, and sometimes uses profanity. Please understand that this profanity is rooted in very intense pain, and to allow the impact of her story to be properly conveyed, I have left the profanity in place. So, please be forewarned that there is profanity in this story. The story itself concerns aContinue reading “I Want to Kill Myself: A Suicide Survivor Shares Her Suicidal Feelings and Suicide Attempt”
How To Reduce Your Risk and Protect Your Brain from Alzheimer’s and Dementia
For many years, we’ve been told that there’s little we can do to prevent Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia but hope for the best and wait for a pharmaceutical cure. But the truth is you can reduce your risk by eating right, exercising, staying mentally and socially active, and keeping stress in check.Continue reading “How To Reduce Your Risk and Protect Your Brain from Alzheimer’s and Dementia”
ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE: Reality and Mystery
As people live longer, the specter of Alzheimer’s looms grimly on the horizon. A disease involving progressive brain deterioration, Alzheimer’s results in increasing deficits in mental functioning and behavior. In the middle and later stages, the individual is entirely dependent on others for protection and physical care on a round-the-clock basis. Alzheimer’s disease primarily afflictsContinue reading “ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE: Reality and Mystery”
There’s Always Hope
We all hope for different things throughout our lives. Hope to one day get married. Hope to finish school and get that degree. Hope to one day hit the lottery. With whatever dreams you have, it is hope that fuels it and keeps it alive, pushing us forward What is hope? I suppose that itContinue reading “There’s Always Hope”
How to Be Single and Happy
Being single is not anything to be ashamed about in our age! We live in a time when most relationships break up and there is no guarantee that even the best ones will last. In the meantime, there is much to enjoy in life, and singleness has a great many benefits that those couples youContinue reading “How to Be Single and Happy”
Five Decisions That Can Make You Happier
Recent happiness studies indicate that popularity, influence, and money do not make people happiest – even as our culture suggests otherwise. Autonomy, life purpose, and relationships are found at the top of the list. In her new book, “The Happiness Choice: The Five Decisions that Take You From Where You Are to Where You WantContinue reading “Five Decisions That Can Make You Happier”
Nine Ways to Find Peace of Mind
We are an anxious nation…in fact, we are an anxious world. There is no question that uncertainty seems to have increased dramatically in the last few years. We worry about terrorism. We worry about war. We worry about losing our jobs. We worry about the dangers confronting our children. And on and onContinue reading “Nine Ways to Find Peace of Mind”
Complaining Never Helped No One…
I lived next to a neighbor who had a dog that barked all the time. No matter what time of day it was, you could hear it barking, barking, barking. Some of us do exactly as my neighbors dog do, complain, complain, complain. No matter what, a fault will be found even in a simpleContinue reading “Complaining Never Helped No One…”
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