There will be bad days. Be calm. Loosen your grip, opening each palm slowly now. Let go. Be confident. Know that “now” is only a moment, and that if “today” is as bad as it gets, understand that by tomorrow, “today” will have ended. Be gracious. Accept each extended hand offered, to pull you backContinue reading “Instructions For a Bad Day”
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How To Be A Stupid Parent
Discipline your children only when you lose your temper. Let them get away with anything until you’re fed up; then, in a spirit of hostility and anger, let ’em have it! Blow your top, holler, get wild, clobber them and really make a brawl out of it. The children will get a bang out ofContinue reading “How To Be A Stupid Parent”
Tips and Tools for Helping Yourself or a Friend
The teenage years can be tough, and it’s perfectly normal to feel sad or irritable every now and then. But if these feelings don’t go away or become so intense that you can’t handle them, you may be suffering from depression. The good news is that you don’t have to feel this way. Help isContinue reading “Tips and Tools for Helping Yourself or a Friend”
Picking Up the Pieces of Your Life
You know the feeling too well, you feel tired of everything, overwhelmed and helpless. You may be going through such trying times, you feel blinded. The feeling you have is almost like falling into a deep, dark bottomless pit or a deep slippery hole with no grip to support or help you up. You thinkContinue reading “Picking Up the Pieces of Your Life”
Two Traps to Avoid: “If Only” and “What If?”
In each season of my life, I’ve found myself falling into two mental traps which are not helpful. One is the “If only” syndrome, and the other is the “What if?” syndrome. Here’s how “If only” might express itself: “If only I had a husband.” “If only I had more money.” “If only my husbandContinue reading “Two Traps to Avoid: “If Only” and “What If?””
Precious Life Crusade Teen Suicide Prevention 