I am no expert, but I want to share my cancer battles and my journey through depression with you, and some stress reduction ideas for your life. Plus strategies I have found successful and give you tools for success with your health and life. Life can knock us down through health or life difficulties but that doesn't need to stop us. Welcome friends, I am so glad you are here and that you learn something helpful along the way!
For anyone who has been around me long enough, and heard me talk about my health journey in any way, you have probably heard me say this, "I wouldn’t have chosen it, but I wouldn’t change it?" What does that mean? You might be able to guess but I am going to tell you anyway. …
Regret. It's something that we are all likely going to face at some point in our lives, if not many times. Hard to avoid really. But I guess it depends on what you are regretting, why you are regretting it and how you plan to move forward past the regret. Easier to talk about than …
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Hhmm is depowered a word? I'm not too sure, but let's go with it just for me. Like so many things in life, it comes down to choice or choices. Are your choices going to empower you or remove your power? Are you going to take back power and control or give it away? Every …
Do you notice how the beginning of a new year tends to carry with it more hope? More expectation? More positivity? More anticipation? Why do you think that is? I guess there is just something about starting something new. Why are we more prone to drag our feet and feel worn out at the end …
You might find yourself sitting there in a situation and your biggest decision factors are what others will think of what you have done or will do. Wow! That’s overwhelming and a lot to carry. And it really seems like a no win scenario.
If your hope lies in all negative, bad or destructive things being blown away in one fall swoop, you will likely always be disappointed. If you can find hope in the small, incremental progress that happens towards resetting bad systems or holding systems to account, that is success. I know, I know, we want things to happen in big ways and all at once.
If you have been following me for a length of time, you will already know I normally just post about my thoughts and infrequently share links or connections to other media. This post is one of those times when I share something that I think is really important for you. Important enough to share with …
1867 really wasn't all that long ago. Dear Canada, you are still a youngster in the grand scene of countries and history. Maybe more like a teenager in comparison to other countries that have centuries of history on us. Today, July 1st, is a very important day for those who call Canada home. It's Canada …
Control. It’s something that we all would like, even if we won’t admit it to others and we can’t admit it to ourselves. You know it's true. I am right in the middle of dealing with a huge loss of control. I’m out of the country on a trip right now, and one of the …
Do you look around and just see darkness? Difficulty? Struggles? Hopelessness? Quite honestly it's hard not to, especially in the darkness of the winter season. And so many people out there only see that. You might even ask how can anyone have hope in the middle of all of these bad things going on in …
Melodee Glassford 