Anyone who has played sports or watched sports ever (which includes lots of you I'm sure), might scoff at the idea of sports being good for mental health. Yet many others might inwardly say, “of course it is, you fool!” What I want to focus on is watching sports, after acknowledging that playing sports is …
Your Brain – With Depression
After all of the years I have spent going through depression, the best descriptor of my journey with depression, is that it was a fog. Yes a fog. Sometimes it was a thick paralyzing fog, and other times it was much less thick, yet still hanging in there. A thick, foggy mess. So disorientating. My …
Resiliency – What is That?
Resiliency. It's a word we hear more and more, nowadays. But what does it mean? How does it relate to you? How do you know you have it? Do you even want it? What does it do? Why would you want it? How do you get it? So many questions. I will set your expectations …
Gratitude – When You Have Little
Back in my early twenties I learned a lesson that kicked me in the butt. I went to a city in a different country where I was hit in the face with the impoverished lives of people. I was really unprepared for what I was going to see. That kind of poverty you cannot truly …
Comparison – A Root of Discontent
There is no doubt all of us do this or have done this at some point. Compare our self with someone else. When we compare ourselves to others, in the end we are the ones that lose. Lose joy, peace, contentment, mental health and possibly relationships. Yet, so many of us live in that mindset …
Farmers Day (Belated) – June 10
Answers to your questions about farming. What is a farmer, what does a farmer do, why is farming important.
Reality Check – It’s Failing
When the health care system fails, what do you do? Is it failing now? There may be some debate over that, but when you honestly look at it, the current system it isn't working. Or you might think that using the word failing is much too harsh. There will absolutely be debate about that. Well …
Immunity – You Might Not Be Able To See It
There are so many things we need to protect ourselves from. Boosting our immune system is key before and even during a health crisis. Hold on to your hats folks, I have some facts for you about the immune system and how it works. Humans have between 4,500 and 11,000 white blood cells in each …
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Watching- To Unwind
While it is very easy to waste a lot of time on the internet doing all manner of things, I have a few accounts that I really enjoy and help me de-stress and if I am lucky I might even learn something along the way too. I thought you might like to check out some …
Looking Back – Looking Forward
Looking back can be painful, and paralyzing if we only look backwards. It might even make your neck sore. Ouch! It can be paralyzing because we are only thinking about what has already happened. Quite often when we focus on things that have already happened, we replay the emotions that we experienced when something happened …
Melodee Glassford 