I am no expert, but I want to share my cancer battles and my mental health journey with you, some stress reduction ideas for your life, and hopefully some fun things along the way. Plus strategies I have found successful for me and give you tools for success with your health and life. Life can knock us down through health or life challenges 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!
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 …
Well it should surprise no one when I mention that Christmas time is right around the corner. Yes friend, it is already December! If you didn't know that, now you are up to speed. Christmas is coming quite quickly as is the usual. At least that is my experience. In one moment it seems so …
Recently I was able to go see someone I’ve known a long time, perform live on a big stage. It really got me thinking about a lot of things. Including just how great a live performance is! If you haven't been to a live event recently, I encourage you to go! I got to thinking …
New Year's resolution. Uuggghhh. I can just hear the groaning from you. I get it. I totally get it. It's just one of those things that comes around every year whether you like it or hate it. Lots of people have lots of suggestions and hints and explanations. Helpful or not. I'm wanting to take …
Wondering if you need to act like a bear probably isn't your usual thought process but stick with me here. Winter has finally arrived in full force recently, at least here on the prairies. It arrived with the usual unexpectedness to many people who live where I live. It's the end of October and having …
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Bigger. That could mean anything. Well this post might be a bit of wild ride but I hope you will grab on to the kite and hang on for the bumps. Bigger does mean many different things. I don't mean a bigger bank account, although that might be pretty nice in these tough economic times. …
Did you learn about farmers, farming and agriculture in school? I might have, but I really don't think I learned very much. But I grew up on a farm in the middle of the Canadian prairies, so my education came outside of school. In our current culture, more and more people and definitely kids, have …
Gratitude. That can be a tough one. I am sure that we can all agree that it's easy to be grateful when things are going well. When everything is sunshine and roses, right? Maybe it's more like we just don't have a grumbling attitude when everything seems to be working out. But what about when …
The following is a post I shared quite a long time ago. I wanted to share it with you again. I think it's critical for us to be able to look back and be able to see how far we have come in our lives in different areas. Also important is to be able to …
Continue reading "(Repost) I Jumped In-There Is No Turning Back Now"
Coping. It's something that most of us figure out naturally or sub-consciously to some degree. Sometimes these coping skills or decisions are not the wisest though. If I am in crisis or under stress about anything, I will generally try to find a way to cope with it. Sometimes purely for sanity in the moment …
Melodee Glassford 