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Tag Archives: self help
Make Yourself At Home
Evening Prayer “Lord, my mind is scattery today. Toxic. I don’t like it and have been trying to ‘think a better thought’ but not getting very far.” I manage to quiet my scattered brain and stay centred in the silence for … Continue reading
Posted in authenticity, coping, depression, empowerment, faith, gratitude, happiness, hope, inspiration, journey, joy, kindness, life, Light, Love, mental health, Peace, positive thinking, wisdom
Tagged coping, empowerment, faith, healing, hope, inspiration, joy, light, love, mental health, peace, positive thinking, self help, self-love, wisdom
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Ebb and Flow
Life is a never-ending flow of change…even when where we are feels stagnant and too mundane to matter much, even then the mundaneness is somehow changing us, evolving us forward to the next moment and the next. Continue reading
Posted in change, choice, kindness, life, Sadness, self-help, social anxiety
Tagged anxiety, blessing, change, choice, futility, hope, kindness, light, loneliness, mundane, positive thinking, self help, stagnation
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Surround Yourself with What Makes You Happy
We hear it just about everywhere these days. Surround yourself with what makes you happy. Fill your life with what you love. 10 Ways to be happy. Let go of whatever doesn’t bring you joy so you have space for … Continue reading
Posted in gratitude, happiness, mental health, positive thinking, self help, wisdom
Tagged accomplishment, affirmation, anxiety, clarity, gratitude, happiness, mental health, positive thinking, self help
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New Meanderings…Golden Treasures in the Quicksand
After many months of contemplating the new direction – or any direction for that matter – of this blog, I’ve decided to simply start writing again. The title of my blog site is “Meanderings, Blogging the Journey” and that’s what … Continue reading
Posted in coping, courage, determination, empowerment, faith, gratitude, hope, inspiration, Light, Love, meaning, mental health, perseverance, positive, purpose, self help, spiritual, survival, wisdom
Tagged coping, empowerment, faith, gratitude, happiness, hope, inspiration, lessons learned, meaning, mental health, messy lives, positive, purpose, quicksand, self help, spiritual, survival, wisdom
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It’s All About Those Memes
I think I’m addicted to memes. I can’t get enough of them…and yet, some days, my brain is so full of memes that the constant chatter can drive me crazy. I had a break from them during our 10-week stay … Continue reading
Posted in coping, empowerment, hope, inspiration, meaning, mental health, positive
Tagged anxiety, coping, empowerment, gratitude, hope, inspiration, meaning, memes, positive thinking, self help, simple pleasures, social anxiety
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Revealing Attractions
Lately, this blog has been about my physical meanderings. Today it’s my mind that has been meandering. And I was so excited about what I found, that I had to come and write about it this morning. I had a … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, coping, depression, despair, empowerment, faith, gratitude, happiness, hope, inspiration, law of attracton, mental health, positive, self help, social anxiety, spiritual, wisdom
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Packing Day
Well, after months of preparation, vaccinations and planning, it’s finally time to pack that suitcase! A week from today, we’ll be waking up in Beijing, China! The mere thought causes me to tremble, both with apprehension and excitement. There was … Continue reading
Posted in coping, depression, empowerment, faith, gratitude, happiness, hope, inspiration, journey, mental health, new horizons, perseverance, positive, self help, survival, Travel
Tagged empowerment, gratitude, hope, journey, mental health, positive, self help, simple pleasures, survival, travel
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