The following short poem symbolizes the effects a toxic relationship can have on our growth. Even if growth isn’t our goal, toxicity in relations can either help our happiness fly or paralyze it. Because we are humans, it’s inevitable we are in relationships. Even if we consider ourselves a recluse, we have work relationships, doctor... Continue Reading →
Don’t Let Self-Awareness Become a Prison
It’s important we set ourselves free from all cages of our own minds’ creation. Put simply, we cannot let our thoughts, tendencies, or habits become the forces that hold us back from the life we deserve or the goals we set for ourselves. As Aristotle once said “knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom;”... Continue Reading →
The Youth Who Need Our Caring
Rock-a-bye baby, where did you grow? How young were you when learned that the world was so cold? How old were you when you learned what it meant to be stoned? That your momma couldn’t love you more than she loved the fast life? When DCS stormed in and took you from her in the... Continue Reading →
Stop Reliving Glory Days; Create Glorious Days
With the holidays rapidly approaching so too is the probability we’ll hear a family member relive stories from their glory days for the umpteenth time. The stories we’ve heard so much we can repeat them verbatim, of how they won an athletic award in high school, the time they shared a cab with Cher, the... Continue Reading →
Thanksgiving Every Day of Our Lives
The fall season has many of us feeling like Emily Bronte when she said “every leaf speaks bliss to me, fluttering from the autumn tree.” For those of us in the United States, this season can be summed up in crisp weather, beautiful scenery, great food, and precious time with loved ones. With the greatness... Continue Reading →
Sticks and Stones Bullying
Sticks and stones may break his bones but words will never let him rest They eat him up then churn his guts, like vermin they infest He can’t see why they make him cry, he wonders if he’ll ever know He is a prisoner at school and home, there is just no safe place for... Continue Reading →
The Journey Back to Ourselves
We are the vehicles traveling down this road called life and along the way we inevitably lose pieces of that vehicle. Most of the time these pieces no longer serve us and are replaced with upgraded parts at the next pit stop or let go of completely. However, there comes a time when many of... Continue Reading →
Tap Into Your Inner Navigation System
Imagine what life would be like if we had a direct line to our intuition that we could pick up and dial into at any time. This line would instantly connect us to the version of our self who knows what to do in order get to the other side of any obstacle, trauma, or... Continue Reading →