Don’t Stress It: Take a Mental Health Work Break

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Whether you work in or out of the home, finding time for yourself is essential.  Throughout a busy workday, it is difficult to focus on relieving stress when there are looming deadlines or pressing responsibilities.  However, finding ways to give yourself a well needed boost helps to refocus your attention on the job at hand…

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Picking up the Pieces and Moving Forward

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There are so many things in life that have an impact on our perspective. Our experiences change us and although we may not always be ready for change, change still occurs. You know the feeling too well, you feel tired of everything, overwhelmed and helpless. You may be going through such trying times in your…

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Faith: Understand and Execute

Have you ever considered what faith is? Or what process we go through to believe in something or someone? Are you aware of ‘faith’ or belief in your everyday life? An ancient history book states that faith is: “ Being sure of what you hope for and certain of what you do not see.” So…

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Spirituality: More Than a Routine

Spirituality is a broad concept with many perspectives. In general, it includes a sense of connection to something bigger than ourselves, and it typically involves a search for meaning in life. Nurturing and developing your spirituality may be just as important as eating a healthy diet, exercising, and building strong relationships. Taking the time to…

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Motivation

We all talk about how important it is to be motivated in life to do anything, like: follow your dreams, complete daily responsibilities or duties, and some times to simply feel positive. In everyday usage, the word motivation is frequently used to describe why a person does something. The question is how do you motivate…

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I Chose to Live

Many of us have heard the phase, “ You only have one life to live.” But it makes me wonder, why and how am I to live this life that I am given if there are so many things going on; so many changes? I have work, my family, my education, my social life and…

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Love Yourself First

A few weeks ago I came across this quote: “Love is a serious mental disease” by Plato Phaedrus, one of the world’s most influential ancient Greek philosophers and it made me think as to why the correlation between love and mental disease was made. So, I researched it, only to find: Love is “an intangible…

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The Importance of Self-Help

January is the Self-Help month!! Many of us make resolutions and statements regarding improving ourselves in different ways. There are times where we experience different situations and we look outwardly for assistance or help; however, there are several things we can do to ensure effective self-help. Most of us wish we could improve certain things…

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