I am entitled to a “Voice”. What does it mean to have a “Voice”?  I suppose that it means something different to everyone. I certainly can’t say what it means to others. For me to be able to describe what it…

Spreading positivity is self-care. Why is spreading positivity self-care?  Spreading positivity does good things to us as a result of doing it. It reinforces a positive attitude through practice. While being negative reinforces a negative attitude and feeling miserable. Spreading positivity…

Find the thing that you love and do it as much as possible. I love a lot of things. Of all the things I love there is nothing I love more than dancing. And when the music moves me, I dance.…

I walk towards people who treat me like I am a “someone”. I walk away from people who treat me like a “something”. This is not so easy to do. It takes time and practice to understand how we are being…

I don’t let a down day get me down. Yesterday was the worst day that I have had in long time. My pain was extreme and I had some other very difficult symptoms. My day was what is usually called a…

I easily set boundaries. Hmmm…setting boundaries. How many of us struggle with this one? Why is it so tough to do it? Is it about fitting in and being liked? Is it about childhood conditioning? Is it something else? I…

I focus on doing what I need to do. I tend to be a bit “scatter-brained” most of the time. I don’t mean to be. It’s something I have lived with all of my life. I guess nowadays this inability…

I train my mind to see the positive in people. I’d like to take credit for this affirmative idea. I can’t because I found it in the book The Friendship Factor  by Alan Loy McGinnis. I luckily happened upon this book…

Beauty can be found in the simplest of things and in the most unlikely places. On Tuesday of this week I was out and about and I noticed a field of wild pink flowers. As I tend to do, I got…

With every new thing that I try I build confidence. Confidence. How do you obtain it when you lack it? Are some people born more naturally confident than others? Or is it something that requires action to acquire it? Personally,…