A guided reflection and intention setting journal A new year offers such possibilities. Not so much a do-over, but rather, a new year offers us chances for new, fresh beginnings. We cannot change the past, and we cannot control the future, but we can accept and acknowledge our limitations with…

NOTE: Shannon Jessup on Facebook offers an alternative:  *I will have to leave with my children if this kind of conversation continues*

Because life is better when you love yourself 1. First things first, especially during these Covid times, it is 100% ok to not attend any or even all Holiday gatherings you are invited to. Your health and well-being come before anyone’s desire to have you show up. 2. Don’t try…

YOU are not at fault for the harm others do to you. Everything Happens for A Reason — is a LIE. The message is bullshit. Complete and utter toxic bullshit that is way too prevalent these days. It is a lie. A lie being told and sold by high profile guru’s of the New Age and Self Improvement movements. …

“People with shingles have an approximately 80% higher risk of stroke than those without the disease, and this risk stays elevated for up to a year after the rash has resolved.” https://theconversation.com/ This week, I was (finally) able to re-schedule for my flu vaccine after an insurance glitch denied it…

7 years a family now At 1:58 pm on Nov 15, 2016, Jamal Hinton tweeted: “Somebody grandma is coming in clutch this year!! Ayee!!!” Effectively inviting the rest of us to witness a family being formed as it happened and I’m so glad he did! You see, Jamal, who was 17 at the time, received a text from “your…

Pinkwashing doesn’t help cure cancer Pinkwashing is capitalism at its worst. Companies are not even required to donate any amount, much less a sustainable amount, to breast cancer research or treatments — no matter how many pink ribbons they paste all over their products. Pinkwashing takes a terrifying and, too often, life-ending diagnosis and reduces it to…

Merriam-Webster defines ableism as: : discrimination or prejudice against individuals with disabilities Ableism is when people without disabilities see people with them as being ‘less than’… It is when a chasm exists because abled bodied people decide that the needs of disabled individuals are, in fact, not needs but demands…