Body scan meditation is one of the most effective ways to begin to practice mindfulness as a daily self-care routine. The primary goal of using body scan meditation is to train the mind to be more aware of sensory experiences. The body scan meditation can be helpful to people dealing with stress, tension, anxiety, sleep difficulties, and chronic pain
Journaling is one of the most portable mental health tools available. It can be used anywhere and at almost any time you need support dealing with feelings of anxiety, depression, or anger. These strong emotions, when not dealt with, can develop into more progressive and unproductive thoughts or feelings that can cause chaos on both mental health and well-being.
Loneliness affects millions of people. With the holidays approaching, more than ever before, now is the time to address the feelings of depression resulting from feelings of loneliness. There are many things that can be done to overcome feeling lonely. The key is to first realize how you feel and find the best strategy that works for you.
This year has certainly dealt a fair share of obstacles for everyone to deal with. Some of these obstacles have impacted personal health and well-being, family, school, or business life.
Who doesn’t have a lot going on? In recent months, parents’ responsibilities have increased tremendously. From juggling work, home responsibilities, and personal health, plus the added task of remote learning, it’s enough to overwhelm anyone.
You can buy me everything and still not give me what I need. When I say no, sometimes I’m testing you to see if you will teach me to say yes. When I want to give up and I go against your rules, I’m looking for you to set boundaries, in love, so I can see another way.
Who wants to be broken? Who wants to go through a period of losing everything? I don’t think too many people would be rushing to the front of the line to volunteer for this calling. I don’t blame you. I wouldn’t had want to either. But God, knows better than we know. His plan is good, right, and always perfect but, God expects us to trust him.
I had been driving for 13 hours. I had 4 more hours to go before I would complete my road trip from Texas to Georgia in 2009. The trip would not have been so bad had I not had my 3 year old son and my 4-week old daughter with me. At 4 am, I loaded the car, drank an energy drink, and then we started our journey.