Sometimes Doing the Right Thing Feels Miserable We all have things we don't like doing. Taking out the smelly garbage, stacking wood, cleaning bedrooms, taking out the kitty litter, cleaning out the garage, doing homework, and simply being a good and decent human being. It takes effort... ( added 95 days 2 hours ago.)

The Worst Thing An Alcoholic Can Do Is Live In The Past We all make mistakes, and maybe the alcoholic makes more of them than others. It is an insidious disease, and it wants to be in control. Addiction in itself is hard to understand unless you have experienced being addicted to something or someone.... ( added 98 days 11 hours ago.)

You Live, You Love, You Hurt, And You Live Again Life may be may things, but it certainly is not predictable. Examples of this start as early as infancy. We are uncomfortable with a dirty diaper, or if we want a bottle, or to take a nap. We are living in reality, and we don't like it so much.... ( added 106 days 2 hours ago.)

Why Does Retrospect Always Comes At The End If we only knew the correct ways of thinking and acting before we "do it our way" and make mistakes, I guess we'd be ready for Heaven. It awaits us, but only after we figure out how to think, act and react in the best way for all involved. We... ( added 113 days 1 hour ago.)

Life Changes, But Can We If we think about our lives, we can honestly agree that life is ever changing. It never stays the same for long. We can be riding a wave of excitement and happiness one minute, and feeling crushed and abandoned the next. As far back as we can... ( added 121 days 4 hours ago.)

One Nice Comment Can Make The Difference In A Writer's Day I try to read as many articles as I can, and I always leave a comment. When I ran across this site, I was glad to see the different options it had over other writing sites. Our articles are rated, and we get stars, a brilliant idea and an added... ( added 130 days 8 hours ago.)

What Is The Difference Between Depression And Clinical Depression I have battled with both kinds of depression, and these are my opinions. Everyone is different, and should see a doctor if they are having any of the symptoms I will be mentioning. Have you ever gone to see a movie, and walked out of the theater... ( added 133 days 4 hours ago.)

My Mom Was A Realist, My Dad An Ex Marine, So Where Does That Leave Me My mom was a realist. Maybe being a nurse had affected her in a way that she wasn't going to "baby" her babies. My father was an ex marine and wouldn't accept, "I can't, or I don't want to." We were innocent kids, content to play and interact... ( added 134 days 3 hours ago.)

How Do I Learn How To Be Alone Isolation can either be devastating, or peaceful. And the emotions involved start as early as birth. We, as parents, have to do our part to soothe a baby and make them feel safe and comfortable, while they are alone in their playpen or crib.... ( added 136 days 3 hours ago.)

When You Decide To Do Something, Think About All Involved I don't ever remember my mother telling me to make my decisions based on "for the good of all involved." She believed in the concept, but used her own words. I wasn't introduced to this particular saying until I went into a twelve step program. I... ( added 137 days 19 hours ago.)

Who Do You Consider A Friend We have many "acquaintances" throughout our lives, but there are very few people special enough to be a "true friend." The requirements are selfless and exhausting at times. Acquaintances receive the old, "I'm fine" when asked how we are? A true... ( added 141 days 3 hours ago.)

Opinions And The Truth Aren't Always The Same Everyone has their own opinions of any given set of events. A fly ball hits someone's foot, and bounces into another's hands. The person who's foot was touched, thinks they are rightfully the owner of the ball. However, the person with the ball in... ( added 147 days 5 hours ago.)

"What Do I Stand For, What Do I Believe In, And What Will I Fight For?" We are taught to have manners when we are young. "Yes please, no thank you." We're told to have respect for our elders, and never answer them back. We develop our own personalities, gathered together by all those involved in our lives. We pick up... ( added 147 days 20 hours ago.)

Do Our Pets Have A Soul I brought home a little kitten for my three kids, sixteen years ago. Now Kitty, (we have a knack for originality) was not the "sweet, sit on your lap, roll over and let you pet her stomach" kind of cat. She was declawed, but didn't know it. Our... ( added 152 days 3 hours ago.)

Does It All Begin In The Head The way we think may very well be our biggest asset while on this Earth. And yet, without the proper training, we can be like fish floundering on a dock. Even with the proper training, we may be negatively influenced by situations and people who... ( added 156 days 16 hours ago.)

When Adversity Comes Calling We all go through situatons in life that cause us to feel many different emotions. It can be painful, when we are in the middle of our predicament. It helps to recognize just what we are feeling at the time. When adversity comes... ( added 165 days 8 hours ago.)

First We Deal And Then We Heal Whenever situations arise that take a great deal of focus and concentration, we tend to worry more about the outcome, than to figure out how to deal. The cards are there, the hand is dealt, now what? There is always something or someone to deal... ( added 168 days 20 hours ago.)

There Are People Running All Over This Planet Of Ours There are people running around all over this planet of ours. Some are doing God's work, some lean towards the side of the devil. Some are doing their part, some are trying to get out of doing theirs. Some lend a helping hand, and others pull... ( added 173 days 3 hours ago.)

What Exactly Is It That Do Moms Do Sometimes, it doesn't seem like anyone else is noticing what we are doing, how we are doing it, and why we are doing it. Those of us who are mothers, willingly give up our time, our wants, and our needs to raise our children well. There is no time... ( added 177 days 5 hours ago.)

We All See Things From Our Own Angle What if we have a boy eyeing the apples in the produce aisle, right out in the open, just calling him to take one, and as he looks around and sees no one, he grabs the apple and puts it in is pocket. He thinks to himself, "What's one apple? This... ( added 179 days 4 hours ago.)

What's Right With Some People What is it that makes one person bend over backwards to help someone? What makes them stop what they are doing and accommodate the needs of others? Where do some get the desire to be kind and understanding and compassionate? How do some know what... ( added 186 days 22 hours ago.)

What Has This Economy Done To Single Mothers Not every single mother with kids is the outcast most people have chosen to label them. It isn't easy in this economy or any other as well, for a single person to take care of a home, kids, bills, food, clothes and any extras. If this single... ( added 192 days 2 hours ago.)

In The Far Reaches Of My Soul Ever since I was a young girl, I had a sense inside of me, in the far reaches of my soul, that would speak to me and allow me to feel things other's did not. I could sense what type of mood someone was in just by feeling their negative or positive... ( added 193 days 22 hours ago.)

Ah, Mr. President, Come And Sit With Me For A While I have always wanted kids, Mr. President, ever since I was a little girl. I would play with my dolls for hours, nurturing with every ounce of my being. My dream was to have kids, and love them, take care of them, guide them, and instill good... ( added 200 days ago.)

Cayce Anthony: Can A Selfish Ego Drive One To Murder It's hard for me to fathom how someone could think solely about their wants and needs to the point of killing their own child. A twenty two year old girl stands accused of doing just that. If one were to believe the pieces of the story that have... ( added 203 days 21 hours ago.)