Was There A Time You Doubted God Was There? When I was in my teens, where were you to show me the way? I was lost, and fearful, and shy, and I had no self confidence whatsoever. I had one girlfriend, one boy friend, and a family life that was nothing less than chaotic. I still managed to go... ( added 1 year 88 days ago.)

Make Yourself Strong Through Your Weakness Have you ever been so tired of a situation, but you had to let it run it's course? Think about having a broken bone, and wearing that annoying cast for 6-8 weeks. It's sweaty, itchy, and you just want it off. After the third day, when you just... ( added 1 year 89 days ago.)

Feel Your Security Blanket At The Will Of A Thought Many of us had a security blanket or a stuffed animal or something special that kept us feeling safe and secure when we were little. The feeling was like no other. Pure protection, as well as something soft and fuzzy to hold onto as we drifted off... ( added 1 year 90 days ago.)

I’ll Be There When You Need Me, God I often find myself asking God for one thing or another. Always prefaced with "Please," of course. "Please don't let it rain for my picnic, Please let me make it to my appointment on time. Please let these pants fit. Please don't let the deer eat... ( added 1 year 90 days ago.)

How To Minimize Hurt, And Stand Strong I have been soft, my whole entire life. Oh, I could physically hold my own with siblings, but my heart was hurt instantly for a million different reasons. I know there are many who don't believe in astrology, but I am someone who does. I also know... ( added 1 year 91 days ago.)

Acceptance Seems To Be The Key When a problem arises that is unexpected, and unfathomable to the mind, the most beneficial way to deal with it, is to accept it, before you try to absorb it. "It is what it is." This can apply to anything from stubbing your toe, to finding out... ( added 1 year 92 days ago.)

Life Has So Many Segments As I sit here at fifty two, I was thinking of all the different roles I've played in this life. I was a set up waitress at fourteen, a bank teller, a dental assistant, a cashier, a waitress, and a postal clerk for seven years. Each one of these... ( added 1 year 92 days ago.)

The More We Do For Ourselves, The Better We Feel Which way do I go, which way do I think, how do I act, how do I push onward, why isn't Faith helping as much as I want it to? I wasn't going to write about the way I feel, but I know there are others out there that may go through the same thoughts... ( added 1 year 93 days ago.)

Addiction Versus Willpower, Which Will You Choose Without outside help, addiction would overule willpower, which wouldn't have a chance at the time. Willpower can only come after much adversity and pain. First, there needs to be the whole soul searching, character defect research, maybe a twelve... ( added 1 year 93 days ago.)

I Miss My Family Forty eight years ago, my grandfather, living on the other side of our duplex, adored his first grandchild, me J and in my honor, he planted black eyed susans. Unfortunately, he passed away when I was four. How many of us can say our grandfather... ( added 1 year 94 days ago.)

Set Your Future Free There aren't too many people who grow up in a perfectly normal home, and go on to be perfectly normal adults. I know those families exist, but I've yet to meet one in fifty two years. There's always something that clouds our view of our formative... ( added 1 year 95 days ago.)

A Friend Of Twenty Five Years Is Someone Special Some twenty five years ago, I met a woman at a friend's house, and as soon as she opened her mouth, and started talking, I knew I had a friend forever. She used her hands like I did, was even more dramatic and excitable while telling a story... ( added 1 year 96 days ago.)

Mind Overload Leads To Shock And Trauma My mind and body have been in complete shock, quite a few times in my life. The best way to avoid this from happening, as I have come to learn, is with practice. What would you practice, to change the way you react to situations? Patience is... ( added 1 year 96 days ago.)

Life On Hold, Stressful Time It is very aggravating, frustrating and stressful, to have your life be on hold. This could be while you await a job offer, after having two interviews, or being nine months pregnant, with no signs of baby wanting to come out, or waiting for test... ( added 1 year 96 days ago.)

Where Do I Go From Here With all the reading and writing I have done, and picking up helpful pieces of advice along the way, I wonder where I go from here? I'm in the midst of a divorce, and I don't know what the outcome of that will be. I've managed to accept the fact... ( added 1 year 97 days ago.)

You Can’t Push Me Down If I Don’t Want To Fall There are so many things to be concerned with in our World, it's easy to be pushed down in spirit, and give up your hope for a brighter future. The discovery channel brings us so much information, I for one, cannot keep it all in my head.... ( added 1 year 97 days ago.)

Don't Let Trauma Push You Over The Edge Trauma can shake your mind and body to the core, and push you right over the edge if you aren't careful in your thoughts and actions. Shock and confusion to your whole being, can cause depression and the wish to die, not live. As strong as we may... ( added 1 year 98 days ago.)

The Light Always Follows The Darkness In our deepest times of trial and tribulation, even a sunny day can seem black and ominous. Sometimes we feel there is no way out of our despair. The worst experience for me was when my mom passed away, at 59. I thought the stars had fallen from... ( added 1 year 98 days ago.)

Try To Relate And Not Compare In a twelve step program, there is a saying that is extremely important to the success of one's sobriety. That saying is, "Try to relate, and not compare." This means, when speaking out in meetings, or speaking in front of a group, the audience... ( added 1 year 98 days ago.)

How To Get Enlightenment Out Of Distress This is my personal experience, it is what has worked for me, i hope i don't offend anybody by saying we, i am not a therapist or a doctor, but i have lived through what i write about. And i'm right here. Maybe the information can help someone... ( added 1 year 99 days ago.)

Come Let Me Share Some Nature With You There are many times in our lives where things don't go according to the way we want. Our expectations and the end result are not the same. We wish there was some outlet that would help us feel better. We can visit nature. It's awesome. If we have... ( added 1 year 101 days ago.)

No Two Eyes See The Same Thing In The Same Way Everybody's interpretation is different. Some look at this picture and see an Eskimo looking into a black hole, and some see a woman with black hair and earrings. Some may see both. There's not one situation or one lifetime spent together that... ( added 1 year 101 days ago.)

Do You Have Boundaries In Place My mother was the warmest woman I've ever known, and everyone else shared my opinion. She put herself last, always made sure her kids had what they needed before she did, which was never, and worked full-time as a nurse. In all her sweetness... ( added 1 year 101 days ago.)

I May Slip, I May Fall, But I WILL Get Up It's very difficult for those who have never suffered from severe depression, to fully understand what it's like. It isn't laziness, number one. It is the inability to motivate one's self to accomplish any task, due to stress and a depressed... ( added 1 year 102 days ago.)

Like A Willow I Can Bend I was very rigid during my life. I knew what was right, what was wrong, what was appropriate, what was inappropriate, and I stuck to those concepts I held within my mind, heart, and soul. I made a few mistakes, okay, more than a few, but basically... ( added 1 year 104 days ago.)