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Lessons Learned from 2023
2023 was an excellent year, and I learned a lot. Some lessons were painful, others were joyful, but each added something to my life. Instead

Do You Enjoy Basic Human Rights?
December is Universal Human Rights Month, with several individual observances throughout. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was drafted by representatives from various legal

Gratitude 2023
Keeping a gratitude journal is the best habit I maintain. Every day, my gratitude partner, Terri Winfree, and I exchange emails listing five things we

Kindness, It Costs Nothing
Each year, November 13 is World Kindness Day—a call to celebrate kindness and compassion in all its forms. There are so many quotes about the

Mental Freedom® Promotes Emotional Wellness and a Positive Attitude
October is National Emotional Wellness and Positive Attitude Month. I would like to make a case that the two go hand-in-hand, and Mental Freedom® is

Who is Mental Freedom For?
When I recently spoke about Mental Freedom, the person I was talking with assumed that it is for people with mental health concerns. While I

Choose Love Instead of Fear
Beyond my birthday, October has many observances that I believe in and support involving diversity, anti-bullying, anti-violence, crime prevention, LGBTQ, dropout prevention and mental health.

13 Reasons Why Not
Perhaps you watched the popular Netflix series, 13 Reasons Why, in the early seasons, and believe that if you suicide, you’ll be around later to

13 Options other than suicide
When you are in pain, it is impossible to think of anything else and it feels like there will never be any relief. This is