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human rights

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 and cultural backgrounds and proclaimed

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gratitude

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 are grateful for that day.

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kindness

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 importance of being kind. Mark

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peace
Mental Freedom

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 know people with mental health

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Self-love
Self-growth

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. With that in mind, I

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mental health
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 watch the way your death

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pain
Mental Health

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 not true. Pain does not

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Relationships

Be Kind to Humankind

Did you know that Aug. 25-31 has been designated “Be Kind to Humankind Week”? I find that both wonderful and sad at the same time—wonderful because it is great to

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