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3 Spiritual Happenings To Be Aware Of - - Jennifer Urezzio
I have been noticing several situations from the community. These are topics that several of you have asked me over the last couple of weeks. When these situations happen, I feel that there is something in the "community" consciousness that is ready to be healed. 1. I just want to get THERE...... Submitted 65 days 21 hours ago.

It's All About Me - Danni Andrew
It’s All About ME! The familiar lump rose in my throat as old feelings washed over me. It was 2:00 AM, and my footsteps quickened as my broken heart beat faster. The car in the drive was the one I had been waiting for most of the evening. I jumped again as he fumbled his keys in the... Submitted 113 days 21 hours ago.

Assisted Reproduction - Antonia's Story - - Rose-Marie Chaperon
Today assisted reproduction techniques are widely available due to the advancement medical technology in the US and other countries around the world. Children may be conceived through artificial insemination, either through use of the prospective father’s sperm or sperm from a donor, who... Submitted 168 days 7 hours ago.

The Grass Is Green On My Side of the Fence - - The Old Gray Mare
Do your horses think that the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence? Mine do. When turned out with his horse friends, does one of your horses leave his own pile of hay to check out all the other piles in front of the other horses because their hay is certainly a lot better than... Submitted 174 days 14 hours ago.

3 Ways To Trust - - Jennifer Urezzio
Trust! I often want to shake my fist at the Universe and say, “Isn’t there some sort of action I can do to move me through this difficult situation?” And of course the answer that comes back is trust in an action…an internal one that will generate external... Submitted 178 days 4 hours ago.

First Step to Communicate a Mentally Wounded - Chiradeep
“Moses told this to the Israelites, but they refused to listen to Moses because of their impatience and anguish of spirit and because of their cruel bondage.” Ex. 6:9 (Amplified Bible) Normally a person with great sorrow becomes deaf to any kind of advices, general... Submitted 196 days 11 hours ago.

The Media, Mass Insanity, Religion & The Dogma of Alien Visitation and Intervention - Rick Medina
Humanity is now faced with another form of mass insanity, religious indoctrination, and its dogma from those who believe in alien visitation and intervention. For the past four decades I have been witness to countless media releases which have attempted to portray individual and group accounts of... Submitted 200 days 16 hours ago.

Depression: The Real Story - - Jessie Snyder
Everyone occasionally feels blue or sad, but these feelings are usually fleeting and pass within a couple of days. When a person has a depression disorder, it interferes with their daily life, normal functioning, and causes pain for the person with the disorder and those who care about them. I... Submitted 206 days 4 hours ago.

They Make You Miserable. Why do You Allow Them to Stay in Your Life? - - Ingrid Weir
Do you have a toxic person in your life? Do you have more than one? You know these people… every interaction you have with them is unpleasant in some way. They are either judging you, beating you down, or simply dismissing you as a person. Why do you keep them in your life? As a... Submitted 208 days 5 hours ago.

So there I was in the Dairy Queen drive thru...crying - Taylor Barcus
"For suffering and enduring there is no remedy, but striving and doing." Thomas Carlyle I have told many lies in my past. Why does anyone lie? They are scared, hurt or confused. Lying never helps the situation and I had to learn, and am still learning, the hard way. Yes, I am a convicted... Submitted 218 days 16 hours ago.

Can We Ever Get Over the Stigma of Depression? - - Nancy Travers
For as long as health professionals can remember, our country has developed a negative stigma towards depression. People who have suffered from depression in our country tended to suffer in silence, or not seek the appropriate treatment because of the shame associated with admitting they have a... Submitted 231 days 21 hours ago.

Battle Fatigue, Shell Shock, PTSD - Evolving Ways of Treating the Traumatized Psyche. - Christofer French
It was June of 1984, and President Reagan and a great body of veterans and media made the trip to honor the 40 th . It was probably the most notable anniversary to date of D-Day which was the most hellish collection of violence ever purposefully engineered. Thousands of officials, relatives and... Submitted 256 days 19 hours ago.

Bi-Polar - The Heady "Climate Change" To Which Some Suffering Souls Surrender - Christofer French
“I threw a fit, Grandpa.” “Do you feel bad about it, now?” His candid confession overtook me. “Mom said I had to tell you I threw a fit.” I nodded. Whenever she, as a child, acted like a “maniac”, I would tell her, “Don’t you throw... Submitted 262 days 3 hours ago.

The Body Remembers What the Mind Chooses to Forget - Danni Andrew
Words cut like a knife and unwanted memories flood my mind. My thoughts race back to yester-year and I am reminded of things best left alone. Once again I am eight years old and the fear of swift and fierce retribution is at hand. Most days I am confident, and get things done in a relatively... Submitted 298 days 3 hours ago.

Reasons for Being Irritable and Ways to Help It - - brent01
Are you one of those individuals who see yourself as a person who is always irritated ? If your mind has been full of depression and frustration for an extended period of time, these emotions can often lead to mental illness that can make your condition worse. You may also be displaying several... Submitted 331 days 8 hours ago.

How to Release Stress & Improve Sleep, Concentration, Memory - Drunken Mystic
A couple of days back, a student of Engineering from Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu state approached me on Facebook and asked me if I could teach him some methods to focus the mind constantly on God. I just told him simply that there are many ways to focus on God or attain realization, but first he must... Submitted 352 days 3 hours ago.

Adult Attention Deficit Symptoms - Dr. Emily Kensington
Adult Attention Deficit symptoms are classifed into three groups: Inattention, Hyperactivity, and Impulsivity according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. One can suffer from one group or a combination of all of them. Symptoms usually manifest early in life... Submitted 352 days 18 hours ago.

How Long Does It Take To Heal? - Rick Medina
First of all, what does it mean to heal? Does it mean to be the same again, like new, or does it mean almost like new, or never new? There are a lot of definitions related to this theoretical possibility. Yes, a cut will heal over, and new skin will cover it, but the memory of it may never be... Submitted 362 days 23 hours ago.

Arachnophobia: Irrational Fear of Spiders, Scorpions, etc... - Linda LaVoire
Arachnophobia, by definition, is the fear of spiders and other arachnids such as scorpions. It is a specific phobia . The reactions of people who suffer from arachnophobia, to even the smallest spider, can seem quite irrational to other people (and to the sufferers themselves). But coming from... Submitted 1 year 6 days ago.

I'm laughing, You should be laughing! - Rick Medina
Why's everybody suddenly laughing, is spring in the air, stock markets at all time highs, peace and prosperity everywhere? Wake up, your in a dream, or a nightmare, as the case may be. You know why I'm laughing so hard, I'll tell you why, because it feels good. The power of laughter is all... Submitted 1 year 12 days ago.

Things That We Lug Around that We Don’t have to Carry - - Marijo Phelps
In my mind’s eye I see a scene. It is sunny, a gorgeous day in Everytown. There are many, many walking on the streets which have the hanging baskets of pansies and petunias cascading down from the lamp posts. Bright sun is lighting the sidewalks but wait, there are nets all over, some... Submitted 1 year 18 days ago.

Stress Hormones And Their Relation To Alzheimers Disease - - Gloria H Schneider
Our bodies are hard-wired by nature to react to stress in a way that was originally meant to protect us against perceived threats from predators and aggressors. The "fight-or-flight” response is our natural alarm system, and a normal psychological and physical reaction to stress. Many of... Submitted 1 year 29 days ago.

What Are You Running From, and To, and Why? - - Liesl Garner
"All human beings should try to learn before they die what they are running from, and to, and why." James Thurber, US author, cartoonist, humorist, & satirist , best known for his contributions to The New Yorker. (1894-1961) Can you imagine how the world would open up for us if we knew... Submitted 1 year 65 days ago.

Mental Ghettos Harm US - Joel Hirschhorn
So many intelligent Americans believe, say and do stupid things. When a large fraction of the population is like this, a nation rots from the inside and succumbs to external forces. I have always searched for the simplest yet best ways to explain what I see as a multi-decade decline of every... Submitted 1 year 70 days ago.

The Thorn In My Side - Danni Andrew
My road to recovery has often been rocky. My own agenda superceds rationality at times and my mind occasionally plays tricks on me even today. Without medication to cloud or control my thoughts I am at my own mercy to search out the truth and implement it. My grasp on reality is largely... Submitted 1 year 95 days ago.

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