Road to Mental Health
It’s your journey. It’s your path. It begins with you. By Shari Marshall – 2019
It’s your journey. It’s your path. It begins with you. By Shari Marshall – 2019
For anybody who has been following along with my 2019 blogging journey you already know that I am challenging myself this year by breaking out of my usual post-a-week style to try post-a-day. To help me with this post-a-day challenge I am using monthly themes. With that in mind, I would like to introduce May’s… Continue reading Mental Health Blogging Month
“Appreciation can change a day, even change a life. Your willingness to put it into words as all that is necessary.” – Margaret Cousins I just wanted to end the month off with a big heartfelt thank you to all of you. I appreciate all your support and participation here at Writing is Communication! I… Continue reading I Appreciate You!
When it’s been the kind of winter that seems to never want to end. There has been snowfall after snowfall and regular temperatures have been between minus thirty and minus fifty. The thought of heat from the summer sun is a distant memory, a hazy dream. Then it happens; you find that special person… Continue reading Go to the sun
You have sat down to write after re-arranging your schedule to make time for it. Your pencil is posed over the paper, or maybe your fingers are posed over the keyboard but nothing comes. No ideas are rolling through your mind only silence and awareness of time ticking by. You strain your thoughts: nothing. With… Continue reading Finding it in the Quiet
Whether we are talking about work, a project, an exercise routine, a personal goal or etcetera there sometimes comes a point where we run out of steam, drive, inspiration, or motivation… Nobody wants to be stuck or feel stale or perhaps it’s one of those cases that you don’t even know its stale. Regardless, this… Continue reading Refreshed & Renewed
Very rarely does mom go somewhere overnight without the family. So, when she does there is usually a guilt trip from both children and the dog. Anyway, of course at night there are phone calls home. It is nice to hear those tiny little voices detailing their day and asking questions while trying to envision… Continue reading The Pillar
There is something so invigorating about a good workout: running, swimming, moving along with Shaun T, Tony Horton, or Jillian Michaels. One of my favourite good workout feelings comes after a great yoga workout. The body feels refreshed, stretched, and full of energy. I feel like I am walking taller and lighter. My whole… Continue reading Leave it on the mat
What feels better than a successful cooking or baking mission in the kitchen? After time spent measuring, whisking, blending, mixing, sifting, stirring and wiping counters, loading the dishwasher and doing dishes that edible treat comes out of the oven looking sweet, smelling rich, and tasting delicious. It is something everyone can enjoy! Blessed be,… Continue reading A Measuring Cup of Thanks
“Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.” – Voltaire “Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.” – Melody Beattie “Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns; I am thankful that thorns have roses.” –… Continue reading Thankful Quotes