Category: Miscellaneous

Anxiety Lessons: Feel well, think well
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Anxiety Lessons: Feel well, think well

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What are the biggest lessons that I have learned from anxiety? First, let’s talk briefly about anxiety disorders. What are they? In a very basic description they can be summed up as disorders that occurred due to a diminished ability to cope with stress; they are the result of cumulative long-term stress. It is a… Continue reading Anxiety Lessons: Feel well, think well

Mental Health Blogging Month
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Mental Health Blogging Month

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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

I Appreciate You!
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I Appreciate You!

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“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!

Go to the sun
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Go to the sun

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  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

Finding it in the Quiet
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Finding it in the Quiet

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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

Refreshed & Renewed
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Refreshed & Renewed

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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

The Pillar
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The Pillar

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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