mental health & us My one daughter came home from school with a headache and heartache. She had just discovered a former classmate died...

"Peace begins with a smile," Mother Teresa. I just wrapped up this month's Talking to Myself. The show featured my mother, who is...

Author, Rebecca F. Rhea, shares her story of discovery Rebecca Rhea was raised in what she called a loving home. Both she and her brother...

How are you feeling today? A little rough? Cold? Tired? Broke? Sad? In this month's Talking to Myself, I chatted with kindergarten...

Christmas? Bah humbug! Aunt Felicity's voice grates on me. Mom makes me help decorate. Grandpa and Dad argue about politics! Can we go to...

Please listen to my YouTube podcast where I cover the topic of Human Trafficking. Note that it is PG-13: Talking to Myself - PG 13. As a...

One Saturday we were eating breakfast with friends, when one of them told us about our church's annual blessing of the animals. A chicken...

We all have a deep psychological need, comparable to the need for food and water or for shelter, that is to be approved by people. This...

There's nothing special about what we do, we simply do what we can. Smile for Awhile Bundles One call, that's all! Says a lawyer on...

Carol L. Paur discusses her experience wtih camping. It wasn't always fun and games.

The carefree brain has room for thinking interesting thoughts, but the worried brain is at capacity. Michael Lipsey (1). One of the most...

Are you stuck in negativity? Do you only see bad? Author, Carol L. Paur, offers suggestions to turn your negative thoughts to positive

Sticks and stones will break my bones and names will always hurt me. Bullies destroy lives.

"A movement of peace can travel around the world as fast as a movement of hate (1)." During Teachers' Conferences, a teacher asked, "Why...

"For I've grown a little leaner, grown a little colder, grown a little sadder, grown a little older..." (From: We Need a Little...

Before going any further, click here to listen to Isasnora and her friends celebrate a harvest Thanksgiving. I am most grateful to the...

Birthday and Halloween traditions are different today than during Medieval times.

I don't read books, people tell me. Why not? Books inspire, teach, and entertain.

Masks, hand washing, and keeping your germs to yourself.

Though we often think of the Middle Ages as the Dark Ages, we can learn from the people from that era.