Have you ever heard the saying: you are what you think? It is true. Think negatively and you will have a self-fulfilling prophecy. Think positively, and the opposite is true. Affirmations are statements intended to build and maintain healthy self-esteem and to help foster a positive outlook on life.he positive psychology practice of self-affirmation aims to help
Watching the Olympics made me a little nostalgic for my childhood (which has been a feeling that’s happened a lot lately). I miss the 90s. The times were simpler—no technology to really influence our childhood. We had to use our imaginations. My friend Melissa and I used ours a lot. We used to sleep over
We all want to know what’s going to happen in our future. Most humans like knowing, not wondering. Wondering causes anxiety, stresses, and often confusion. I will admit, I often read the last paragraph of a book before starting it, to see how the book ends. (Thanks Harry! IYKYK) I don’t like surprises. I like
“Life throws you curves, but you learn to swerve.”- Rascal Flatts People like the known. The certainty. The comfortability. We often become complacent. I know I was. When I was hired at my job in 2017, I was also getting my PhD. I wanted a job that I could work part-time, so I could
I know people wonder how I became a Green Bay Packers’ fan since I was born and raised in Minnesota, and my mom is an alumna of the Minnesota Vikings cheerleading squad. I get asked this all the time. The answer is quite simple: when I was a child, my dad would watch Vikings’ games,
Yesterday, I saw this meme: It hit me hard. Life is hard. I have had some heaviness in my life recently—and it has weighed heavily on my heart and mind—in some ways, I feel I haven’t truly been myself. I am 100% a person who carries the load without talking about it, which makes
Life is a fleeting thing–one day here, the next day gone. And the truth is: it can all change in the matter of a second. Your health can change. Your wealth can change. YOU can change. There is a saying in Greek: Τίποτα δεν είναι αιώνιο (Nothing is eternal). In classical and biblical Greek, the
At least once a year I go to the beach. With friends. With my family. It doesn’t matter how I get there, I am getting there. Thankfully, I live only 2 hours away from the beach here in NC–it’s one of the best parts about living here! You can go for a day, a weekend,
We all have pet peeves—those common, little things people do that annoy us. Some may have a few, while others have hundreds. These pet peeves may make our skin crawl, cause us to become irate, or cause us to question humanity. Psychologist, O’Connor called pet peeves “social allergens” that can cause mental fatigue and anxiety
A quirk is “an unusual habit or part of someone’s personality, or something that is strange and unexpected” (Oxford). Quirks are part of what makes each of us individual—what makes us who we are. Everyone is strange in their own way. Quirks make us unique. They also help others remember us better. As a writer, I add quirks to my fictional characters to make