We have all heard the advice that dancing to your favorite song will help you destress or lift your mood. They aren’t wrong, but it doesn’t have to be limited to just your living room. Don’t worry, late night clubs and high school proms are not the only other...
It’s that time of year again…Hispanic Heritage Month! The time to honor the Hispanics and Latinas that contribute to this country and society. The theme for this year of 2021 is hope. Esperanza. A fitting theme after the global challenges we have all been facing....
If there is a person in the world who believes in distance education, that person is me! Online teaching democratized education and allowed people from different social classes to have access to the same content, in addition to enabling greater mobility to learn,...
It’s time to unleash your inner artist – today is National Coloring Day! Coloring is good for all ages, even adults! Most adults are not aware that coloring for adults is a thing and perceive it as just for kids. Adults can do coloring to celebrate National...
On the occasion of Positive Thinking Day, let's celebrate the lifestyle of positivity and the positivity around us. Everyday life can be very stressful, so it might be difficult to find ways to be positive. But here are eight things that you can do to reflect...
Several years ago, my teenage daughter spent two stints in rapid succession in a mental hospital due to suicidal ideation. She’d recently been diagnosed as bipolar. We were still trying to understand what that meant when the hospitalizations occurred. My child was...
As someone who has studied journalism and worked in the editing world, I am very much used to constructive criticism, and I have learned not to take any criticism so personally when it comes to my work. It took me a while to get to this point; I remember very...
The pandemic has made us rethink how we are showing up in our lives, especially at work. People are starting to realize that their most valuable possession is time and health, not so much a fancy job title. According to The Washington Post, a third of US workers...
This date is a very important and special day to observe the importance of helping others. The United Nations declared September 5th to be International Day of Charity. Doing some charity work and volunteering is very essential. There are so many underprivileged...
While volunteering has been a popular activity in the last few decades, it is not limited to the 20th and 21st century, with voluntary hospitals in the UK dating back to the 12th century. For this non-profit act to not only continue, but grow and develop into more...
Saying goodbye to someone you love is never easy. But for people who lose a friend or family member to overdose, the burden of grief is even heavier. Besides processing their own pain, they’re forced to cope with the judgements and misconceptions of others who...
In a culture where many of us aren’t comfortable talking about grief, it’s hard to know how to support someone who has lost a friend or family member. How much sympathy is too much? Will our well-meant words do more harm than good? What’s the best way to help?...
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