​Feeling alone linked to psychological and physical ills, but wisdom may be a protective factorDate:December 19, 2018Source:University of California - San DiegoSummary:Moderate to severe loneliness can persist across adult lifespans, but researchers ...

Managing Your Emotional Reactions (Teens)

I have been thinking a lot about social media and our "Knne-jerk" reactions are so easy to post, tweet or text. When I was growing up, passsing a note to someone was our verwsion of texting. But in order to do it, you had to actually get out a paper ...

12 Most Important Ways to Let People Know They Matter Mattering a universal human need. Here are The 12 Important things to do now to ensure a “yes” every time you encounter or interact with someone significant or yet-to-be significant in your life. ...

**What would we do without humor? How would we enjoy talks with others if we did not use humor to invite a smile or a laugh? And how would we manage the times when we feel sad and alone? With humor we lighten up each day, and we find common ground wi...

So, What IS Happiness?The research suggests that happiness is a combination of how satisfied you are with your life (for example, finding meaning in your work) and how good you feel on a day-to-day basis. Both of these are relatively stable—that is, ...

Walking out the door on Friday morning is like leaving for vacation. There's only eight hours between you and the weekend, so you're ready to take on anything. Everyone around you seems to be in a better mood, but maybe it's just because you have a d...

 When stress takes over, it can be really challenging to return to your happy state. To help you get back there, here are some inspirational stress quotes on how to manage it. "I enjoy an evening stroll. It helps me to reflect and eases stress."...

"One thing you can't hide - is when you're crippled inside." ― John Lennon"Your emotions make you human. Even the unpleasant ones have a purpose. Don't lock them away. If you ignore them, they just get louder and angrier." ― Sabaa Tahir"Ever since pe...

"Some of the most powerful times are when we're quiet." -- Michael W. Smith  Cultivating Quiet: 6 Ways to Invite Silence Into Your Life Nourish yourself with these simple practices. https://yogainternational.com/article/view/cultivating-qui...

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Use your sense of humor as a Stress Coping Mechanism We can prepare ourselves for stress with coping techniques, we can eliminate stressors from our lives whenever possible, and we can surround ourselves with social support--we absolutely should...

Forest Service ShieldU.S. FOREST SERVICE Caring for the land and serving people.What is open space?Open space includes all unbuilt areas, whether publically or privately owned, protected or unprotected. Open space lands include forests and grass...

We all deal with our own anger. We all cope with others' anger. My opinion only, anger is as natural to us as love, hate, happiness, fear and happiness. How we deal with our own anger is up to us. Our reaction to others' anger is also ours to de...

 "I've listened to someone as young as 14 and someone as old as 100 talk about their close friends, and [there are] three expectations of a close friend that I hear people describing and valuing across the entire life course," says William Rawli...

Today's Spoonful of Positive ; Kindness                                           photo credit: Marjorie Farrington     A random act of kindness, no matter how small, can make a tremendous impact on someone else's life.” ― Roy T. Bennett   “A kind gesture can reach a wound that only compassion can heal.” ― Steve Maraboli,   “Doing nothing for others is the undoing of ourselves.” ― Horace Mann   “If you're not making someone else's life better, th...

There is a lot of focus on positivity, which is awesome. There is a lot of emphasis on kindness. Include yourelf. Compassion for yourself is not selfish, it is self care. “Nourishing yourself in a way that helps you blossom in the direction you want to go is attainable, and you are worth the effort.”– Deborah Day   “Self-compassion is simply giving the same kindness to ourselves that we would give to others.”– Christopher Germer   “Learning to lo...

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 Your Spoonful of Positive -- Sunday

Spoonful of Positivity Monday : Love  Love is all you need Love, love, loveLove, love, loveThere's nothing you can do that can't be doneNothing you can sing that can't be sungNothing you can say, but you can learn how to play the gameIt's easyNothing you can make that can't be madeNo one you can save that can't be savedNothing you can do, but you can learn how to be you in timeIt's easyAll you need is love, all you need is loveAll you need is lov...

Spoonful of Positive: Pets"Our perfect companions never have fewer than four feet." ― Colette  "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated." ― Mahatma Gandhi   "I am in favor of animal rights as well as human rights. That is the way of a whole human being." ― Abraham Lincoln "Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened." ― Anatole France    

Spoonful of Positive: Compassion"Three things we need to learn: simplicity, patience, compassion. These our greatest treasures." --Marjorie Farrington  "As I get older, the more I stay focused on the acceptance of myself and others, and choose compassion over judgment and curiosity over fear."   --Tracee Ellis Ross "We need more kindness, more compassion, more joy, more laughter. I definitely want to contribute to that." --Ellen DeGeneres  "Let u...