Tag: resilience
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MAKING MY PEACE … with raising my light quotient – micro-moments of “feel-good” nourishment
MAKING MY PEACE … with raising my light quotient – micro-moments of “feel-good” nourishment Light builds resilience. Light builds energy. Light builds hope. But what is a “Light Quotient” and why do we need to increase it? Sasha from The Pagan Homemaker describes a light quotient as simple ways to make you feel lighter, which increases resilience,…
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MAKING MY PEACE … with natural disasters
MAKING MY PEACE … with natural disasters … finding hope and renewal after disaster … After a natural disaster, a flood, a fire, an earthquake – even a heartbreak –healing seems distant, but eventually it always arrives. Inspired by Liberian poet Patricia Jabbeh Wesley’s “Healing Will Come: Elegy after Natural Disaster,” I explore the stages…
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MAKING MY PEACE … with what teenagers write about
Making My Peace … with what teenagers write about When teenagers write, unfettered, without restrictions, what do they write about? According to Soumia Shah’s new 2025 book Teen Rising, teens reveal their inner thoughts, concerns, and self-doubts. Teen Rising: An Anthology of Stories Written by Teens all around the World (2025) is a collection of 20…
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MAKING MY PEACE … with lifelong friendships
Making My Peace … with lifelong friendships Friendship – brief or long – is one of the most powerful influences on well-being. Research confirms that having strong, supportive friendships can reduce stress, improve mental health, and even increase longevity. As I think about friends from school days, some over a period of fifty years or more,…
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MAKING MY PEACE … with the most popular self-help books in 2024
Making My Peace … with the most popular self-help books in 2024 In 2024, the Amazon book market experienced the following notable trends in reader interests in self-help books. Popular topics and themes included mental health, personal development, mindfulness, and building personal resilience.
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MAKING MY PEACE … with putting my hands up, up in the air
Making My Peace … with putting my hands up, up in the air Putting your hands up, up in the air, two hands above the head, is a symbol of joy, especially at concerts and celebrations and especially amid many like-minded people. The message is one of embracing fun. Sometimes putting your hands up…
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MAKING MY PEACE … with falling and faceplanting
Making My Peace … with falling and faceplanting One minute I was running and the next minute I was face down on a gravel pathway in the middle of a forest in the rain. We all know the feeling – whether it’s a literal stumble or a metaphorical fall – it’s the moment when everything…
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MAKING MY PEACE … with planted seeds that don’t grow
Making My Peace … with planted seeds that don’t grow Ideas start with a single seed … sow a seed and watch it grow … keep planting seeds, you never know what may take root … Most advice about seeds of ideas are positive, motivating, and inspirational. But what if, in real life, seeds…