Stop Suicide; Start Paying Attention

Stop Suicide; Start Paying Attention

I bristle whenever I hear talk of suicide. I can’t imagine not wanting to be alive. This is not because I’ve never been distraught. I know despair; he has dipped in and out of my life at some of the most inconvenient times. I have the emotional and physical wounds to...
One Day or Day One. You Choose.

One Day or Day One. You Choose.

September is one of those months when we begin again. We put the grills away; shove the bathing suites back in the drawers; and head to the malls. But as we come in side, let’s go inside, of ourselves. Let’s find out what makes us tick, and determine for...
Rape.

Rape.

I am afraid. Children. That is what they are–although they think that they are prepared and ready to face the world–often suffer one of the most traumatic and life altering events early in life and away from the protection that the watchful eyes of parents...
Nurture Yourself with Food

Nurture Yourself with Food

    It’s been a long cold winter. When it’s cold, we all deserve some pampering. I like to pamper myself with good food.  Food that, nurtures my body and warms my soul. After exhausting my muscles with shoveling, I often sat down and had a warm...
Go RED Everyday!

Go RED Everyday!

 Stop smoking. If you plan on smoking, you should also plan on dying young and probably dying of a heart attack. When blood supply to the heart gets to a critically low point, when the artery that sends nutrients and oxygen to the heart muscle narrows, you will suffer...