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“The strongest people are not those who show strength in front of the world but those who fight and win battles that others do not know anything about.”
This quote comes from author, filmmaker, and mental health advocate, Jonathan Harnisch, and it’s from his book,The Brutal Truth. It reminds us that we don’t always know what someone is going through. Not everyone likes to broadcast the struggles they’re facing and overcoming. To the world, those who do are…
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Living Life Poetically: Choose Light
“Choose Light” is about having empathy, self-awareness, and self-education. If you’ve been keeping up with current events, then the poem needs no further introduction. Current events (sparked in the U.S.) provide context for the poem. However, the poem’s message is timeless. Therefore, after reading it with current events in mind,…
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A Prayer to Reorient Your Focus and Mind
There are so many old prayers out there with interesting orgins. One such prayer is The Prayer of St. Francis. The Prayer of St. Francis was first published in 1912 inside a French magazine called “The Little Bell.” Since its first publication, it’s been attributed to St. Francis. However, there’s…
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The Debbie Downer Effect: How to Stay Positive Yet Supportive
So you happen to have a close friend or relative who’s always complaining about something or another. They’re always sharing some kind of bad news, and things never seem to be going right in their lives. But if things happen to be going well, it’s only momentary. Maybe for a…
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The Struggle is Real–Why We Need Empathy and Perspective
What are your struggles? Just like you’re probably able to come up with a few responses to that question, so can everyone else. Why is knowing this important? Ability to Empathize Not recognizing that everyone has struggles of their own makes it easy to minimize or overlook what they might…
