• Linkups - Mental Health

    Victim or Survivor & Vagal Nerve

          This post is part of the April 2024 A-Z Blogging Challenge.                                                 LETTER V Victim or Survivor? The terms “victim” and “survivor” carry different connotations and are often used  in situations of trauma or hardship. Victim: “Victim” typically refers to someone who has experienced harm, injustice, or trauma. It implies a sense of powerlessness or vulnerability in the face of adversity. Calling oneself a victim can sometimes perpetuate a mindset of helplessness or dependency, emphasizing…

  • Five Minute Friday - Linkups

    5 Minute Friday Linkup Progress

    I am linking up with https://fiveminutefriday.com/ for a weekly five minute free write. FMF Writing Prompt Link-up :: Progress Do you have that feeling that in spite of your attempts of making goals and lists you aren’t making headway? Reality is maybe that list is unrealistically long. Maybe break it down into priorities and baby steps. These are all things I think I am doing but yet each day I feel like I’m barely keeping up with all those things I am supposed to be getting done. Maybe I need to challenge myself to put one to three things to…

  • Five Minute Friday - Linkups - Mental Health

    Respect: Be Kind Be Open to Differences

    Respect R- E -S -P- E -C- T The first thing on hearing this word is the song start playing in my head by Aretha Franklin. Though she was not the original artist according to my Google results. This sign should be posted in every classroom as a visual reminder. This doesn’t mean take someone abusing you or bullying you but you don’t have to retailiate. You can stand up for yourself and still be kind. “I see so much judgement, anger and hatred spewing in our country these days……But I am not going to veer into politics and don’t…

  • Five Minute Friday - Linkups

    What Is It Worth To Me? Five Minute Friday Linkup

      What Is It Worth To Me? I am linking up with Five Minute Friday. We are given a word prompt and the challenge is to free write for five minutes.  This weeks word prompt is worth. FMF Writing Prompt Link-up :: Worth What is it worth is a question I ponder often. Decluttering I come across objects and wonder what its value is and if I could sell it. Or does it have too much emotional worth attached for me to let it go.  For the longest time and well to be honest still now I struggle. I struggled…

  • Chronic Illness - Five Minute Friday - Linkups

    May Madness 2020

    MAY MADNESS IBD Day is today May 19th. .  It is a day  to spread awareness about Inflammatory Bowel Disease. A newer type of colitis that I learned about last year when I was diagnosed was Microscopic Colitis. The doctors say that this was likely triggered by use of  OTC NSAID’s for pain control. It is also Arthritis Awareness Month and  Celiac Awareness Month which are diagnosis I have lived with for many years.  

  • Five Minute Friday - Linkups

    5 Minute Friday Talent

    “This post contains affiliate links. That means if you click and buy, I may make a commission. Please see my disclosure policy to lean more” Welcome to this weeks 5 Minute Friday This week’s writing prompt is: TALENT I am linking up with  Five Minute Friday.  FMF Writing Prompt Link-up :: Talent We set a timer for five minutes and start writing. This is a free write. We write what ever comes to mind about the prompt. This weeks prompt Talent brings to mind so many things. Talents I wish I had and so many skills that I see that…