When my world becomes full of too many problems, I look to others for their unique advice, inspiration and strength. I find socializing is a good positive answer to lifting a bad mood. Having coffee and a long conversation with a friend can help me sometimes see that there is a way out of my… Read more »
Posts By: Mary Kate Cranston
The Grief Buzz
What’s the Buzz? Tara Reid tells us what she learned from talk radio. 4 LGBT refugees discuss why they came to the US. Find out which “Friends” character should be your roommate. It’s Buzzfeed where the hottest, most social content on the web lives 24/7. You know. All the stuff you want to pass along… Read more »
3 Irresistible Healing Summer Songs
This may sound weird but listening to songs about summer is a refuge for me. It’s a total sensory gut reaction. As in when I hear a summer song that clicks within me, I mentally escape reality for a short time and my inner self begins to calm and heal. It’s musical magic and for… Read more »
The Incredible Tina Fey
Woo! Woo! Readers!! I can see the weekend on the horizon!! And for Friday’s sake, we need a good laugh! Plain ole silly laughter just lightens our burdens and gives us a break from sadness and pain. Even in the most difficult of times, laughter continually gives me the strength to keep going and hope for better… Read more »
An Absolute Amazing Thought
As a human community, we are constantly interacting with each other on different levels. Working, playing, and collectively striving to figure out — often through some kind of spiritual activity — what it’s all about and the nature of our roles in this great journey of life. Yet as much as we think we know… Read more »
Off The Beaten Path
Some people say that vacation is having nothing to do and all day to do it in. I think it’s more that you have things to do but you do it when you want. And the things that you do are more for you than for others. I feel when a group of adult friends… Read more »
3 Reasons For An Essential Break
I’ve been cranky. I’ve been restless. I need a time out. Don’t send me to a corner. Instead, please send me to the beach. The beach is my healing place. My happy place. It’s the place where I fill up my emotional reserves (which are now entering the red warning zone indicating that I am… Read more »
Thought From Cheryl Strayed
Trusting yourself means living out what you already know to be true. ~ Cheryl Strayed
Malala Day – #StrongerThan
Today is not just any Monday in July. It is July 14: Malala Day. A day of celebrating inner strength and courage. I find strength through my connections with my family, friends and my faith and I hope you too have figured out your own emotional support system that helps you sustain a spirit of… Read more »
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A blog about moving through grief by developing resilience, practicing wellness & finding the wicked funny side of life. Widow. Mom. Writer. Dancer.
