Spirituality
A little backstory about myself: I’m 39 years old. From a young age, I began dabbling in drugs, and before I knew it, my life had spiraled into 14 years of addiction involving drugs, alcohol, sex, gambling, and anything else that could numb the pain. About three and a...
I am a 34-year-old single mother of three children. Growing up, I was often told that children were a blessing to those who had them, but as I became a mother myself, I found that statement more complex than I had imagined. When I was 24, I gave birth to twins, and at...
I have always been more of a talker than a writer when it comes to my emotions. Putting my thoughts and feelings into words has never come easily, but I keep trying. That is why I downloaded the Gratitude app. It helped me express my emotions and move forward through...
Practicing gratitude has impacted my life in so many meaningful ways. It has reduced my stress and anxiety. By focusing on the positive aspects of my life, I’ve noticed a significant decrease in my overall stress levels. Whenever I feel overwhelmed, taking a moment to...
Hello to all, I was born and raised in the Atlanta, GA area. For many years, I struggled with financial hardship, homelessness, unhealthy habits, and ungratefulness. Then God and my guardian angels came to my rescue. At one point, I had to make a difficult choice...
It was in 2018 when I was diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Hearing those words put my life into perspective. By 2019, I had reached a very dark place in my life. I didn’t like who I was becoming or what I was allowing into my life. That was when I decided...
On December 24, 2020, my world shattered. I lost my husband to prison because of a choice he made, a choice that involved my daughter. The pain was unbearable. My entire family fell apart, and everything we had built together over eighteen years was gone. Before him,...
If you live with chronic pain, you already know how exhausting it can be. Not just the physical sensations but the constant trying—trying to push through, trying to find answers, trying to explain something that feels invisible to others. The search for relief can...
‘Sensory consciousness and mental consciousness are interconnected. Sensory consciousness gives signals to mental consciousness, and mental consciousness follows with signals to sensory consciousness. But for us the most powerful mind is mental consciousness.’ Geshe...
“The wound is the place where the Light enters you.” ~Rumi I didn’t know what it meant to grieve a body that was still alive until mine turned on me. It began like a whisper—fatigue that lingered, strange symptoms that didn’t match, a quiet fear I tried to ignore....