The Short Form

Are you sleeping well at night, is that your problem? — There are still many people out in the world today who simply ignore their own health when it comes to managing sleep. Getting a good night’s sleep is imperative for us all. Particularly when today’s stresses are getting worse, not better.

Follow those road signs to a better mental health — Over the years, there have been professionals that have supplied evidence to say that writing about emotional experiences and what bothers you can provide positive effects to your mental health. What I am going to tell you is what I know about. What works. Three decades of working as a…

Seconds, minutes, and hours simply fly by, then the next thing you know is the year has passed you by — Time flies over us but leaves its shadow behind. Nathaniel Hawthorne. Shadows indeed. Memories of times that have passed us by too quickly. Memories that create mere shadows that lurk within the deep recesses of our minds forever, time imprints upon all of us. But do we give any thought…

How I describe my relationship with my body today — My spirit is fractured, two halves of a whole separated by fear and hate. My body, long forgotten, cries out for tenderness, for appreciation, for love. I’m trying, I am. I’m working on dismantling the wall between my body and my soul. Between mind and matter. …

Positive lessons have been learned along the way, or have they? — The last space shuttle launch was back on 8th July 2011 marked by STS-135 (Atlantis.) This marked the last time an astronaut was launched into space by NASA. Following the catastrophic events that history has recorded, namely Apollo 1 and much later, one of the space shuttles, Challenger, time was…

There is more to unpacking than just the boxes — We’ve been at our new place for just under four weeks, and things are yet to settle. Neverending emails and phone calls intersperse the fledging routine. Countless agencies need to know we’ve moved. I spend hours trying to get hold of housing for our next steps. …

Write With Your Own Devices — Is your head always spinning with ideas, but you don’t have time to write them down? Does school, work, or parenting interrupt your flow when you’re in the zone? Distractions can be frustrating, especially when you want to write and publish your work consistently. Good news! Writing apps on phones…