Taking Care of Yourself Through the Holidays
Whether you celebrate Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanza or Saturnalia, November marks the start of a holiday season that can be extremely busy with family, friends, parties and more. You’re not only pressured to spend ex ...
Category: Health and Wellness, Holidays and Observances
National Diabetes Month
According to most grocers, Thanksgiving is the biggest food holiday in the United States. Interestingly, November is also National Diabetes Month. It’s kind of ironic when you think about it. According to the CDC, ...
Category: Health and Wellness, Holidays and Observances, Religion
Are You Nice or Kind?
Niceness and kindness are two words that are often used interchangeably, but there is a big difference between them. Nice people generally act in ways that conform to society's views. A kind person acts out of a deep lov ...
Category: Health and Wellness, Morality, Religion
Talking About Suicide in Faith Communities
According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States. On average, there are about 121 suicides each day, and half of those involve firearms. Men are ...
Category: Aid, Faith Healing, Health and Wellness, Religion
Living With Chronic Pain
According to the American Academy of Pain Medicine, about 100 million people in the United States live with a form of chronic pain. Acute pain is what alerts a person to injury. Generally, it's related to a soft tissue i ...
Category: Faith Healing, Health and Wellness
International Forgiveness Day
Alexander Pope said, "To err is human; to forgive, divine."Merriam-Webster defines forgiveness as "to cease to feel resentment against (an offender)." Most of today's world religions have some kind of teaching on forgive ...
Category: Health and Wellness, Holidays and Observances
Setting Boundaries to Maintain Your Well-Being
If you find yourself saying yes to everything and being exhausted, you might have a problem setting boundaries. Workaholics often have a problem separating work and home life because they cannot find a balance between th ...
Category: Health and Wellness, Spirituality
Culturally Diverse Novels for Teenagers
If you're looking for some books to keep your children engaged over the summer, give them ones that help them understand other religions and cultures. Here are a few for teenagers, aged 13 and up, that have received accl ...
Category: Health and Wellness, Religion, school
Ideas for Self-Care
Summer might be the ideal time for a vacation, but do you really relax when you've got time off to do things you don't normally do? If you're like most people, you spend a week racing around trying to have as much fun as ...
Category: Health and Wellness
Going on a Spiritual Retreat
Summer might be the time for vacations, but many people do not come back from a week of travel fully refreshed and revitalized. A hectic work schedule is traded for a frenzied week of visiting as many places as possible, ...
Category: Health and Wellness, Religion, Spirituality