Look for people’s strengths and support those, instead of seeking out the weaknesses or flaws. A few gentle words of encouragement lift someone else and may give them the strength they need to keep going.
Category: Joy
Full moons and their names for 2026
Do you need to know when the full moons will occur in order to be able to stay home and avoid the wilder drivers and more emotional people? Lol, kidding, maybe! Here’s a fun image to help with that!
Ta-da, new “Accordions” feature and how they look
I found out in December 2025, just a short while ago, that WordPress has activated the “Accordions” feature in the theme I use. Basically, this allows for sections to collapse and open at will, allowing for a cleaner look. Users can expand a section to see details such as bulleted lists.
I was very excited to see this feature, having worked with it on our department website that I manage. For YEARS I wished for this advance feature to be made available to us regular users, but to my continued dismay (until now!) only companies who had more money to spend on those “fancy” things could use them.
I have over 600 quality posts which I made available to readers on the pages listed below, so anyone could seek out helpful information and find supportive words for their own journey. Up until just a few days ago, I did my best to organize the posts into different helpful categories, but it ended up being a very long page, with lots of scrolling. Putting all the lists into alphabetical order was a little too much, so it felt kind of disjointed to me.
Now I have my categories separated by sections, and when you click on the heading, a handy list drops down with the linked posts all in nice alphabetical order. I’m so pleased with the results! As you can see, there are many categories to help facilitate finding helpful and supportive information.
I chose not to set goals or resolutions a few years ago, what I do instead.
If you feel you need to set resolutions for yourself, choose only one thing, not a list. If you have a list, choose the thing that’s most fun or weird! Why should life be more difficult? Why not make it fun? Instead of trying to become a gym rat if you’re not, why not take a belly-dancing class?
If you feel you need to set goals, ask yourself this question and fill in te blank: “I have always wanted to do ____________.” Then go ahead and do it! Even if you start with the smallest task needed to accomplish your goal, you’ve started.
2025 Snake becomes 2026 Horse: what does it mean?
This year’s transition to the new year seems to be filled with many possibilities running the spectrum from very positive to very negative, either starting quite soon…… Read more “2025 Snake becomes 2026 Horse: what does it mean?”
Did this predictive list of Christmas gifts ring true for you?
Found on Facebook Well, I was supposedly going to get a Labrador, but thankfully it didn’t come true. Not because I don’t find them adorable and loving,…… Read more “Did this predictive list of Christmas gifts ring true for you?”
The paradox of empathy and indifference
Indifference seems to be almost TOO prevalent these days, where the bad news from across our nation and around the world assaults us multiple times a day.…… Read more “The paradox of empathy and indifference”
The Paradox of Boundaries
As we move through the holiday seasons where friends and family gather, there’s the real-time aspect of how unhealthy relationships play out and how they can tear…… Read more “The Paradox of Boundaries”
Our greatest strength comes from interconnection, not solitary strength
Photo posted on Facebook but Steven McSweeny “Most people think sequoias survive because they’re massive. But that’s not even close to the real reason. If you’ve ever…… Read more “Our greatest strength comes from interconnection, not solitary strength”
Yahoo spammed all my WordPress comments!
Well, I just discovered that Yahoo spammed all my WordPress comments (sorry for not replying!) plus many of your posts. I just thought WordPress had hidden my…… Read more “Yahoo spammed all my WordPress comments!”
Science has proven that changing our inner dialogue changes our brain
Image created by Culture Collective Many of you know that I’ve long been an ardent proponent of doing the inner work to change how we think and…… Read more “Science has proven that changing our inner dialogue changes our brain”
How to change what you see in your social media feed
Are you getting overwhelmed by your social media feeds being very negative?
Some people have been swearing off social media entirely to escape the negativity the algorithms are feeding to them.
What if you don’t want to get off social media because it’s a good way to keep in touch with friends and family? Can anything be done?
1 of the steps towards growth and maturity
I’ve learned to keep an observer’s position most of the time in my life and to not jump in too quickly. This allows me time to gather…… Read more “1 of the steps towards growth and maturity”
Scientifically speaking: The power of speaking kindly to ourselves and to others
The words we say to ourselves are powerful. If we speak harshly and unkindly to ourselves, we bring in anxiety and depression into our minds and hearts, while speaking gently and kindly to ourselves is healing and helps inner peace and happiness to grow.
This video shows the incredible power of words on the formation of ice crystals, and since our bodies are mostly water, words have incredible power on us too! Imagine the effect on our health too!
Women grew up and many men became angry, then lonely; now some men are stepping up to help men move past that.
Men are lonely. Men are angry that so much change has happened, and they feel left behind. They feel that women have rejected them, and in truth, women don’t want transactional relationships, they want a real partner in life.
Thankfully, there are now many more men making videos to help other men learn how to change, how to grow, to become the type of partners women will want to choose.
If you’re open to learning, here are some videos created by men for men.
Tamara Kulish 