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FIFTY-SEVEN (57 Ways to Beat Loneliness and Depression) Kick! Bite! Scream! Fight!: Bully the Bullies My first year of high school was tough. I was always getting bullied. The kids teased me about my African accent, they teased me about my forehead, they teased me about my skinny legs. Pretty much anything that was beautiful …
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FIFTY-SIX (57 Ways to beat Loneliness & Depression) Get more stuff We all know that getting more stuff makes us happier right. Stuff can make us look hotter, live longer, be more attractive, more popular, more admired… more…more…more… Dave Ramsey has a quote that is one of my favorites: If you’re so shallow that you …
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FIFTY-FIVE (57 Ways to Beat Loneliness & Depression) The Feminist Lie When I was in undergrad I took a class on Women’s studies. I learned that men were the source of all my problems. I learned that men created painful stilletos and then told me I had to wear them to get their attention. I …
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FIFTY-FOUR (57 Ways to Beat Loneliness & Depression) Don’t you miss me 🙁 When I was growing up, I had family members that were travel agents for all expense paid guilt trips. Whenever you talked to them they would remind you how you never talked to them anymore and how they were disappointed to realize …
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Fifty-Three (57 Ways to Beat Loneliness & Depression) Remember God does not ordain loneliness There are so many scriptures in the Bible where God calls us to separate ourselves for Him. To take some time out just spending time with Him. He wants us to be alone with Him, so we can quietly learn what He …
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Fifty-two (57 Ways to Beat Loneliness & Depression) You’ll always need (true ) Godly influence It was such a strange day! A few weeks ago I was getting my hair styled at the hair salon. I had a new hairstylist she was really sweet and nice and I was glad she was working on my hair. …
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Fifty-One (57 Ways to Beat Loneliness & Depression) Make people feel needed High school was one of the “funnest” yet most challenging times of my life. There was a lot of backbiting, fighting, hating and betrayal, which sometimes threatened to overtake all the good times. So as a coping mechanism I learned to treat people as …
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Hey everyone, I hope you are enjoying this series on beating loneliness – I enjoyed researching and blogging about it. For those who may have missed a day, I have everything organized here for you. 41. Reconnect with Old Friends 42. Make new friends 43. Have time for people 44. Learn to light up 45. Please remember …
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Fifty (57 Ways to Beat Loneliness & Depression) Freely make mistakes I used to hate driving to places I have never been before. Even when Mr. Tom-Tom is directing me and telling me how to get where I wanted to go safely, I would still get so tense and worry about missing my way or my …
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Forty-Nine (57 Ways to Beat Loneliness & Depression) Your Future is so bright A year or so ago I found some of my old journals from high school. In my journals I talked about my crushes and how I “super-duper” crushed on this guy, but I was only “minorly crushing” on this other guy. It was …
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