(14) Smile – Beat Loneliness | 57 Ways

FOURTEEN. (57 Ways to Beat loneliness & Depression) Smile Smiling is such a simple thing. It’s amazing to realize that many people rarely smile. How unfortunate! When we smile we feel better – we start to have pleasant thoughts, and realize that things are not as bad as we thought they were. Smiling is also …

(13) Focus on Today – Beat Loneliness | 57 Ways

THIRTEEN. (57 Ways to Beat Loneliness & Depression) Focus on Today We spend so much time longing for what was, and what could be. We spend so much time regretting and hoping…We forget to live and enjoy today. Instead of worrying about what could happen, or what you would like to happen that may never …

(12) Embrace the longing – Beat Loneliness | 57 Ways

TWELVE. (57 Ways to Beat Loneliness & Depression) Embrace the Longing As women, we often think that we should not long for (ahem) companionship. We think that good women who have given their lives to God and have committed themselves to serving God and have called God the lover of their souls should not feel …

(11) Let go of sexual abuse – Beat loneliness | 57 Ways

ELEVEN. (57 Ways to Beat Loneliness & Depression) Let go of sexual abuse One of my roommates in College believed that most people in Africa were sexually abused as children (by close family members). When she first told me this, I was shocked, and could not agree with her. But as I get older and …

Hot dogs and "Secrets of the Vine For Women" book review

I never really liked hot dogs, but every time I visit Ikea, I’m reminded of what hot dogs can really taste like. When I go to the grocery store to pick up a pack of hot dogs I try to find the healthiest I can find. Most of the time I end up trying to …

(10) Stop having sex – Beat loneliness | 57 Ways

TEN.  (57 Ways to  Beat Loneliness & Depression) Stop having sex. (if you’re not married) There is nothing on this side of death (so I’m told) that is as pleasurable as sex. It feels great, it makes you feel connected, it relieves stress…it’s an all around good time. The thing about sex is that it …

(9) Stop blaming God – Beat loneliness | 57 Ways

NINE. (57 Ways to Beat Loneliness & Depression) Stop blaming God God is a good God, and he said he will not withhold any good thing from you, and he also said that he who finds a wife finds a good thing… God only wants good things for you. No he does not control whether you …

(8) Let past mistakes go – Beat Loneliness | 57 Ways

EIGHT. (57 Ways to Beat Loneliness & Depression) Let past mistakes go We all have past mistakes. Things we could have done better, people we could have treated better, choices we could have made but didn’t. It’s time to let it go, and live in the moment. You can’t change the past, only the present. Forgive …