TWENTY-ONE (57 Ways to Beat Loneliness & Depression) Laugh If life wasn’t happening to us, we would spend so much time laughing at all the crazy things we experience. I remember one time when the folks at my job were trying to get a guy to move from one cubicle to another. They sent him …
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57 Ways to Beat Loneliness & Depression11-20
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. 11. Let go of sexual abuse 12. Embrace the longing 13. Focus on Today 14. Smile 15. Read 16. Don’t get married …
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Happy Father's Day 2011
Appreciate the good dads and the not so good dads. Be thankful for the best dad – God! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7g0PcT9f7s]
(20) Keep your word – Beat Loneliness | 57 Ways
TWENTY (57 Ways to Beat Loneliness & Depression) Keep your word In the past few weeks I have had to disappoint a few of my dear friends because I hadn’t planned well. I had to miss their graduations (and a wedding), and although I was devastated, I knew that they would forgive me because I …
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(19) Observe Nature – Beat loneliness | 57 Ways
NINETEEN. (57 Ways to Beat Loneliness & Depression) Observe Nature There is a state park close to my house, and I love going there and walking around, observing the beauty of nature. I could live in that park! (too bad we get kicked out of the park by sunset). The green is so lush and …
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(18) Maintain Healthy Boundaries – Beat Loneliness | 57 Ways
EIGHTEEN. (57 Ways to Beat Loneliness & Depression) Maintain Healthy Boundaries It’s easy to think that people will like you more if you do whatever they tell you to do, but it’s quite the opposite. People don’t appreciate pushovers – they use them. And people who are pushovers always feel horrible about themselves. To have …
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(17) Focus on good things – Beat loneliness | 57 Ways
SEVENTEEN. (57 Ways to Beat Loneliness & Depression) Focus on good things The thing about life is that it’s so easy to think about all the bad things that have happened to us in the last decade…even though there are so many more good things to think about. We remember the regrets, we remember the …
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(16) Don't get married – Beat loneliness | 57 Ways
SIXTEEN. (57 Ways to Beat Loneliness & Depression) Don’t get married. I know, I know…you’re probably thinking “What!!!! All I can ever think of is getting married! I’m so lonely!” I completely understand…The problem though is eliminating loneliness cannot be your sole purpose for getting married. No one can ever make you feel less lonely. …
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(15) Read – Beat loneliness | 57 Ways
FIFTEEN (57 Ways to Beat Loneliness & Depression) Read. There is so much knowledge out in the world. There are so many fascinating things to learn and be excited about. Pick up a book in the library, or go to the bookstore and pick up a book. I’m sure I can suggest a few if …
(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 …