(57) Kick! Bite! Scream! Fight!: Bully the Bullies – Beat Loneliness | 57 WAys

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 …

(54) Don't you miss me :-( Beat Loneliness | 57 Ways

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 …

(52) You'll always need (true) Godly Influence – Beat Loneliness | 57 Ways

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. …

(51) Make people feel needed – Beat Loneliness | 57 Ways

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 …

57 Ways to Beat Loneliness and Depression 41-50

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 …

(50) Freely make mistakes – Beat Loneliness | 57 Ways

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 …

(47) Transparency and Opaqueness – Beat Loneliness | 57 Ways

Forty-Seven (57 Ways to Beat Loneliness & Depression) Transparency and Opaqueness Her: How was your weekend? Me: It was good. I spent some time with my family, which I really enjoyed because I hadn’t seen them in so long. I also got to read this really good book, have you heard of it it’s called… blah …

(45) Please remember my name – Beat Loneliness | 57 Ways

Forty-Five  (57 Ways to Beat Loneliness & Depression) Please Remember my name “Wow that’s a beautiful name! Can I call you ‘O?’” “No please call me Osayi.” It doesn’t matter how challenging a person’s name is, don’t try to make up a pet name for them. If they can take the effort to learn and remember …