It's National Humor Month. This month is meant to raise awareness of the therapeutic value of humor. Laughter is great for the mind and soul. Check out our video on the positives of laughter and the body! #NationalHumorMonth
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The Power of Hugs 🤗 Discover the healing embrace of physical affection. 🤗💬 Share a time when a hug comforted you or someone you care about. 🤗 #HealthyCommunication #RelationshipTalk #EffectiveListening #OpenDialogue #ClearCommunication #StrongRelationships #CommunicationSkills #ConnectThroughWords #TalkItOut #UnderstandingEachOther #RelationshipGoals #RelationshipFacts
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𝗥 𝗨 𝗢𝗞? 𝗖𝗼𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘂𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀 🍍🥥 Today is R U OK? Day—a powerful reminder to check in with those around us. But for many, this question is an everyday necessity. For the past 17 years, I’ve asked this question almost daily, particularly for my ASD son. His school years were challenging, and we developed a simple, effective system to check in: Coconuts and Pineapples. If he was struggling, I’d get a coconut emoji🥥; if things were going well, a pineapple emoji🍍. In the evenings, we’d unpack the day, discussing the highs and lows and what might help to make the next day all pineapples.🍍 This routine became a lifeline—a small gesture that meant a lot. Even now, as an adult, that check-in remains essential, and I know it’s something he may need throughout his life. As you go about your day, check in with those around you, especially those who may be in the “coconut” zone. You never know how much impact a simple question can have in turning someone's day around.
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The Silent Smile: A Hidden Struggle We all know the power of a smile. It can brighten a room, lift spirits, and convey warmth. But sometimes, a smile can be a mask. A silent smile, devoid of mirth in its eyes, can hide a world of hurt. Behind that facade could be a thousand tears unspoken, a heart heavy with burdens, and a million fears gnawing at the soul. We wear this mask to shield ourselves, to protect others from worry, and to project a sense of normalcy. But what if this silent smile is more than just a disguise? What if it's a faint cry for help, a plea for someone to see through the charade? Perhaps it's a flickering ember, the last vestige of hope that someone will reach out and offer a hand. Let's not be fooled by the facade. Let's look deeper, past the surface, to acknowledge the silent screams that may lie beneath a smile. Let's become the listening ear, the comforting embrace, the unwavering support that someone might be desperately seeking. Because a silent smile, though a shield, can also be a silent plea for empathy and connection. And it's up to us to answer. #MentalHealthMatters #SilentSmile #PainBehindTheSmile #MentalHealthAwareness #SupportEachOther #ListenWithoutJudging #BreakTheStigma
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A simple reminder to us all that we never know what someone else is going through. Let us lead with compassion and kindness. Let us walk through life with grace. We all have our own burdens, and we can never assume that someone else will understand, or that will can understand what they are going through. Yet, we can have compassion. #inspireheartsandminds
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Maria Shriver Shriver Media The Sunday Paper #OCD #Anxiety #Depression #MentalHealth #MentalHealthMatters #MentalHealthAwareness Who Am I A redundant message circulates like a broken record's scratching. Mental health's repurposing counteracts invisibility's cloaking as advocacy's veil simultaneously hinders. Between depression, ocd and anxiety's third time's a charm inability and a writer's representative expression, existence's question flutters. Put a capitalization upon that punctuation. Communication's tool pens an authorship's captaining as voicing's characterization prides details' triggered honesties. Opportunities' potential scour, scrolling past a diamond in the rough's multicolored prism. Where is home often asks.
A simple reminder to us all that we never know what someone else is going through. Let us lead with compassion and kindness. Let us walk through life with grace. We all have our own burdens, and we can never assume that someone else will understand, or that will can understand what they are going through. Yet, we can have compassion. #inspireheartsandminds
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I wrote Shege Banza around the time when I was becoming obese. Days were short and nights were long, and when I sat an AC hummed behind my ears. That was life. I wrote the first page with laughter at the corner of my lips, and chin-chin between my teeth. The chin-chin was too rubbery, so that water and even sweaty bottles of Pepsi struggled to dislodge it from between my gums. I was happy. I thought about Anointing Astra Alilonu, how bright his smile would be when I sent the first manuscript to him. And then I thought about Somtochukwu Chimdalu, the loudness of her laughter; my writing has always filled her heart. Ah, she laughed. Hard. But something felt wrong about that laughter, she said. Said the humor was too dark, eliciting a certain kind of guilt. This was when I knew I had written a good book. Humor is a very complex emotion, just like grief and sadness. But unlike grief, humor brings life. Humor opens one up, exciting the inner child. In this regard, I consider this book some kind of therapy. A new way to laugh at one’s suffering, knowing that all suffering is shared—and that everybody will see Shege, not occasionally. But, every day. Sometimes, Shege is a burnt piece of your finest wear. Other times it is bitter hunger. You really do choose what it is going to be to you. There’s a link in the comment section. You should buy Shege Banza. Try to laugh more than you sigh and scoff in relatable suffering.
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Entrepreneur at B+ve attitudes My boss is the Top Gun. He is kind, compassionate, gracious, faithful, and always delivers…in blessings of peace, joy and happiness…and carries you through and will never refuse a holiday.
Grow that funny bone Nothing like humour to cut through a stressed environment…it’s free therapy. Tips for positive humour (yes, it can be negative) 1. The best jokes are cracked on oneself. 2. No depreciating others. 3. Timing is everything…no jokes at all funeral…at an hospital? Sure. 4. Humour should be uplifting. Well I know those are really boring points, so adding a pic:
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Compassion isn’t just a feeling - it’s a skill we can all cultivate. By actively listening, offering empathy when it’s needed, and taking kind actions, we deepen our connections with others. The more we practice, the more compassion becomes second nature. Let’s make it a daily habit.
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