May is Mental Health Awareness Month and I have been posting four or five times per month in the past few years. I have talked about the causes of depression before – https://amicusveritae.wordpress.com/2022/05/19/dealing-with-depression/ – about how some of the causes are external and out of our control such as the weather. For those of you […]
Read more "The Spiritual Component of Mental Health"Every now and then, I read on social media or heard discussed about the power of authenticity – to be “real” with people. Examples include CVS CEO Karen Lynch talking openly about her personal struggles and how she hopes it drives those in CVS to be understand the role healthcare plays, or how my friend […]
Read more "Is Authenticity Really A Virtue?"Perhaps you might have seen the “Your Feelings are Valid” memes. Kinda dumb question since you see them on ads for Live Therapy or on a piece of clothing. Since May is Mental Health Awareness Month, we have to talk about the power of emotions and how they influence our thoughts. I am sure there […]
Read more "The Power of Emotions"This past Thursday was the National Day of Prayer. It is a day where Christians pray for our nation. I don’t know if modern high school students still do this, but it also was a “meet at the flagpole”. Maybe this is an American thing so if you are one of my international readers, does […]
Read more "The Power of Prayer"NTSB is now promoting April as National Distracted Driver Awareness Month. On the one hand, I am all for it. In my daily commute, I will pass by one person who is on his or her phone. This driver has placed the phone at the bottom of the steering wheel in an attempt to hide […]
Read more "National Distracted Driver Awareness Month"Toll of Honor by David WeberLast month, I posted about the next book in the Honor Harrington series and how much I was anticipating the book. Below is my review after I read the book. My rating: 4 of 5 stars Massive amount of Easter Eggs and alternate PoV This book is really for the […]
Read more "Toll of Honor – Review"Captain Blakeley and the Wasp: The Cruise of 1814 by Stephen W.H. Duffy My rating: 5 of 5 stars Although written by an “amateur” historian (the author does not have a history degree), nevertheless, this book was well researched and written very well. I enjoyed it thoroughly. For anyone who is interested in the War […]
Read more "A Lesser Hero of the War of 1812"Good Friday was yesterday; Resurrection Sunday is tomorrow. What should we Christians be doing? On Good Friday, we commemorate the day that Jesus was crucified and buried in the tomb. It is a somber moment. Some churches have a Tenebrae service (tenebrae is from the Latin for shadows) which is conducted by candle light. If […]
Read more "Reflections on Holy Saturday…"Question for all you book lovers: What do you do when your favorite author announces the next book in the series after several years since the previous book? There are several authors who come to mind: David Weber, Tom Kratman, and Marc Alan Edelheit. David Weber is best known for the Honor Harrington series. Although […]
Read more "Next Book in the Series"About three weeks ago, as I was coming home on the highway, I saw probably the worst driver I have ever seen. In fact, to call him a driver is a misnomer. I have one more “insult” – he was in a Prius. This man had put his phone on the lower half of the […]
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