Self Compassion Helps You Get Through Tough Times – by Marie Miguel

Originally posted on Kindness Blog:
What is self-compassion? Self-compassion is the act of extending kindness towards oneself during moments of suffering. When we fail in life, it can be excruciating to handle. But with self-compassion, you can manage those emotions in a way that makes you feel less negatively about yourself. Kristin Neff, a psychology…

On one side there were Nazis and on the other side there were no Nazis and Trump still came down on the wrong side. #charlottesville

Originally posted on Margaret and Helen:
? From Helen: Margaret, ?several people have asked me why I haven’t been writing. The truth is, honey, this isn’t funny anymore. ?Our President… scratch that… ?the moron currently occupying the White House just equated George Washington to Robert E. Lee. ?He can’t understand why a memorial to the…

Laugh your way to health

Originally posted on calculatedmess:
  Laughter is the best medicine’: we’re always being told that, but there’s actually more to a good giggle than just raising our spirits for a couple of minutes. Research shows that while children laugh up to 400 times a day, adults do it only 17 times a day, on average. In…