BEAUTY IS A LIFESTYLE THING

*Forgiving, A Topic That Is Difficult* Let’s face it our relationships with each other are highly complex. We have friends and family surrounding us that all have different personalities, each one carrying different levels of pain and happiness. While I am no psychiatrist or doctor, I am a good friend and a better family member. I pride myself on listening to others as part of the reasons my situations don’t get out of control. I am, however, not a perfect human. I have had arguments and negative emotions toward others and I know that perhaps others have felt that around me too. The key, I feel, to having great relationships, whether it is with a sibling or friend or extended family member is to learn about forgiveness. I have personally learned that forgiveness is really truly letting a burden go, a weight that lifts from your shoulders, and then and only then can a healthy relationship be discovered. *How To Forgive* Most of the therapists I have come into co

photo credit: Pinterest Happy New Year! Happy New You! The biggest conversation everyone is having is about your resolutions. What will your goals be? What will you do in this new year?  So you set the goals, you'll write the long list of what you'll try to accomplish. Then you'll set out to do it and either your list is too complicated and the goals are unachievable and within the first three weeks you fail miserably and ultimately accomplish nothing that you had set out to do. One first thing on your list should be how less to stress. Once you are able to be calm you can approach your goals easily. I have come across many ideas but I know in my own healing journey is that music soothes, it is calming and once the stress is down the levels of cortisol lowers as well. Music is a great method of relaxation and coping. Music has also assisted in aiding the journey of depression and anxiety. I recently came across a YouTube Video that not only provided the m