February 20, 2025 - the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Every day I say you deserve to be loved and I talk about how you deserve to feel at peace and experience safety. Today I want to talk a little about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which was signed by the United Nations General Assembly in Paris, France on December 10th 1948 and which is a defining document in history outlining 30 articles affirming individual rights. You will find an article about it and a full listing at this link, but I want to highlight a few of them - 

February 19, 2025 - Good News

It is easy to listen to or read the news and become afraid, angry, and discouraged as you hear or read about the horrible things the president is doing, but today I want to share with you some good news! There are States, such as the one in which I live - Michigan, where they are strengthening their civil rights laws, where they are standing up against the executive orders from the white house and choosing to keep Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion laws and policies intact in their schools, and where the Attorney General is joining with Attorney Generals from other states to protect their residents by choosing to sue the trump administration. 

February 18, 2025 - Priorities

Today I want to talk about the things which need to be priorities for us so we are able to live a healthy and joy-filled life - and yes, it is possible for us to live our lives in healthy and joy-filled ways. I know there are many things happening right now which are scary, and we do need to know what is happening, but we also need to prioritize those things which make us healthy and bring us joy. Consider the following priorities -

February 17, 2025 - Start the Week with Love

In far, far too many cases those who are left out, bullied, deal with physical/mental challenges, and/or are part of the queer community live their lives on the receiving end of unkind, even vile words and often feel unloved. Well, today I want to take time to let you know how dearly you are loved and encourage you once again to surround yourself with people who see your value and who stand with you.

February 14, 2025 - Remember to Love Yourself - Today & Every Day

For the past couple days I have been talking about loving yourself and I have shared words to encourage you. I have been doing this because you absolutely deserve to be loved and encouraged. Today is Valentines Day and I want to take this day to encourage you to remember to love yourself and to hold tightly to those who love you. Life is difficult at times, and may feel this way more often right now, but when you hold on to the truth of how you are loved and deserve to be loved, take the time to love yourself, and hold on tightly to those who love you, you will find you are stronger than you may think you are and you are able to move forward with a life of joy and peace.

February 13, 2025 - Self-Love Day

Nationaltoday.com says - "Self-Love Day is an annual celebration to appreciate and understand the importance of self-love. Self-love is one of the most powerful forms of love. It is something we all have coded inside us. Proponents of self-love believe it could strengthen a person’s feeling of being loved." So what is Self-Love - and what isn't it? Consider the following . . .

February 12, 2025 - Encouraging Words for Today!

While we may not receive encouraging words very often, and sadly, some of you may receive unencouraging words, we all benefit from being on the "receiving end" of encouraging words, so today I want to share encouraging words with you. Please know I absolutely believe and mean every word I'm about to say - I hope you will be encouraged!