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To my future self, If today is a hard day, if you’re in a slump, then you’re the “me” that I’m writing to.
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When your enemies are the giants of depression, loneliness and anxiety, how do you fight back? I’ve found that when every day is a struggle, it’s the little, daily things that make the biggest difference. Our lives are made of a million moments, not a few milestones; steps, not sprints.
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“Little” frustrations have a way of building up and taking over if they aren’t dealt with, which is easier said than done. Unless of course, the saying IS the doing. Here’s how to give yourself 2 minutes of therapy to stop stewing on stupid stresses.
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Instead of celebrating every win whenever it happens, counting days in a streak makes it all about your win/loss record. You never get to shed your failures. Here’s how to overcome the Curse of the Streak.
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Last night we watched Peter Pan & Wendy. Unlike the other so-so movies, this one I thought was actively bad. So bad, in fact, that I woke up this morning still thinking about it. So, to get it out of my system, I’m going to share a little rant with you.…
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It is now the evening of November 30th, 2023 and NaNoWriMo is coming to a close. It’s time for me to submit my results. I wrote (and edited) for almost 100 hours in November, on 20 out of 30 days. This work was largely, although not exclusively, focused on drafting new…
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Hello again and welcome back to the Writing Desk. It’s been a busy three days in the Sloan household! We’ve been occupied with early Christmas shopping, craft projects, and oh yes… my step daughter had her first car accident. Don’t worry! She’s fine! There were no other vehicles involved; it’s more…
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So… ten days ago I ambitiously announced that I planned to write 100,000 words in the month of November. I think it’s safe to say that in doing so I thoroughly embraced the classroom poster: “Shoot for moon; if you miss you will land amongst the stars!” It is now November…
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Good morning, all! First, I am happy to announce that I have re-released What is Depression? (the first volume of Hope in Darkness) with a more professional cover and additional exercises! You’ll notice updated product pictures – please bear with me as I haven’t yet figured out how to get the…
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After months of work and years of preparation, I can finally call myself a published author! Not only that, but a self-published author! And I don’t just mean that I’m not being published by a big publisher like Amazon or Barnes & Noble. I mean print-it-yourself bind-it-by-hand self-publishing. You might be…
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Your best is what you can accomplish without harming your mental and physical health, not what you might be able to do if you disregarded them.