Mental Health

Unity in a Divided World: A Call for Empathy and Perspective

Over the many years, dealing with 9+ years of war during my teenage years, being shot at, bombed on, and the loss of loved ones has changed my perspective on life. When each day we said goodbye to each other since we did not know if we would be alive the next day. I’ve come […]

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The world is full of division and derision

When we are face to face with death at a young age, we tend to look at life differently. We develop a perspective that can see beyond the surface and propaganda. Sometimes that can come off as detached and cynical. We have to work at nurturing the softer side and balance out using our heart

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When faced with a tough decision, it is easy to confuse fear for intuition.

When faced with a tough decision, it is easy to confuse fear for intuition. When trying to find answers to a problem they are already concerned about, many people confuse intuition with fear. But if you’re already worried about a situation, you’ll project your fear onto everything else around you. Intuition is the ability to

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Why am I repurposing the same image from my last post?…

Why am I repurposing the same image from my last post?… Mainly to make a point that everything is perspective. It’s all about how one looks at things, with an open mind and history/background. You see, I am not sure why the person in this picture was doing that and I cannot ask them. We

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Here’s a post hoping to shed some light

Here’s a post hoping to shed some light.Pun intended… 😏 If you cannot spend time finding lessons in failures, then all you have left is continued looping of failures.Like the old Armenian proverb: “Even the donkey learns not to fall into the same pothole twice.” Don’t wallow in the failure.Keep pushing yourself forward.No one else

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Not all hearoes wear a cape. part 2

Here are some of my additional thoughts on this performance, and a few takeaways… I watched this performance again. Sam’s generosity and being brave to create this moment with those heartfelt lyrics and soothing melody. He asked for the audience to be quiet so his dad could hear him and kudos to everyone in the

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Not all heroes wear a cape. You Got this!

I recently watched Sam Tompkins’ latest live performance of his song Hero, which he recently uploaded. It is such a beautiful, raw and emotional performance. Link is in the comments. It made me think about how some people struggle to get through the holiday season. For some people, mental health issues such as depression and

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26 This is water

Hi. Quickly before Hrair comes back! I’m number 27… oh! no! 26! And I will be popping in and out anytime I can within Hrair’s posts so see you soon.  In the meantime, here’s a quick short story: There are these two young fish swimming along and they happen to meet an older fish swimming

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