I'm coming into a life of early recovery; approaching 6 years. I have faced struggles with both addiction, and mental health. I have been a life-long musician, and have found a way to renew my sense of self in sobriety through art. Specifically, through the...
The Wishwall in Marlton, NJ Update As I wrote previously, the event for the Wishwall in Marlton NJ on December 10th was a huge success. We had over 200 people in attendance posting their wishes and reading other wishes of those in the community. It was...
NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS DO NOT WORK The New Year approaches and as usual there are great hopes, dreams and resolutions to make for the coming year. What is a New Year's resolution? It is a promise that you make to yourself to start doing something good or...
Give your dreams a chance, I did. I clearly remember watching the news broadcast of Simonetta Lein, the Wishmaker being interviewed with the Philadelphia Wishwall in the backdrop and its purpose was being explained. As I stood in front of the TV, I listened attentively trying...
Hopelessness: A dangerous suicide warning sign. Hopelessness is a feeling that conditions will never improve, that there is no solution to a problem, and, for many, a feeling that dying by suicide would be better than living. Most people who feel hopeless have depression, and untreated depression...
Growing up as one of the few Black girls surrounded by a sea of others was far from easy. You're constantly comparing your image to others wondering, "am I good enough?" When you are different, you feel different and that mindset begins to integrate itself into...
My wish. So strange to say aloud. From self to selfless. The gentle whisper of a heart's purest desire. A small request from an infinite universe. To hope for something we all have the ability to share. Beyond the selfish. Only the well being of others. If...
When I posted my original wish, less than a month ago, I never dreamed where it would take me. I want so much to use my business as a way to give back to my community. Honestly, I was thinking baby steps ...
Sometimes we say to ourselves that we wish for something but we aren't available to do all thst is possible to make it come true. We find excuses, external responsabilities or we put a lot of limitations between us and our happiness. Complaining is not useful! If you...
SPRING IS A STATE OF MIND, WHEN EVERYTHING COMES TO LIFE AGAIN. THERE IS NO WINTER WHICH ISN'T FOLLOWED BY A SPRING. DO NOT EVER LOSE HOPE, IF THERE IS NO HOPE LOOK FOR IT....
