Yes, some days are very difficult. But try very hard to go with the flow, ride the waves, and hang in there. We can make it!
Roller Coaster of Life
Life's Ups and Downs
Life is precious. Life is fun. But sometimes life can be like a roller coaster ride and leave some of us feeling not so well. I have my days and seasons when I feel very stressed and overwhelmed with life, and it quite often leads to despair and depression. On this blog, I share some struggles and insights, as well as the things that have helped me, so that I can deal with it.
NOTE ...And I offer a whole list of personally created "Therapies" to help you.
Life's Ups and Downs
Visit my "other" blogs
- ~ ~ Why I am a Mormon in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints
- ~ ~ Carol's Blog..What I Do With My Days..(private)
- ~ ~ Carol's Family..(private)
- ~ ~ My Favorite Genealogy Research Websites
- ~ ~ C's Blog....My Days
- ~ ~ Mystery Woman's Sane and Mythical Life
- ~ ~ Stress, Frustration, Anger and Fear...outsmarting it
- ~ ~ Putting Your Affairs in Order...A GUIDE
- ~ ~ The Feelings and Idiosyncrasies of an Introvert
- ~ ~ The Light Side of Life...... prose writings by C. L.
- ~ ~ Tidbits From My Daily Life
- ~ ~ Movies...My Therapy
- ~ ~ Writing Your Life Story...one memory jog at a time
- ~ ~ Genealogy...how to do it, one simple step at a time
- ~ ~ The Mountain and Desert Beauty of St. George, Utah, USA
- ~ ~ The Writings of CL, an unsinkable soul - alias Molly Brown
hang in there
My personally created "therapies"
- {see my blog SUBJECT section lower down on this home page, for posts on each of the following therapies...and also click on each therapy label under each post}
- GOD therapy
- hobby therapy
- reach out therapy
- simplify life therapy
- happy therapy
- blessings therapy
- knowing others care therapy
- give service therapy
- gratitude therapy
- encouragement therapy
- change therapy
- determination therapy
- meditate therapy
- press forward therapy
- celebrate and be happy therapy
- med and supplement therapy
- reading therapy
- exercise therapy
- movie and video therapy
- fresh air and sun therapy
- sleep therapy
- massage therapy
- light therapy
- writing therapy
- deep breathing therapy
- music therapy
- laugh therapy
- relaxation therapy
- mind therapy
- photo therapy
All About Me
- Carol L.
- I believe we are on this earth to help each other. I love to write and to share my feelings, thoughts and ideas.
My List of Things I Want to Accomplish Before I Die
- * Get out of my pj's before it is time to go to bed again.
- * Remember that I need to eat and drink when I get busy on the computer.
- * Stop what I'm doing long enough to take my shower in the morning instead of 3pm.
- * Remember that I need to develop good sleeping habits..so I need to get off the computer and go to bed early and regularly...NOT this 3am business!
- * Try to get in the mood to house clean.
- * Try to remember how I USED to get organized.
Come on...you can smile better than that!
* * * THOUGHTS * * *
"Smile and laugh....be happy today"!
"If you don't learn from your mistakes, what's the use of making them"?
"God gave us not only the ability to breathe but plenty of air".
"It's a miracle what a smile can do when someone aims one directly at you"!
"If you don't learn from your mistakes, what's the use of making them"?
"God gave us not only the ability to breathe but plenty of air".
"It's a miracle what a smile can do when someone aims one directly at you"!
If you want the rainbow, you have to pass through the rain.
something to think about
Websites that Calm and Lift My Spirits... (mind and relaxation therapy)
Websites that Make Me Laugh.....(laugh therapy)
Websites for Photo Therapy
Websites for Music Therapy
Photo Therapy....
Disclaimer...I do not receive any compensation from others if I happen to mention their business, their website, or give a link to it. I provide this information to my readers solely for the help or enjoyment they might gain from it.
My Blog Subjects
- a book for introverts (1)
- a depressed introvert (2)
- a time-out place (1)
- activities (1)
- Acupuncture (2)
- an elusive illness (1)
- analyze (1)
- animals (1)
- anxiety (1)
- bad experiences (1)
- balance the body energy flow (1)
- being an introvert is ok (1)
- blessings therapy (3)
- body can heal itself (1)
- book..The Secret (1)
- books (1)
- brain scientist (1)
- celebrate and be happy therapy (2)
- celebrate good days (2)
- change gears (1)
- change therapy (4)
- cheer up (1)
- Chiropractor (1)
- Christmas depression (1)
- circadian rhythm (1)
- circulation (2)
- city park (1)
- clutter and de-clutter (1)
- computers (1)
- create (1)
- deep breathing therapy (9)
- determination therapy (16)
- discipline (2)
- discovering (1)
- do something nice for someone (1)
- doing what we love to do (1)
- don't every give up (1)
- doors open (1)
- dread this time of year (1)
- duck pond (1)
- elimination therapy (5)
- emotional and depression levels (1)
- encouragement (8)
- encouragement therapy (7)
- example of others (1)
- exercise therapy (6)
- Faith (1)
- family and friends (1)
- feelings and thoughts (4)
- finding that something (2)
- Footprints in the Sand (1)
- forget the blues (1)
- forgiveness (1)
- fresh air (8)
- fresh air and sun therapy (4)
- friend helping us with our mental illness (1)
- friends (3)
- full spectrum lighting (4)
- fun stuff (1)
- funny YouTube video (1)
- get a hobby or interest (1)
- get a life (1)
- get hold of emotions (1)
- get it out of you (1)
- give service therapy (3)
- God (1)
- GOD therapy (5)
- good choice (1)
- good ole days (1)
- gratitude list (1)
- gratitude therapy (8)
- guilt and regret (1)
- gym (1)
- happy (1)
- happy place (1)
- happy therapy (1)
- healthier thoughts and feelings (1)
- help other people (5)
- hobby therapy (3)
- how are you holding up? (1)
- internet (1)
- introvert website (1)
- introvert/extrovert (1)
- irritability (1)
- it's ok to leave (1)
- It's okay to want time alone (1)
- keeping busy (1)
- knowing others care therapy (5)
- laugh at our self (1)
- laugh therapy (10)
- life is worth living (1)
- light therapy (5)
- list of things we are grateful for (1)
- locality and climate of where we live (1)
- love (1)
- make the effort (2)
- massage therapy (1)
- med and supplement therapy (4)
- meditate therapy (7)
- mental closet (2)
- messy dirty living area (1)
- mind therapy (8)
- mistakes and wrong choices (1)
- motivation (1)
- mountains (1)
- movie and video therapy (7)
- movie therapy (1)
- movies..my life saver (2)
- muscles (1)
- music therapy (4)
- Mystery Woman (1)
- negative emotions (1)
- nerve energy flow (1)
- nervous system (3)
- neurotransmitters (1)
- new beginnings (3)
- new determinations (2)
- new discovery (1)
- Nick Vujicic (1)
- online depression forum (1)
- organizational skills (1)
- ornery (1)
- our inner child (1)
- personality test (1)
- photo therapy (5)
- politics (1)
- press forward therapy (12)
- reach out therapy (3)
- reading therapy (8)
- rejoice and give thanks (1)
- relax (2)
- relaxation therapy (11)
- release (1)
- restitution (1)
- results of our experiment (1)
- river and waterfall (1)
- rut (1)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) (5)
- sense of accomplishment (1)
- Serenity Prayer (1)
- simplify (1)
- simplify life therapy (4)
- sleep patterns (1)
- sleep therapy (4)
- someone worse off than we are (1)
- Spring (1)
- stinkin thinkin (1)
- stop thinking of self and help someone else (1)
- stress (8)
- sulk (1)
- sun therapy (9)
- sunshine (1)
- surviving (1)
- The depression guide (1)
- the music of Kitaro (1)
- time is a cure (1)
- toxins (1)
- trails (1)
- try harder (2)
- tug of war (1)
- turmoil (1)
- understand and define our thoughts (1)
- United States (1)
- ups and downs (1)
- victories (1)
- video on depression (1)
- walking (1)
- weather (3)
- what if (1)
- whistle a happy tune (1)
- work through it myself versus meds (1)
- writing therapy (9)
- your dog knows (1)
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Friends
Friends smile at you. They like your face.They want to be with you, Any old place. Friends have fun with you. Friends share. They’re glad when you’re happy---When you’re sad, they care. If you’re a friend, Then you care, too. That’s why your friends Are glad you’re you!!!
taken from: http://www.indianchild.com/friendship.htm
taken from: http://www.indianchild.com/friendship.htm
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"Never give way to melancholy, resist it steadily, for the habit will encroach."----Rev. Sydney Smith
We need good, understanding friends
Need a Laugh?
It is good therapy to laugh
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"Do not despair of your life. You have force enough to overcome your obstacles." ----Henry David Thoreau
Need a Laugh?
Laughter is good medicine
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"...we should retire to our beds early and arise early. ...we should not run faster than we have strength. ...we should use moderation in all good things. ...the more food we eat in its natural state and the less it is refined without additives, the healthier it will be for us. Food can affect the mind, and deficiencies in certain elements in the body can promote mental depression. ...Rest and physical exercise are essential, and a walk in the fresh air can refresh the spirit." ----Ezra Taft Benson
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“One of the secrets of a happy life is continuous small treats”----Jean Iris Murdoch
Relaxing scene
We need images that will calm and relax us
Don't worry....be happy!
