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Need Real Homemade Gifts?
Do you need homemade gifts to give someone for their birthday or anniversary? If so, this small blog post is for you. I have a close friend who creates different types of homemade gifts. She has created an online closet or store at the website named, “Poshmark”, which is connected to my blog. This popular…
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Meet Wicca
Let me introduce you to my yellow cockatiel named Wicca! She is about three years old now, which makes the oldest bird in my house. Honestly, Wicca likes to sit quietly in her cage until she’s ready to sing or talk. Additionally, she loves to get out of her cage and sit on my head. …
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Meet Scarlett Rose
Let me introduce you to Scarlett Rose, which is my very first Green Cheek Conure. She is green with a red tail. She was DNA tested by the breeder just before I bought her. Initially, I hand fed her baby bird formula from a small syringe. Scarlett loves to eat her birdseed, millet spray, treats,…
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Meet Mighty Max
Let me introduce you to my newest bird baby “Mighty Max”. Honestly, I don’t know whether Max is a boy or a girl. Max is a green cheek conure with green and reddish orange feathers. Max is a baby parrot that I bought from a bird show through a friend. A very sweet and playful…
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Understanding Addiction: A Complex Struggle
Addiction is a pervasive and intricate phenomenon that affects individuals across all demographics, challenging their physical, psychological, and social well-being. Defined as a chronic, relapsing disorder characterized by compulsive drug seeking, use, and behaviors despite harmful consequences, addiction encompasses a wide spectrum of substances and activities, from drugs and alcohol to gambling, gaming, and even…
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Memorializing A Loved One
Memorializing a loved one is a deeply personal and meaningful way to honor their memory and legacy. Here are several ways people can keep the memory of their loved ones alive: Gravestones and Monuments: Traditional gravestones and monuments in cemeteries remain a common way to memorialize loved ones. They often feature engraved epitaphs that reflect…
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Embrace Change
The only constant in life is change. As we move forward, it’s important to embrace the changes that come our way, rather than resisting them. The future is full of uncertainty, but that’s what makes it so exciting. Looking back on the past can provide valuable lessons, but dwelling there won’t help us navigate what’s…
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Dealing With Hurtful Comments About Your Disability
Dealing with hurtful comments about your disability can be overwhelming for a person. Especially, when it’s a loved one or friend making the hurtful comment. It can be incredibly frustrating when people make insensitive comments about your disability. Friends, family, or even strangers may not understand the challenges you face. This lack of knowledge is…
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Choose Your Peace
Toxic people can have a detrimental impact on our lives and it is important to stay away from them. They can be family, friends, or even strangers who are using us for their own gain. It is essential to recognize these toxic people in order to protect ourselves from emotional and mental harm. It is…
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Recovering after Illness
By, Crystal S. Amon Recovering from an illness or injury can be a long and difficult process. After a prolonged period of convalescence, it’s normal to want to get back into the workforce and take on a new job. For many, returning to work is not only an important part of regaining independence but can…
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Embrace Your Second Chance
Written By, Crystal S. Kauffman Everyone makes mistakes in life, especially when you are living with an active addiction of any kind. One misstep or bad choice will cause you to feel worthless to everyone around you. This is the exact time when you will need to embrace the friends and family member’s who love…
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Begin Rising Shattered Spirit
Any form of abusive relationships will bring some heartbreaking and yet real storms in your life, because your lover is the very person abusing you. This type of marriage or relationship will completely shatter your inner spirit and break your mind, while guiding you towards major depression. Remove Toxic Relationships Now, sex is nothing, conflict…
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Battle the Demons
Unfortunately, you will be dealing with powerful and painful emotions as you walk on the journey toward recovery and freedom from the chains of addictions. Feel free to look up support groups and communities online and offline, but find the support you will need to face the demon’s of addiction. Face Your Demons Start chasing…
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Build A Life That You Love
By, Crystal S. Kauffman Changing your life can be extremely difficult with the many different temptations around you. Most of the time, you are far away from the temptation, but sometimes it can be right in your face. This temptation can actually be in the form of a person, who just happened to dropped by…
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Be True To Yourself!
By, Crystal S Kauffman Never allow someone to tear you down or talk down to you, due to the mistakes you have made in the past or even recently. If you have tried to make amends, then you have done your part and you must let the situation go. Nothing you will do can change…
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Becoming Dragon Strong
My own personal journey with aggressive experimental cervical cancer treatment in 2003 initially caused the disability with my legs and back. Since then, treatment saved my life, yet I have been experiencing chronic pain and a balance issue. Also, I have Neuropathy in my feet, which has caused falls and has caused me to break…
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Today is Year 18!!!
Today, makes 18 years since I survived cancer and I celebrate each year because I know personally that if the experimental treatment failed. Honestly, I would not be here to type this blog tonight and I would not be living with a ton of survivor’s guilt. Almost my entire family was killed by some form…
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My Choices Affect My Story
Written by, Crystal S. Kauffman-Amon Everything in your life comes down to the decisions that you have made so far, but your story may sound terrible due to terrible choices. My choices were not always bad, but when I made bad decisions it showed in every relationship I was in. Family and friends knew I…
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Forgiving Yourself and Others (A Devotional)
Written By, Crystal S Kauffman Have you struggled with forgiving someone, who has hurt you or abused you? Do you find yourself thinking about it a lot lately? If so, this is normal to feel, whenever someone you trust has intentionally hurt you. However, you must find a way to give your hurt and pain…
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Time to Reprogram Your Mind
By, Crystal S. Kauffman, Staff Writer You must learn to reprogram your mind, whenever you are fighting to regain control of your life from active addiction. You must remember that you always attract the same energy that you give off to other people. If you are a negative person, then you will magnetically attract negative…
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Caution: An Organized Life is Ahead!
By, Crystal S. Kaufman In recovery programs, you will learn more about building a solid structure in your daily routine. Most people feel less anxiety whenever they are following a strict routine, which details exactly what they do each and every day. However, some patients like to wait and see what happens, but that is…
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Thoughts About Life Suckers
Sometimes, your life can become so overwhelming at times that your chest walls are squeezing so hard like you are in Cardiac Arrest. Next, your breathing will become labored and you may have experienced issues with just trying to catch your breath. Don’t freak out, because it is not an emergency with your physical health but it is a medical condition…
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Everything You Wanted To Know About Blue Sharks
By, Crystal S. Kauffman, Staff Writer Where does it live? The Blue Shark or Prionace glauca is most often found in swimming in the open ocean and is never really found near the coastal shorelines. According to FLMNH (2012), this species of shark can be found hunting and living in temperate or tropical waters all…
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Game of Life
By, Crystal S. Kauffman, Staff Writer Take a look deep down inside, Let the child in you be your guide. Life is like a great big ocean, The waves swirl with so many emotions. Drowning in a sea of sorrow, You cannot imagine living until tomorrow, As you walk across the fire, Let your heart…
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Mako Sharks: Fastest Shark Species
By, Crystal S. Kauffman These beautiful creatures are built like a torpedo and attacks aggressively, which involves breaching the water at times when the shark captures its prey. According to Sharks-World, these sharks are blue in color and can be around a half a ton or 1000 lbs while they can grow to be 12…
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