April 2008 Edition of Blog Carnival
The April edition of the Blog Carnival Against Child Abuse is up! As always it looks like there’s a bunch of good stuff to read over there, so go check it out! Technorati Tags: CarnivalAgainstchildAbuse
Exercise for Mental Health
Thanks to Psych Central for pointing out a British Journal of Sports Medicine study that shows as little as 20 minutes of physical activity can reduce the levels of anxiety and stress. I know that I can tell by my stress level if it’s ben too long since I’ve been to the gym or gotten…
Speaking Out
I saw mention of this month’s Blog Carnival Against Child Abuse and this month’s host’s words about it: We all know that abuse thrives on secrecy; the purpose of the Blog Carnival Against Child Abuse is to speak openly about the prevalence of such abuse, and its devastating aftermath. I find this to be very…
More on Overcoming Fear
There was an excellent post over at Lifehack today called Living Scared, which talked at length about the how and why of fear, and how living with too much fear can be detrimental to our own happiness. I won’t go into much detail, go read it for yourself. The one thing I will say is…
Race for the Cure -May 17th 2008
With the weather turning toward Spring this week, and the rain holding off until tomorrow, I decided it was high time to get in a little walking to prepare for my commitment to walk the 5k Race for the Cure next month. Thanks to Gmaps Pedometer I can go back and figure out how far…
No April Fool’s Joke
On April 1, 2000 Angela and I went out on our first date. (Insert your own “fool” joke here) Eight years later, well, here we are. Happily married and enjoying our lives together. I point that out not so much as a way to point out how very lucky I’ve been since then (I have),…