Here are my suggestions for kindness-focused accounts you can follow on Instagram that will encourage you to #choosekindness. (There are many more if you seek them out!)
@kindnessorg
@thekindnessrocksproject
@rakfoundation
@kindnessandco
@kindness.news
@sharekindnessloudly
@lifevestinside
@channelkindness
@kindnessquoted
@inspirekindacts
@kindness_inspiration_
@kindness.source
there's a new world coming
I went to bed last night with these hopeful words in my head, from the song “New World Coming,” by Mama Cass Elliot, one of my favorite musicians. I slept peacefully, and all the way through to 7 a.m.! I love this beautiful song. The full lyrics are below. Be sure to go listen; the 1970 video is on YouTube. (There’s also a haunting Nina Simone cover version from the following year.)
There's a New World Coming
And it's just around the bend
There's a new world coming
This one's coming to an end
There's a new voice calling
You can hear it if you try
And it's growing stronger
With each day that passes by
There's a brand new morning
Rising clear and sweet and free
There's a new day dawning
That belongs to you and me
Yes a new world's coming
The one we've had visions of
Coming in peace,
Coming in joy,
Coming in love
you won't be the same
have grace; things are not normal
free online grief seminar next week
See the schedule and register here.
adaa offers support for election anxiety
Quick link to 3 Essential Strategies to Help Manage Election Anxiety.
election day: feelings and distractions
Mario Music Monday: enjoy super nes band
seeing and believing the good: #gratitude30
must-read article about teen athlete's fight against stigma
Quick link to the article here.
new resource: path2purpose campaign
seasons change; we continue to grow
it's good to have someone to talk to
get bullying prevention info from verywell family
Rader was Mario for Halloween in 2009 when he was 8 years old. So cute! Then the next year, he dressed up as Toad!
Halloween has always been one of our top holidays as a family. It definitely was Rader’s favorite — he even had a Halloween-carnival-themed birthday party (in June) the year he turned 5.
So we have struggled every year with this season since losing him. Seeing young families out together trick-or-treating is rough for us now. We turn off the porch light and don’t participate, and we try to distract ourselves with a movie.
Grief hits in all kinds of ways. Some you can predict (like this one, now — although that first year, the tidal wave of Halloween walloped us out of the blue). If you’re grieving and need support, there are some helpful resources and book recommendations at raderward.com/mentalhealth.
read and share: age-by-age guide to talking to kids about suicide
talking about depression can make a difference
bullying ends here
Click here to listen to the podcast (6 episodes so far).