Now, I purchased the now famous red, blue, and white Obama Yes We Did stickers. They are removable and very nice. I only ordered 20 and I inserted them in my Christmas/Kwanza cards and each and every person called me to thank me for the beautiful g ...
Posted Tuesday, January 27th 2009 at 4:15PM
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Social Security 101:
If you have been diagnosed with a brain disorder such as Bipolar, Schizophrenia, ADHD, Chronic Depression, you may be eligible for Social Security Benefits.
A permanent disability such as a brain disorder may prevent you fr ...
Posted Monday, January 12th 2009 at 7:02PM
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"To: CNN, Fox News, MSNBC
While this started as a drive to get cases of missing African American Women and other women of color more air time on cable and news it is now a mission to get missing women of every ethnic group, race, or religion mor ...
Posted Saturday, January 10th 2009 at 11:09AM
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Oh, boy, what a lot of stuff in my mailbox this week about the Inauguration Ceremony, etc.
I thought I would try to give you a nice, neat, tight package of good information.
1) The road to the White House Gospel Station is Heaven600 (AM) and/o ...
Posted Saturday, January 10th 2009 at 10:20AM
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HEALTHCARE, LABOR, and other topics from Environment to Immigrations will be on the Program for the Obama Advocacy Summit!
Of course, Healthcare is my passion so I will be jumping in with other grassroots organizations, advocates, Obama supporters ...
Posted Thursday, January 8th 2009 at 6:46PM
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amen? AMEN!
Hey folks, I just landed back in town to discover I am a recipient of a 2008 Top 20 BAN Award -- Halleluia-er!
What an honor it is to receive this Award and before you hop on over to Swaggie's Voice at http://swaggiecoleman.blogs ...
Posted Saturday, January 3rd 2009 at 6:42PM
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This is for me an interesting question that comes up all the time. There are so many people who have a deep faith in God and I am absolutely one of them.
I believe that through God, I can do anything. However, I went through a period of Christian ...
Posted Thursday, January 1st 2009 at 1:54PM
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I am so grateful to be able to share this true story with everyone. One of the blessings of the Holy-days is having the opportunity to see family and friends you may have lost touch with for some reason or another.
Well, I ran into a family membe ...
Posted Saturday, December 27th 2008 at 8:14PM
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Please join me in congratulating Mr. Brown as this year's 2008 Image of God Award recipient sponsored by Levine-Oliver Publisher and hosted by Swaggie Coleman at Swaggie's Voice (http://swaggiecoleman.blogspot.com)!
Mr. Brown publishes the outstan ...
Posted Friday, December 26th 2008 at 2:12PM
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Merry Christmas and Happy Kwanzaa fellow authors!
The second annual 2008 Image of God Award virtual ceremony begins today at 8. Please stop by any time to enjoy the ceremony and leave your congratulatory comment for this year's winner! The winne ...
Posted Thursday, December 25th 2008 at 5:07AM
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A key factor in any person's success with a mental illness such as Bipolar, Depression, Schizophrenia, ADHD, PTSD, etc. is to walk beside them all the way. So, according to the International Foundation on Education on Depression, here are some tips ...
Posted Saturday, December 20th 2008 at 10:11PM
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In less than a week, Christmas Day will be upon us. It will be a special time when folks will open gifts and laugh and gather around the dinner table with friends and family! All kinds of delicious foods and treats will be passed around and for som ...
Posted Saturday, December 20th 2008 at 9:14PM
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Those are just a few good names for those of us who have a mental illness and get overwhelmed and stressed out and retreat forever on the sofa (or bed). It gets worse if you are experiencing a manic episode or are not stabilized with your mental ill ...
Posted Saturday, December 20th 2008 at 8:04PM
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For probably most American, shopping is a favorite past-time. For me, it never has been. I always hated the idea of long lines and people, people, people. I always carefully devised a plan before shopping: what I need, where to go, aprroximate pr ...
Posted Sunday, December 14th 2008 at 1:49PM
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Yep. I wish it were not true, but it is. Certain members of my family insults me, too.
Yep. There are folks in my family who believe I am just "Crazy Aggy!" They go out of their way to humiliate me at every opportunity. They try to hurt my fe ...
Posted Friday, November 21st 2008 at 8:49PM
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It's in the air. You can feel it! You can smell it! You can taste the enthusiasm and excitement like a bolt of candy-laced lightning that has been frozen in time! It's Obama country and everybody is pumped up!
Well, when you live with Bipolar, ...
Posted Sunday, November 16th 2008 at 7:45AM
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Yes, I believe President-Elect Obama can make good on his promises. However, the thing to remember is that each and every American must participate fully for the good of the country. We must take the responsibility to elect local officials with like- ...
Posted Thursday, November 13th 2008 at 6:33PM
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All over the place are books, t-shirts, and momentos of all sorts celebrating the landmark, landslide Obama victory for change!
We know that we have a lot of work to do and cannot rely on November 4, 2008, to end all of our country's woes. We als ...
Posted Saturday, November 8th 2008 at 1:01PM
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At 6:45 a.m. I left my home to travel about six blocks to the voting polls. I had taken my medications and I was feeling very excited about voting. My mind was calm and I was thinking over the day's schedule.
At about 7:00 a.m. I turned into the ...
Posted Saturday, November 8th 2008 at 12:32PM
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Can you feel the energy in the air?
Can you feel the brotherly love in the air?
I've been noticing that we seem kinder to each other and that 'knowing' smile is electrifying. We goin' do it, y'all, we goin' do it! Can you feel it?
I've been ...
Posted Monday, November 3rd 2008 at 6:23PM
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This is what I was asked this morning after church service. I immediately wanted to kick myself for not blogging about this earlier, but there is never a bad opportunity to share good information.
In an article written by Will Meedk, Ph.D., June 6, 2007, on this topic, it is explained that ...
Posted Sunday, November 2nd 2008 at 3:02PM
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About two years ago, I became obsssed with the gospel song, "Prayer of Jabezz" and I was so frustrated because I heard God's call, but I felt stiffled.
I prayed for God to increase my territory because I could not figure out how to fulfill His pur ...
Posted Monday, October 27th 2008 at 7:28PM
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This is what I learned from grief counseling:
Bereavment is like the fire that burns at the door to a room. Everyone must go through the bereavement process when somebody dies and it hurts any which way you look at it. You can stay in one corne ...
Posted Monday, October 27th 2008 at 6:58PM
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Help has arrived...
When we ignore the need to take care of our mental health under extreme circumstances such as the death of a loved one, we are destined for continued failure to defeat the high proportion of b ...
Posted Sunday, October 26th 2008 at 11:04AM
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Everyone grieves differently. Men and women do not grieve the same. Women will talk more readily and easily to anybody about their hurts. They reach out and are emotional, but men will process feelings of grief more ...
Posted Sunday, October 26th 2008 at 10:23AM
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