THIRTY-SIX. (57 Ways to Beat Loneliness & Depression) Stop Cussin’ Yourself Our tongues are very powerful! When I was younger, my older brother and I would get into fist fights. Since he was bigger and stronger than I was, I would have to result to using my words: “You’re so stupid, you’re the stupidest idiot…
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(35) Garbage In Garbage Out – Beat Loneliness | 57 Ways
THIRTY-FIVE. (57 Ways to Beat Loneliness & Depression) Garbage in Garbage out When I first started learning to use a computer in school, the instructor told us about the magical way the computer worked: Garbage in = Garbage out If you put in the wrong thing into the computer, you get the wrong results. Our…
(34) Consider the less privileged – Beat Loneliness | 57 Ways
THIRTY-FOUR (57 Ways to Beat Loneliness & Depression) Consider the less privileged. The other day I found myself reading an article in Poize Magazine about Stephanie Okereke and her struggles to help end VVF (Vesico Vaginal Fistula) in Nigeria. VVF often occurs when girls are forced into marriage at a very young age and have…
(33) Lose Some – Beat Loneliness | 57 Ways
THIRTY-THREE (57 Ways to Beat Loneliness & Depression) Lose Some. Life is not a battle. Yet we spend so much time fighting. We always have to be right about everything. One time I was arguing with this guy over his consistent tardiness whenever we were to hang out, and he argued that he was not…
(32) Always do the right thing – Beat Loneliness | 57 Ways
THIRTY-TWO (57 Ways to Beat Loneliness & Depression) Always do the right thing A friend of mine recently confronted me about using the online library resources for a state I no longer lived in. He was right, I was stealing. Even though he joked about it, and even though I had really good reasons and…