Leslie Glass's Blog, page 49
June 8, 2023
9 Hobbies to Consider This Summer
Hobbies Can Change Your Life Discover A New Passion This Summer Summertime means longer days, which means you may have more time to explore the activities you love on your days off. You can also thoroughly enjoy the weather, making mundane indoor activities exciting when you bring them outside. With any extra time you have,...
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10 Hobbies to Consider This Summer
Hobbies Can Change Your Life Discover A New Passion This Summer Summertime means longer days, which means you may have more time to explore the activities you love on your days off. You can also thoroughly enjoy the weather, making mundane indoor activities exciting when you bring them outside. With any extra time you have,...
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What Are The Stages Of Recovery From Addiction
Recovery From Addiction Doesn’t Happen In 30 Days How long do you think it takes to recover from addiction? It may surprise you to know that recovery from addiction is a complex and deeply personal journey that involves multiple stages. We know people who have been working on it all their lives. Recovery is not just...
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June 7, 2023
Do You Feel Bad About Missed Opportunities?
Accepting Missed Opportunities And Lost Time Are Part Of Addiction Recovery I can’t tell you how many times in my life I’ve felt awful about my missed opportunities and lost time. When I was in active addiction, I missed a magical semester abroad, friends’ weddings, and so many family and friend events. I quit jobs...
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June 5, 2023
Annuities Can Pay For Long-Term Care
Using Annuities to Pay for Nursing Home Care When planning for long-term care, it is essential to consider all the options for payment available. You may have yet to consider using annuities to pay for nursing home care expenses. Annuities are a type of insurance policy with tax advantages that allow purchasers to use future...
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How Do I Not Feel So Lonely?
Feeling Lonely Will Happen In Life So Learn To Manage It Now I knew that loneliness wasn’t good for you. Still, it surprised me to learn that feeling lonely ongoing can add to cognitive decline and ultimately be as dangerous as smoking cigarettes. I’m not making that up, there’s a study that says so. We...
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May 30, 2023
Embrace Hygge For Happiness This Summer
Hygge: Finding Comfort and Joy in Everyday Moments In Japan it’s called Ikigai, the reason for rising. It’s your happiness, your passion, your reason for being. Denmark, it’s called “hygge” (pronounced “hoo-ga”). I’m practicing hygge right now as I write to you about finding happiness. My happiness is writing, but you knew that already. Writing...
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Spotting a Psychopath
Learn to spot a psychopath and keep yourself safe It was a bone-chilling conversation that I will never forget. The tiny hairs on my neck stood as I watched his hands fondle his whiskey glass. “So, how does a guy make you love him?” He stared at me with dilated pupils, black, unblinking, watching my...
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What Is Emotional Intelligence
Emotional Intelligence Defines Your Emotional Health What is emotional intelligence? EQ= Emotional Quotient It’s not an AI thing, even though it may sound techy. Intelligence is your ability to acquire and use knowledge. What do you know and what can you learn? In this case it’s about knowledge about your emotional self. And yes you...
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May 29, 2023
Understanding Emotional Triggers: Our Feelings Have Power
Are you aware of your emotional triggers? I’m a person in long-term recovery. I practice emotional sobriety. I work with sponsors in two 12-step programs to help me get along peacefully with other people and the world. I still made someone cry this past week. It was not intentional and I felt terrible. I’m not...
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