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David
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2012-10-21
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Information about mental health, substance abuse, co-occurring disorders and having a happy life.
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Latest Blog Posts
- Free gifts your child really needs.By David Joel Miller. Being a parent is difficult, give your child what they really need. Christmas is almost here, but then it could be any day and this principle still holds. Parents want to be good parents. Even when … Continue reading ͛...
- Parenting.on Dec 18, 2016 in Children Inspiration Parenting good children nurturing raising children Sunday inspirational quotesSunday Inspiration. Post by David Joel Miller. Parenting. “If you want your children to turn out well, spend twice as much time with them, and half as much money.” Abigail Van Buren “Children have never been very good at … Contin...
- Dreams.Sunday Inspiration. Post by David Joel Miller. Dreams. “Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will.” ― Suzy Kassem “Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.” Edgar Al...
- Happiness Secrets.By David Joel Miller. Happy people know and practice these secrets. Happiness is not an accident. Being happy is not about luck. There are happy people in the humblest of situations and miserable people in mansions. Mostly this is about … Conti...
- Sunlight.on Dec 4, 2016 in Inspiration enlightenment Happiness Joy sunbeams Sunday inspirational quotes sunlightSunday Inspiration. Post by David Joel Miller. Sunlight. Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight. Benjamin Franklin “Stop seeking out the storms and enjoy more fully the sunlight.” Gordon B. Hi...
- Alcohol MythsBy David Joel Miller. How many alcohol myths do you believe? Alcohol is a stimulant. Many people think and alcohol stimulates them and gives them more energy. This belief was so common in the past among newspaper reporters and writers … Conti...
- Happy Labor Day.on Sep 5, 2016 in Commentary Labor DayHappy Labor Day. Today here in the United States it is Labor Day. Can any of you history buffs tell me why?
- Work.Sunday Inspiration. Post by David Joel Miller. Work. “Be steady and well-ordered in your life so that you can be fierce and original in your work.” ― Gustave Flaubert “Choose a job you love, and you will never have … Continue rea...
- Types of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD.)By David Joel Miller. Not all trauma and stressor related disorders are the same. Most people are familiar with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) the granddaddy of all the trauma and stressor related disorders. In addition to PTSD there are a &#...
- Do you have an acute or a chronic illness?By David Joel Miller. Getting the right kind of treatment for your illness is important. Whether it’s a physical, emotional or mental disorder, getting the right treatment makes all the difference. One of the problems we have in the …...
- Belonging.Sunday Inspiration. Post by David Joel Miller. Belonging. “How could you ever feel comfortable if no matter where you went you felt like you belonged someplace else?” ― Mark Peter Hughes, Lemonade Mouth “I didn’t belong...
- Kindness.on Aug 28, 2016 in Commentary compassion concern kindheartedness Kindness Sunday inspirational quotes sympathySunday Inspiration. Post by David Joel Miller. Kindness. “Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.” ― Plato “Three things in human life are important: the first is to be kind; the second is to be … Continue rea...
- Could you have a Mental Illness?By David Joel Miller. You think you might have a mental illness, what should you do? Have you ever thought that you were someone close to you might have a mental illness? Being faced with mental illness doesn’t mean you’re … Continue read...
- Love better by loving yourself.By David Joel Miller. It is hard to love others when you are starving for self-love. You grow love in your life by daily creating small actions that nurture that love, for yourself and for others. If you don’t love … Continue reading →...
- Serenity.Sunday Inspiration. Post by David Joel Miller. Serenity. “Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever...
- Ways you are preventing success.By David Joel Miller. Are you getting in your own way? Creating the life you want takes work. Whatever your goals, and those goals should reflect your values, it can be difficult getting things done. A successful life does not … Continue readin...
- Growth.Sunday Inspiration. Post by David Joel Miller. Growth. “Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.” ― John F. Kennedy “We do not grow absolutely, chronologically. We grow sometimes in one dimension, and not...
- Getting your needs met.on Aug 8, 2016 in self help skills Self-Improvement assertiveness Getting your needs met persistence self careBy David Joel Miller. What if you haven’t been getting your needs met? If you have been thinking that you have needs that are not being met, you need to be the one to take the steps to get those … Continue reading →...
- Excitement.Sunday Inspiration. Post by David Joel Miller. Excitement. “I wanted change and excitement and to shoot off in all directions myself, like the colored arrows from a Fourth of July rocket.” ― Sylvia Plath “Choose thoughts that...
- Unhappy Relationship Surprises.By David Joel Miller. Why your relationship won’t turn out the way you thought. We humans have lots of relationships and no relationship is more important than the primary sexual, love relationship. So many people enter into this relationship wit...