Volunteerism is a lifestyle. My first official exposure to “volunteerism” was when I started high school. All students were required to complete 40 hours of volunteer service in order to obtain a high school diploma. As 14-15 year olds, most of us did not take this requirement very seriously. Many…

Sharing 5 positive changes after cutting out a friend that took advantage of these traits. — Gosh, do I hate the terms “people pleaser” and “push over”. Not sure if I hate(d) it so much because of the high degree of truth behind it or my unwavering denial for being one. But hey you, thank you for clicking on this article. Have you ever been annoyed…

My journey of understanding death as a child up until present day. — My Maternal Grandma As a child, my first experience of dealing with death, dying and bereavement was through the loss of my maternal grandma. I was about 10 or 11 years old at the time. My grandma was an immigrant and the only words she knew in English were things like “hello”, “bye”…

Do you have a friend, family member, acquaintance or maybe an ex-lover that is/was very demanding of your time and emotions? — Sometimes we find ourselves spending lots of time and energy listening to these people talk on and on. We find ourselves leaving the conversation feeling like a worn out sponge that once again have soaked up all their crying tears, scrubbed furiously at their life frustrations and likely also wiped…