There is a cost to being a light. The cost is an investment of time, talent, skill, study, and network. Pay attention to the other shiners and watch how they handle rejection. SHINE BRIGHT LIKE A DIAMOND
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Next steps
Good Wednesday. Today is the 313th day of the year. There are 52 days remaining in 2022. What are your #intentions #plans #goals #desires My desire is to intentionally plan to achieve the goal of what I put on my #visionboard Fail to plan, plan to fail Since 8/1/22, my life had multiple transitions happeningContinue reading “Next steps”
A Social Worker and social work
There are those who want to pigeonhole social workers but…we are needed everywhere. Politics is one arena where we can make the most impact. This level of social work practice is macro. I AM A SOCIAL WORKER AND TRAINED TO PRACTICE ON THE MACRO LEVEL Macro-level social work is a practice method that is consideredContinue reading “A Social Worker and social work”
NJ Push to Promote Mental Health Awareness
BOBBY BRIER | JULY 29, 2022 | HEALTH CARE With suicide rising among Black youths, groups look to boost hope, offer support Organizers are planning to promote mental-health awareness with what they say will be an expression of courage, hope and resilience through the perspectives of people of color. Sunday’s BIPOC Messages of Hope and Celebration —Continue reading “NJ Push to Promote Mental Health Awareness”
Independence
What does independence really mean? What is our perception of independence? What is one’s understanding of independence? What is the reality of independence? Living in the USA insists one must answer the above questions because INDEPENDENCE is different for different people based on their class, gender, race, ethnicity, geographic location, education, family origin, language, andContinue reading “Independence”
Social Networking
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The Second Half
It is the 2nd half of the year What goals were chosen to achieve or make progress towards making it happen and marking it done? Usually, when one thinks of the 2nd half, it is a sports game of some type. What game are you playing to WIN? Winning is different for each game becauseContinue reading “The Second Half”
Some things take time
There are some who say time is a healer. However, it takes more time than one thinks to heal, grow, and adjust to the healed part of you and the version of you that has grown. it is necessary to LET IT ALL SETTLE Each person has different experiences that shape them. There is workContinue reading “Some things take time”
Awareness
Today is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day PTSD is a disorder under the umbrella of Anxiety disorders. The symptoms of PTSD are always in response to an event when one feels or perceives their life is threatened or the individual witnessed the event. So it is direct and indirect exposure. These events that contributeContinue reading “Awareness”
The only NJ Public Hospital, University Hospital in Newark
LILO H. STAINTON, HEALTH CARE WRITER | JUNE 23, 2022 | HEALTH CARE Unused federal pandemic funding, unexpected state revenue could give Newark hospital $1B shot in the arm it needs to meet health care demands While New Jersey lawmakers decide how to spend billions in unanticipated revenue, they are facing a growing push to fund majorContinue reading “The only NJ Public Hospital, University Hospital in Newark”
What matters most
what matters MOST? One’s deeds do matter, however little they may seem. At the time when one does what one does, commitment and discipline make the difference. The difference is a matter of life or death for some. There is no count of the deeds performed because…it is simply a matter of the person beingContinue reading “What matters most”
QR code
Scan the QR code and see where it takes you socialwork #socialworker #phd #msw #lcsw #lcadc #professor #academic #organizer #advocate #activist #mentalhealth #wellbeing #blog #linkedin #addiction #counselor This is about connections.
Juneteenth ❤️🖤💚
Juneteenth is a day that commemorates June 19, 1865 when the enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they were emancipated from slavery. We celebrate freedom!! ❤️🖤💚 Opal Lee is the Grandmother of Juneteenth At the age of 94, Ms. Opal Lee’s efforts came to fruition, and Juneteenth became a national holiday in the UnitedContinue reading “Juneteenth ❤️🖤💚”
Which way?!?
I learned the hard way about… #submission to a greater purpose #surrender to a better plan #obedience to a wise method It has made a major #difference in my #life with a sense of #wellness for my #soul
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