Author: Justin Farley
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Why Can’t You Drink? Misunderstanding Alcoholism and Addiction
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What’s a question you hate to be asked? Why can’t you drink? Why can’t you control your drinking? A short post about misunderstanding alcoholism and addiction.
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A Short Bird Haiku Poem About Chickadees On Feeders
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Do you love to watch birds on the feeder? What can we learn from these marvels of nature? In this post that includes a short haiku poem about black capped chickadees on feeders, you’ll discover some interesting facts about these birds as well as what we can learn from observing them.
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Nature Tanka Haiku Poem About Success and Failure in Life 5 7 5 7 7
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If you’re not failing, you’re not trying. Why is success built upon past failure? A tanka haiku poem about success and failure, as well as a post about how you can change your perspective on failing.
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Mountains and Valleys – A Poetic Autobiography
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What is the opening sentence of my autobiography? … well, I’ve climbed to the top of life’s mountain and fallen into the muck of the valley. Pain, failure, and redemption are the main characters of my story.
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Short Inspirational Haiku Poem About Dreams In Life 5 7 5
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An inspirational post on chasing your passions that contains a short haiku poem about following your dreams in life 5 7 5.
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Bird Haiku About Spring and End of Hibernation 5 7 5
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Spring’s almost here. Can you feel it? A post on the healing power of birdsong, the arrival of spring, and a 5 7 5 bird haiku about spring and the end of animals in hibernation.
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Short Haiku Poem About Kingfisher Bird 5 7 5
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A post that includes a bird haiku about the belted kingfisher (5-7-5) and also highlights facts about the bird, a personal reflection, the symbolism of the kingfisher, and what we can learn from nature’s beautiful bird.
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Deep Poem About Being Selfish – I Me My Mine
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In our self-centeredness, we can lose sight of the world around us and block spiritual growth. This post and deep poem about being selfish examines the cost of living looking through the lens of I, ME, MY, MINE.
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Short Haiku Bird Poem about Red Tailed Hawks 5 7 5
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A short bird haiku poem about red tailed hawks, 5 7 5. This modern haiku portrays the predatory nature of the hawk and the special features of this falcon. The post also contains some interesting facts about the bird.
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Haiku Poem About Winter Turning Into Spring 5 7 5
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Experience this spring haiku about the end of winter: Step into the warmth of spring after a long, cold winter. The snow is melting and the ground is thawing. Mud covers the grounds of the forest.
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Haiku Poem About Barn Owls Birds 5-7-5
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In the stillness of night, a ghost-like figure silently glides over an open field in the country. A screech fills the darkness.
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Owl Haiku Poem About Nature’s Wise Birds|Example 5-7-5
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Explore the night forest and hear the magic of owls in this haiku poem about nature’s mystical bird and wisdom.
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Creativity and Mental Health: How to Accept and Embrace Your Creative Mind
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Having a Creative Personality vs Being A Creative Person When you have a creative nature, you’re different from a creative-minded person, someone who seeks creative pursuits, and even different from someone who has a highly creative brain. Some people may seek ways to incorporate creative thinking into their lives or become more artistic, but when…
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Parenting With Mental Illness When Kids Are Sick With The Flu
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Mental illness rears its ugly head and swells larger with every hour of sleep I miss out on like a growing toy expanding in a bowl of water… Every parent struggles when their kids (and themselves) are sick. We know whatever one child is experiencing will soon spread like wildfire through siblings and eventually find…
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Failure Is A Key To Success
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Success is how well you’ve done with the potential within yourself. The potential for love, for honesty, for self-awareness, for growth, for forgiveness. Success is how well you’ve polished your soul and only failure and heartache can make you aware that it even needs cleaned.
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Hope in Mental Health Recovery
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Real hope for recovery from mental illness depends on realistic expectations and flexibility.
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10 Lessons of Advice For My Younger Self and Teens
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A Healthy Self-Esteem is the Foundation For Good Mental Health All the previous pieces of advice are predicated on having a healthy self-esteem–proud but humble. If we don’t have confidence in who we are we can’t…
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Stopping the OCD and Anxiety Spirals of Negative Thoughts
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“A fourth thought arrived. Then many more”–so begins the hell of the spiral down to a panic attack or at least misery. This quote is a perfect description of how the spiral of anxiety starts and morphs into full blown panic from a single thought. Oh, if only you could avoid the first worried thought…
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