Mental Health Awareness Month

stylized photo of a dock on still water with flat ground and sky in the background. the message just breathe is written in script

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Here are a couple of great posts I have seen recently. The first one shares 6 great pieces of mental health advice! The photo below shares what I feel is the absolute best thing we can each do to improve our mental health. Mental Health Awareness is not just…

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National Bugs Bunny Day

stylized grassy background with a Bugs Bunny sticker, standing on one leg, hands at his ears sticking out his tongue

Yup. There’s a day for everything! Happy National Bugs Bunny Day to all who celebrate.  My Thursday Thoughts are on old-time cartoons and the slapstick comedy they perfected. Very little of the comedy in Bugs Bunny and Looney Tunes requires high level language skills. Most of it can be enjoyed just from the visuals and…

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We’ve Come a Long Way, Baby!

stylized photo of Mikey’s smiling face

Trigger Warning: don’t read this if you’re having a fragile day. I’m doing something I rarely do. I’m writing about the history of autism and how far we have come. Although it is uplifting overall, we start in a dark place. In the 1970’s and 80’s, it was common for kids with autism to be…

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Thanksgiving Feast

cooked turkey with thanksgiving messages: “give thanks, all are welcome, blessings, thanksgiving, happy harvest."

For the most part, I try to keep the blog positive.  Mostly, I do this because you have enough hard things in your day and I want to try to help you get through those things with strength and whenever possible, with humor. But today I need to share a tough moment we had with Mikey…

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