Saturday Sanity: When Your RSS Feed Just Isn’t Enough
June 7, 2008 by Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
Can you believe the first week of June 2008 is coming to an end? Where does the time go?
Stop wondering about that, and enjoy this week’s Saturday Sanity!
This week at Mental Health Notes, I provided a very brief overview of self-medication and dual diagnosis resources, updated you on Sen. Edward M. Kennedy’s brain surgery and future plans, shared a funny video on herd behavior and one on refocusing your mental energy, directed you to a PETA resource for grieving and feeling guilty over your pets, participated in the first ever Healthbolt Carnival, griped about one man’s predictions on how we’ll …read more
Joel Osteen Enourages Me Once Again
June 6, 2008 by Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
“David was greatly distressed, for the men spoke of stoning him…But David encouraged and strengthened himself in the Lord his God” (I Samuel 30:6).
What would you do if your entire family was killed? If the people who were once your friends and supporters turned their backs on you? If your town – including every familiar landmark, every favorite hang-out spot, and every park, business and beautiful tree – was destroyed?
You’d probably feel pretty lost. Lost, abandoned, hopeless, worried, depressed – you name it, and you’d probably feel it.
I know I would. My family members are my greatest earthly supporters. My …read more




