The importance of self-compassion
If you have ever had a period of clinical depression, or if you have struggled throughout your life with chronic depression, you know that this is more than just a period of sadness. Depression is well named. It pushes down on a person, it makes the world full of...
The Importance of a Journal
So, you have started the journey with me. You have read the first powerful moments in the Words Never Spoken story of how someone can strive, thrive and live with hope. Now is the time to share your thoughts, to put your pen to paper, to shape your story. This is a...
Love at first sight; flee or fight for Love
Do you believe in Love at First Sight? Is it possible to love someone at first sight based on what's on the 'inside'? versus their outside characteristics, such as eyes, hair, smile, or physique. "Yes, we can, says psychoanalyst Roland Gori, who believes we can create...
Closure
Took a shower in Holy Water today Crying as drops of guilt and shame, trickle down the drain I am healed. No more myself to blame How many of you have had to gain closure on your own because a friend or loved one refused to 'own up' to their role in your pain? It's a...
Paying it Forward!
Have you ever heard of the phrase paying it forward? I first learned about this 2 years ago, when my daughter and I were at a toll booth about to pay and the ticket-taker person said it was paid already by the car that just pulled off. I was in awe, felt God had...
Dress Better, Feel Better
It's been said many times that dressing up, having your hair done, wearing makeup, wearing jewelry, getting in shape, etc... makes you feel better about yourself. And that you should do it for yourself and not for someone else. But doesn't it also make us feel good...
What do Values mean to YOU?
Pick a word from the Integrity Word cube and tell us what the word Values mean to you. Think about the role models and lessons you were taught as a child. How did they make you the person that you are today?
Positive Affirmations
Just like there is power in speaking the name of Jesus, there is power is speaking positive affirmations over yourself and your life. Check out these affirmations based on scriptures from the Word....
Writing for Emotional Healing
Join Samuel and fellow fans this Saturday for a special reading and book signing of his latest published work, Iceland Eats.
Discover life through the eyes of Tara
Cheryl McNeil (pen name, Cheryl D. Bannerman, her birth name) is CEO of a small virtual training company based out of Central New Jersey. She works out of her home office and creates classroom training materials, e-Learning modules, job aides and much more for corporate employees and their clients. She holds a Bachelors in Business Management and a Masters in Project Management. She is also the (divorced) single mother of a beautiful thirteen year old girl.
In her spare time she loves to read murder mysteries, watch movies, try new restaurants and cuisines, shop with her daughter, and in the summer, walk the boardwalk and take in the sun on the beach. Although her works are fiction, she has incorporated many of her life’s experiences into her stories.