Third of a Lifetime

Best Tweets for Trauma Survivors is a weekly Friday feature. My selections are entirely subjective, and I know it will never be possible to include every great resource tweeted. But I can try! I’ve personally read all tweeted links, and believe them to be of great value.

Disclaimer: I am in no way responsible for content found on any other website. Stay safe, and don’t follow links if you believe you might be triggered by them. Also, I will not be re-checking links from older Best Tweets posts, and if the site’s archived URL is different from the one I’ve provided here, you may need to do a search on their site.

NEW and REALLY COOL: You can now “like” this post, and “share” it everywhere with the touch of a button or two at the end of the linked tweets! Feel free to do any or all of that! (And thanks.)

Standalone Tweets

@ShiftYourLife “Because things are the way they are, things will not stay the way they are.” ~ Bertolt Brecht

@karenkmmonroy “Your identification with illusions strengthens them and weakens you.”

@peterworsfold “Doing more of what doesn’t work won’t make it work any better.” ~ Charles Givens

@Tamavista “What lies in our power to do, lies in our power not to do.” ~ Aristotle

@LillyAnn “Be open to learning new things. You don’t know what you don’t know until you find out.”

@PixelProject “I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.” ~ Lao Tzu

@Tamavista “Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do.” ~ Goethe

@2morrowknight “A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle.” ~ Gilbran

@pinwheelgirl “No matter what your circumstances, you can always do something, one little thing, a step at a time, to improve them. Begin.”

@JohnKremer “Once you start making changes, no matter how small, suddenly everything seems possible.” ~ Oprah Winfrey

@DarrenSproat “There is genius in persistence. It conquers all opposers. It gives confidence. It annihilates obstacles.” ~ Orson Swett Marden

@justawakening “Few are those who see with their own eyes and feel with their own hearts.” ~ Albert Einstein

@zebraspolkadots “We all have ‘consciousness’. Whether we choose to use it or not is up to us.”

@pinwheelgirl “Be open to receiving. There are teachers everywhere and in everything.”

@SashaKane “There will always be those who sadden you… Thank God there are so many other people who will encourage you to dance, sing, and smile.”

@JaqStone “You may never know whose life you changed just by being you, but rest assured that you are a gift to someone.”

@soulseedz “Catching your breath is a beautiful image that carries permission to slow down and catch up to the life that swirls inside.”

@thedeeperwell “A voice inside the heart says, ‘I know you’re tired, but come. This is the way.’ ~ Rumi

Linked Tweets

@NAMIMass National Chronic Invisible Illness Awareness Week Sept. 13-19th. Are you or someone you know living with an invisible chronic illness?
[SEO: There is still such stigma attached to mental illness that many people make it "invisible" to any extent possible, which then shuts out opportunities for care and compassion from others. Others live in chronic physical pain with no obvious source of their distress. They can't just "get over it"; it impacts every facet of life. This website is full of understanding and compassionate people on the same journey. You can also participate in their Share about your life with invisible illness '30 things' meme. A good resource all year long!]

@2morrowknight 50 Ways to Get Your Life in Order (via @mistygirlph @ruhanirabin)
[SEO: I am a clutterer and saver. Sometimes the clutter gets overwhelming, and I don't even know where to begin with it. This article provides 50 practical places to begin, which includes working on the clutter in your mind.]

@goodthingZ A Short Guide to Setting Boundaries
[SEO: This is just excellent. "A personal boundary is a clear line which says 'this is where my space begins and you’re not welcome in here.'” How to recognize the anger that develops when your boundaries have been violated; and to identify and set your boundaries.]

@TheBlisschick When reading goes from comfort to toxic trigger
[SEO: With information instantly available online, it's easy to become immersed in things that end up triggering emotional upsets and perhaps triggery behaviors. Sometimes you must step away from the book (or article or whatever) when you realize you're in a vulnerable place. Knowledge is power, but knowledge of yourself is much more so. (You can always go back to that book down the road when stronger. Or not.)]

@ssanquist Everyday Health: What Not to Say to a Depressed Person (Beyond Blue blog)
[SEO: Long ago, in high school, my best friend said cheerily to me at a very low moment in my life, "When life gives you lemons, make lemonade!" Add that to the list of what not to say.]

@EmotionalLife Do you have many regrets in your life? A new way of viewing regret
[SEO: Discusses why regrets can be positive toward growth, while guilt is destructive of it. "Regret acknowledges the integrity of oneself in the current, rather than labeling ourselves with negative beliefs from the past and potentially, the future."]

@sojourner5 Do you have a friend or loved one with PTSD? Need to understand what their life is like?
[SEO: Great presentation that you can offer to the non-PTSD affected people in your own life, about why you are frozen and stuck, and can't "just let it go".]

@goodthingZ 5 Surefire Ways to Strengthen Your Willpower
[SEO: I've always considered "will power" as being the internal drill sergeant who bashes me into submission, which then angers me, and so ... fails. This article reframes "will power" as something much more positive.]

@MyAnxietyCure Take the Edge Off of Anxiety With These Seven Stress Reduction Techniques
[Basic things to do; but I forget them when I'm in the middle of anxiety. I'm going to put this in a more obvious location.]

@psychotherapi 39 Ways to Live, and Not Merely Exist
[SEO: This article describes big, bold ways to live and not merely exist, such as "touch humanity" and "face your fears". If that seems too much to begin with, then pace yourself by trying to "do nothing". (It's included in the list of 39! ) I'm not really making light of this; society encourages us to merely exist in myriad ways. Break out of that way of thinking, and you look at things very differently.]

Each Friday I dip into my Tweet stream and rescue items I find amusing, weird, beautiful, and inspiring. Some of these are all of that! Enjoy!

@Flipbooks 10 Amazing Sculptures Made of Playing Cards (Woman’s Day)
[SEO: You could say this guy has way too much time on his hands, but he is often paid to make these incredible free-standing "houses of cards". Most of them are done without any glue or sticky tricks. Besides the still photos, there are many video links that demonstrate his work. For example, watch this time-lapse video through to the end for proof of no glue.]

@awakeningaimee “The true meaning of life is to plant trees under whose shade you do not expect to sit.” ~ Nelson Henderson

@2morrowknight 22 Incredible Photos of Faraway Places
[SEO: National Geographic; photos with odd juxtaposition of man vs nature and sheer scale. Very impressive!]

@dragonheartsong “Brilliant hues encroach ~ leaves once green are transforming ~ Autumn approaches.” #haiku

@petapixel Time lapse during Perseid meteor shower
[SEO: I missed this one last week, but it's too good to leave out. If you weren't able to see the Perseid meteor showers, this is a stunning time-lapse view from Joshua Tree National Park. Note how you see several gazillion more stars than you ever thought possible out in the desert. Amazing.]

@BeyondMeds ‎”Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties.” ~ Erich Fromm

@2morrowknight Around the World in 80 Seconds (video) (via @Flipbooks @LXLEE)
[SEO: The world looks oddly the same everywhere they go. ]

Best Tweets for Trauma Survivors is a weekly Friday feature. My selections are entirely subjective, and I know it will never be possible to include every great resource tweeted. But I can try! I’ve personally read all tweeted links, and believe them to be of great value.

Disclaimer: I am in no way responsible for content found on any other website. Stay safe, and don’t follow links if you believe you might be triggered by them. Also, I will not be re-checking links from older Best Tweets posts, and if the site’s archived URL is different from the one I’ve provided here, you may need to do a search on their site.

Please add your candidates for Best Tweets For Trauma Survivors in the comments.

Standalone Tweets

@CarePathways “We seek the truth and will endure the consequences.”

@LillyAnn “What is possible to become, only truly changes when we are willing to see what is impossible to continue being.”

@iChooseChange “When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.” ~ Victor Frankl

@DrSharonMelnick “Your present circumstances don’t determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start.” ~ Nino Qubein

@LillyAnn “People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed; never throw out anyone.” ~ Audrey Hepburn

@kathyireland “Many people are hiding their wounds. Be gentle whenever possible. Truth without compassion can be cruelty.”

@reginaldcuffee “Although fear can stop you, it can be gone in an instant when you decide you have had enough of it.”

@LillyAnn “That which seeks to coerce you through fear, truly is a false voice.”

@lizstrauss “Those negative statements about you in your thinking, rewrite them. You didn’t put them there.”

@morsemusings “Serenity is not freedom from the storm, but peace amid the storm.”

@Annalilie “We each have an ego that confuses and confounds us. We also each have a spirit that brings us joy, truth and love. Choose spirit.”

@JeanieMarshall “Courage is the most important of all virtues, because without courage you can’t practice any other virtue consistently.” ~ Maya Angelou

@AlignProsperity “Live out of your imagination, not your history.” ~ Stephen R Covey

@zebraspolkadots “The more we know about something — the less scary it is. Feeling anxious? Unsure? doubting yourself? Seek knowledge. Find wisdom.”

@PattyTownley “What oxygen is to the lungs, such is hope to the meaning of life.” ~ Emil Brunner

Linked Tweets

@psychfeed What Makes Therapy Work? (via GoodTherapy.Org blog)
[SEO: Discussion of the dynamics that make therapy work well, starting with the importance of the therapeutic relationship@; noticing patterns; and learning how the past influences one's life today. Good overview.]

@TheBlisschick Complex PTSD and trying so hard to justify our existence
[SEO: "When you are a small person living in precarious circumstances, you learn a few things about Trying." She captures very well what I've struggled with, and if you follow the comments, you see it is all too common. Although based on experience with child abuse, anyone dealing with complex PTSD can learn from this.]

@NewHarbinger Are You an Anxious Procrastinator? (excerpt from book “Worrier’s Guide to Procrastination”)
[SEO: This lengthy book excerpt discusses the many reasons why you procrastinate, followed by a self-assessment test. Knowledge is power.]

@BeyondMeds In Buddhist thought, I’m okay just as I am. It’s all about self-acceptance, even if that sometimes looks a wee bit ugly.
[SEO: A good read, the article title is: Mindfulness is not Positivity. Discusses why Buddhism is not about positivity or the law of attraction. Disclosure: I am not Buddhist; I just seek knowledge that helps me to understand my world.]

@thereseborchard 7 quick ways to avoid a meltdown (via Beyond Blue blog)
[SEO: Simple things to change direction and calm down. Simple but not easy when in the thick of a meltdown, so keep this list handy. Includes the "Four Square" method of breathing to relieve anxiety. Worth a try!]

@zebraspolkadots A Journey…: Life Lessons and Zebra’s
[SEO: Always much food for thought here. What life lessons are you becoming aware of?]

@MentalHealthUSA You Can Start Feeling Better: 8 Important Things to Do About Depression (via @psychotherapi)
[SEO: Examines and refutes 8 basic fears about depression. Disclaimer: WebMD states it is funded by Lilly, a maker of antidepressants.]

@josuediaz Top 10 Ways Your Brain Is Sabotaging You (and How to Beat It) (via @quippdPsych)
[SEO: Fascinating in that it's not the most obvious ways that I think of as self-sabotage. Each item includes links to other articles that elaborate on that particular topic. Lots to chew on here.]

@NAMIMass When chronic pain is ‘paralyzing’
[SEO: Focus is on women, and why women feel chronic pain differently than do men. But I think it's of interest to men, too, if only to understand that difference.]

@LisaCollierCool 5 Natural Ways to Sleep Better
[SEO: Sleep is the holy grail I continue to search for. Do you, too?]

@psychcentral What should you do when you catch yourself people pleasing again? Know your limits: 6 Steps to Improve the Balance in your Life
[SEO: I've never equated people pleasing with a lack of balance in my life, so this caught my eye. Good article!]

@catatonickid Stress Busters: 22 Ways to be Kind to Yourself
[SEO: Excellent ideas and reminders, via Treating Anxiety Blog at HealthyPlace.com]

Summer’s beginning to wind down, I can feel it in the slightly cooler temps this week. Maybe that’s just me wishing it were so! Here are some of my favorite goodies rescued from my Tweet stream this week — full of beauty, whimsy, and inspiration. Enjoy!

@photoblggr 38 Magnificent Vaulted Ceiling Pictures (via @AmazingPics)
[SEO: So many modern buildings are ugly soul-less boxes, and then there are these, most preserved from various eras, and some relatively new. Gorgeous!]

@oncevision “The person who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare.” ~ Dale Carnegie

@openthink2 Very Cool. Dollar Bill-dings (PIC)
[SEO: Each dollar denominated bill has an historic building printed on it. These photos show each bill held up against the actual (distant) landmark building and matched to perfect scale. Hard to explain; easier to just look at! ]

@5tevenw “People that are organized are just too lazy to look for things.” (via @lizzielipstick1)

@patriciasinglet Music For The Soul
[SEO: For me, the neat continuous feed of "photographs" documenting a man's life from early teens to 50th wedding anniversary upstages the music completely! You decide.]

@EternalQuotes “You gotta desire the change, before you actually begin to change.” ~ Michelle Pierre (via @ACCRI)

@several_ Journalism Warning Labels (via @petequily)
[SEO: This guy printed up warning labels for journalism such as: "Warning: To ensure future interviews with subject, important questions were not asked". Both funny, and sadly needed.]

@LillyAnn “Every thought is a seed. If you plant crab apples, don’t count on harvesting Golden Delicious.” ~ Bill Meyer

@goodthingZ Amazing 3D Paintings Made From Stacks of Old Books

Best Tweets for Trauma Survivors is a weekly Friday feature. My selections are entirely subjective, and I know it will never be possible to include every great resource tweeted. But I can try! I’ve personally read all tweeted links, and believe them to be of great value.

Disclaimer: I am in no way responsible for content found on any other website. Stay safe, and don’t follow links if you believe you might be triggered by them. Also, I will not be re-checking links from older Best Tweets posts, and if the site’s archived URL is different from the one I’ve provided here, you may need to do a search on their site.

Please add your candidates for Best Tweets For Trauma Survivors in the comments.

Standalone Tweets

@KinderEric “To dare is to lose one’s footing momentarily. To not dare is to lose oneself.” ~ Soren Kierkegaard

@Tamavista “I know well what I am fleeing from but not what I am in search of.” ~ Montaigne

@Optiongirl “I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.” ~ Lao Tzu

@2morrowknight “Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still.” ~ Chinese Proverb (via @Flipbooks @Geek_Goddess1)

@iheartquotes “If you worry about what might be, and wonder what might have been, you will ignore what is.” ~ Anonymous

@reginaldcuffee “Just as you accepted your limiting beliefs, you have the power to liberate yourself from them.”

@empowermentguru “If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things.” ~ Albert Einstein

@Conduru “Forgiveness is choosing to love. It is the first skill of self-giving love.” ~ Gandhi *”*.♥.*”*.♥.*”*

@angelabisignano “Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.” ~ Unknown

@rcinstitute “TruthfulTuesday: integrity isn’t something you have occasionally; you either have integrity or you don’t.”

@Help0thers “Don’t bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.” ~ William Faulkner

@Tamavista “What you can do, or dream you can do, begin it; boldness has genius, power and magic in it.” ~ Goethe

@reginaldcuffee “If you must impress someone, impress yourself by being authentic.”

Linked Tweets

@HealMyPTSD Trauma and PTSD organizations (via @DrKathleenYoung)
[SEO: Good linked list of major sources of information for trauma and PTSD issues.]

@ssanquist When the Shoe Doesn’t Fit
[SEO: Early discussion about finding the right therapist leads into a detailed analysis of what EMDR is really all about.]

@psychcentral You know that awkward feeling you get when realizing your therapist isn’t the one? 7 tips for changing that
[SEO: Should you tell your current therapist it's not working? Ask for a referral? What are you legally entitled to when leaving a therapist? and other considerations.]

@Cetcetera Grounding Techniques (via @IAmEchad)
[SEO: Grounding techniques are useful when feeling anxious, or spacy/dissociative, or not very real in that moment. For example, try touching something that brings you into the present, like holding an ice cube. Other techniques include ways to distract you till the anxiety passes, such as reading a book, etc. There are probably 200 ideas here. Be proactive about making these grounding techniques happen. Meaning, if you'll need to hold an ice cube, make sure you always have ice on hand. ]

@ssanquist The Relational Cost of Trauma
[SEO: Discussion of how the person affected by trauma usually -- understandably -- copes with and heals from trauma at a slower pace than their friends and loved ones do, even if they are fully aware of what happened to you. They move on while you're still in the middle of it. This often leads to the very unfair "why can't you just get over it?" Don't suffer in silence. Talk to the people in your life about this, or give them a copy of this article.]

@NewMindMirror 20 Ways to Overcome Shyness
[SEO: Lots of good, practical information here. Components of shyness; why we experience it; and how to overcome it.]

@zebraspolkadots Writing a New Ending to the Trauma Experience — I let go of the idea of justice where there was none to be had.
[SEO: This is poignant, moving, and excellent! Some of us will never see "justice" against those who harmed us, or we may still feel completely at the affect of some random external uncontrollable cause, such as a car accident, or being in the wrong place at the wrong time. In either case, it serves you no good purpose to stay stuck there, and it's liberating to fully accept this.]

It’s Friday! Each week I rescue from my Tweet stream items that are funny, ironic, inspiring, quirky, and beautiful. And because I’m celebrating my blogiversary, I offer my bonus post from this morning, It’s Easy to Forget Milestones. Oh happy day! Enjoy!

@MetaVisions “The gift of fantasy has meant more to me than any talent for abstract thinking.” ~ Albert Einstein

@2morrowknight Positive Graffiti: The Most Uplifting Vandalism Ever (via @HuffingtonPost)

@DalaiLama “The most compassionate form of giving is done with no thought or expectation of reward, and grounded in genuine concern for others.”

@DesignerDepot Incredible macro photos of the human eye (via @iamFinch @ilovetypography)
[SEO: If you didn't already know it was an eye, some of these you'd be amazed to learn it. Up extremely close, they look like intricately woven tapestries.]

@DrCesa “Vision is the art of seeing things invisible.” ~ Jonathan Swift

@Derek_Haines When to use i.e. in a sentence ~ (via The Oatmeal blog)

@willbaumlcsw FDA Approves Depressant Drug For The Annoyingly Cheerful (Video: via The Onion)

@Tamavista “Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

@2morrowknight The Most Bizarre Landscape Photos on Earth (via @dh00 @brasonja @cindyvriend)
[SEO: So this is where they get the alien planet sites for Stargate Universe!]

@dontcallmesybil “What no wife of a writer can ever understand is that a writer is working when he’s staring out of the window.” ~ Burton Rascoe
[SEO: Or hubby! ]

I had to go back and look up the date. A couple of days ago, August 10th, was the first anniversary of this blog! Yeah!

Part of me wants to downplay it. I tend to do that with things I value, from a long ago lesson that if I really care about something it will be taken away. (Therapy saved my life, but hasn’t yet removed that doubt.)

Where I Came From

Before I started Third of a Lifetime, I’d come back from several years of mental darkness and struggle. In the year prior, I’d started three other blogs that each died after a few months. I never allowed myself to become too attached to them. These failures reinforced my fears — that I’m not good enough, that I can’t seem to stick with anything very long, that I’d had a long string of attempting various writing projects, and not finishing them.

The Value of Twitter

So I began this blog with much trepidation, but resolved that this one is going to stick. It’s still here, a year later, in large part due to my having joined Twitter last September. I found a very knowledgeable and giving mental health community; resources galore; good friends; outside-of-the-box ideas; and simple fun. The fun is important, as I’d not had much for a long while.

With Twitter, you can see exquisite, valuable ideas and links, and then they scroll off into oblivion. The waste of it all bothered me. I wanted a way to save some of these things. I noticed that @JaneFriedman — publisher of Writers Digest — was also publishing weekly Best Tweets for Writers on her There Are No Rules blog. I asked how she gathers and compiles them. She was so gracious and generous with her info, including allowing me to copy (“clone”) her Yahoo Pipes aggregator. Unfortunately, I am no techie and never got it to work right, but that doesn’t matter because she gave me a taste of what is possible.

New Year’s Eve 2009

On New Year’s Eve, I published my first Best Tweets for Trauma Survivors. I also published the first weekly Favorite TweetStuff post, a compilation of endearing, inspiring, quirky, and fun tweets. It’s a way for me to not take myself so seriously.

Dissociation Blog Showcase

Along the way, I published the Dissociation Blog Showcase, a work in progress of currently 165 blogs! It’s the most popular page here, and I work each week to expand it. As always, if you, or anyone you know, blogs about experience with dissociation, let me know!

For someone who hadn’t finished much of anything for several years, I am very proud to say: both Best Tweets and Favorite TweetStuff have been published continuously every single Friday since New Year’s Eve 2009. These weekly posts, and the Dissociation Blog Showcase, give me a sense of meaning and purpose I’d not felt for many years.

And I have plans!

• I am working on an annotated compilation of all the linked Best Tweet resources from 2010, and my hope is to release it on New Year’s Eve! There’s a symmetry to that, no?
• I’m also immersing myself in all things ebook and Amazon Kindle, because by year end — hopefully much sooner — my book Becoming One will be converted into Kindle and other ebook formats. (My publisher retired and closed her business several years ago, so determining my options, and getting the proper expert help to do it well, falls to me.)
• I am building an outline for book number two.

A year ago, I could not see anything like this being possible. I almost didn’t recognize it now. Trauma survivors can be so wary of anniversaries that we blot out the positive milestones, too! This is a very happy outcome for me. Hard work does pay off.

Many thanks to everyone who follows this blog, leaves comments, and retweets the Best Tweets posts. Thank you, especially, to the great folks on Twitter who tirelessly tweet the best resources! I am beyond grateful.

Best Tweets for Trauma Survivors is a weekly Friday feature. My selections are entirely subjective, and I know it will never be possible to include every great resource tweeted. But I can try! I’ve personally read all tweeted links, and believe them to be of great value.

Disclaimer: I am in no way responsible for content found on any other website. Stay safe, and don’t follow links if you believe you might be triggered by them. Also, I will not be re-checking links from older Best Tweets posts, and if the site’s archived URL is different from the one I’ve provided here, you may need to do a search on their site.

Please add your candidates for Best Tweets For Trauma Survivors in the comments.

Standalone Tweets

@journeytograce “We are not creatures of circumstance; we are creators of circumstance.” ~ Benjamin Disraeli

@FastSelfHelp “There are some things you learn best in calm, and some in storm.” ~ Willa Cather

@SarahEOlson2009 “It’s funny how we feel so much but we cannot say a word / We are screaming inside, but we can’t be heard.” ~ Sarah McLachlan

@therapy4help “Depression sometimes feels like, ‘In the midst of winter, I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer.’” ~ A. Camus

@empowermentguru “When we don’t have the courage to change, everything changes around us to direct us to a new path.” ~ Rhonda Byrne

@Tamavista “Courage is a kind of salvation.” ~ Plato

@Annalilie “Seeking external power is fear based, seeking authentic power is love based. You know the difference when you know your intentions.”

@karenKMMonroy “Value and Worth: be impeccable and Know the Difference.”

@soulseedz “Repeat often — I am an amazingly resilient person.”

@mscator “Stress is two forces moving in opposite directions. Sit still.” ~ Buddhist proverb (via @CausesEffects)

@MindfulBoston “When you inhale, send your breath to wherever you feel tension.”

@empowermentguru “You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger.” ~ Buddha

@SanityJournals “Locate the calm, quiet place inside you where you feel peace and power amidst the chaos.”

@MetaVisions “Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.” ~ Albert Einstein

@Tamavista “No matter how far you have gone on the wrong road, turn back.” ~ Kitamori

@jennyjoneses “You cannot find peace by avoiding life.” ~ Virginia Woolf

@CausesEffects “I have had dreams and I have had nightmares, but I have conquered my nightmares because of my dreams.” ~ Jonas Salk

@Annalilie “Broken heart to open heart, this is transcendence.”

Linked Tweets

@kris_burns Help Prevent Suicide
[SEO: Important information about not just the warning signs of someone who is suicidal, but a clue-filled list of what that person's motivation might be, which may not be all that obvious. Suicide is preventable. Know the signs, get that someone help.]

@drcmblake 7 Simple Ways To Say “No” (via Zen Habits blog)
[SEO: "Rather than avoid it altogether, it’s all about learning the right way to say no."

@anothernuday HD Hawaii Beaches-1 Relaxation Music Video
[SEO: This is the 2 minute trailer for an iPhone app. Carry your relaxation music with you! (Disclaimer: I have no interest in this app or company. It just seems like a neat idea.)]

@goodthingZ How To Overcome Negativity: 5 Steps to Positive Thinking (via The Skool of Life blog)
[SEO: "It takes humility from a person to recognize their negative mind set may just be wrong or incomplete or overly simplistic."]

@drcmblake We have more control over our lives than we think (Via Tiny Buddha blog)
[SEO: Actual title: "How to Experience True Freedom to Live a Life with Fewer Limits"]

@ssanquist Simplicity and Basic Sanity
[SEO: Mindfulness and eliminating unnecessary complications.]

@2morrowknight 8 Ways to Be More Confident: Live the Life of Your Dreams (via @tinybuddha)
[SEO: "Maybe you’ve never been as unsure of yourself as I used to be, but you can likely relate to that feeling of wanting to do something but feeling terrified to start." Start by building your confidence.]

I rescue these items from my ever speeding faster TweetStream each week to share their beauty, humor, or maybe just what fascinates me, in a weird way. It’s all good! Enjoy!

@2morrowknight SO CUTE! Rare Baby White Tigers Born In German Zoo (VIDEO) (via @HuffPostGreen)
[SEO: Only 250 or so known white tigers in the world; here are the four newest!]

@docmarion “Just think of all the billions of coincidences that DON’T happen.” ~ Dick Cavett

@AmazingPics Where Science, Art and Photography Intersect (25 photos) — My Modern Metropolis

@rodolfofrausto “Find the person that is going to tell you the truth, even if it means upsetting you. That is your real friend.” (via @BlondeTXGoddess @Irmitaari)

@AmazingPics Silly Walk (puffin)
[SEO: He looks like he could take on the Aflac Duck in a soccer rematch.]

@CCConsulting “A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.” ~ George Bernard Shaw

@Tamavista “If your path has no trouble, it doesn’t go anywhere.” ~ Kitamori

@brendacambr “Ok let’s all get in the car :p @Flipbooks Top 50 American Roadside Attractions (TIME)”

@zakaraya “We all pay for life with death, so everything in between should be free.” ~ Bill Hicks

@GuyKawasaki How to win at Rock Paper Scissors every time

Special Request: If you find value in this blog showcase, please add the Dissociation Blog Showcase link to your blogroll so others can find it. Thanks!

We have amazing writers amongst us who give insight and hope to anyone struggling with dissociation, or to their loved ones. It’s a brain trust, and I treasure it. When I find new blogs, I update the Dissociation Blog Showcase (DBS) on Sunday evenings. Tonight I’ve added the following three new blogs:

ECLIPSE THE SILENCE

Living With Bipolar Disorder and DID

Myriad Musings

Please use the DBS link above to access these blogs, and check out the entire directory of (currently) 165 dissociation-related blogs!

As always, be careful and safe. Many of these blogs do not provide trigger warnings, nor are they obligated to do so.

I need your help! If you, or someone you know, experiences dissociation and blog about it, write to me with the URL at

sarah.e.olsonATgmailDOTcom

I review each blog before adding it to the Showcase. Thanks so much for the feedback and well-wishes for this project!