The Importance of Spirituality in Mental Health
November 11th, 2019
The subtitle of the book struck me as odd—“My Spiritual Autobiography.” How is a spiritual biography any different from a regular autobiography, I wondered. Twenty years after purchasing the book, I sat down to read it and my wondering turned to wonderment. For in Hannah Whitall Smith’s The Unselfishness of God: My Spiritual Autobiography I […]
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5 Possible Ways to Prevent Elder Abuse
August 19th, 2019
She was enraged at finding out that her son had applied to the courts for guardianship. From 1996 to 2007 she was the iconic Lt. Uhura of “Star Trek,” USS Enterprise chief communications officer, Starfleet Command, USS Enterprise-A chief communications officer, Starfleet Academy. Now her son was claiming that she was suffering from dementia, incapable […]
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Guardianship Battles and Star Trek
June 10th, 2019
When I was growing up, one of my favorite shows was Star Trek. So, the news of Nichelle Nichols, who played Lieutenant Uhura in the television series, caught my attention. The 86-year-old actress was heard screaming for her life in an audio. “You get your hands off me,” she yells. “You’re trying to get rid […]
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Healing from a Place of Strength: The Gift of Positive Psychology
May 20th, 2019
The professor gave his class of young seminarians this advice: “Build your ministry on your strengths, not your weaknesses.” Most of his students thought his advice was unorthodox, as they had been taught throughout their educational experience to work on fixing their weaknesses if they wanted to succeed in life. When pressed to explain his […]
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