SSS*- Week #12- Working in a retail setting definitely comes with its fair share of interesting interactions with people. If you or anyone close to you works in a retail setting or serves the public in any capacity, perhaps you can relate. I have been lied to, lied on, ignored, cut-off, and yes, cursed smooth out!! Turns out, some people don’t like being told, “Looks like you have a deductible to meet and your medication is now $125 instead of your usual $25,” or “I’m sorry, we don’t have that Continue Reading
Refuse to Remain
SSS* Week 11- Whether it’s the result of a physical aliment like paralysis, the nature of one’s occupation like that of a truck driver, or a choice of habit to not get up and move about throughout the day, physical inactivity can lead to serious health concerns. Here is one reason why: the longer the body remains inactive, the more apt blood flow is to slow down. As blood flow slows down, the blood itself is able to pool and thicken. This increases the risk of clot formation which may cause a Continue Reading
Life God’s Way
SSS* Week #10- I dropped my red Kool-Aid filled cup . . . not in the kitchen where it could be mopped up, but in the carpeted living room. But hey, this adolescent came up with a solution: I’d clean it up, cover the red stains on the carpet with a huge décor pillow we never moved and my mother would never know what happened. Genius! She came home. All was well. Until several days later when she just so happened to look up and notice red splatter stains on the ceiling. Who knew the Kool-Aid Continue Reading