Gratitude is good for you! When you’re grateful, it lowers stress and depression, reduces feelings of envy and resentment, decreases aches and pains, increases resilience, improves your relationships and helps you sleep better.
As we reflect on the last seven months of living through a pandemic, the words of Jesus, spoken over the results of His miraculous intervention for a hungry multitude, suddenly take on new relevance and urgency: “Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost.”
“We never imagined that, months later, it would become a virtual event, allowing participants as far away as California, Illinois and Texas to join us!"
South Central Conference Youth Director Michael Polite led out in Pine Forge Academy's online Week of Prayer and shared the following tips to combat anxiety.
When you volunteer, it helps others—and it helps you too. According to research, volunteering decreases your risk of depression, reduces stress, gives you a sense of purpose, teaches valuable skills and strengthens relationships.
It’s imperative to “talk to children about abuse. Tell them… that if anyone ever says anything to them or touches them in a way that is inappropriate, or they feel uneasy around someone, that they should object… loudly and vocally,” Schwirzer says.
A diet rich in fruit and vegetables can lower blood pressure, positively affect blood sugar, promote weight loss, prevent some types of cancer and reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke.