Tag Archives: mental health

Take time to be silly & to ponder

Posted on February 15, 2021 by Steve Simms

Innocent silliness that makes people smile is always worthwhile. If you can’t find happiness in everyday moments, it does little good to pursue it elsewhere. Life’s full of currents trying to push and pull you. Make sure you want to … Continue reading →

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Your thoughts need a traffic cop . . .

Posted on November 27, 2020 by Steve Simms

Never cleaning your mind is like never cleaning your bathtub. It’ll get real nasty. Some thoughts are tormenters; some, inspirers. I block one group and welcome the other. Uncontrolled thoughts will jam up your brain like a city with no … Continue reading →

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A brain outside the box can be an improvement on normal

Posted on August 17, 2020 by Steve Simms

Just because something is normal, doesn’t make it right, ethical, correct, or moral. Like blurry eyes or smudged up glasses, our perception of life is skewed. Kindness and humility help clear it up. When we overthink and under-ponder, we open … Continue reading →

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Self-control — the fruit of the Spirit

Posted on August 2, 2020 by Steve Simms

If you aren’t controlling your desires, thoughts, and feelings, then you’re not in control of your life. They are. If we would spend more time and effort controlling self and less trying to control other people, life would be much … Continue reading →

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Joyful thoughts to give you joy

Posted on July 23, 2020 by Steve Simms

Too often we let the weeds of life overrun and destroy our joy, gladness, and delight. An unhappy heart needs weeding. Joy is contagious, but you can’t catch it from unhappy people or from people who mask their heart. Life … Continue reading →

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Freedom, mental health, & hope

Posted on July 5, 2020 by Steve Simms

Mental and emotional bondage restricts freedom. Freedom that doesn’t reach to your mind and your heart is incomplete. It’s good to celebrate freedom. It’s better to live free — without bondage to thoughts, feelings, or desires. It’s hard to dance … Continue reading →

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Self-e (as in ego) — my thoughts on the subject of “self”

Posted on May 22, 2020 by Steve Simms

Self-focused eyes have limited vision. Perhaps finding love, joy, peace, and hope is more important than “finding yourself.” Everybody needs something to think about and focus on, other than self. To think outside yourself, it helps to listen to someone … Continue reading →

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Thinkercise to make mental waves

Posted on May 15, 2020 by Steve Simms

Writing is simply making your thoughts retrievable to readers or listeners. If you post anything original on social media, you’re a writer. My favorite writing is when someone uses uplifting, yet ordinary words, to express extraordinary ideas and feelings. For … Continue reading →

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3 kinds of thinking: self-directed, distorted, & Spirit-prompted

Posted on April 17, 2020 by Steve Simms

There are 3 currents streaming in human consciousness: 1) choice, 2) confusion, and 3) conscience. Choice is self-directed thinking; confusion is distorted thinking; and conscience is Spirit-prompted thinking. Confusion (distorted thinking) entered the human race when choice began to override … Continue reading →

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Accolades are mere charades

Posted on April 11, 2020 by Steve Simms

Accolades are mere charades, and insults are just manmade. It’s what you are on the inside that matters! One of the greatest things in the world is to be free from the torment of self-focus. Pride will choke your heart … Continue reading →

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