Author Archives: Ruth Anne Mak
Resilience
Resilience by Ruth Anne Mak I could go into the various reasons why one person can experience loss, trauma, or live through a disaster and come out stronger and ready to move forward, while another may crumble and not be … Continue reading
What if…
What if… by Ruth Anne Mak What if…we hear that a lot these days. It’s usually used to worry about what would happen if we ran out of gas or money, our kids got hurt, the mortgage was in foreclosure, … Continue reading
Posted in Inspirations, Personal Growth, Ruth Anne Mak
Leave a comment
Silence Really Can be Golden
Silence Really Can be Golden by Ruth Anne Mak I usually write about connections and sharing with others. I don’t often write about being quiet and keeping our thoughts to ourselves, but I think this practice can be just … Continue reading
Posted in Inspirations, Personal Growth, Ruth Anne Mak
Leave a comment
Thank You
Thank You by Ruth Anne Mak One of the suggestions parenting experts give to parents is to catch your children doing something right and praise them for it. I have always liked this idea since I think positive reinforcement goes … Continue reading
Posted in Inspirations, Ruth Anne Mak
Leave a comment
Ripples in a Really Big Pond
Ripples in a Really Big Pond by Ruth Anne Mak We have all heard of “paying it forward”, which refers to helping someone out to repay someone else who helped us in some way. I have always thought this … Continue reading
Posted in Ruth Anne Mak
1 Comment
Looking Up
Looking Up by Ruth Anne Mak Living a positive and joyful life can be a challenge in our media-saturated society where every event can be broadcast live on tv news channels, uploaded to YouTube or internet news sites, and seen … Continue reading
Posted in Inspirations
Leave a comment