What if you could turn the clock back AND keep your current conscious knowledge? What if you could then live a second life in a different identical universe, one that does not harm the people in this one?

One of the tools I use to communicate more effectively on Facebook is Social Fixer. Its a web add on for chrome and other browsers. It empowers me to view a post and check mark the items I have already seen so that I do not scroll through them again. It helps me to consciously view something and let it go and keep my social media feed fresh. This e…

We do not always have the right words when our friends or family experience suffering. We might not always be in the same place that they are. Our emotions might be taking us in the opposite direction even. That's ok. We are ok. We do not have to react the same way. They do not have to react the same way we do. We may not have the right words, and …

We each see and witness friends and loved ones in need, struggling, suffering and sometimes needing actual help. Sometimes we can help directly and sometimes we just don't have the stuff to help on that specific day. We're just human and social media can enable each of us to grow our 'support networks' a little further and get help from those frien…

Changing things up for this Thursday and going personal, will resume our normally scheduled social media tips to stay health, sane and work towards being happier with our next episode! Video of Mr Mustache the cat yowling a month or two back before this incident https://youtu.be/_biVESwFVVc

Who is rooting for you when the chips are down? Whose acknowledging your progress when you make it through tough times? When are you paying it forward and rooting for your own friends? Who could you express some gratitude to today and thank them for being there for you or simply witnessing your challenges?…

Good morning! I'm a little bottled up, keeping some things close to my vest for very good reasons .... And Even though they are good reasons, its also triggering some writers block. I'm working on finding better ways to apply the brakes to some of the wheels (sharing activities) in my head and remain open to share the rest. How are you? Where are y…

Are you approaching conversations thinking people are out to get you? Do you think people that you encounter on social media are trying to harm you directly or harm the world and therefore you indirectly as a person of this world? How do you feel about the conversations you are having on social media? Are you even talking with anyone? What if you c…

There's no magic Facebook post that solves all of your problems when you share it. There ARE some great things that you can do to prune and tune up your personal Facebook experiences. Pausing before 'reacting' to a facebook post, don't hit the emoji or re-share something just to spread the outrage. Weigh whether or not you can really do something, …

It's not bad if you take the expectations out. Are you feeling let down by others, by yourself? Are other people 'judging' you too much? How about you them? Expectations can creep into our heads and build up a funk like rotten eggs, lets expunge them by getting rid of the 'should statements'

Continuing on from Episode 7 where we discussed Emotionally Managing Expectations, today we talk tie it all together and start to look at consequences. Boundaries imply a consequence. If someone crosses this point, a sequence of events will unfold. The point of a healthy boundary is not to control someone else. it is simply a way that we communicat…

After we define ourselves and who are trusted friends are (see episode 5), we move next towards figuring out what we expect from others. Our expectations drive our feelings and what we feel when someone does or 'fails' to do what we expect. With an exposure to so many more friends and acquaintances and total strangers via social media, we need to l…

Welcome to Monday and Happy on Social Media, episode Being Bad. Monday's are for connecting. Today, I'm sharing an atypical story of where I am as I attempt to come up with a 'story' and ultimately do not succeed, instead telling the story of failing to tell a story. How very Seinfeldian. And yet, I am here and I have pushed through to get this epi…

Defining Ourselves and our Circle of Trust Boundaries Series Ep0005 Happy on Social Media. This is the first in a 4 part series.

Scrapes is a short personal story about the time I found myself bleeding to death at the age of 7. As you will learn from my story, the mind of a seven year old is something.... Happy on Social Media Programming note Each week, I'm striving to share a short, personal story on Monday. I'm following a prompt called 'Scrapes' from a Storytellers group…

Have you shared a missing person post on social media? Has one of your family members gone missing? Or maybe at times you have felt like sharing a missing person image is not going to help? Want to know how to help more... effectively? I talk about 3 tips to help people find loved ones and closure and sometimes a way for all of us to feel happier o…

Facebook Video feeds are gaining mountains of spammy videos and together we can get this garbage out of our feeds, eyeballs and brains, here’s how to Block shock inducing videos on Facebook and be happy on Social Media

Starting over again, creating a Beginning can require some special mental judo, and sometimes we just live and observe. In this episode I share my observations on the topic of beginnings, just a simple prompt and an all too normal life.