How Do I Handle Disappointment -- even divorce and death?

Mental Illness Killed Both my Father and Son

Mental Illness Killed Both my Father and Son by Lark Dean Galley When I made the decision to write about my son’s suicide, I had no intention of including my childhood stories in the book. How could they possibly have impacted his decision to end his life? Turns out, my childhood played a bigger role in my son’s suicide than I could ever have imagined. Starting the book with his death was like entering the play in the third scene. It was only after my friend encouraged me to write about the instability of my early years that I begin to see how my childhood impacted my parenting and in turn my son’s choices. As I examined my father’s life through adult eyes, I felt an even deeper understanding of his choices. My father’s mother spent her entire life with undiagnosed depression, something she inherited from her mother. Grandma Dean would experience bipolar mood swings which even she could not understand or explain. I can remember as a teenager coming into the room as she s...

Control Your Bookends -- Eight Steps to Mastering Your Day

Control Your Bookends – Eight Steps to Mastering Your Day What You Need to Know to Gain Control of Your Life Right Now! By Lark Dean Galley Ever feel completely overwhelmed -- as if you were just spinning your wheels and all your efforts were getting you nowhere despite your hard work? Do you promise yourself the night before that tomorrow will be different only to have everything fall apart – again? I know as a busy mom with 3 young children, a spouse who traveled all the time, and a demanding career, it seemed I was barely hanging onto life let alone moving towards my goals. And you can forget about any sort of life balance or time management! The only balance I seemed to have was a young child on each hip and the dream of getting more than 5 hours of sleep each night. How could I possibly manage the outcome of my life if I couldn’t even manage my day effectively? Frustration and despair set in as I felt farther and farther away from where and who I wanted...

Your Relationship with Money Could be Ruining Your Life!

Wow! Rags to Riches Story that can change your life too. Did you know your Relationship with Money is affecting your bottom line?! Each of us has one – a relationship with money. Maybe you’ve had trouble earning it. Maybe you’ve been able to earn it but have had trouble keeping it. Or maybe you know you could be earning so much more than you are right now… The truth is you will NEVER be able to change your money habits until you understand the foundation of your Relationship with Money. Isn’t it frustrating to stay on the hamster wheel? Promising to manage your money better but the same patterns keep showing up? It’s only through understanding where your money beliefs came from that you can change and adjust your behavior. I know this was the case for me. As Stan Well says, “You can take the girl outta the trailer park, but you can't take the trailer park outta the girl.” Even with a master’s degree and high paying job, until I understood...

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