by John Thurman | Dec 17, 2017 | Holiday Depression, Overcoming Depression, Suicide, Suicide Prevention, Uncategorized
Helpful tips for people facing their first Christmas after a loss. Are your Christmas lights up? Have you started your Christmas shopping? Have you reached your limit of Hallmark holiday movies? Today, with the help of my grandson, our kitchen will be filled with the...
by John Thurman | Dec 17, 2017 | Faith and Hope, Faith Friendly Help For Depression, Holiday Depression, Overcoming Depression, Resilience, Stress, Stress Management, Suicide, Suicide Prevention, Surviving Hard Times, Uncategorized
Well, we are officially off to the retail madness of the Holiday Season with yet another Black Friday followed by Cyber Monday. As I pen this post, I am having a flashback about spending three Christmases managing a Christian Gift Shop in at the Macon Mall in Macon,...
by John Thurman | Sep 28, 2017 | Building Vision, Marriage & Relationships, Overcoming Fear, Stress Management, Success, Uncategorized
Resilience is the ability to resist clinical distress, impairment, or dysfunctions often associated with critical incidents and personal trauma. Dr. George Everly, Psychological Body Armor.”Last week Sara got so mad she threw her shoe at me. It missed my head by...
by John Thurman | Sep 24, 2017 | Leadership, Uncategorized
I write about leadership. But today I want to focus on qualities that are not always associated with leadership. However, if you do not have these qualities no one will follow you. And if you have no followers you are not a leader. That’s pretty plain and simple. The...
by John Thurman | May 29, 2017 | Active Optimism, Crisis Leadership, Crisis Management, Crisis management, Optimism, Resilience, Self Efficacy, Uncategorized
What makes people move through tough times? In my last post, I talked about resilience and its importance in being an overcome in life. Resilient, tenacious people make things happen. My friend and mentor, Dr. George Evelry has made it his life mission to understand...
by John Thurman | Dec 22, 2016 | Christmas, Christmas Stress, Grief, Holiday Depression, Holiday Stress, Uncategorized
My First Christmas without my Mama by John Thurman This Christmas will mark a first for me. It will be a bittersweet one because my mama went to be with the Lord on December 3, 2016. Her death was not a shock or a surprise. For the past several years she fought off...
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