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Month: April 2020

Managing Covid Media Mania

On April 23, 2020September 19, 2020 By Dale ParsonsIn Mental Health2 Comments

Photo by Anna Shvets on Pexels.comPhoto by Terje Sollie on Pexels.comPhoto by Markus Spiske on Pexels.comPhoto by Markus Spiske on Pexels.comPhoto by Ralph W. lambrecht on Pexels.com It really is everything I can do to not yell at the TV. I really am trying. In fact, I have been making serious effort to cut off …

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Anxiety: The Short-Circuit

On April 22, 2020 By Dale ParsonsIn Mental HealthLeave a comment

How would you define anxiety? Feeling nervous? A lack of self-confidence? An inner uneasiness? However you define it, anxiety is real. Since it is experienced in so many different ways, and affects so many parts of life, it is difficult to nail down. Anxiety tends to lurk in the shadows but makes its presence known, …

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Your Value

On April 21, 2020September 17, 2020 By Dale ParsonsIn Mental HealthLeave a comment

Nothing you do, no matter how you try, will add to your value. Your value has nothing to do with what you own, the size of your income, where you live, who you know, or how many know you. Your value is in you. Nothing you do will decrease your value. Your value is yours …

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HO Scale Layout Progress

On April 20, 2020September 17, 2020 By Dale ParsonsIn Model RailroadingLeave a comment

Are you working on your HO scale train layout? Are you anxious to see trains moving through your scenery? So am I! This new layout I'm working on has taken a very long time, but I am taking serious steps to move forward. I have never used extruded foam as a base before, so I'm …

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Staying Sane in Isolation

On April 8, 2020September 19, 2020 By Dale ParsonsIn Mental Health2 Comments

Everyone likes a little alone-time, at least once in a while, but this is ridiculous. Even for those who are introverts, this command to stay home is a challenge. If we're going to stay sane while all this is happening to our country and the world, we have to find ways to break up the …

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Covid Blues

On April 5, 2020 By Dale ParsonsIn Mental HealthLeave a comment

Lyrics by Dale ParsonsAs Covid tries to spread throughout the landIt's time to rise and boldly take a standFor quarantine and distance, and staying right at homeMy wife is here, so I won't be alone. They tell us that it's dangerous out thereThere's nasty germs and virus everywhereThe toilet paper's missing, whatever shall we doThere's …

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Anxiety and Model Railroading

On April 4, 2020December 31, 2022 By Dale ParsonsIn Model Railroading1 Comment

I love model railroading. It's been my hobby since I was fifteen, and I loved trains long before that. I've been working on my newest layout, which, at the present time is still quite a way from rolling stock moving along the rails, for about sixteen months. I've seen posts of modelers who appear to …

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Do Something Different

On April 3, 2020September 19, 2020 By Dale ParsonsIn Mental HealthLeave a comment

Photo by Lerkrat Tangsri on Pexels.com Have you had the experience of driving a familiar route and all of a sudden realize you don't know where you are? Every time you get in the car do you have to think about where to put the key? How to make the car move? How to stop …

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