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Effects of bullying can last a lifetime

When we watch media reports showing adults using bullying tactics to fuel division in this country, how can we not expect bullying at every level of our society? If we want our children to be kind, they need to see kindness at work around them. If we want our children to accept others, we must assure that they see us walking the walk that we keep talking about. If we spew angry, ugly words that spell hatred, our children will learn to hate. If we bully others, will our children not follow in our footsteps? There is something called The Lions Toast from Lions International: Not above ...

Honor for our veterans

I, —————, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United Sates and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to the regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice, so help me God. Every man and woman who has served in the Armed Forces of the United States has taken this oath when enlisted to military service for our country. It is not an oath to ...

The power of positive thinking

Norman Vincent Peale wrote The Power of Positive Thinking in 1952, a self-help book about the power of thinking positively and finding a “happy, satisfying, and worthwhile life.” As we can see, negativity is not a recent development, but is a part of the human condition, an issue that has fallen on mankind forever. The experiences we have in life are about how we react or respond to the negatives. Rolling with the punches (reacting) doesn’t allow time to think things through, as does taking some time to decide how to handle something (respond.) Look at the negativity around us. ...

About moms, beginning with mine

Today, I am going to talk about mothers, mine in particular. I hope you will indulge me. We lost Mom in late summer 2011. There isn’t a day that I don’t remember her for something good she did in my life. Maybe you think about the wonders of your own mother and how she influenced your life … in youth … and then in adulthood. My mother’s name was Goldie. If you knew her, you know she was a Noble Woman. (If you need more info about what – or rather who – the Noble Woman is, read Proverbs 31, beginning about verse 13.) Mom couldn’t perform miracles, but she always, ALWAYS, ...

Visiting Angels: Know the signs of a stroke by acting FAST

Editor’s note: The following column was originally published May 23, 2020. ——— Thanks to breakthroughs in medicine and nutrition in recent years, we are living longer than ever before. But this increase in life expectancy also brings an increase in the number of diseases, injuries and impairments that affect older adults. With this in mind, we at the Salem Visiting Angels office have created this series of articles to keep our older population and their families informed and to offer some practical advice for meeting the challenges faced by seniors and those who care for ...

Be a difference maker

“Everyone needs someone,” Jim Stitt said to his team. The Education Department of Family Recovery Center’s Columbiana and Jefferson county offices gathered Monday morning for an exercise designed to be, not just fun, but to learn more about each other and also to get outside and make a difference in the lives of others, one small task at a time. It was a photo scavenger hunt. If you saw groups of people wearing long-sleeved gray shirts designated Family Recovery Center, you may have wondered what was up. “FRC is known as the drug and alcohol recovery house, but we are more than ...