Georgia Smith-Lyle: Posted on Saturday, March 28, 2020 12:02 PM
Dreams Fulfilled Beyond Adversity The following is a
true story . . . In the 3
grade, a young boy’s teacher told his parents that their son was not “just a
slow reader,” but that he had a reading disorder. It was at that moment that
the mother understood why her son would sit for hours in tears trying to learn
ten vocabulary words. The parents hired a
reading specialist who worked with him and taught him some tools to improve his
reading ability. Even with these helpful tools, the specialist told the parents
that he would never be able to go to a four-year university
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Georgia Smith-Lyle: Posted on Saturday, March 28, 2020 12:00 PM
GRANDPARENTS
AS POSITIVE ROLE MODELS
I’m writing this article not only from a psychological
perspective, but also as a personal perspective. I am grandmother to four
grandchildren and five step-grandchildren, all unique and special. I can honestly
say the changing of the guard (going from parenting to grandparenting) takes on
a new perspective which is rewarding, fun and interactive, and sometimes
challenging trying to provide the needed support and relief for parents. I thought it would be interesting to ask my
husband what his thoughts are concerning the influence of a grandparent as a
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Posted on Saturday, March 28, 2020 11:59 AM
Emotional
Breakthrough using Equine Assisted Psychotherapy (EAP)
Horses were domesticated about 5,000 years ago. That’s a long
time. They have been used in all areas of life from travel, ranch and farm work
to leisure and sporting events. Much has been learned about these majestic
animals. They are a “herd” animal as opposed to a “pack” animal like dogs or
coyotes. Because they are a herd animal, they have a basic instinct to protect
the other horses in the group and they travel in their group. |
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Georgia Smith-Lyle: Posted on Saturday, March 28, 2020 11:56 AM
Open
Communication with Your Child – Ages 5 to 13 Trust and dependence upon the parent or caregiver begin the
moment a child is born! As your child
grows,consistency with positive
parenting skillswill set the tone for a closely connected relationship
between child and parent. By the time your child reaches school age (5 or 6
years old) they will have hopefully formed a relationship with you based on
trust. Children’s psychosocial development from the ages of five to thirteen
begins with more self-awareness, awareness of others and the world around them. |
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Georgia Smith-Lyle: Posted on Saturday, May 26, 2018 12:36 PM
Healthy Relationships - Part 2 (pg, 40 of Living Well Magazine)
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Georgia Smith-Lyle: Posted on Friday, March 23, 2018 4:38 PM
Healthy Relationships: Part 1 (pg 26 of Living Well Magazine)
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Georgia Smith-Lyle: Posted on Monday, November 20, 2017 6:24 PM
The holiday seasons can be stressful and anxious. Keeping our holiday "cheer" during the season can be difficult. We have enough challenges and the holidays should be a time of happiness, joy and thankfulness. I hope you find this article helpful with a few suggestions on how to keep the "cheer" in your holiday! Enjoy and I hope you have a blessed holiday season.
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Georgia Smith: Posted on Saturday, May 27, 2017 11:58 AM
Pruning Season of Life by Georgia Smith
Are You
In A “Pruning” Season of Life Imagine you are a tree, but not just any tree. Imagine you are
a beautiful, majestic apple tree of Washington, or a lovely orange tree which
grows in California orange country. Or would you rather be a juicy peach tree from
Georgia? No matter which tree you favor, the process of growth year by year is
similar for all fruit bearing trees. Pruning fruit trees is necessary for new
vibrant growth to occur. The definition of pruning is “trim by cutting away
dead or overgrown branches or stem, especially to increase fruitfulness and
growth; cut away; reduce the extent of something. |
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Georgia Smith-Lyle: Posted on Saturday, January 28, 2017 2:00 AM
Nutrients Affect on Emotional
Wellbeing and the Brain
In 2012 I
attended a continuing education course on the affects of specific nutrients in
relation to mental health and brain functions. I was pleasantly surprised to
see those who attended were varied in professions from doctors, nurses,
trainers, massage therapist, chiropractors and mental health counselors like
me. My first impression was there must be factual and scientific evidence to
support this topic or there would not be such a wide array of professions
(those professions who help people with their physical and emotional problems
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Georgia Smith-Lyle: Posted on Saturday, January 28, 2017 1:16 AM
Mercy Falls Like RainGrace and Mercy have Kissed
“But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with
which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive
together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up
together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ
Jesus, that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of
His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.” Ephesians 2:4-7
Christ pours out His mercy over and over again, strengthening us for
the race set before us. The strength to overcome is His unstoppable
grace. Because of His mercy, we have been given His grace. They are
intertwined and woven together working always for our benefit, even when
we do not realize they are at work. Think of mercy and grace’s
interaction together in comparison to a sailboat. A sailboat cannot sail
without the wind. The sailboat is at the mercy of the wind. But without
the actual sail being hoisted in the right position and turned at the
perfect angle, the sailboat has little strength which is the grace.
Mercy and grace always work together. In fact, mercy propels us to seek
the grace (strength) to continue. Mercy brings encouragement where there
has been devastation. Mercy brings restoration and life. Why would we
want to give up on life and God’s love when we continuously see His
mercy poured over us. His mercy gives jump start to His incredible grace
(strength).
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