Strategies to Stay Positive When Life Threatens to Tear You Down

Seek little victories, watch what you eat, and don’t get stuck in the trap of complaining.

Don Simkovich, MA
Nov 6 · 7 min read
Man looking up at bright light.
Man looking up at bright light.
Photo by Ahmed Hasan on Unsplash

M y household is busy — and always has been. Since the early 2000s, we’ve almost never had fewer than eight people and sometimes ten living in our house.

Don Simkovich, MA

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Brand Journalist crafting blogs and books for business; co-author, Tom Stone Detective Stories; survivor of a chaotically loving home www.donsimkovich.com.

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