Chloe Cuthbert- Writing in the Wings

Now wouldn’t this be wonderful? To be covered in paint, without a care in the world, with a grin plastered on our faces, happy and carefree.  Well, why aren’t you? How did you make yourself smile today? Yesterday? Last week? In today’s fast paced world, it is rare for anyone to take the time to think of their own personal development, their own personal needs, their self-care. We are so caught up in the here and now, the selfie moment so to speak, we don’t take the necessary time to stop and smell the roses.  Stress, anxiety, and depression have become commonplace in our society. As we get older, especially women, studies have shown that benzodiazepine prescriptions increase. The majority of these prescriptions are not even written by psychiatrist, but by our regular internists. What does this say about how we are living our lives?  Rather than set aside a few moments per day to work on ourselves, we take pills to ease our pain, physically and mentally....

And speaking of focusing on happy, my book is doing pretty well! If you'd like to purchase the Kindle edition, it is available  Here Originally featured on  The Post-Grad Survival Guide  on Medium.com, where I have graciously been given the title of Writer! Thanks,  Tom ! If you'd like to read my blog in your email, click the subscribe button! Each post will come to your email, no gimmicks, nothing to buy, just my blog, free! I graduated from college the first time in 2000 with a Bachelor of Science degree majoring in Chemistry. There were a number of pharmaceutical companies where I lived at the time, and I always enjoyed science and chemistry in school; so it seemed a logical choice. I have never once used this degree, unless you count the years I sold used laboratory equipment obtained from surplus sales.  I graduated from college for the second time in 2010 with a Bachelor of Liberal Arts Degree, majoring in English Literature. This one I did for me....

Hi everyone! I've posted a new article over on Medium I would love for you to check out! I talk about the One Word movement, where you choose one word to carry with you through the year, instead of making those pesky new year's resolutions. It's a pretty interesting concept. I  hope you enjoy! If you would like to read my blog in your email, please click subscribe! One Word Article