life Archives - Small Things Count https://smthingscount.com/tag/life/ Making a More Loving World/Free Books Sun, 04 Jul 2021 22:46:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 People in Our Lives https://smthingscount.com/2020/08/13/people-in-our-lives/ Thu, 13 Aug 2020 15:30:58 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=9378 We are surrounded by people we touch and we don’t even know we’ve affected their lives, as today’s Thursday Thought quote points out.

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]]> Harmful Mermaid’s Tears https://smthingscount.com/2020/02/29/harmful-mermaids-tears/ Sat, 29 Feb 2020 18:44:43 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=8931 Some cosmetics contain plastic microbeads (AKA mermaid’s tears) that end up in our water system and harm wildlife.  Do NOT wash them down the drain. 

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]]> More Speed? https://smthingscount.com/2019/08/30/more-speed/ Fri, 30 Aug 2019 16:43:38 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=8404 It’s human nature to get impatient when we can’t drive as fast as we want to. Sure, we’d save only a few minutes by going

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]]> I Could Have Lost My Son https://smthingscount.com/2019/07/29/i-could-have-lost-my-son/ Mon, 29 Jul 2019 16:35:01 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=8297 I was very shaken. I’ve seen news of mass shootings in various cities. I’ve prayed for the victims and their families and felt a lump

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]]> I’m Feeling Earthy https://smthingscount.com/2019/04/22/im-feeling-earthy/ Mon, 22 Apr 2019 14:42:47 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=7970 April is a very earthy month, with Earth Day (today) and National Arbor Day (Friday the 26th).  PLUS, we’re in the midst of the season

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]]> Easter and Chocolate Bunnies https://smthingscount.com/2019/04/17/easter-and-chocolate-bunnies/ Wed, 17 Apr 2019 15:29:02 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=7950 So, your non-Christian friends, in front of your children, are teasing you about how the chocolate bunnies, chicks, and eggs in your kids’ Easter baskets

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]]> Deadly Racism Approved by Supreme Court https://smthingscount.com/2019/03/27/deadly-racism-approved-by-supreme-court/ Wed, 27 Mar 2019 15:15:37 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=7878 There are two types of black people—”regular black folks” and “***gers” was the expressed belief of a juror deciding in favor of the death penalty

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]]> It’s All About YOU https://smthingscount.com/2019/03/22/its-all-about-you/ Fri, 22 Mar 2019 16:20:41 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=7864 Did you miss it yesterday? World Poetry Day. Yes, it’s an actual declared day, celebrated on March 21 each year. Back in 1999, UNESCO (the

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]]> Stop Dangerous Flare-Ups https://smthingscount.com/2018/02/17/stop-dangerous-flare-ups/ Sat, 17 Feb 2018 18:03:54 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=6683 You’ve seen them, either in person or on TV–bursts of smoke and flame from oil and gas stacks.  This process of “flaring” burns off wasted…wait

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]]> Help for Stressed-Out Teens https://smthingscount.com/2016/09/20/help-for-stressed-out-teens/ Tue, 20 Sep 2016 16:24:26 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=5186 Do you have a teenager who is constantly stressed out about friends, school, and life in general?  A recent study looked at what they call

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