Crystal’s Diary

A Story of Hope: A simple act of kindness can make a tremendous impact on someone’s life. It could possibly even save it. We don’t know how others are experiencing life. Everyone has losses and personal struggles, many of us just don’t talk about them. When it got quiet, I started to process the loss […]

The Hidden Struggles: I woke up this morning with the motivation to write about how toxic masculinity is killing some good men due to the label that society has placed on what masculinity is “supposed” to look like. As I opened my computer this morning, the first thing I read was that Twitch, from The

The Perfectionism Challenge: Did you know that being a perfectionist sets you up for failure every time? This has been one of my challenges for years, as I tend to lean towards trying to be perfect at everything and often fail because, let’s face it, we all have strengths and weaknesses. At times this “failure”

Challenging Mornings: Ever have those days where you don’t want to get out of bed and you have to make yourself? Yea that was today for me. I opened my eyes and thought Oh No, I don’t want to do this today! This is my brain sometimes. I have been diagnosed with CPTSD which causes

Stepping into Your Role Did you know that you are the king or queen of your world? If you do not consider yourself a king or queen, then it is time to step into your role.  A narrative that challenges me will place me as the victim of my story, but that doesn’t do me

Kindness produces endorphins, which are the brain’s natural painkiller! The positive effects of kindness are experienced in the brain of everyone who witnessed the act, improving their mood and making them significantly more likely to “pay it forward.” One act of kindness performed in a crowded area can create a domino effect of positivity and