by Francine Ward | Feb 25, 2020 | addiction, Dealing with change, Dealing with disappointment, Esteemable Acts Blog, Health and wellness, improve self esteem, Inspirational Quotes and Sayings, Inspirational Sayings, Living your dreams, Positive self esteem, Right choices
It’s an Esteemable Act to stop and smell the roses. The are incredible mental and physical health benefits to being still, breathing deep, and meditating daily. Daily Meditation. For many years, I diligently and faithfully read my daily meditations. I took my...
by Francine Ward | Dec 26, 2016 | addiction, Legal Blog
Opioids. Medication. Addiction. Addiction is all around us. We have become a culture of addiction – addiction to drugs and alcohol – addiction to food – addiction to cosmetic surgery – addiction to the internet and social media, and much more. There is one addiction...
by Francine Ward | Aug 14, 2014 | addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Depression, Esteemable Acts Blog, Get help, Mental Health.
Get Help. Depression. Taking care of ourselves is a major decision we are called to make every single day. It’s rarely easy, considering the many distractions that get in our way. And some of those distractions—those life burdens are so heavy that they take us...
by Francine Ward | Jul 26, 2014 | addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol Education, Binge Drinking, Esteemable Acts Blog
Sobriety. Hard Choices. Hard Choices. Every day we are faced with choices—some easy and some really hard. I would like to say I handle all situations the same, but if I said that, I’d be lying. The truth is, I never know how I am going to handle a particular situation...
by Francine Ward | Apr 18, 2014 | Accountability, Achieve Goals, addiction, attitude of gratitude, Baby Steps, Career Goals, Courage, Dealing with change, Esteemable Acts Blog, Self esteem, Self love
Accountability. Blame. Personal Responsibility. At what point do we take responsibility for our actions? Will the choices we make always be someone else’s fault, especially if the outcome is dire? Should they be? Self-esteem comes from taking responsibility for the...
by Francine Ward | Dec 27, 2013 | Accountability, Achieve Goals, addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol Education, Alcohol Poisoning, Binge Drinking, Career Goals, Esteemable Acts Blog, False Advertisement., False Advertising, False and misleading, family values, Healthy Choice, Legal Blog, Life Goals, Porn, role models, Sex sells, substance abuse, success
Bad Movies. Wolf of Wall Street. One of the worst movies I’ve ever seen is the Wolf of Wall Street. What a disappointment. Last night my husband and I went to see it thinking we were going on a nice date. I left the theater feeling physically, mentally, and...
