Amanda Herring, Writer

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Stories & Reflections

Creating Peace, Love & Joy #2

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, July 13, 2021  •   Leave a Comment
I’m working this week to CREATE a little more peace, love, and joy by making some adjustments here and there to my daily habits.  Yesterday, I told you about the first one… I turned off my email notifications. It’s actually working! I feel less inundated...

Creating Peace, Love & Joy #1

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, July 12, 2021  •   Leave a Comment
I’m working this week to CREATE a little more peace, love, and joy by making some adjustments here and there to my daily habits. I’ll share what I’m doing and how it’s going every day this week. Here’s the first one… I turned off my...

Treat Yourself Like You’re Sick

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, July 11, 2021  •   Leave a Comment
Sometimes my mental health has so deteriorated, I should treat myself like I’m sick. Remove myself from crowds Get some rest and try to sleep Hydrate more and eat good food Assess my symptoms and identify what made me feel so bad Take care of...

10 Things To Unlearn Now

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, July 9, 2021  •   1 Comment
Y’all, I have had to unlearn some things. I picked all this up along the way as the gospel, the truth, the way it is, what’s right. I thought it was, and if I had not been open to new concepts or applied my own...

She’s hot. Don’t be ridiculous, and tell her.

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, July 8, 2021  •   Leave a Comment
Ok, so this might sting. I only apologize in advance just a little, because I don’t really want to hurt anybody’s feelings, but it needs to be said. Sister, if you can’t recognize, acknowledge, and appreciate that another woman is pretty, you need a little...

5 Things I’m Wasting Energy On

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, July 7, 2021  •   Leave a Comment
My news feeds are filled today with memes, quotes, and blogs directing me not to waste my energy. It’s hitting me in the face…like whoa! Every other scroll this morning was yet another post urging me (not the world, right, but ME!) on how NOT...

I’m not responsible…

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, July 6, 2021  •   Leave a Comment
Hi, I’m Amanda, and not only am I not responsible for making other people happy, I’m also not responsible when someone gets mad. *BOOM* Now don’t get me wrong. If I screw up and do or say something thoughtless and stupid that hurts someone, I...

I’m not responsible! OMG!

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, July 5, 2021  •   Leave a Comment
Hi, I’m Amanda, and I’m not responsible for making other people happy. Oh my gosh, I said it! If you’re a people pleaser, you get it. If you’re busy about entertaining folks, cleaning up so everything is nice, and making 3 different dinners to keep...

We Should Probably Stop

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, July 2, 2021  •   Leave a Comment
We should probably stop doing that thing where we think the house has to be sparkly clean for somebody to come over. That’s why nobody ever comes over, five years go by, and we complain that we never have any get-togethers. We should probably stop...

Fear / Choose, Trust, Insist

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, July 1, 2021  •   Leave a Comment
Fear is a bitch. Should I wear this? I’ll get someone to go with me. What if this doesn’t work? Am I too old? Why are they asking me so many questions? I should do this some other time. What if I mess this up?...