For those of you with posts I've responded to... please understand... I felt compelled by your situations to respond.. the 'advice" should be seen as suggestions only.. Obviously I do not live in your state or walk in your shoes, but because my steps have, in some instances, been similar to yours, I offer only suggestions of resources to try, if they fit your situation.
For those who seem to be stuck in an ongoing circumstance of joblessness, homelessness, low income, no income, health issues, etc, etc,.... the last thing you may want to hear is that you can help yourself, but, you CAN. TRULY!! It takes a shift in your paradigm.. your beliefs; what you think, and what you do. When we spend our days and nights thinking about the mess we're in... " I don't have enough money to pay the bills", "I feel so tired all the time", "life is so hard for me", "There's never enough food to go around". These thoughts and words may all be true... they must be or you wouldn't be saying or thinking them, but the more we think them, the more those circumstances will remain a part of our life. But... what might happen if we spent those moments thinking, "I have all the money that I need", I have more than enough to pay all my bills", "I feel great!!" "My family has all that we need to live abundantly".
This woman is nuts, you say... ? on my better days, perhaps (lol) But there is something about the power of positive thinking.. We draw to us what we think about... if we think in negative terms, we will continue to see negative in our life. Alternately, if we think positively, then more positive things will come into our lives. It seems simple, and it is, but it is not easy. It takes some work to shift our way of thinking and to think of positive, good things when all around us there seems to be negative.
Start with some simple steps.... try keeping a Grateful and Good Feelings Journal. Each day, write about one or two things that you are grateful for. It doesn't matter how small or insignificant it may seem. Maybe you're grateful for a favorite pillow, or a roof over your head or a good friend you have. Whatever it is, there is power in thinking it and writing it down. A Grateful Rock is also a good tool-- carry a rock in your pocket and each time you feel it throughout the day, stop and think of one thing you are grateful for. I have a smooth, flat stone that I carry. My ex-husband gave it to me a long time ago and you know what I think about when I feel it in my pocket? I think, "thank you for giving me up so that I could find someone who I can be myself with, someone who truly values me and lets me grow and learn". If my ex hadn't been a drinker, if he hadn't refused to give it up, I might still be there, miserable. I can also be grateful to my ex for my two wonderful boys. You know what you are grateful for.
Another thing I am doing is making a vision board. Create a poster or board of things you want in your life---lots of money, a particular house you like, a college education, a vacation or somewhere you've always wanted to go. Find pictures or cut out words or write them down and cut them out and put them on the board. Put the board in a prominent place where you will see it all the time and think of those things you want. My husband and I have our target weights-- the weight we want to be,-- taped to the frig. We see it every time we go to the frig for a snack. We have pictures of cars we like and would like to have. We have an interior picture of a vehicle we like so we can imagine ourselves in that car, driving it, feeling the leather seats, the sunroof over our head, the music playing on the stereo. We have pictures of Ecuador, a place we would like to live someday.
It is natural human tendency to move toward what we focus on. If we focus on negative, we will get negative; if we focus on positive, we will get positive.
I posted some inspirational videos on my blog page for you to enjoy. They are simply another tool, a visualization tool to help start the flow of positive thinking. Watch them as often as you like. You can also visit YouTube for other inspirational videos.
YOU HAVE THE POWER To CHANGE YOUR LIFE!! 
