{"id":88,"date":"2019-06-27T18:32:01","date_gmt":"2019-06-27T18:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thoughtfulgems.com\/?page_id=88"},"modified":"2026-03-29T15:13:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T15:13:33","slug":"tips","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thoughtfulgems.com\/index.php\/tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Helpful Tips for This Site"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Thoughtful Gems covers a broad range of content. Below, I&#8217;ve listed a few guidelines to help guide your blog experience. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"background-color:#4f9f9c\" class=\"wp-block-list has-white-color has-text-color has-background\">\n<li>On this site, I share my perspective on relatable topics. My faith, life experiences, and personality shape my unique perspective. As you read, I challenge you to <strong>tap into your own perspective<\/strong>. <em>(Bonus points if you&#8217;re brave enough to share that perspective in the comments! More on this below.)<\/em> Learn from what you see and, despite our differences, <strong>try to see the bigger picture that connects us all<\/strong>. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>&#8220;<strong>My goal in writing these blog posts, besides full freedom of expression, is to get you all to step outside of yourselves and see the bigger picture.<\/strong>&#8220;<\/p><cite><a href=\"https:\/\/thoughtfulgems.com\/index.php\/2019\/10\/19\/do-villains-even-exist\/\">-Thoughtful Gems, Do Villains Even Exist<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"background-color:#4f9f9c\" class=\"wp-block-list has-white-color has-text-color has-background\">\n<li>All healthy dialogue is welcome. <strong>If a post resonates with you in any way, please let me know in the comments! <\/strong>I&#8217;d love to hear YOUR thoughts. And if you&#8217;re feeling daring, <strong>share the <em>Thoughtful Gem<\/em>s post on your socials, or send it to someone you love.<\/strong> Let&#8217;s spark a discussion. \ud83d\ude09<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<ol class=\"has-avatars has-dates has-excerpts aligncenter wp-block-latest-comments\"><li class=\"wp-block-latest-comments__comment\"><article><footer class=\"wp-block-latest-comments__comment-meta\"><a class=\"wp-block-latest-comments__comment-author\" href=\"https:\/\/thoughtfulgems.com\/index.php\/author\/tgcreator\/\">Ashley<\/a> on <a class=\"wp-block-latest-comments__comment-link\" href=\"https:\/\/thoughtfulgems.com\/index.php\/2019\/07\/29\/it-all-comes-down-to-three-things\/#comment-11933\">It All Comes Down to Three Things<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-03-28T22:04:34+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-comments__comment-date\">March 28, 2026<\/time><\/footer><div class=\"wp-block-latest-comments__comment-excerpt\"><p>Thanks for reading! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<\/div><\/article><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-latest-comments__comment\"><article><footer class=\"wp-block-latest-comments__comment-meta\"><span class=\"wp-block-latest-comments__comment-author\">Anonymous<\/span> on <a class=\"wp-block-latest-comments__comment-link\" href=\"https:\/\/thoughtfulgems.com\/index.php\/2019\/07\/29\/it-all-comes-down-to-three-things\/#comment-10829\">It All Comes Down to Three Things<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-01-26T13:32:43+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-comments__comment-date\">January 26, 2026<\/time><\/footer><div class=\"wp-block-latest-comments__comment-excerpt\"><p>Great points, thanks for sharing.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/article><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-latest-comments__comment\"><article><footer class=\"wp-block-latest-comments__comment-meta\"><a class=\"wp-block-latest-comments__comment-author\" href=\"https:\/\/thoughtfulgems.com\/index.php\/author\/tgcreator\/\">Ashley<\/a> on <a class=\"wp-block-latest-comments__comment-link\" href=\"https:\/\/thoughtfulgems.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/16\/the-comeback-im-still-standing\/#comment-10532\">The Comeback: I&#8217;m Still Standing<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-01-07T18:57:25+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-comments__comment-date\">January 7, 2026<\/time><\/footer><div class=\"wp-block-latest-comments__comment-excerpt\"><p>Thank you so much for your support. It really means a lot! I&#8217;ll keep pushing. \u2661<\/p>\n<\/div><\/article><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-latest-comments__comment\"><article><footer class=\"wp-block-latest-comments__comment-meta\"><span class=\"wp-block-latest-comments__comment-author\">Vince<\/span> on <a class=\"wp-block-latest-comments__comment-link\" href=\"https:\/\/thoughtfulgems.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/16\/the-comeback-im-still-standing\/#comment-9949\">The Comeback: I&#8217;m Still Standing<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-12-02T01:41:31+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-comments__comment-date\">December 2, 2025<\/time><\/footer><div class=\"wp-block-latest-comments__comment-excerpt\"><p>I\u2019m so proud of you, being resilient isn\u2019t easy but keep pushing through. You\u2019re almost there!!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/article><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-latest-comments__comment\"><article><footer class=\"wp-block-latest-comments__comment-meta\"><a class=\"wp-block-latest-comments__comment-author\" href=\"https:\/\/thoughtfulgems.com\/index.php\/author\/tgcreator\/\">Ashley<\/a> on <a class=\"wp-block-latest-comments__comment-link\" href=\"https:\/\/thoughtfulgems.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/03\/emergence\/#comment-2433\">Emergence<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-03-16T19:19:17+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-comments__comment-date\">March 16, 2025<\/time><\/footer><div class=\"wp-block-latest-comments__comment-excerpt\"><p>He certainly is! Thanks so much for reading! \u2661<\/p>\n<\/div><\/article><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n<ul style=\"background-color:#4f9f9c\" class=\"wp-block-list has-white-color has-text-color has-background\">\n<li>If you&#8217;re on a mobile device, try out the <strong>dark mode feature<\/strong> in the top right-hand corner! 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