Things always get worse before they get better, and when they do get better, they get worse. It’s a paradoxical situation that happens when big improvements are made – the door is opened to growth and along with it comes a brand new set of problems. When a person learns to ride a bicycle they add to their life a…
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THE BRIGHT SIDE OF DRINKING YOURSELF UNDER THE TABLE
The evening has already rolled past what would have been a reasonable bedtime and here I am once again, half empty beer can in hand, disappointed in the fact that I told myself that I would only have a few beers and then stop… but I lied! Did I know that I was lying to myself? I mean, I wasn’t…
THE BRIGHT SIDE OF BAD RELATIONSHIPS
Let’s start this off with a clarification – this post is about the bright side of the takeaways – the hindsight from having been through a bad relationship. If you are currently in a union that is truly inharmonious then the brightest side of it is that you can leave. “No I can’t.” I didn’t say you can just get…
ONE SMALL STEP INTO A LIFETIME FREE OF CLUTTER
My entire life I have had a superpower – to emit a field of clutter that would populate any open space with piles of papers, boxes, clothes, and any other clutterable item worth forgetting about. It’s amazing how clutter piles can sit there so long that they collect a proper layer of dust and pet hair. Which I then clean…
WHEN ADVICE ISN’T ADVICE – LEARNING TO KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT
How many of you have been in this situation – you’re sharing a conversation with someone and the topic rolls over a problem that’s troubling them… “I just can’t seem to get enough sleep! No matter what I do, I’m always tired and have trouble getting out of bed in the morning! If I could just figure out what’s wrong…
“THERE’S NO WAY THAT’S TRUE” – THE DENIAL OF IMAGINATION
Just the other day I was browsing on Reddit and came across a post that caught my interest – a headline that was resigned as ridiculous for stating that “cancer is a choice”. For those that don’t know, Reddit is a website that is a collection of user-submitted material and links and can be quite informative, entertaining, and even horrific…
US VERSUS THEM – THE ILLUSION OF SEPARATION
What a day in age we share. Look around us and we see the most amazing time that has ever been known to mankind, yet we are still not at peace. In fact, with so many people bustling around in this world it seems like we are getting farther away from living in harmony with our own selves. This is…
FORMULA ONE SAFETY PROTOCOL AND THE BLESSING OF GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
It’s early morning of a typically beautiful day in Italy and many thousands of fans are making their way into the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, the Formula 1 circuit in Imola for race day at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix. The fans lining the stands bring their usual atmosphere of excitement and curiosity, but also carry a lingering…
IGNORING OUR OWN NEEDS CONDEMNS OUR CHILDREN
I am blessed with a memory that reaches back to the early days of my time here on Earth. It’s interesting see how people’s beliefs are shaped by their own characteristics – many people have refused to believe that I could possibly remember things from my life back when I was one or two years old – simply because their…
ANXIETY – ARE WE REALLY BROKEN?
It’s not difficult for me to write about anxiety. I have spent many years burning a hole in my brain and doing my very best to self-medicate my problems away. Note: this has not been a situation of me donning a white coat and attempting to correct my neurological condition in metered doses. No no. You may remember me from…