We all know that familiar scenario. It’s a normal day like any other. You’re wandering along, minding your business and doing what you know needs to be done. You notice someone nearby. You’ve seen them around every now and then. Maybe you didn’t notice them too much, no more than anyone else. They’re kinda cute. Every few days or so, you …
On December 23, 2015, at approximately 5 o’clock in the morning, I was on the road in my trusty 2002 Grand Am, pushing through holiday traffic toward my mother’s home, seven hours away. My radio was humming from my mixed CD, and the night around me glittered with the headlights of my fellow travelers. Then, in the form of a …
…the problem with pounding a square peg into a round hole is not that hammering is hard work. It’s that you’re damaging the peg.” –Paul Collins It was a concern that I’ve been pondering a lot lately, but it lifted to the forefront of my memory when my friends and I were reviewing an old quiz that I had taken when …
Last Sunday, while spending the day getting things done and taking time out for myself, I had the chance to talk to two family members on the phone. While speaking to them (separately), I noticed an interesting difference in each of the exchanges. Exchange #1 Family member 1: So, how have you been? Me: Oh, you know. Pretty good. My …
About a week ago, my taekwondo Master gave the adult class a very interesting bit of advice: “Everybody should do something uncomfortable in their lives to continue challenging themselves.” Apparently, I took that advice to heart and did just that when I woke up at 4 o’clock this morning and drove downtown to audition for The Voice. Originally, this audition …
Nothing like a trip to the river to really put your mind at ease. It’s been a week since I’ve returned from my trip from Arizona, and since that time, I’ve managed to keep the resolves I’d written down into an active practice. Things that I’d been putting off (taking items to Goodwill, enhancing my emotional, physical, and mental lifestyles …
It sucks to be the person you never wanted to meet. We all have our own: She’s really perky and bends over backwards to make sure everyone’s happiness comes before her own. Or she’s dissatisfied with the way that her life is turning out, and so she lashes out at anything that moves. Or maybe she sits terrified in the …
