If you have something that is not going well in your life, rather than just keep hacking away at it, why not shift your paradigm? What does this really mean? “Shift your paradigm”? It means change it up! Do something different. Get yourself out of your damn rut! If what you’re doing isn’t working, your […]
Treading Water
There are times in life when the best you can do is tread water. You may be wondering how treading water is being awesome. Well, sometimes you go through a series of events that weigh you down. Enough that you might falter. But instead you tread water. Doing just enough to get by. To get […]
Come Out
As human beings we are such complex creatures. We each have so many faces, so many sides of the human experience. Some we share with the general public, some we share only with friends. And some we keep to ourselves. While not everything has to be shared with everyone, sometimes I think that we often […]
The Happiness Myth
There is a happiness myth that I’ve noticed, both in my own life and in the lives of others. The myth goes something like this. I should be happy because [complete sentence with your special reason]. Such as, I should be happy because I’m older or because I’ve suffered enough already or because I’ve paid […]
Kicking It
This week was craptastic. No one died or anything, but I experienced a series of events that threw me off balance and dredged up some old hurts. Early in the week I went on my first date in 25 years, and before I could even take three sips of my coffee, I was promptly, and […]
The Best Valentine Ever
The best thing that can happen to you today on Valentine’s Day (and, in fact, on any other days of the year as well), is that you learn to love yourself. So many of us – myself included – look to others to make our lives what we want them to be, rather than resolving […]