Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about what I want in my life and what I want to be doing, both in my career pursuits and in my personal life. Funny, but I keep butting up against tiny little boxes that other people live in, want to put me in, and sometimes that I even […]
Do Not Settle
This weekend I went out and heard a local 80s cover band. It was great fun, especially since the 80s were my decade and that’s about the only way I know how to dance. The band was The Reaganomics and they were awesome! I always find the people watching very interesting. I consider myself quite […]
Shift Your Paradigm
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 […]