Optimize Your Life
Did you know that you are responsible for every thing you say and do? I could have written a book on all of the excuses that I used when arguing about this with my coach. “But my trauma!” “But they said..” “But I’m tired all the time!” “But the grief!” “But I was drunk!” All…
Yes, yes, it’s a new domain. When I realized my purpose a few weeks ago, I had to snag it. The radical self, as most folks know, is a conceptualized form of a person: the best version of a person, and that we all have the capacity to be that most radical self. It’s not…
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I wanted to write something today, but I stopped myself. I realized that maybe the point is to not write it down at all. I’m going to be doing some experiments in the next few months. That’s all I’ll say about it. Who knows, maybe this is one of the experiments…
I’m sad. By that, I mean I’m extremely depressed. It’s a feature, I learned, and not necessarily directed by what goes on around me, though manic episodes do trigger hypomanic episodes…and it’s worse depending on how manic the episode was. I stopped drinking alcohol for good back in April of this year, almost a year…
I have a cold, as the title suggests. It’s an icky one. About a week ago, I started sneezing…a lot. Three days ago, I came down with heavy congestion (not the productive kind) that progressed with my ears being so clogged that everyone sounded like they were in the back of the room or not…
Last Sunday, I made a list of things that I wanted accomplish over the week ahead. I chose items from all seven pillars of self, and crafted a checklist for each day in order to mark completion of each item. For example, I had a goal to drink a gallon of water a day. By…
I woke up this morning in a very cranky mood. Not being able to find a concrete reason for it, I attempted to shrug it off, following my morning routine as I normally do, but then I sat down and checked my work assignments. Oh. That thing. That thing that’s giving me stress since I’m…
Hate is such a negative word. We are raised to hate bad things and love good things. We’re innately inclined to avoid certain behaviors because we know naturally that they are wrong or potentially dangerous. We don’t grab snakes because we know they could harm us. We find safety in the shelter of our homes…
First – this is a very faith-based post. My faith is probably the most personal thing in my life. I love talking around it and sharing what feels good, but faith brings out a part of me that I normally prefer to keep to myself. I don’t like opening the door for people to try…