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The Need To Break Through
break·through | \ ˈbrāk-ˌthrü \ 3a: a sudden advance especially in knowledge or technique The Merriam-Webster Dictionary We all have obstacles between where we are, and where we need to be. Notice that I used need, as opposed to want. For the purposes of this discussion, I’m talking about our mental and emotional states. What we need in order to… Continue reading The Need To Break Through
Dry-Dock
I’m a fan of CGP Grey’s analogy of “navigating the waters of the sea of sadness” in terms of making progress with regards to mental health. His video “7 Ways To Maximize Misery” is an incredibly concise and engaging guide to developing better self-care habits, as well as being an amusing exercise in reverse psychology.… Continue reading Dry-Dock
The Importance of Being Honest
Let me kick this off with some honesty: I still maintain standards for myself that are, at times, unrealistic or too exacting. When I expect myself to be flawless in my Magic gameplay, or further along in my personal goals than is realistic, I will still get incredibly frustrated with myself. It can shift those… Continue reading The Importance of Being Honest
Stop Putting It Off
Normally, I’d save this sort of thing for a Friday 500. However, considering the last entry I posted here was in August, and it’s now bloody October, there’s no reason for me to put it off. To be honest, that’s the point of this post in the first place. I need to stop putting it… Continue reading Stop Putting It Off
500 Words on Corners
“It seems you’ve really turned a corner!” It’s a supportive idiom that people use when they bear witness to someone they care about getting into an improved situation in their life. And it can be very heartening to hear, especially if you’ve been going through a long hospital stay, an extended period of unemployment, or… Continue reading 500 Words on Corners
Best Self
From the moment we are born, there will be people around us who will try to tell us what we should be doing, how we should be acting, and by what metrics we should be measuring our success. The influences of our families, societies, popular media, and a host of other sources try to inform… Continue reading Best Self
500 Words on Redemption
The premise for this post began thusly: “Everybody loves a redemption story.” This is something that has been said to me, and about me, in the past. And there are a lot of stories on the subject out there. We want to believe that the people we love, and by extension ourselves, are people that… Continue reading 500 Words on Redemption
The Challenge of New Choices
There are some things in our lives that we don’t get to choose. I didn’t choose to be born bipolar or bisexual. People close to me didn’t choose how they were born, either. Naturally, others will treat those things as if they are choices, saying things like “just try being the gender you were born… Continue reading The Challenge of New Choices
500 Words on Entitlement
Here’s a simple question: what do you feel you are owed? If you put in hours and hours of your time at a job, you are owed compensation for that time, right? That’s how jobs work. If your employer says they don’t owe you anything, you have rights. You can sue their asses. You earned… Continue reading 500 Words on Entitlement
