Get Out of the Box or Die Tryin’
Why is it so easy to see the mistakes and idiotic things other people do but so difficult to see our own? For eight years I’ve done nothing but whine…
Listening to the Signs: Led Zeppelin & Feathers
I Received a Gift The world is a miraculous place. This week, I have been reminded of this by listening to Led Zeppelin's fourth album and finding meaning from signs…
Dog Shit Crazy is Nothing Special
All my life I have made excuses whenever I’ve run into a person who said rude or hurtful things to me or someone I loved. Whenever someone acted mean-spirited, I…
How I Learned to Love Humble Pie
Ray Dalio has made me see what I’m dealing with here: a great lesson in humility. I cannot tell you how it feels when people who once knew me as…
Single or Dead: Five to One, Baby, One in Five
I made my annual camping trip to visit my aging parents this past weekend. The stress leading up to it was far worse than the actual event. I am always…
What Are You Doing? Sitting Here Waiting to Die?!
I am settling into another routine – as much as anyone can who works retail, that is. The store I work for yanks my chain so that I am constantly…
Advice From the Voices in My Head – Part 1
“This is bullshit. Why didn’t I just leave well enough alone and stay married?” Still in bed, I pull the pillow over my head to shut out the light and…
On Being a Nerd: How to Be Cool
Most of the time, I am a friendly kind of nerd – at least that is how I play my role in life. I like to appear unthreatening so that…
Starting Over for the 22nd Time
Starting a new job is amazingly exhausting. This one has another dimension of emotional difficulty because I am still wounded over how my last job ended. I haven’t told anyone…
Bring Out Your Inner Pippi
It’s four in the morning. Wayne Dyer, the wise spiritual leader – on the other side now, as they say – has many videos still up on YouTube. I watched…