Life Lessons

The Endo the World Survival Guide

Life Lessons I Learned from My Angry Uterus

“I’m always like this”

Living with disability is tricky business. What I have learnt is that it’s also tricky for people without disability…

What Confidence Is (And How to Find It).

What It Really Means to “Be Yourself”.

Why Celebrity Deaths Affect Us So Much

I had to get off the road. “When Doves Cry” came on the radio and I lost it enough to not be…

New Orleans is Ageless

It’s a city of young, old, rich, poor, male, female, and everybody in-between.

Best Friends are Problematic

Why do we do these things to ourselves?

Your “I Could Never Do That” Voice Is Wrong

The dim lights of Key West have been on the horizon line for a few hours. It’s the…

On isolation, heuristics and pitfalls

Let me start in an unconventional way (I guess I already have). This post might anger you, or it might get you in denial, or (I hope) might get you curious and have questions which you would look for answers to.

I Quit My Job and Traveled the World… Best and Worst Decision I Ever Made

A little over a year ago I had just submitted and published an article with Elite Daily called, “6 Reasons Why Not Quitting Your Job to Travel the World is a Waste of Your Life”. At the time I was living…

Lessons I learnt From My Kid..

By being a mom, I have learnt plenty of valuable lessons like being…

Off-chain Proof of Stake.

Monday night I went out to a part of town i had not visited in maybe a year, last time I was there it was quite by…

Do You Hate Me?

Sorry ! Actually I did not find any caption for this blog, I mean why would you hate me ? I believe we are good right ? Ok Let me…

You Don’t Know What You Don’t Yet Know

We say this a lot at BRIKA. When you’re a small team with a big vision, it’s not uncommon to come across something you don’t know how to do. Once in a while someone will say, “This is new to me”, or “I’ve never done this before”. And we say, “Neither have we!”…

Choose to Love Yourself

How we feel about ourselves is our choice. It is available right now, there is nothing that needs to be accomplished before it is possible.

I used to feel really bad about myself. I wouldn’t have said it that way at the time, but I felt that I was unattractive…

What is Narcisstic Abuse?

My life passion is working with people to help free themselves from the grips of narcissistic abuse. Through my own life experience, I realized that narcissistic abuse is a form of abuse that many people don’t know about. This lack of coverage means that many people who are…

On Mourning Prince—and Other Icons

A response to those who wonder

Waiting to be Fixed

When there is no playbook, it means that it is time to create your own rules.

A few years ago, I fell and hit my head.

Doctors told me to rest and that I would be back to “normal” in a few days. Eager to get back into the game of my life that…

Taking things for granted

Have you had your physical lately? No? Oh, you must schedule one right away! Get on your primary doctor’s…

Being challenged made me rethink my ideas and question my upbringing.

From a young age I’ve always been verbally economical. Only speaking when solicited, nodding gently in agreement, deciding silently whether or not I agreed with everyone else’s opinions and mostly keeping mine…

April.

“Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves, like locked rooms and books that are now written in a very foreign tongue. Do not now seek the answers, which cannot be given to you because you would not be able to live them. And the point is to live everything. Live…

The little imp who sold me stickers

He wore a plastic bag like a cap on his head and with one hand he was struggling to pull it…

Morning Rage

There are many mornings when I get up, and for some reason I am so angry and upset that nothing makes sense. There could be something…

Il cambiamento è una garanzia

Nessuno ci salva, se non noi stessi. Nessuno può salvarci. Noi stessi dobbiamo percorrere la via. [Buddha]

Love Me Guru: “The Ultimate Silent Treatment”

The choices you make

#100DaysOfQuatrains #Day57

on a deeper level

I’ve been doing a lot of thinking and analyzing lately on past events that had happened in my life which consists of fragments…

Diferente

Com exceção de algumas poucas pessoas que já entenderam o que eu estou fazendo, eu sei que muita gente me olha torto porque sou…

The Roadmap to Life: Finding Purpose

Consider This:

Clarity:

Facets

Come to the Land. 
A gallop of life-giving sorrows. 
Taker too. 
Here everything is passion. 
Free and fettered. 
Obsession. Poison. 
Can you not notice the roots?
Where the forests began. The…

A Letter to Earth

Dear Earth,

You won’t answer my calls. You’ve blocked me from your Instagram and Facebook, and…

Don’t underestimate yourself, or else…

Intelegent and talented people are more likely to underestimate their skills and…

Building Wealth is like Raising a Puppy

(unless you treat your dog poorly)

3 Questions to Answer Before Becoming an Entrepreneur

“Pull Quotes” of a 2 Year Old: Week 16

…Mommy Birthday

How to Play in Bands: A Memoir

• Step One: Buy a used drum kit. Batter the cymbals inside out.
• Step Two: Start a band.
• Step Three: Learn to play the drums. Drummers are a rare breed, and good drummer are even rarer, so you’ll have a lot of opportunities to…

The Wreck that Messed Me Up

Back in 2014, I did some traveling while I was pursuing some endeavors in both the weightlifting community and the non-profit sector. One of these such trips was a two-day quick trip up to New Jersey. At the time, I was working with Travis Mash, and he and his wife Drew were up…

This is why you feel like you aren’t good enough.

Oh Really, Match?

After I penned my Guide to the Perfect Match profile, I realized there are a lot more rules, eh hem…I mean guidelines, to finding your Soulmate on Match. Oh boy howdy are there. (insert surprise faced emoji. Or really, figure out how to put emojis on your blog.) #toolazy #alotofwork

Pretty Fly for a Trans Guy

The act of traveling can be far more adventurous than the destination.

Bud and Franky The Dinner Table Conversations Series: Post #4

#1

Why Customer Service is the Best Work Experience

Software Principles in Real Life

Limit dependencies when possible.

Don’t reinvent the wheel (or feel bad about using what other people have made).

Imperfect and usable is better than perfect and not yet usable.

The day the well ran dry.

Sometimes you just need to put one foot in front of the other.

I Don’t Care When You’re Sick but I Still Want Sympathy When I’m Sick

Yo dudes I got sick again. Not sure if you’re aware, but being sick sucks.

I identify as a well person because I’m usually healthy and have no terminal illnesses.

5 things to do when you feel everything goes wrong in your life

Sometimes, you just feel like the entire world is against you. You feel completely useless, as if you can’t do anything because everything you do, turns out badly.

Pass the Matzah

It sounds like the start of one of those jokes in the vein of “A priest, a rabbi and a frog walk into a bar … “
 
A vegetarian Jew…

What story are you telling yourself that’s blocking prosperity?

Trusting your instincts around money

And so it goes. This is life.

For some it doesn’t last as long as we’d expect. Really….we expect SO much. Not that it’s unacceptable to…

What Prince’s Death Teaches Us about Our Humanity

The power of a unique voice in a world of imitations

Olá. Desculpa chegar assim, do nada, mas tinha que ser assim. Não pedi licença propositalmente porque você precisava se sentir invadido. Percebi que, até aqui, tu te sentia imbatível, felizão e de boas com a vida — então era exatamente essa a minha hora. Tá certo, tu vinha dando conta das tuas responsabilidades morais, sociais, profissionais e…

Abused, Used, and Broken

The truth about abusive relationships

Wanderer’s Paradise

Every thing is rushing back to you.. It’s like being haunted by your favorite dream which was once a reality and some how…

Where is your home?

Home is what we think of when we are in a place we don’t feel comfortable.

What Are You Waiting For?

The Portuguese Man-of-War can teach us a lesson or two. Watching where we walk and swim is one important lesson…

no. 29

Women Can Be Bad Too

Women can be bad too. You know that right? They can be just as bad as men. Hijack…

Saving Your Relationship? Tips you must follow

Relationships take a lot of time to nurture and bore the fruit of happiness. However, it’s often a matter of days or sooner before many of them fall apart due to a number of reasons. Most of the times, one of the partners is at fault, but there are…

Well….. Now….

Oh no !!! Let me “scream” about my fear; just let me say it….

My greatest fear is public speaking. I get goosebumps every second while I am doing it. Whether it is a meeting of a handful of people, or to a hallfull of audience, or even in a casual gathering of people; I discover myself…

Opportunity Lives in the Land of YES.

Opportunity lives in the land of yes.

How The Way You Think Can Affect The Way You Live

Consider This:

Beat Blue Mondays

We’ve all been there. Blue Monday, hopeful Wednesday, finally Friday, dreadful Sunday. It’s so easy for us to slug through the…

Purple Rain

Rest in Peace Prince

April 21, 2016

Cream and Strong Wills

Story 3 of 100, #The100DayProject

My 3 year old was waking up at night scratching and scratching her sensitive skin. The fix was straightforward, but for some reason my steel-willed child was viscerally against putting any cream on her skin. She’d scream and hide…

Facing the Fear

I always happened to be a quiet person at start of some random conversation but I took a challenge to face my fear

Then I thought that running from your fear is not an option , gather courage, to face the problem

The success myth we all fall for

There is something about the system that is diminishing productivity and creativity like crazy…. a set…

My high school crush

Various actors, rock icons, and other celebrities have died, and I’m like, “Well, that’s a bummer,” and then I move on.

When my friend Julie stopped by my office this morning and let me know that Prince died, I didn’t really say much. Sometimes death comes as a…

Challenge: Facing your Fear of Failure through Flyers:

Every Challenge crate something special for you, When this activity is assigned to me , I think that…

Your sanity — my insane?

I like you but moreover I’m scared of you
scared of what you possibly are,
scared of how you dont care,
of how you…

My Beauty Myth

I remember the moment I realized I was different. I was in fifth grade. I hardly spoke or if I did I don’t remember the conversations because they didn’t have any significance. I didn’t have any close friends. There wasn’t a click or a cliche for me to merge into. I remember the moment I wanted to…

Thank you for your kind words. And for trying to pass on your wisdom to future generations.

HELLO,

MY NAME IS GRATEFUL.

I am grateful for many things, perhaps, too many to count. But for one; I am beyond grateful for my challenges — past and present. I know, I know. Not a lot of us would say that, but I believe my challenges (so far) in life has given me the opportunity to…

Temping

Today Matthew I am… a debt collector. Not your usual turn of events when you sign up with a temp agency. I find temping both hilarious and crushingly dull. I’ve learned that I am quite good at occupying myself, a skill not everyone has. But I guess I’ve had plenty of practice in between jobs. Now in my first week…

Fear-free Friday: Afraid of Freedom?

Freedom. What is it? Where did it come from? Who invented it?

RE: Seven Quotes from “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” to Live By

thoroughness & comprehension (plus) • creativity (plus) • use of platform (plus)

this is a well-executed, focused, and snappy listicle that is wonderfully reminiscent of buzzfeed’s model, but the…

#bookshelves Hilary Mason, Chief Scientist at bit.ly and one of the smartest women in American tech.

I Watched A 14-Hour Health Documentary Out Of Fear

I think the first documentary film that I remember watching is Supersize Me directed by Morgan Spurlock. I was a child and we were shown this film in a science class. I don’t remember why this one was chosen. We were told that Spurlock would…

“What Really Makes You Tick?” A preparation to self-improvement

Broken mirror

My phone rang late last night, the kind of time that always makes your heart leap into your throat with dread. Something bad has happened.

Its my friend, I’m her safety call, she’s walking home alone. She seems happy, jolly, I know its not right so I wait. Then it comes, shes…

Failure, as this word comes in our minds, everyone runs away from it. No one wants to fail in life.

Don’t be afraid to be creative

Today I want to share a story with you, which I hope will inspire you to do the things that are outside…

My attitude to a different opinion

A huge chunk of my self-esteem is made up of the image of being a good mom to my children. I am…

Wow once again, a truly powerful story. In someway I think we’ve all had those moments when the questions self analysis of ourselves occur. Your story demonstrate both the influence of circumstances & decisions play in maneuvering life’s journey. Thank you for sharing….

I did this, it is because of me that this happened, no one can do this job better than this… what does all this lead to? Self pride, thinking only of oneself, seeking interest only in oneself and of only ones only close dear ones shows how self centred one is.

Accepting completeness through accepting resistance.

Accepting completeness through accepting…

I use to put myself on crazy timelines and age deadlines. Until I turned 26, it was when I FINALLY realized that nothing good comes from anything rushed! Not everything is going to happen or fall into place when you want it too (no matter how much. you plan ). I’m a true believer in “what’s for you, is exactly that…For you !” & no deadline or time…

I discover me … in you.

The Background — 32. Male. Middle Management.

I had good upbringing in a southern lower middle class family. My mother is a sprite-like social butterfly. My father is a soft-spoken, lifelong tinkerer. Neither went to college.

Musings from my childhood

As they say “AAGAR FIRDAUS BAR RUYE ZAMINAST YO HAMINAST,YO HAMINAST, YO HAMINAST”, I think this quote in my life is not valid for Jammu and Kashmir, of all the places I have seen the place where I spent my child hood is a region with the largest mineral resources which people know…

The Negative effect of Having Internet at home

Starting this post I want to clarify I am writing about network as a whole, that means including internet, online gaming, society networking….. The reason why it might be confusing because network and internet are the same thing in China, so I…

Currently leaving a $6000 month job to try my best at donkeez.com. Get out of ur confort zone !!! 😱🙃

Important traits every child must possess!

Every child is unique and possesses unique set of skills. However, there are a few…

Prove Them Wrong

So I was recently teaching a certification class.

Privacy: Adjusting settings in your heart

Let’s suppose that there are two groups of people who prefer sociableness and those who…

Pros and cons of Procrastination

Procrastination: Why is it that when I do things last-minute, I think more clearly? How do I think as clearly as I do when I push things off to the last minute? In the ways of how we live our lives, we are used to being under pressure. Everything happens in a rush and the…

I’m not sure it’s ruining anything. When I travel, I post a million pictures because most of the members of my family and many of my friends will die without ever visiting the places I go. They love to see the pictures, they too travel vicariously through them. They learn and discover, and it gives more things to talk about. It makes them happy to…

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I AM THE PRAYER-MAT
……………………………………….
I am your prayer-mat…………
on the floor, you give me my seat………
and also on me……..
you take your seat……..
you sit……………
you close your eyes…………..
you open your eyes…….
you pray ………….
then you i realize my own infinite-powers………..
which are come down from you………
and take place , in…

Tell someone “Good job” today

We had two Golden Retrievers. The first was named MacKenzie and she was the perfect dog.

I suffer from fear of public speech myself, I get too much into my head when it comes to talking to people and expressing what it is I want to say. I am a writer and recently starting up my own event business so working with new people comes with the job description, this means presenting myself to a group of new faces I have never met. This is a…

Look, Argentina has free college…and you are going to tell me United States can’t have that?

6 ways to stop your desire to keep up with the Joneses

My Joneses shop at the high end stores and are always dressed in the latest name brand clothing. Though they may not live in a mansion, they appear to live an effortless, comfortable upper-middle class lifestyle.

Work Really Hard... WRONG!

How many headlines and reports have we seen that says, “(this person) worked really really hard to do this”. Well, I’m not saying they didn’t work on it, and they didn’t spend a lot of time on it. What was missing was the word ‘hard’. What does working really hard on something mean?

life“Now I say I am short, I like being short”

I’m very short. People are tall and it is very hard being short in a very tall…

Haul It In!

April 22, 2016–8 miles

You may ask, “What does she mean?” This is everything that is going to take me to the…

Rules for change

Some lessons learned on how to bring out the best performances from your clients and yourself.

Couldn’t agree more! Deleted FB app 2 months ago- best decision ever! I actually have time to read books now ☺