My high school boyfriend, Jimmy, did tricks on his bicycle that amazed me. I’d follow him out to the dirt…
Q: Hey Angry, what’s it like to date another therapist?
Just recently I made a viral Facebook video.
Some of you may have recognised the title from watching Game of Thrones. In the TV series ‘valar…
I closed my online fitness business in June after three years of working hard to…
It was after 11:00 PM and as per usual I was partying it up in my 500-sq. ft. apartment with Theodore, Spiny, and Prince, wearing my uniform of 2016 which consisted of black jeans and a sheer black sultry blouse, Jay-Z’s (who is now Jay Z, sans hyphen, whatever that…
Here you are, sailing along in your sixties. Maybe retirement is on the…
Things that I learned far away from home — Japan and Bintaro.
“Which is better — to be born stupid into an intelligent society or intelligent into an insane one?” ― Aldous…
What is it about sharing our experiences with one another that moves us in ways we…
We all have them.
Another Year Older, Another Year Wiser — Or Something Like That
Last night, I popped out to buy bread and tampons. One onslaught of aggressive verbal harassment, a panic attack, a sleepless night, and a cascade of resurfaced trauma and anxiety later…
August 15, 2018
Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth. — Marcus Aurelius
I can vividly remember the first time I was asked this question.
I went to California State University, Northridge to study music. It’s among the top…
Hi Dusty Craig,
Thank you for your comment. Since you took the time to write your concerns thoroughly, I think it only respectful to respond in kind.
First, thank you for attempting to write respectfully. I can tell that you felt unhappy with some of my points (you wrote: “you and your ilk”), but you…
To have it all is ok, to want it all is ok. To work on it tirelessly is ok. Until I realize I am missing it all. And this is the point: do I ever ask myself what am I…
Swami Chinmayananda ji ( whom I address as Gurudev) was to take 4 camps on Mandukya Upanishad at the Sidhabari ashram in…
I swear to God, don’t get offended if I didn’t get the chance to greet you personally.I promise that if I think that you did not well enough I’ll try to speak with you or write you, but I got something great from everyone of you, our standard was giving 200%, some did more.
Something is not right.
Your client is not replying your emails. Are they still interested? They’re only giving you dodgy answers when you ask. It’s okay if this deal is really gone — but you want to have a…
The Libra Moon started the day squaring off to Pluto in Capricorn and now she moves…
I run really direct and have found that guys might try to incorporate my requests for a few days and then revert to doing what they want! Oh, well!
Example: if you were to say, “I’d like to be in communication with you every other day if not each day,” I’d be on your wavelength, thinking you might be interested in us getting…
Stepping Backwards to Move Forwards
If you ever need to “reset” your mental state, pack up a backpack full of only essentials and go wander off into the middle of nowhere for awhile.
About a week ago my life seemed like a complete mess. After changing my education path a few times, I still was unsure…
There are two types of Ajebutters that will attempt this PVC journey (1) The…
Fresh off of a splurge at Taco Bell, my girlfriend and I were walking down Brighton’s…
Lessons from barnacles for adults in transition.
The appointment was at 9 am sharp. The surgeon was supposed to remove a cancerous lesion off…
We all have them. Those warm summer nights where we suddenly realize that in between cookouts, rooftops and beach activities we still find ourselves feeling extremely lonely. I am no psychologist so my theory for why this happens is completely based on personal experience and some…
Leaders are dealers in hope -Napoleon Bonaparte
In the early days of Facebook and Twitter, there was a great debate.
If there is no struggle, there is…
Transforming our life doesn’t require us to step outside our house. Unless the…
When you’re hanging by one finger on the craggy side of the mountain, you might…
Ode to the Supermarket — Sacred Messages from the Mega Market
I long ago let go of the need to see the messages I received from the universe as…
On September 1, 2016, my husband Kevin and I drove away from where we grew up on the north shore of…
At the very early stages of our childhood we were presented with the idea of…
Ah, Friday night.
I took another sip of my gin & tonic, cracking a wry smile at knowing my cubicle wouldn’t see me until Monday, while simultaneously noticing how stiff my drink was.
A while ago, I was inspired by an article in the Atlantic, The Ambition Interviews.
Two women interviewed a small sample of ambitious women who they met in college and kept in touch with, 20 years after graduation…
Muammar Gaddafi, now eradicated dictator of Libya once flew to New York, and no one would let him stay over for the night. What’s a dictator to do? Then, Trump stepped in to help. “Have a spot on my lawn to camp out,” Trump allegedly said, “go on.”
Mysterious voice where did you go? Your reason and sensible smarts have vanished. Left is only the ego barking — miserable and unhelpful words. Words of discouragement and condescension. I know they are not true and only created by my imagination. The limitations of my own being and illusions of…
I’m writing to you from 8 years in the future and I have some advice for you.
Congratulation on launching Deadman Records. Finally, your dream when you were 14 comes true. You started this from zero when we were 18 and you will learn so much from this…
These days I am trying to get some downtime. When I get home from work I need to turn off the notifications, unplug…
Sometimes freelancers do it on purpose.
You’re of the of the awesome Dev’s I know and follow since I started to socialize in the tech industry. I still very oftenly think how do you do it after listening to the podcast you’ve been a guest to and every bit of experience you’ve and with the charm in your voice. So whenever I am in a stressful situations during coding I always think about you…
I know this, not because my therapist said it to be true, but because I am stuck in endless…
Today, I wanted to share an embarrassing story. People like embarrassing stories, and I like…
To the person who needs to hear it — you’re going to be okay. I’m not here to tell you that “timing is everything” or to seem as though I’m passing on cliches BUT I mean it when I say…
YOU’RE GOING TO BE OKAY.
I get it. You have to fail your way to success. That’s what everyone says.
But what they don’t tell you is how it’ll make you feel over time. When you try to fail your way to success.
Such an uplifting read Raul, thank you very much.
You remind us what matters and guide us in how to embrace that. This is priceless.
Resilience is built through hardship. And we will all face hardship at one point or another in our lives.
How are you? Hope all is well in your garden of life and I hope god is granting you endless mercy and favor. I know this is impromptu, but after…
How simplicity increases happiness.
Thank you for the insight on this subject Christina. Your story was refreshing. It made me realize that my boundaries tend to swing from one end of the spectrum to the other. I’m working on that.
Noah (my daughters friend) has a twin sister. It crossed my mind how my daughter could sleep in Noah’s sisters room and it would…
I must be brave each day even when I feel like harming myself.
As I was singing in church recently, my heart swelled even as I wrestled with the lyrics. “I don’t know if I believe…
Day 1: Joe and Daisy’s First Big Dirt Adventure June 24, 2018.
Over dinner, I casually asked my mom about the ginger juice that we brought back from Terengganu earlier this June. It is now idly sitting in the cupboard. This bottle of homemade cold-pressed juice would have otherwise fetched us 80 ringgit dollars sitting…
I don’t consider myself old, but even in my seemingly short life, I’ve been through a lot. I’ve dealt with my own challenges, as…
Being happy comes from being wise and making good decisions. From telling the truth to doing…
I’m not sure what inspired this post: an amalgamation of experiences, books and conversations over the last year has led to this…
AKA: Should you leave your past behind?
My stepson is losing his appendix as I write this, Monday night. Last night (Sunday), Beth’s phone rang. We were watching Parks and Recreation.
I’ve definitely gotten to the point where I like to meet someone as soon as possible. Spending a lot of time “getting to know someone” beforehand is too often not a good indicator of what we will look like in person.
My true preference is to meet within a few days of matching and correspond a bit during that small window.
Fruit Loops!!!!
Who doesn’t like cereal, really?
Suppose, you are in an Italian restaurant with your friend and would love to eat pizza. Before you…
Below is an insufficient synopsis of my friend’s experience. A writer is bound to add a tinge of creativity, imagination and her own preconceptions to what she writes.. so I am clouding my friend’s experience with my words..
Most of the millennials fear abandonment; the feeling which arises when they are not able to get along with…
It has to do more with human nature than socialism.
I believe that socialism is not to blame for children working in mines for mobile phones nowadays, is it? Or we can also blame socialism for the Thirty Years’ War.
The concept of socialism is great in theory. It didn’t do well in communist countries…
We all have beliefs. Our beliefs are the filter through which we see ourselves, others and the world.
Our beliefs can either empower us or they can limit us. Our actions are usually in line with…
How I Went from Being Sheltered and Deaf to Trying Secure a Job in Coding
Let’s begin a simple introduction.
Psalms 37:21 (KJV)
The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.
Not long ago I presented a series of lessons from the Proverbs on stewardship. I taught the lesson in the adult Sunday school class and had…
NO MERCY
You could think you have everything under control and handled but just as things unfold more, you realize…
Our CEO resigned yesterday, and it was tough to digest. It was the first time in my career that I’ve…
Life is full of stressful situations. Working, going to school, being social, maintaining your family life… it’s easy to forget about the little things.
Acknowledge nature by taking a walk. Enjoy the sensory experience of touching a flower, tree bark or a…
Q: Why should I design vacations?
A: To go away. To poof. To vanish and be whisked off like a leaf, as aimlessly as an accident, as gracefully as a rolling marble. This feeling of whoosh is one of the top aims of the human mind, one of the sweetest…
I have learned AMAL principle of Work, work and Work from life of Edhi sahb. The way Edhi started and then scale up his charity across the Pakistan is the example of dedication and relentless effort. Edhi had a…
The other day, I was meeting with one of my women’s groups. We’re all getting to know each other really well, and one woman asked a pretty deep question. Another said, “Wow. You’re asking us to be pretty vulnerable.” And then we each answered, from the heart, and with faith…
Did you know that Twitter was started as a tiny side project by a podcasting platform during a company hackathon? Product Hunt — the tech discovery website was nothing more than an email list between friends to share the new products with each other. There are many…
There are a ton of ways to help people.
And you can never be sure which one is the best way to help them.
Someone might need food, you could buy them food. Someone doesn’t understand how to solve a problem, you can help them solve it…
I am a great believer in looking at the positive side of life and having my cup plenty full. But that…
https://youtu.be/MuSdVDIFECc
I. HOLD FAST TO THE WORD2 Timothy 1:13 (KJV)Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ…
I created my own typing skill as a graphic designer. I call it the Hoagie Carmichael style of typing. Running my fingers over the keyboard like piano keys.
Recently, I downloaded a typewriter noise app for my laptop. I do miss the clicking noise.
Does cancer always equal death? Of course, one would point out survival rates, treatments and prevention. Hence, the obvious answer would be no.
With cancer affecting nearly 990 people every day, almost everyone reading this has an idea of what this disease is. I…
The elders of a family instill a number of fears in kids, mostly to keep them away from potent dangers. For example we were not allowed to play around the wells, interact with strangers and the most worn out one is the ‘baba’ which could abduct and probably kill us. A lot of our fears are…
I was on the banks of the Missouri River, in Northern Montana one spring morning, when Joe walked up. I knew instantly he…
It’s an important question. Have you seriously thought about this yourself? The truth is I currently don’t quite know what to do with my life. But I’m not complaining. I merely want to talk about it.
Five Summers 8/15
keep running, babyimma stand right here for a moment-can’t seem to see which way i’m facing yeti’m…
…Originally posted on LinkedIn.com…
By Van & Stuyvesant
I wrote this Sunday; got lazy with the posting, though.
This morning, I grabbed a coffee at a neighborhood coffee shop and sat down on a bench outside. There were a couple of people sitting across from me, and the first…
We’ve all had it happen. We change our schedule around, put time, effort and thought into something, and people around us are completely indifferent, or cancel last minute. Nothing can feed your…
I hear so many women with great dreams, huge talent and amazing spirit say what holds them back in CONFIDENCE.
There’s a phrase “familiarity breeds contempt” which also shows that as we start to start people for granted we also lose respect for them too. They did nothing wrong and we stop respecting them as well!
With July now gone, it is time to reflect at how Initial Coin Offerings are doing in…
The title “The Perks of Adversity” is provocatively interesting. I am glad I clicked on it.
Your story has a ring of authenticity. There are many posts about adversity and resilience. But I would rather believe what you have said than the grand pontifications of an armchair philosophers because as Nicholas Taleb would say, “…
I wanna ridehere isn’t where I wanna beI don’t know where I wanna beI don’t know where I need to beI’d rather be in homewhere is home?home used to be wherever I’m with youshould I stay?you are my longest wavemaybe I’m the right one, maybe I’m the wrongdo I wanna know?let me get out of my…
When morning comes! What inspires your day? How do you keep going when the hours slow down or duties and roles drag on? When…
That’s what I’m saying! Finally, someone else who gets it!
I see someone drop their wallet, I’m like, “I got ‘chu.” I go to pick it up and hand it back to them, and how do they respond? By screaming at me, threatening to call the cops, and accusing me of stealing! Stealing? Me!
*scoffs in offense* It can’t be stealing if I planned on giving it back to you.
As St. Francis’ health quickly deteriorated and his death neared, he was brought home to a simple hut in Portiuncula, where his spiritual journey had begun. In his last days, he dictated his last testament and died humbly, surrounded by his brother Friars who sang hymns and read Psalms to him, lying on the ground, in a borrowed habit. But it wasn’t…
An electrician is a person specialized in electrical wiring. It is not just that an electrician does new electrical…
While picking an Airless Pump Paint Sprayer Online, guarantee that you look at all of the options that are available to you before settling on your official decision. Different things that ought to be looked have an extensive impact…
Chaos is a big part of our lives and between work commitments, social life, important appointments and everyday tasks it can be…
I’ve been in university for seven years and I’m still three from a degree. I’ve been to 3 schools in 4 years and it’s been a long road so far and it’s only a slightly shorter one to finish.
What is it about bad habits that makes them so hard to let go? What are bad habits…
As I stare at the tab I have opened on incognito mode in a newly created email id(again on Incognito), I feel more like Die Nadel from Ken Follet’s Eye of the Needle and less like the 19 year old that I am who is currently undergoing…
Master key for success
–Khushhal Ahmed
Hey Rafeal,
Nice post in the contemporary Times competition and survival are the buzz words.
A point to always remember is that when giving we should never make the receiver feel insulted or lower his self esteem.
Loved this one, Iva! You know I contemplate these things, too.
I’m trying to be more chill, though. After a very painful 2017 (well, 2014 through 2016, too — I never want to relive 2016), I can tell I have settled down a bit about dating/relationships. I still take it seriously, but I’m not wound as tightly as even a year…
Keep minding your own business..
Keep growing your own grass.
(Keep growing yourself)
Not everybody wants to assist in helping you to keep that grass growing🌱..
We can never fully love ourselves without the complete understanding and acceptance of the fact that we are an incomplete person. We all have imperfections and YES that means you too.
Desperate for Change:
Writhing in continual pain —
Stefani,
This is so true. We need to live and what work we do needs to enliven us. May you find what your passion is and the ability to let it “work” for you both monetarily and emotionally and spiritually.
I love this: I like food, I just don’t love food. Food to me is a way to stay alive.
What is one thing you are grateful for right now?
August is kind of a tough month for me. Just a lot of personal “stuff” bringing up “all the feels,”…
Life Is A Journey
Let no one keep you from your journey,no rabbi or priest, no motherwho wants you to dig for treasuresshe misplaced, no fatherwho won’t…
I met Elle Luna two months ago.
Elle is the author of a great book entitled, ‘The Crossroads of Should and Must‘. It’s a…
“That guy totally cut me off! Screw him!“
Life is so uncertain, you never know what’s next. Well lot’s of confusion, lot’s of fussiness but little did I know my life has so many unwanted surprises.
In today’s generation, people want to be loved, gain attention and do all sort of adventurous things that is in “TREND”. My story is about a 19 year old girl Rakshi who…
