Life Lessons

Things to look out for if you are feeling uneasy. — I was fired once. It was awful. Statistically, at least half of you will be fired once in your career. It’s a deeply upsetting experience, and it often catches people entirely off guard. Which is why I’m writing this article. Your coworkers start acting strange I sat in corporate director meetings where I took notes…

I left (too) many times — My Danish husband and I recently took two trips to Mexico: one for a family reunion and post-Covid break (ironically, we all got Covid on that trip) and another one just to catch our breath and do some research. The first trip was a blur of meeting and introducing relatives…

“Discipline is just choosing between what you want now and what you want most.” — Augusta F. Kantra Willpower is seen as a super-power. A lot of people in therapy condemn themselves for a lack of it. They’ll berate themselves for not having the willpower — the mental strength —…

I saw a male Eastern Bluebird in my yard last week, five days before what would’ve been my daughter Ana’s 21st birthday. I thought it was a sign from her. The bluebird was perched in our Catalpa Tree, above the bluebird box that we’d installed several years ago. Until then…

How I got the feeling of looking in the mirror and seeing the person I wanted to become — I can convince you that you're full of it in 10 seconds. Here goes. If you knew you couldn’t fail at anything you tried and you were devoid of fear, would you live the way you’re living right now? Thought so. Let’s work on getting a bit more courageous with…

If you feel the urge the break away from society, there's a reason — The Matrix The moment you wake up, everything changes and nothing is the same. Life as you knew it changes and there is no going back. Not even if you feel stuck in the hermit phase of the awakening, where there’s not much doing and only being. There’s a reason people seek…

They’ll inspire the heck out of you. — The birthday right before you become a parent is meant to be scary. I feel okay. But what the heck do I know. This is my last bash with freedom. The next birthday will be full of baby screams. I ain’t mad it though. Sounds like a blast haha. Today…

I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but the world is not predictable. There is no one place you can reliably settle and know with confidence that shit won’t go south at any point. This is especially the case in the now undeniably collapsing ‘West.’ This is not for everyone, but…

The chilling story of Dr. Cline and the aftermath of his actions. — My girlfriend and I got into a debate over who is worse, Dr. Cline or Dr. Larry Nassar. It’s that bad. Ranking evil helped us get a grip on the amorality of a situation. We decided that Dr. Cline “won” because his actions had so many orders of impact. There…