There will be tomorrow. That’s the worst lie we tell ourselves. Unfortunately, it’s also the easiest lie to believe. I played that game with my health for years. Once upon a time, I was a smoker. I burned through a pack a day on average for close to twenty years. Like most smokers, I remember […]
How To Deal With Shitty People
Posted on June 19, 2012 · 2 Comments
I had a guy come in the bar I hadn’t seen in months. I used to think he was my friend. That illusion didn’t last long. He tosses money around like it’s nothing. Nobody knows where it comes from. Theories range from lottery winnings to drug dealing. This guy likes to insinuate there’s mafia involved. […]
Death, Diabetes, and Depression: How I Woke Up After Loss
Posted on March 21, 2012 · 36 Comments
I found my best friend dead. It was March 22nd, 2010. I knew something was wrong. You could set your watch to Dan’s routine. His truck wasn’t at the bar that night. He was there every night. He didn’t drink. He needed the wi-fi. I walked in to several concerned faces. Nobody had heard from […]
5 Alternatives To Freaking Out
Posted on March 2, 2012 · 3 Comments
This post was going to be called, “5 Ways to Beat Stress.” Then I had a conversation with a friend. Well, I say conversation, but it was more like listening to a grown woman freak out over the accumulation of stress and worry while I just tried to tether her to something sane. I realized […]
Your Life Called. It said, “Wake Up!”
Posted on January 9, 2012 · Leave a Comment
You’re sleepwalking. Moving through life clinging to the status quo. The normal. You want the world to change. At least your own personal day to day world. You don’t know what’s holding you back. You tell yourself there’s always tomorrow. Change can happen then. You’re too hungry, too tired, too stressed, too bored right now. […]
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