Sometimes you’re just pissed. You don’t mean to be frustrated or short fused with anyone, but you didn’t get enough sleep. You were cut off in traffic. You just got fired. You were beat as a kid. Someone you love died. In short, you’ve got problems. You tap the well to force a smile, but […]
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 […]
How To School Yourself and Get Your Own Education
Posted on March 15, 2012 · Leave a Comment
I have one internal value and rule that I can’t ignore. Always be learning. It doesn’t matter how old you are, whether you’re enrolled in College or not, or already on a career path. The truth remains: you’re responsible for your own education. You’re lucky enough to be alive in a time when the wisdom […]
Warning: You Are Sabotaging Yourself. Do You Recognize The Signs?
Posted on March 6, 2012 · 4 Comments
You have goals. You have hopes and dreams. You have something you want to change: bad habits, jobs, location, relationships. Somehow nothing ever changes. You promise yourself you’ll figure it out, but not today. Maybe tomorrow. It’s just not a good time. Guess what. It’s never a good time. So why can’t you start? Here’s […]
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 […]
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