A long time ago, as an adult, I stuck my tongue out at someone. That person was flabbergasted and couldn’t believe I would do so such a thing. But here’s the situation. They were acting childish and dumb. And were ignoring reality. There’s was no way for the […]
Sometimes distrust can make you paranoid. Ok. Let’s step it back. Distrust can lead to an overreactive imagination. Lies from the past make you doubt a present reality. You seek out breadcrumbs and kernels of lies. Any piece of paper. Every misplaced word. Every effusive, detailed answer. They […]
In my view and orbit, you don’t get a trophy for participating. Well, not just for participating. There’s participation that entails satisficing (doing the bare minimum) and then there’s participation where you really give it your all. The latter gets recognition. The problem is many people just want […]
Sometimes you have to say what’s the point? Shrug. Move on. There’s really no point in trying to convince the unconvinceable. Did I just make up a word? Some people just want a target. Some people just want to hate somebody. They are filled with undirected anger. And, […]
Have you heard of or ever uttered the phrase “this too shall pass”? I have. I remember the first time I said it to myself. I was in a meeting with a nervous, gruff, chain-something academic who threw an epic temper tantrum whole meeting with community members who […]
Ever since childhood, I have striven fof greater and greater things and opportunities. I knew I had to work hard and did so. I never stopped working hard. And, thus I have continued to grow. I’ve grown in terms of social capitol, resources, confidence and world perspective. As […]
Step right into the ring Make all your inner thoughts sing The queen bee will sting the king There is no place for nothing Time to mend that broken wing Embrace the heat and all thatvis empowering Cause the will to fight is everything
There are times when one is stretched too thin, is worn out, and can’t quite stomach yet another item on the to-do list. Yet, we still say “yes” to helping out or going to some event. Basically, there are a number of things we often say “yes” to […]
Everywhere we turn, we hear about heroes. Everyone is a hero this day. The word, in all honesty, appears to have lost some of it cache and meaning. This is not the first time I discuss this. Years ago I talked about hero worship. And, that was years […]
About every seven minutes in a conversation, a lull comes to a head. For a second or maybe a minute the conversation may stall. It happens. In a good social setting, it’s barely noticed. Sometimes, it becomes a loud silent vacuum. I have learned, the hard way, to […]