Today is World Mental Health Awareness Day, and let me just say, it couldn’t come at a better time. Honestly, who else feels like we’re all playing an endless game of “Don’t Drop the Ball”—juggling work, family, and the 12,000 tabs we have open in our minds at […]
What skill would you like to learn? Today, truly permit me to sound like a psychologist. In the ever-evolving journey of life, there are countless skills I’d like to learn. I’ve already learned many. Some useful (i.e. how to tell if soneone is lying) and some not so […]
Are there things you try to practice daily to live a more sustainable lifestyle? There will be many out there who will disagree with the advice I’m about to give. But, it’s my lived experience and what I have learned through some very hard lessons. In particular, I’ve […]
Loneliness has always been a “secret” problem. Most people think about loneliness occuring in people’s personal lives. However, loneliness occurs in tne workplace as well. And, it can be quite demoralizing and detrimental. If you spend eight hours in an office during which time you can’t have a […]
I was channel surfing as I tend to do at midnight. Surf. Surf. Surf. Then I landed on a show I haven’t seen in years because it’s painful to do so. I ended up watching Anthony Bourdain on CNN. It was such an eerie experience especially at that […]
Let’s start this outright. Anything that costs you your mental health is too expensive a cost to bear. As a result you need to look elsewhere. Plain and simple. Although, sometimes complicated situations make one pay such a price. If in such a situation, you need to turn […]
1. Hold the elevator for someone 2. Buy some candy that reminds you of your childhood 3. Be patient 4. Say hello to strangers 5. Give true compliments to others 6. Make every sentence you uttter truthful and meaningful 7. Take an unstaged photograph 8. Buy yourself a […]
She went into the movie theatre alone. She wasn’t ashamed. She wasn’t sad. The first time she went to the movies alone, she was near tears from loneliness and shame. Strange feeling now that she looks back at it. She had felt like a loser. If Trump […]
Wacky news as far as I am concerned Like the Backstreet Boys, my wacky news column is back. It took a hiatus of sorts as I figured out how to live in San Francisco. Which for a New Yorker, there have been lots of ups and downs. The […]
For they are all petty little clowns ‘ When I stop for a second I can hear the silence It’s not as comforting as others claim I watch the dark movie of life in suspense My heart drums my ears in disdain Silence, it pierces the unsettled mind […]
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