forward
I felt a lightness inside yesterday that had nothing to do with getting up early to go to work for the sixth time in seven days. I didn’t even realize I was feeling this way until I got to the…
Category archive
for archiving posts prior to the start of this website (Aug 22)
validation
Blame isn’t worth a lot, but there is a place I can start with blaming others and know it’s true: as a child, a toddler. After all, at that age, I was in the care of other people who had…
i’ve always hated normal
The title of this post pretty much sums up my life. Well, it would if I’d been able to live my life both non-normally and productively. Given that I’ve been unable to do with my life what I’d have like…
small steps
I don’t have the time to finish and publish this this morning. I don’t even have a point to make except the most important one in my life at this point of my life: Do what I can, right now,…
tired
A number of thoughts went through my head during my mindfulness practice this morning. One of them was “No, you are not a bad person just because thoughts are going through your head when your intention is to pay attention…
resolutions are junk
Resolutions are a useless way to fix your life. The reason they fail so utterly for most people is that they are nothing more than a goal, and the most a goal can be is a step towards fixing your…
first post
My friend Kriste calls me “bucko”. I forget why. But you know how certain nicknames sound just right when said by certain people? Kriste’s “bucko” sounds just right. And given the role of Kriste in my life – something between…