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Snowed In (My Mind?)

I anticipated being stuck in the house from the blizzard. I enjoy that sometimes, being isolated from the world for days at a time. It’s the hermit in me.
Here is a picture of what the deck looked like tonight. To the right is a lounge chair piled with snow.

It’s been the surreal [...]

The Importance of a Positive Attitude and How It Helped Me Get a Job

Here is my own experience on the importance of a positive attitude and how it helped me with my career.
At my last job (which I can now blog about since my last day there was one week ago) there were some questionable goings ons with the upper administrative unit. Earlier this year, [...]

I Don’t Want to Struggle, I Just Want to Flow

Right now, life is offering me some “opportunities”, some areas of resistance.
No, I’m not going to go boo-hooing again about my relationship and job issues.
I will say that I’m tired of The Resistance though, so I’m telling myself that it’s OK to let go of it. This form of Worry. It [...]

The Path to Enlightenment is Hectic!

Wow! Things have been really busy lately.
It’s like as soon as I decide to follow a spiritual discipline life suddenly goes up all in my face and says Oh yeah? Try doing it with all THIS thrown at you! And then life laughs and runs away.
I work at a [...]

You Only Have Two Choices In Life….Ever

There is a time when you are so deep in darkness that you have two choices: Continue to suffer or light a little candle inside of you.
A candle that you will care for every day. You will treat it as the most precious thing in the world.
You will be immensely happy when you find it [...]

Seeing People as Sources of Joy

For many of us, especially those who are shy or have suffered from social anxiety disorder (like me), other people are seen as potential sources of fear. We fear rejection, criticism, or judgment from our fellow humans. Or we are afraid we might inadvertently offend someone by doing or saying the wrong thing. [...]

Dealing with Depression and Anxiety in 4 Steps

This is the basic formula I use to deal with any negative thoughts that make me depressed or anxious. It is the same basic formula that you’ll find in many self help books. I’ve often used these steps to find some relief while suffering from depression, loneliness, social anxiety disorder, anxiousness, or the [...]

On Being Happy Just for the Hell of It

We are really advocates of just getting as happy as you can be — which takes care of everything. Even if you don’t have reason to be happy — make it up. Fantasize it. Make a decision that you’re going to be happy one way or another — no matter what. “No matter what, I’m [...]

Anger is a Good Thing

Sometimes anger is a good thing. It says, “Enough! This is NOT acceptable anymore.” Once you really feel that message inside the core of your being, you become empowered and your actions automatically follow suit, eliminating that which is not acceptable anymore.
Otherwise, if you can’t allow yourself to be angry, then there [...]

Affirmation: I Choose to Focus on the Positive

From now on, I choose to focus on the positive things I’m working towards, not on the things I think are holding me back.

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