Quick! What are you taking for granted right this second? Seriously. Imagine some uber-powerful alien has just appeared before you and announced that you are about to lose everything--and I mean everything--except for whatever you can name in the next 30 seconds. Don't bother asking for details. There's no time for clarification--quick! What would ... Continue Reading »
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Sorting Pain From Gain in Hardcore Friendship
'Tis a great confidence in a friend to tell him your faults; greater to tell him his. - Benjamin Franklin, one of the greatest SagaciDons of all time. Do you have a friend who cares enough about you to call you out on your bull? Are you enough of a friend to forgive them for doing it? When you demand silence from your friends and they comply ... Continue Reading »
Are You Afraid ‘Cuz It’s Fearful, Or Is It Fearful ‘Cuz You’re Afraid?
Have you ever gotten so caught up in fear that you reacted without thinking and ended up actually causing a bad thing to happen, that never would have happened, if only you had just been able to get a grip on your emotions? Fear can distort your perception of reality as fast as standing in front of a Fun House mirror. If not handled properly, fear ... Continue Reading »
Digging Up the Buried Treasure in Failure
A failure is a result, not a person. To call someone, or call yourself, a failure is a judgment, not a reality. What you did failed. What you tried to achieve didn't make it. You came in 2nd, or 3rd, or 134th, didn't get that job, got injured and can't compete anymore, fell short of honor roll or gave up and dropped out, the business went bust, the ... Continue Reading »
Digging Up the Buried Treasure in Failure
A failure is a result, not a person. To call someone, or call yourself, a failure is a judgment, not a reality. What you did failed. What you tried to achieve didn't make it. You came in 2nd, or 3rd, or 134th, didn't get that job, got injured and can't compete anymore, fell short of honor roll or gave up and dropped out, the business went bust, ... Continue Reading »
Alone & Cut Off? Great! Bust Out Your Ultimate You!
Alone, but don't want to be? Abandoned and left behind by family, friends, and the world? Disappointed in yourself? Not who you think you should be? Stuck at a dead end, and yearning to take flight? Good. It's time for you to leave yourself behind, too, by staying right where you are. It's caterpillar time ... Continue Reading »