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I had planned what I was going to write on my new year’s post for a while… sign with a small publishing press or self publish my first novel, try reverse psychology on the world and ask the world for yet another year of stressful challenges and life changing learning experiences…blah, blah, blah. Now that [...]
I have been experiencing an interesting phenomenon at my job as of late. Due to the state of the economy, and to prevent large annual layoffs, my employer has implemented hiring, pay raise and promotion freezes. The result of course is that when people leave on their own accord, current employees split that person’s responsibility [...]
Those of you who know me know that I love alone time. It’s the nectar of the gods. It’s the place where imagination is unrestricted by the wants and needs of others. It’s pure freedom. And the freedom ranks much higher on the satisfaction scale when it’s during daylight. Well, I bucked the “right” thing [...]
I love all the protesters. I love that they are there. I love what they stand for. But the truth is, it is not likely to result in meaningful change. It’s organized petitioning. What this country needs is organized destruction of the controlled market. And there is only one way to do that, LOTS of [...]
I spent four hours preparing a yoga practice for my class this week that centered on the theme “commitment.” I asked my class to come prepared with a class goal of balance, flexibility, or strength and I had a variation planned for each goal. I thought this would add some accountability. We’re all good at [...]
For Be`: They say the home is the sanctuary of the human heart. I know this is true because you are my home. I love your reliability and relentless positivity. I love your company, and, well, I enjoy just listening to you talk. But most of all, I love seeing you happy. I didn’t know [...]
I almost forgot to post my annual Happy Birthday post. Time to write as of late has been non-existent, but I have a plan, I always have a plan. The past two birthday years were about self-awareness and self-actualization, this year has been about managing stress (myself and other’s), the joy of girlfriends, the endless [...]
Uncommon wit and wisdom characterize this sprightly, though uneven, contemporary tale of one young woman’s search for truth and meaning after her parents die tragically in a car accident. Paige Whitman runs from things, so after her parents’ funeral she flees sunny Orlando for cloudy Seattle, sharing a home with a burly prison guard and [...]
I had one of those weeks where so much pleasure happened, I was worried I might trip and die. Life has a way of interrupting flawlessness. It’s not really part of the deal. The brief history of my glorious week: Sunday: conclude two days of yoga teacher training spiritual bliss. Monday: fly to a Caribbean [...]
Swampy Chauvinism Paige was standing in front of a Costco aisle spreading mascarpone cheese on generic crackers thinking, “this job isn’t worth it,” when her memory flashed to the face of the girl who killed her parents. Thankfully, a lady with a sleeping baby in her shopping cart interrupted the dreadful thought. The mother was [...]
Lately, life has been going great. But it’s taken lots and lots of work to get here. So much work, that I have little free time and I sometimes wonder if I’ll collapse from exhaustion. In order to keep riding all of my blessings without letting the eustress turn to distress, I’ve had to [...]
In my last yoga teacher training, we talked about emotional projection. A good 3-part screening technique to reduce our projections before saying something that could profoundly affect someone else is to ask ourselves if what we are about to say is: 1) kind; 2) true; AND 3) necessary I was trying to think which one [...]
Lance was pacing, he seemed possessed. After about twelve lapse he came up close to my face, looked me in the eye and said with a soft but strong intent, “If you seriously, for some unidentifiable reason, have feelings for me… I’m in.” Sure, sure. It all starts the same way. The eye contact, the [...]
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Court Imposed Mental Health Care
I used to clerk for the best judge in my locality, but I suspect her greatness extends much farther than that, as she rules with accuracy and heart. During my tenure with her, there were several instances [often, but not entirely with pro se plaintiffs (people who represent themselves)], where we wished we had the [...]