Not too long ago my wife an I were on vacation, and I had a dream involving advice on life. I don’t remember if I was giving or receiving the advice, but the points were rather good. There is a rather well known life lesson about “not taking criticism from anyone you wouldn’t take advice … Continue reading Advice from a Dream.
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I am on several different social media platforms. I used to post all the time, but the amount I post has declined quite a bit over the last few years. Since the introduction of social media there have been many studies, and its generally accepted that social media has a very detrimental effect on our … Continue reading Why I Post Less on Social Media.
Not too long ago my wife and I went on vacation to an incredible wellness resort in the Dominican Republic. Truth told, we didn’t really do all that many “wellness” related activities. We did beach front yoga a couple times, got a massage, did a mud wrap, but in the end the wellness took a … Continue reading You Gotta Suck First!
https://youtu.be/M9E7oaqZZOE?si=Lz_exi1PpnK8hM58 A couple years ago I had a bout of insomnia. I finally got up at some ridiculous hour and turned on the tv hoping to reset my brain and go back to sleep. I browsed through Netflix and landed on Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee where Jerry Seinfeld takes famous comedic actors to coffee, … Continue reading “Death Will be a Relief.”
In today’s capitalist and advertising environment, products and “life hacks” designed to make our lives easier have become a major component of our lifestyle, and even our culture. One would think that making our lives easier is a good thing, but it is not always good. The end goal of our efforts should be to … Continue reading Easier vs Better.
Deep inside me there is a core of self doubt, uncertainty, and general lack of self confidence. It is something I have dealt with for years. (And have mentioned several times before in my blog.) Knowing my uncertainty and self doubt is there is a huge step in dealing with it, and two of the … Continue reading The Power of Self Talk
Well, the year is done, and the inevitable “Year in Review”, and “New Year, New You” posts are coming. I have a blog (that I occasionally write in), so I figured I would jump in and contribute. A bit over a year ago, I was in a rough place. Thanks to COVID I had been … Continue reading Oh Look!! Another “Year In Review” Blog!!
I spend way, way, WAY too much time on my phone, doing pointless things. It frustrates me greatly. I know that I should spend less time on it than I do, but somehow I always end up picking up my phone and staring at social media. My phone. (Kingsman is an AMAZING movie!) I’m not … Continue reading My Phone is Not my Friend.
I love a good, thought provoking quote. I look for quotes everywhere, and have found many. (The Word document that I keep them all in is 26 pages, and always getting longer.) I find most on a couple of Instagram pages I follow dedicated to Stoics, and thinkers in general; but I’ve found good quotes … Continue reading The Meaning of Life.
Wow, its been so long since my last post I had to look the date up. (Somewhat humorously, as I write this, its been exactly 4 months.) Now, according to Motivational Speaker Law, I must have some sort of melt down, and feel super bad about being a lazy ass and not doing anything for … Continue reading Taking Breaks, and James Bond
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