Life Lessons
Advice to the Adolescent Me
Because, Like It or Not, We Are All Still Insecure Teenagers Inside…
Because Sometimes, I Still Feel Gawky…
Or Awkward…
Or Freaky…
Or Lonely…
Sometimes…
Because No Matter How Much I Try To Forget, I Remember That Little Girl Who Spent More Time In Her Room Than Anywhere Else…
Because Somehow I Never Gave Up Even When I Thought The World Was [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )In Case Of Emergency…Grab Your Purse, AND RUN LIKE HELL!
And Other Good Advice Acquired Over A Quarter-Century…
*Existential*
Regardless Of Your Ultimate Objectives, The True Purpose Of Life Is Finding Out How To Live Your Own Truth. It Is Always Hardest To Be True To Yourself, Especially When Everybody Is Watching.
“When People Show You Who They Are, Believe Them…THE FIRST TIME.”
~Maya Angelou
ALWAYS Go With Your [...]
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WHAT IS WITH WOMEN????
I Just Do Not Get It!! Why Do Women Care So Intensely That They Dedicate “Decades Of Their Lives” To Hiding Their Behinds?
Now Look:
I Have Worked In Corporate America.
I UNDERSTAND What It Means To C.Y.A.
BUT PLEASE!!!
What Is The Deal?
Why Do Women Even CARE?
Why Is It Work To Conceal That Which Defines [...]
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How Do You Know Which Way To Go When You Have No Map?
I Always Tried To Be Autonomous…Staunchly Independent…Never Had Advice I Could Honestly And Authentically Take. I Trusted My Inner Voice Without Question…Chose My Paths Based On Intuition, Not Based On The Love And Support That I Should Have Had Regardless Of The [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Weather-Resistance
In Areas Prone To Hurricanes, They Are Required To Build Homes And Buildings With Concrete Reinforced With Steel.
One Would Think That By Now, We Humans Could Have Evolved To The Point That Our Hearts Could Be Similarly Encased.
Why Is It That EVERY Time I Allow Myself To Feel Anything For Anyone, I Get Hurt?
Expectations Too [...]
Disposable Nation
1. Most Americans Are Stupid.
Is It Just Me, Or Did The President Sound Completely Unintelligible At His Press Conference This Morning?
The Problem Is Not Whether One Chooses to Identify Oneself as Republican or Democrat, Rather It Is That Most Americans Are Not People: They Are “Sheep-le.” They Follow The Herd And Never Ask [...]
Rock the Fuck Out
Why do we all make New Year’s Resolutions, knowing that in all likelihood, they’ll be forgotten & discarded by March—silently, and without accountability?
Why is January 1st the day we all feel compelled to commit to life-enhancement? Other than the fact that it’s New Years Day, it’s JUST a day: an arbitrary date, like any other. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Who Am I? (Drunken Ramblings)
You Know, I Am Still Not Sure…
For almost a decade, I have been–at least what I consider to be–indifferent:
Indifferent towards my family (when they piss me off) towards girls, towards boys–whether just dates or boyfriends…everyone important. Everyone who could potentially hurt me otherwise.
(But if someone has the potential to hurt me, doesn’t that indicate [...]
The Trauma Pill
I read an article about the development of a pill that will supposedly make the memory of a traumatic event less painful and intense.
Here are my thoughts…
In the past YEAR:
I went through 4 hurricanes.
I lived through 4 weeks without power, hot water, refrigerated food, or money for gas because of said hurricanes.
Someone broke into my [...]
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I have made some changes in my life, and in turn, life made some changes in me.
Here is how I changed my life:
At the beginning of the month, I left my job–totally burned (I mean scorched)–my bridges. It felt so pure to speak my truth.
So there are days when I leave the house, days when [...]
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