Let the Good Times Roll

I think there are much better times to make life altering resolutions than when you're in the hot seat that is New Year's Eve. So I don't do that anymore.  Instead I'd like to spend today marveling at the year that has passed with all the good, the bad, and even the ugly, that has…

Becoming a Bigger Picture Person

I can see cleaaaaarly now, the rain is gone. I can see all obstacles in my way! Okay, maybe that's an exaggeration. But I have to rejoice when I encounter some new perspective. It's one of those situations when people can tell you the same thing over and over, and you think you're taking their…

to go farther

   I came across this the other day and saved it because it hit me like a ton of bricks. In all the low points in my life, when I wasn't sure I wanted to keep trying, (for anything,) when I thought I was ready to give up all hope, when the shitstorm of life…

Delete

I can't even recall the number of posts which I've started to write recently that I've gotten half way through and then gone over to that little "Move to Trash" button and deleted. Do you ever find yourself just writing crap? I do it all the time. But what's worse is when you find yourself…

Zzz

You know you're becoming woefully accustomed to getting up at 4am for work when you wake up for no reason at 415am on days when you don't work, and haven't set an alarm. Another significant indicator is being tired as hell by 8pm. Is this what having no life feels like? Nevermind, I know the…

Success

"Of course there is no formula for success, except perhaps an unconditional acceptance of life, and what it brings."      -Arthur Rubinstein I think that this must be true. There is no one way to succeed, to flourish, to excel. But if you have an acceptance for what life is going to throw your…