Are You Alive and Breathing Right Now?

So long as you’re alive and breathing, you can do something. Just when you think the world can’t get any crazier, it does. Before you know it, you read about the latest utterly surreal move on the part of that businessperson, those politicians, that shitgibbon, and so on. It’s distressing, disheartening, upsetting, maddening, and scary. Life is always in flux because change is the one and only constant in the Universe. Yet, most people can only handle so much change

What Are You Doing and Why Are You Doing It?

Not an easy question to answer. Everyone faces expectations when it comes to doing things in life. Things tend to be done in one of three categories. By and large, people tend to focus on doing for others and the world. And by the world, I mean that nameless faceless entity that encompasses world affairs, politics, environmentalism, and so on. While the narrative in the collective consciousness tends to imply (or sometimes state outright) that you should put others (and

You Can Only Balance Yourself and Your Life

Trying to balance other people’s lives will drive you mad. I’m going to make a statement that you might not like to read, but it’s a true statement. The quest for happiness is seldom the true life quest that anyone undertakes. What does that mean? It means that happiness, in and of itself, is not an end-all be-all matter. Happiness comes and goes, ebbs and flows. Often, something that makes you happy might have an instantaneous impact on you, but

You Can Only Open Your Mind

The minds of others are outside your power. I don’t know about you, but one thing that drives me batty is closed-mindedness. It’s especially frustrating and infuriating when you see someone holding onto something illogical, unreasonable, hurtful, and harmful out of fear, ignorance, distrust, uncertainty, or some combination therein. Then, to add insult to injury, it doesn’t help that political parties, business leaders, religious leaders, would-be demagogues, and others weaponize that fear, ignorance, distrust, uncertainty, or combination therein. The divide

Why Not Explore JOMO?

Reveling in the Joy Of Missing Out Currently, I’m reading a book called Flux: 8 Superpowers for Thriving in Constant Change by April Rinne. Since I’m a firm believer in the truth that change is the one and only constant in the universe, a book about the nature of change (or, as the book addresses it, flux) speaks to me. Also, employing it to thrive is very much in line with my values and beliefs. As I was reading this

You Are What You Believe That You Are

It really is that simple. Who are you? That can be an incredibly loaded question. Who you are might not be a simple, singular answer, either. This might or might not be familiar to you: At work, you put on a specific mask, attitude, and persona. When you’re with family, the face you wear and the person you project is who they expect you to be. With friends, depending on the group, you’re the clown or the voice of reason.

If At First You Don’t Succeed…

Pause, reflect, and consider before you try again. Probably my all-time favorite quote is from Yoda: “Try not. Do or do not. There is no try.” What this means is not that you shouldn’t try something, but rather that the energy you give to that something must be whole-hearted. If you approach the thing you plan to “try” with resignation, defeat, and no expectation of making it happen, why bother? But if, instead, you approach the thing you plan to

Why Bother Making Choices and Decisions To Live Your Life?

Because only you can – and it’s way bigger than you probably think it is. I’ve been working to find, choose, and/or create my own path for nearly thirteen-and-a-half years. As I’ve explored what goes into this, I’ve shared all sorts of ideas, concepts, and tools that have helped me to become calmer, more centered, more balanced, and frankly happier in my life. Over the course of this effort, the inescapable truth I come up against is this: Change is

How do You Find, Make, and/or Take Joy?

The choices and decisions all belong to you. The world is crazy. Spend any time reading the news, scrolling social media, or even walking around any given neighborhood, and the uncertainty, fear, and constant reminders of division/separation feel like they dominate everything. The narrative of the collective consciousness, if you are at all attuned, feels unnecessarily dark. It feels like people are rejecting kindness, compassion, and empathy en masse. Messages about how they make you weak and unworthy are screamed

It’s Only Too Late When You Decide It Is

Life is all about learning, experiencing, potential, and possibilities. No, I’m not about to get all spiritual on you or otherwise hooky-spooky. This is not some impractical, pie-in-the-sky idealism I’m sharing. This is drawing back the curtains and opening the blinds to really, truly see what’s out there. Almost all the ideas of lack, scarcity, and insufficiency are bullshit. They’re not true, they just exist because someone is trying to make money, control people and things, or are based on

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