Living a Less Anxious Life
Last week, I lost hearing in my right ear. Don’t worry, it’s back to full hearing capacity now. But I went 4 days straight not being able to hear out of my right ear. During that time, my senses adjusted and I forgot I couldn’t hear out of my right ear. When my hearing came back, the hearing in my right ear was amazing. I could hear the most minute things. My shirt rubbing against … [Read more...]
Remember those days on the school yard when some kid made fun of you. Maybe he or she called you fat, or too skinny, or short, nerdy, bug-eyed, etc. I had an adult version of that last night. Louis CK called me fat. Well, he didn’t do it directly. I was watching his standup special and he started talking about why he hates being overweight. At first, I was laughing. It was funny, … [Read more...]
It’s the Fourth of July, time to celebrate America’s Independence Day. In addition to the usual festivities, I’d like you to take a moment and think about a different kind of independence. Personal Independence It's easy to get sucked into a life you no longer enjoy. Instead of doing what you love, you're doing what society tells you is the right thing to do. That was me. I started … [Read more...]
Let’s face it. No one knows everything, and everyone knows nothing. • Republicans say Democrats screwed up America. Democrats blame Republicans. • Some say college is a waste of time. Other say don’t expect a job without a college degree. • The religious say there is a God, and atheists say it’s a pile of crap. Life Is Confusing Ask for a couple people’s opinions, and you’ll … [Read more...]
If you’ve been to a conference or speaker or some event where you choose your seat, have you noticed how few people sit in the front row? I’m one of those people who avoid the front row. Maybe you are. It seems like most people are. I always sit in the last row, partially out of habit, and partially because the farther back I sit, the less likely the speaker will call on me. Influenced … [Read more...]
My final semester of college, one of my teachers wrote something on the whiteboard, something so horrific that one of the students complained to an administrator, and that administrator called the teacher into a conference and told her never to write that again. What was the horrific, eye searing work of the devil? Don’t let education get in the way of your learning- Mark Twain That’s … [Read more...]
I just read Ali Luke's article over at CopyBlogger. Got me thinking. So, I'm always out there to write the most amazing article ever. I try so hard to make my article just completely amazing. Why don’t we ever try to our worst possible? Now, maybe you don't write. And if you don't write, there's bound to be something else in your life this applies to. Maybe you're a painter: try painting the … [Read more...]
These are the voices which we hear in solitude, but they grow faint and inaudible as we enter into the world. Society everywhere is in conspiracy against the manhood of every one of its members. – Ralph Waldo Emerson Is fear holding you back from living your fullest life and being truly self expressed? Put yourself in the shoes of the you who’s already lived your dream and write out the … [Read more...]
Imitation is Suicide. Insist on yourself; never imitate. – Ralph Waldo Emerson Write down in which areas of your life you have to overcome these suicidal tendencies of imitation, and how you can transform them into a newborn you – one that doesn’t hide its uniqueness, but thrives on it. There is a “divine idea which each of us represents” – which is yours? (Author: Fabian … [Read more...]
To believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in your private heart is true for all men, that is genius. – Ralph Waldo Emerson What is burning deep inside of you? If you could spread your personal message RIGHT NOW to 1 million people, what would you say? (Author: Eric Handler) Join the #trust30 writing challenge. Click here to get started. What is burning deep … [Read more...]
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