There’s your applecart, stacked high and neat, full of apples. It took time, toil, and stress to get to this point and to bring it to the top of this hill. But now, the neater and higher it gets, the more apples slip out of place and some fall, so you carefully put them back. … Continue reading Let’s Not Upset Our Entire Applecart
My son is in the Physics program at Auburn and he just went through a series of tests that were pretty intense. There’s a lot riding on the outcome. He didn’t do as well as he wanted, but it was good enough. The months leading up to these tests weren’t easy; lots of stress and … Continue reading Thriving in the Face of Happiness and Dissatisfaction
I just saw one of those old, tired “motivational” platitudes, posted on Linkedin: It reads, “Tell me I can’t do it and I’ll show you I can.” Show who? Who is this “you”? Who gives a shit? Where does this phantom “you” get such bullshit, gas-lighting authority and judgement to call us out? Well, the … Continue reading A License to be Happy
I Am No Yogi 