When You’re Not Sure What To Do
We all feel it from time to time, a restlessness that gnaws at us. Most of the time, we dismiss it and get on with life. Other times we can’t seem to shake it. So we ignore it, medicate it, numb it. This is one way addictions can get started, through persistently medicating what gnaws at us until the medication becomes a greater problem than the gnawing. Or. . .we can stop and listen to what our restlessness is telling us. And often it’s telling us it’s time for a change
Some awesome blogs - Part two:
Last is one for men. Some time ago in my search for help with developing mature manliness I came across The Art of Manliness, a blog "dedicated to uncovering the lost art of being a man", by Brett and Kate McKay. Taking this quote from the historian and sociologist Lewis Mumford, “Every generation revolts against its fathers and makes friends with its grandfathers”, Brett and Kay have created a blog which, in their words: “is a blog about growing up well, aimed at men and th
Some awesome blogs - Part one:
From time to time I have mentioned some of the blogs that I follow that compliment the purpose of this blog. Today I have three that I would like to highlight, one for anyone, one for couples and one for men. If you were following my posts on my Facebook page back in December before I initiated this blog you are aware of this first blog, Marc and Angel Hack Life. Marc Chernoff and his wife Angel write this blog. If you think that Angel is the "silent" partner you are very
Remember to Breathe
Change is very stressful. Anymore, ordinary life is stressful. Trying to make changes in your life initially adds even more stress. It is true that later when the changes have been made the level of stress will drop some as you begin to realize the fruits of the changes you’ve made. And, of course, the sources and kinds of stress we experience are always shifting. Come to think of it, the only time our stress levels drop completely is when we assume room temperature. To
Something Changed. . .
Change is a funny thing. There’s no telling what will precipitate it or when it will happen. Time and time again I listen to someone giving a talk about the changes they have experienced in their life and I hear them say, “and then something changed and things were different.” The most memorable was a recording of an AA speaker who told his life story. The salient point was that it took him 6 ½ years to get 30 days sober. I remember him commenting that he didn’t know why
