It's 3 am. We are walking out on our suburban street. It's been snowing all afternoon, and it will be all night. We're meandering through ankle deep snow, watching fluffy snowflakes the size of …
You’re Not a Landmark | Stop comparing yourself to others
So many people think they know you. They think they’ve got you figured out. You grew up around them. Spent time with them. They learned something about you and decided they knew who you were. So …
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The Game of Black and White
About 6 months ago I read "The Book" by Alan Watts. Not a whole lot has stuck with me half a year later, but there was one enlightening thought that I came to while I was reading it. Watts writes …
When are you living for?
You walk into school on the first day. You don't want to be there, but you're told you need to go. You don't like first grade, but you need to go so that you can get to second grade. You don't like …
Why?
Children have a need to make sense of the world. They see things they don't understand, and they ask, why? Why is the sky blue? Why does a plane fly? Why is it Tuesday? They need to understand …
Low Self Esteem Friendship
This is the first of two posts about friendship. This one digs into some dynamics of the low self-esteem friendship. The second will cover the aspirational friendship. ----- Why are you friends …