One of my biggest weaknesses is not being able to communicate. I truly suck at being direct with anyone if it is at all important to do so. I know how to talk the talk, I’ve read all the articles. I hate passive-aggressive bullshit and avoidance as much as the next person. And yet I […]
Ah, here is one that I’ll be working on for a while. Forever, maybe. The Big One: Guilt. The Dalai Lama says this: ‘Guilt, as experienced in Western culture, is connected with hopelessness and discouragement and is past-oriented. Genuine remorse, however, is a healthy state of mind – it is future-oriented, connected with hope, and […]
Hey, you know what? After posting my big entry about letting go of the need to control everything, and not dwelling on things that I really can’t control even if I wanted to, and stepping lightly? Y’all, this shit’s hard. I know I’m vague a lot, because I try and describe the feelings and the […]