Breathing

Some days can be very stressful for me. I have little patience, I’m too quick to respond to idiots (and too sarcastic or sharp when I do). My head fills with dark thoughts and images. It’s not fun. I’m not very likable on good days, and on bad days it’s really ugly. So what do […]

a little guilt’s good for you, but this is ridiculous

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 […]

hot to handle

I feel like I’m sitting in an oven, but I’m too cheap to turn on the air conditioning. It’s barely MARCH. Anyway. I’m thinking of getting a watch with a chronograph for myself for my birthday. Again, should be cheap. Sadly, I’m easily drawn to shiny things, and if you google anything like “sports watch” […]