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Sounds like Witchcraft
That was the response I got when I said “You need to expand your idea of order to see the order behind the disorder.” I was lightheartedly (I hope) responding to a thread of comments about OCD. The thread was … Continue reading
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Tagged chaos theory, disorder, Lewis Carroll, Obsessive–compulsive disorder, OCD, order, witchcraft
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Someone will be Offended
Take offense. Someone will take offense at what I write. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow but soon. And I’ll be honest. I won’t get it. I’ll try but I won’t understand. What’s important to understand is that I’m a … Continue reading
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Tagged Emotion, Empath, Empathy, habit, offended, take offense, taking offense
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You’re an Idiot!
Or like trying to bring someone around to your way of thinking by calling them an idiot? Usually an argument epic fail. I suppose truth is best. Talking around the subject often gets you nowhere. Subtlety is often lost on … Continue reading
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Tagged argument, facts, Gandalf, Idiot, Philosophy, truth, Truth Definitions, truth serum
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Tears of a Turkey
The Turkey and the last straw. Oh, Thanksgiving, I knew thee well. On the front side is the ever increasing recovery time from the over-hyped and over-worked orgy known as Halloween. On the back side is a fat man in … Continue reading
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Tagged Charlie Brown, choice, Christmas, Christmas and holiday season, Holiday, holiday shopping season, Home Depot, Thanksgiving, Turkey
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Finding Your Gut..Instinct
Really, you’re just figuring this out now, I thought as I read an article in the Washington Post called “Too Much of Too Little.” The article focuses on the highly processed and low nutrition diet often consumed by those on … Continue reading
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Tagged gut instinct, gut instincts, Health, instinct, intuition, Obesity, trust
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Joe vs. the Phoenix
Out of the ashes. That’s where the phoenix rises from. I’ve always loved the imagery and idea of the flaming phoenix rising from the ashes. Reborn to take on the world anew. And yet I never really focused on the … Continue reading
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Tagged ashes, Lawrence of Arabia, phoenix, phoenix rising from the ashes, rebirth, reinvent
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A Little Focus, Please
Multitasking should be a swear word. Or at least preceded by a swear word whenever it is used. Effing multitasking. My favorite thing about multitasking is that it has become a desired strength or skill, especially on the job … Continue reading
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Tagged ADHD, focus, habit, management, meditation, mindfullness, multitasking, personal lives
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A Microwave Life
The microwave is dead. Or it’s “Mostly Dead” as Miracle Max might say. My cold coffee used to take a minute to make nice and toasty. Now it takes three minutes to make it lukewarm. At this point I suspect … Continue reading
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Tagged cold coffee, control, expectations, microwave, Miracle Max, negative emotions, negativity, unrealistic expectations
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Talking About Meh Generation
Nothing impresses us anymore. We’re all Meh this and Meh that. In my efforts to understand Meh, I reached for the Google. I found two main definitions I could relate to (now it being the Google and all I … Continue reading
Fortress of Dissolitude 