Monkey Mind

“It takes more courage to reveal insecurities than to hide them, more strength to relate to people than to dominate them, more ‘manhood’ to abide by thought-out principles rather than blind reflex. Toughness is in the soul and spirit, not in muscles and an...

Challenge of Unwinding

“I remember my grandfather telling me how each of us must live with a full measure of loneliness that is inescapable, and we must not destroy ourselves with our passion to escape the aloneness.” ​— Jim Harrison For the past several years, I have been fortunate enough...

Numbness

“I’m tired of being what you want me to beFeeling so faithless, lost under the surfaceDon’t know what you’re expecting of mePut under the pressure of walking in your shoes… … Can’t you see that you’re smothering meHolding too tightly,...

Murphy’s Law

“Murphy’s Law”  “You are having a good morning. You are driving to your next appointment and you are ahead of schedule, and you drive swiftly through all of the green lights. A few days later, you are having a stressful day, you are running behind,...

Motivation, Focus, Energy

Motivation, Focus, Energy Building on what I wrote in the previous blog about my anxiety and the question, “Is there a balance between the hustle culture and the enjoyment of life?” I came across this quotation from Motivational Lines, “Work-life balance is not about...

Is This How I Want to Live, Anxiety?

Is This How I want to Live, Anxiety? “What is success? It is an inner and indescribable force, resourcefulness, power of vision; a consciousness that I am, by my mere existence, exerting pressure on the movement of life about me. It is my belief in the adaptability of...