Nice vs. kind, plus the one vital ingredient
I had a 7:00 am dentist appointment this morning. I hadn’t been for a cleaning since February, and my mouth is of the sort that needs the 3-month maintenance plan. When my hygienist asked me where I’d been, I said, “My favorite dentist retired and I was protesting. We...
You’re Welcome, gratitude’s forgotten sidekick
While every store I’ve been into lately would have us believe it’s December 18, not November 18th, I am refusing to succumb to the Christmas hype until I get another full week of gratitude…and get full past the point of popping with mashed potatoes...
Who gets your energy?
This past week in my session, there was a guy in the back. He was all of the things you might think “a guy in the back” might be. On his phone. Non-responsive to questions. A wiseass when he did answer. Mostly checked out. I close out most of my sessions with the,...
Our story creates our suffering
It all started with the line, “No offense…but…” What he wrote wasn’t offensive. That phrase, however, is obnoxious. That line flicked the domino over and set in motion the events of the next two days. The “no offense” comment was in response to me sending some...
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