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When Should I Start Caring?

Published on December 29, 2008 in Life, Movies and Music and Observations. 3 Comments

NOTE: This post was actually written about 7 months ago, when I was in the middle of getting tested for a number of conditions. I was hurt and afraid. Its tone will therefore be considerably different than what you’re used to, if you’re a frequent reader. I decided to publish this because I felt it a fair question, one that could elicit discussion and would elicit thought.

I belong to more than a few email groups. Usually, these are for subjects I wish to learn on: psychology, health, writing, philosophy, etc. Recently I joined a particular health group because I wanted to find out more about a particular condition, one that isn’t well studied but which is being revealed as being more prominent than people once thought. I did this in order to learn, and to help others. However, the old adage “No good deed goes unpunished” proved true, as it was my helping others that cost me my ability to learn more about it. I’ll explain: Continue reading ‘When Should I Start Caring?’

Productivity in 2009

Published on December 23, 2008 in Goals and Dreams, Life, Observations and Personal Development. 3 Comments

“Now is the time to design the next ten years of your life–not once they’re over.
– Anthony Robbins, Awaken the Giant Within

Driving to my parent’s house last night, I was listening to the Gnarles Barkley song “Crazy”. Over and over again. That’s because it was the first time I’d ever caught this passage:

My heroes have the heart
to live the life I want to live.
And all I remember
is thinking
“I want to be like them.”

Thing is, I’d been giving a lot of thought to exactly that: my heroes, the lives they live, and what it takes to be like them. At the same time, I’ve been thinking about my future, where I am, and where I’m going, starting with goals for the next year.

It didn’t take long for me to start writing down these thoughts. What I came up with was not a list of what makes these people successful, what makes them my heroes, but a list of things I’ve found keep me from succeeding to the highest possible level. Unfortunately, succeeding only 90% is sort of like jumping across a gorge only 90%. Anything short of all the way keeps us from where we hope to end up.

At the top of that list was productivity, which can be broken down into the following: useful information gathering, action, and growth. If I’m to become more productive, here’s where I begin. Continue reading ‘Productivity in 2009′

Of Macabre Dreams and Alternate Universes

Published on December 8, 2008 in Life. 1 Comment

The Australian Aborigines have their Dreamtime myths. For as long as psychology has been around, dreams have been the door to our subconscious. And of course, there’s an old myth that says dreams are doorways to different universes. But what if this was more than just a myth? Continue reading ‘Of Macabre Dreams and Alternate Universes’

Happy Halloween!

Published on October 31, 2008 in Life. 2 Comments

As I look out my window this morning, I see the conservation area just behind the lot that makes up my back yard. Beside the house is a giant lump of dirt, taking up space where one day another house will be. And I can’t help but think that it doesn’t feel like Halloween anymore. Hasn’t for a long time. Continue reading ‘Happy Halloween!’