Browsing all posts in January, 2010.

Sometimes People Are Just Crazy

Face it. Sometimes people just act crazy. They might act irrationally, get rude or hostile, make you feel crazy too because you can’t understand their actions or reactions.  What can you do?  Pretty much nothing.  Face it, you can’t control people who act crazy. The moment you recognize that their is really little or nothing [...]

Is Fear Your Primary Motivator?

I remember some years ago realizing I was not doing something because I was afraid to try it.  I didn’t want to risk any negative consequences even though I knew it was absolutely essential to my mental health and well being to deal with the situation. I was afraid of change. I was afraid to [...]

Is Your Job Destroying Your Spirit?

Everyone says these days, “Be glad you have a job.”  But that doesn’t help the person who is downright miserable. Maybe you have an abusive boss or you feel like your spirit is dying in a job you hate. The thing to do is make a plan. Start thinking about what job you would like [...]

Oh It’s Not an Addiction, I’m Just Having a Rough Time Right Now

Sound familiar?  It’s one of the big lies we told ourselves when alcohol or drugs were taking a wrecking ball to our lives. I wouldn’t drink so much, if…(fill in the blank with the excuse of the day/week/month/year) I’ve noticed when I see someone now struggling with addiction that I often wonder what the chances [...]

How Honest Are You – with Yourself?

Sometimes we forget that honesty is not just about how ethically we deal with others by not deceiving them, it’s also about not deceiving ourselves.  Self-deception plants the seeds for relapse because it allows us to ignore real problems in favor of our little self-lie.  There are so many ways we can lie to ourselves [...]