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Life Isn’t Fair

Kind of a depressing title, but it’s the truth – the sooner we get over the idea that life is supposed to be fair, the better off we are.  The first problem with expecting life to be fair is this: it’s sort of subjective to decide if something is fair or not.  We might think [...]

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 [...]

Open Your Eyes

This phrase evokes that newborn infant who first opens his or her eyes and sees the world for the first time.  Before that, his world was very limited – just a dark, warm, watery place.  Now there are wonders every millisecond:  your mother’s face, your father’s hands, the warm blanket being wrapped around you.
As time [...]

In the Moment

How hard is it to be in the moment in our world? It can be truly challenging. Face it – have the time we don’t even remember half our day. It’s like a big blur as you just do things by rote – get up, shower, drive to work, take a lunch break, drive home, [...]

Have Some Fun

Not too long ago I was with a group at a restaurant – we had a private party room. The group was dry (even the normies did not order alcohol) – a good portion of them had long-term sobriety.  Everyone had a blast – laughing, talking, having loads of fun. Good food, good friends, and [...]