If you enjoy this article, I have related article on the topic of self-research (human guinea pig) meditation called Coffee Bean Meditation. Do you like meetings? No one that I know likes meetings, but we all get roped into them. Maybe leaders should take a class on how to make meetings fun? That might … More How to Make Your Meetings More Interesting
“The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.” Proverbs Mental Health is not just for the men, women are part of the game too. We men have a hard time talking about health, and mental health can be crazy to talk about… If you need … More Mental Health Stigma is really just Undiagnosed Verbal Illness
The Keystone Pipeline is missing something. Canada is attempting to export our Crude Oil, but I think this lacks creativity. Honestly, oil is boring and old school. Canada, let’s wake up and be creative. We have beer, so why not export it? Bruges, Belgium: Beautiful city known for it’s bikes, a nice wet river … More Keystone XL Pipeline: Should Canada export Beer instead?
I found this letter in the bathroom yesterday. It was written by a cat named Princess. “This is a letter to the cat owners and wanna-be cat owners out there. Pay attention to my rules of survival if you want to live.” 1. I am watching you and I am the boss of your house. … More An Open Letter to the World from The Cat
Regret. The word moves through your mouth like it consists of molasses and peanut butter. It is a slow word that lingers on the ledge of the tongue. Regret must be pretty good, because we have all tasted it. Rehearsing regret can trigger cravings to eat, to drink alcohol or to go shopping. Trust me, I … More Do you have the Canine Regret Gene?
This post is number five in a series on Quiet Leadership. You can join the Quiet Leadership Facebook Page here or add your name to the email list by clicking the FOLLOW button on the right. Please “Like” the article and share it. Get ready to become part of the Quiet Revolution. Check other articles in … More The Quiet Leader: The DSM 5 and My Near Diagnosis Experience
When I am ready for bed, I have a conversation with both sides of myself: I am both a pessimist and I am also an optimist. My pessimist reminds me about all of the things I did not do, along with all the stuff that I managed to avoid. The optimist? Well he chimes in and … More The Button of Destruction
Do you know what it takes to make someone go vacant (The Hard drive is busy processing kind of vacant…)? All you have to do is ask them “Can you tell me what your strengths are?” Then watch. I give you permission to try it as an experiment. “Uh…” is usually the response. Interestingly, “Uh” is a … More Positive Psychology: 5 Ways to Understand Your Strengths
It struck me the other day that teenagers are like cats. Read my expertly compiled list and see for yourself. Cats only listen to you when they want something from you. They allow you to hang around them, for now. Cats only need a few things from you: Feed them, open the door to let … More My teenager is a cat?
I discovered coffee later in life, around the time that I asked my wife to marry me. Some may say that marriage drives you to drink. Marriage drove me to drink coffee. I blame it all on my sister-in-law. She made me a flavored coffee with just the right mix of sugar and cream. Mmmm. … More Update your Java
Getting High on Recovery 