Please bear with me. It’s Friday and I need to let off a little steam. Mental health is about finding your safe place and that is what this site is. A safe place for you, and for me. Blessed are the faithful, who delight in Google’s Terms of Service, and who meditate on those … More A Psalm for the Children: “Mom and Dad, Please Fix the WiFi”
For article about recovery and learning to live with risk, click on the photo above. I write articles about wellness, leadership, parenting and personal growth. My hope is to deliver the best content I can to inspire, to inform and to entertain. Sign up for my blog if you want to receive the latest and best … More Recovery and the Courage to Live With Risk
You are moving forward in your recovery when you feel uncomfortable and more alive at the same time. ___ What doesn’t kill you, still almost killed you. Happy Thought Recovery and risk I try to avoid things that could eat me, squash me or otherwise send me into hypothermia. I stay away from bears, speeding … More Recovery and Learning to Live With Risk
The Outside sucks for a lot of really good reasons. Save yourself and stay inside! ___ My wife and I went to the mountains for the weekend. Our trip took us to spectacular Jasper, Alberta. Don’t get me wrong, it’s beautiful, but being Outside sucks. It sucks for a lot of really good reasons. The next … More 21 Reasons Why Being Outside Sucks
Idiots are more powerful than thinking people? ___ Idiot: “An Utterly foolish or senseless person.” (Dictionary.com) How is it that the Idiots got into power? How is it that idiots have claimed the power to influence our minds and our emotional lives? When did it happen? I’m not talking political idiots, although there are definitely … More Free WIFI, so Please Don’t Feed the Idiots
Losing an uncle made me think about where we would be without our uncles? ____ Earlier this year my uncle Brian passed away. His death seemed to tap into an ocean of emotions for me. I cried harder than I did at my own father’s funeral. In the last 20 years we really were not … More The Men from U.N.C.L.E.s
Citydumb (Sity-dum) is on the rise. Citydumb is a communicable disease that creates dis/ease. It occurs when individuals, groups or an entire society lacks exposure to commonsense, nature and hard work. It intensifies when combined with WiFi. Rick Grimes is baffled by Citydumb. “Whatever it is” he says, “we are all infected. We all carry it.” How to know … More Citydumb: Rick Grimes says “We are all infected, we all carry it.”
This post is the third in a series on Quiet Leadership. Check out the Quiet Leadership Manifesto and The Quiet Leader: The Imposter Syndrome. I will be adding more articles to this topic, so I recommend that you add your name to the email list, “Like” the article and get ready to become part of … More Quiet Leader: The Top Ten Reasons Listening is Better than Speaking
Getting High on Recovery 