Calorie counting makes sense to me, and will probably work pretty well. I’m 260 pounds today, and I reckon I’ll eventually lose a couple of stone. If I can keep it up. The trouble with other diets that I’ve found is the conflicting information. I find it hard to balance …
After a period of upheaval in my life I am trying to find my way back to the paths I wanted to walk. Health, minimalism, creativity. My physical health plan requires moderate diet and exercise; mental health will mean getting in touch with my inner selves and overcoming the limitations …
Been looking a bit at the Myers Briggs Type Indicator. According to my test, I am INTJ. According to my friend, I am INFJ. Essentially, I waver on the thinking / feeling scale. When asked for a direct answer as to which way I lean, I tend to give thinking …
a new poem kiss
It’s only been in the last few years that I’ve learned that playing down the exciting stuff doesn’t take the pain away when it doesn’t happen. It does, however, minimize the joy when it does happen. It also creates a lot of isolation. Once you’ve diminished the importance of something, …
It’s been an odd couple of days, with an almost supernatural undercurrent of awkwardness, permeating my encounters and making a tricky time seem so much harder. Yesterday, for the first time, I used my car’s horn in anger. Why? Because traffic coming from the other direction, turning right, was queueing …
We numb ourselves to the things we fear, and what we fear is most often emotional pain. Due to recent life experiences I have had to face up to my fears. It took help, and courage, and an openness to stop numbing the sensation and really try to feel the …
I often find myself thinking that life is both more simple and more complicated than we make it. I first started thinking about this when I failed to complete my PhD. When I reached a point where I couldn’t go any further, I made the decision to drop out. And …
Most of us have experienced being on the edge of joy only to be overcome by vulnerability and thrown into fear. Until we can tolerate vulnerability and transform it into gratitude, intense feelings of love will often bring up the fear of loss. If I had to sum up what …
