When I was in high school, I remember being very fearful of 'missing out' on the weekends. I don't think it was so much that I wanted to be doing something different, I think my feelings were rooted in a feeling that I should want to be doing X, and it was tied to what [...]
When focusing on a project that takes awhile and that I do not want to do, I find my mind wandering to other tasks. Sometimes I allow myself to shift to the other task (as I'm doing as I write this), and sometimes I keep myself on task. I used to think of this as [...]
I have been thinking a lot lately about how I spend my time, and what ruts I am in with my time and happiness, joy and relaxation. What do I do for true fun? What symbolizes relaxation for me and is that something I want to switch (ie, food, alcohol, and tv are often go-to's [...]
I was running errands, nothing that urgently had to be done but they need to be done at some point. I can't help but think, is this the best use of my time right now? Sometimes I fill my time with what I think I am supposed to be doing. Or things that are productive [...]
Information is not scarce. Information presented in a clear, trustworthy, manner that allows you to work with the information and incorporate it in a way that is helpful - is scarce. How can you take your life experience and present it in a way that it fits the latter category? Because your own experience may [...]
I was worried about something. I felt I was supposed to do X, but it just didn't feel right. What is wrong with me? How do I shift my mind set to feel okay about doing X? Turns out that I can choose to do Y and meet the better objective. Someone pointed out that [...]
It continues to amaze me how little I remember from one moment to the next. The theory behind the productivity system "Getting Things Done" is that our brains were not yet to hold things, and I think it is true. However, there has to be some balance between being in the present moment and then [...]
What happens if we open ourselves up to allow in miracles? What does a miracle even mean? Is it possible that you shut out the impossible because you don't believe? Do you think you're too small and not worth it? There may be more available to us than we want to believe.
Sometimes I get so obsessed with the next right step that I forget to look above and figure out what path I'm on. Am I taking steps on a path I don't want to be on, or am I heading in the right direction? How do you decide whether you are on the right path? [...]
I'm watching kids do 360s off of a jump. (Ie, a full spin around). They're not getting much air and it doesn't look like they're working hard at all. Just a slight movement and there they are flipped around. In my younger years I tried so hard to do a 360. I remember spending days [...]
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